The Oxford Garden Club’s annual Butterfly Release Event took place Thursday afternoon at the Old Armory Pavilion.
More than 800 butterflies were released into the sky — and in some cases, onto hands, noses, foreheads and shoulders.
The OGC came up with the idea for the event in 2019 after the club installed a butterfly garden at the Columbarium in the Oxford Memorial Cemetery. To culminate the garden year, the club decided to hold a butterfly release for members only. The event was so popular, the following year the club decided to make it a public event.
Kids attending the event also enjoyed arts and crafts tables, hair tinsel and face painting.
A new immersion tent gave people a chance to be surrounded by about 200 butterflies which were also released at the end of the event.
