Butterflies on the Battlefield

Location of Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park in Virginia

Where

Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park, 6541 Saylers Creek Rd., Rice, VA 23966.
Visitor Center

When

Aug. 23, 2025. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Join us for the 6th Annual Pollinator & Nature Festival. The festival focuses on the important role pollinators play in their ecosystem, community resources that are available, and how to create pollinator habitats in your own backyard or community.

Visit the many booths including Virginia Master Naturalist, Virginia Bluebird Society, H.O.P.E. Master Gardener Association, Virginia Herpetological Society, Hamner Public Library, Amelia County 4-H Club, Department of Forestry, Piedmont Soil and Water, and Heart of Virginia Beekeepers.

Programs will include "Raising Butterflies" with Virginia Master Naturalist, Ty Smith. A.W.A.R.E., Alliance of Wild Animal Rehabilitators and Educators will be here to educate visitors on the lifesaving work they do as well as introduce you to some of the wild animals they are rehabilitating.

Partake in numerous children's activities, butterfly viewing, vendors, music, food, and treats!

photo of a monarch butterfly on a pink flower

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: No.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 804-561-7510
Email Address: SailorsCreek@dcr.virginia.gov