Mark your calendar to join us for On the Wing: Stanley's Seventh Annual Butterfly Festival, on Saturday, August 26, from 9:30 to 12:30. We are so pleased to offer the following free events celebrating our planet’s most beautiful pollinator: the ethereal and inspiring butterfly:

~ Children’s Butterfly Craft Stations - Children can join their choice of craft stations any time between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. This is a hands-on, drop-in event. All supplies for the children’s craft stations will be on hand and no registration is required. Children of all ages are welcome.

~ “Beneficial Plants that Attract Butterflies to Your Garden” seminar - 10:30 a.m. - Abby Stanley-Jerrolds will give an informal talk about the amazing plants that offer food and/or shelter to butterflies at some point in their life cycle.

~ A Butterfly Scavenger Hunt in Monte’s Meadow - 11:30 a.m. - yes, again this year the Davenport-Stanley Farm will be open to visitors including the beautiful butterfly meadow just past the spring-fed pond where many butterflies find food and refuge at this time of year. Monte Stanley and his wife Ann Whitney live in the historic farmhouse near the meadow. A portion of the Davenport-Stanley family home was built in the early 1800s.

Also on hand for the festival will be:

~ Uplift Coffee - will be serving iced coffee, iced coffee, and Red Bull Italian sodas, as well as a few cookie options. For more info about Uplift, follow this link: https://maps.roadtrippers.com/.../uplift-coffee-catering

~ Native Plant Rescue Squad - will share info about their work conserving the rich diversity of the native flora in East Tennessee. For more info about the Rescue Squad, follow this link: https://www.nativeplantrescuesquad.org/

All events are free and open to the public with no registration required. If you have questions about our butterfly festival, give us a call at 865-573-9591, and we will be happy to help you!