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Nine restaurant dining stations! Botanical beer, frozen signature cocktail, regular wine & beer, non-alcoholic beverages. Encore 2023 musical Moonlight performance by Clarissa Serna Band, plus fanraved Comedian Trey Armijo ! Beautifully themed around this year’s amazing “Mariposa Palooza” artists’ spectacular metal butterfly exhibit, enjoy garden strolls through conservatories, tropical plumeria and roses, a butterfly release, silent auction & raffle, animal ambassadors and convenient valet service for a vibrant moonlit evening. Presented by CITGO for the 11th consecutive year. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!

Guests visiting Saturdays or Sundays are treated to REP-TALES,10:30 am, on the Festival Lawn. Meet and learn about some our Reptile Animal Ambassadors including tortoises, iguanas, snakes and other creatures (specific animal ambassadors and species vary daily). Included with membership or general admission. Feed these reptiles for additional fee.

PRIVATE ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS—parrots back! PRIVATE ENCOUNTERS now for longer time periods, either parrots or reptiles! Small groups can enjoy fun interactions with either THREE parrots or THREE reptiles with guests holding each animal, giving them snacks, taking photos in private setting. A great party, birthday, anniversary, or friend treat! Funds go to Animal Enrichment and Emergency Funds.

Corpus Christi is so much more than beaches! Visit the South Texas Botanical Gardens for a day of flowers, fauna, fotos & fun! Besides gardens, conservatories,
Butterfly House, trails and wetlands, we’re also friendly tropical parrots, & playful reptiles like iguanas & huge tortoises, lizards & snakes. Whether your interest lies in beauty, beasts or birds, take a break from the beach for student or family fun!