125 costumed flamingos make Corpus Christi their summer home;

will stay at Gardens & Nature Center through September 1!

CORPUS CHRISTI--Flamingo Fandango, a fun-tastic exhibit of 125 innovatively-costumed pink plastic yard flamingos--and a huge flock of naked birds—opened to the public July 1 and continues at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center (STBGNC), 8545 S. Staples, through Labor Day Monday, September 1. 

This is the second annual Flamingo Fandango in the Botanical Gardens & Nature Center’s 180-acre mix of gardens, native habitat and natural wetlands.  This year’s flock is TWICE AS BIG AS LAST YEAR’S!  More than 100 professional and amateur artists of all ages have flamboyantly “costumed” their flamingos for the best-dressed bird contest, hoping to win in one of eight categories in the event, which this year includes the VISITORS CHOICE award. The object of Flamingo Fandango is to make Corpus Christi’s warm, breezy slightly sultry summer a lot cooler—and put a whole new spin on NATURE TOURISM!

STBGNC hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Sunday.  General admission is:  $5 adults; $4 seniors (60), active military, college students; $2 ages 5-12.  Flamingo Fandango is co-sponsored by Art for All which sponsored Dances with Dolphins in 2005.  For further Flamingo Fandango facts, “fone” 361/852-2100.