Carnivorous Carnival
- When: Saturday, August 3, 2019, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, 9090 Craver Road, Charlotte, NC 28262
- Cost: $10/child, free for adults
Date: Saturday August 3, 2019.
Rain date: Sunday, August 4, 2019 (check website morning of event).
UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens Staff will be leading games and crafts.
Fly-trap feedings will occur at 11am, 11:30am, 12pm, and 12:30pm.
Face painting will be provided.
At additional cost:
Carnivorous plants for sale (open to the public).
Create a Miniature Bog Garden workshop: 11:30 – 1:00 pm; $50 (includes all materials and carnival admission). Limit 15 people. Director Emeritus Dr. Larry Mellichamp will lead a workshop to create a 14″ miniature bog garden including 5-6 plants, including at least 3 carnivorous plants. Students will learn to care for their gardens to insure the plants’ success.
- Website: gardens.uncc.edu
- Contact Name: Christen Hoover
- Contact Phone: 704-687-0721
- Contact Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Category: Family Fun
Suggested ages: 4 – 12 years old.
Learn about insect-eating plants and have a blast! This is a family event with games, crafts, hands-on displays, fly-trap feedings, face painting and more.
Included in admission:Ben Gregory, Entomology PhD, will be investigating and identifying the pitcher plants’ successful “catches” by dissecting pitchers with kids.
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