Reptile Fest 2013

That's right! It's time to get WILD at Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center!  Join us on April 27th for Reptile Fest: a day dedicated to the awesome world of reptiles!  Enjoy a reptile show hosted by Jason Clark of SnakesRUs, kid-friendly crafts, an alligator feeding, the Hiss American Pageant, and much, much more!  For a full list of activities, please see below.  And, don't forget about our Recycled Art Contest!  Winners will receive 4 FREE TICKETS to Reptile Fest.

RAIN OR SHINE!

To view or print our event flyer, click here.

Reptile Fest Activities (see the agenda below for specific times):

• Jason Clark's Reptile Show
• The Hiss America Pageant (see below)
• Reptile Wagon
• Alligator Feeding
• Tortoise Drop Bingo (see below for a full list of prizes!)
• Oxbow's Reading Club
• Crafts for kids
• Inflatables
• Games
• Food (Chick-fil-A, snow cones, popcorn, and MORE)
• TONS OF FUN!

Recycled Art Contest:

Enter the Oxbow Meadows Recycled Art Contest for this year's 13th Annual Reptile Fest!  Make anything your heart desires using materials from items eligible for recycling.  Items may include: aluminum cans, plastic bottles and containers, paper and cardboard, clear and colored glass bottles, etc.  The only non-recycled materials allowed include: glue, tape, twine, solder, and other adhesive materials.  Painting is also permitted.  Please click here for prize information, contest rules, and registration forms.  The Recycled Art Contest ends April 19th!

The Hiss America Pageant:

Does you reptile pet want to be a star?  Does he or she always slither with ease or walk with poise?  Is your reptile pet just the most beautiful creature you have ever seen?  Well, then you must enter them in 12th Annual Reptile Fest Hiss America Pageant!  The Hiss America Pageant will run just like a real beauty pageant, only with reptiles!  During Reptile Fest (right before the Reptile Show), human participants will walk the runway with their pet and answer questions about their pet.  Participants are encouraged to dress their pet or decorate their pet's enclosure!  The winners of the Hiss America Pageant and the Hiss Congeniality Contest will each go home with a special prize package!  PLUS Katelyn Pawlowski, Miss CSU 2013, will be the Master of Ceremonies!  For more information, please use the links below!

• Hiss America Pageant Rules (.pdf)
• Hiss America Pageant Entry Form (.pdf)
• Hiss America Pageant Questionnaire (.pdf)

Tortoise Drop Bingo:

Join us at REPTILE FEST on Saturday, April 27th to play!

• Grand Prize (1st drop): a 4-foot tall, beautiful ceramic vase, 4 passes for a fully guided raft trip down the Nantahala River (can be exchanged for the Chattahoochee River), 4 IMAX movie tickets at the National Infantry Museum, and a $10 car wash gift certificate -- a $400 value altogether!
• 2nd Place (2nd drop): a bowling party (2 hours) for you and 5 guests (including shoes!), 2 tickets to see the Vega String Quartet, a CD from CSU's Schwob School of Music, a $10 car wash gift certificate, and 4 TreeTop Canopy Trail passes -- a $200 value altogether!
• 3rd Place (3rd drop): 4 passes to Monkey Joe's, a $20 gift certificate to the Main Street Top Shop (in The Landings), a $10 car wash gift certificate, and 2 TreeTop Canopy Trail passes -- a $75 value altogether!

THANK YOU to all of our gracious donors:

• AMF Peach Lanes: a bowling party (2 hours) for 6 (includes shoes!)
• 4th Avenue Car Wash: three $10 gift certificates
• Main Street Toy Shop: a $20 gift certificate
• Monkey Joe's: 9 free passes to play
• Nantahala Outdoor Center: 4 passes for a fully guided tour down the Nantahala River (can be exchanged for the Chattahoochee River)
• The RiverCenter: 2 tickets to see the Vega String Quartet
• CSU's Schwob School of Music: a CD
• Best Nursery: a 4-foot tall vase
• National Infantry Museum: 10 IMAX movie tickets

Exhibitors to Look for:

• Muscogee Moms
• Wild Animal Safari
• Dauset Trails Nature Center
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• FDR State Park
• PAWS Humane
• Flint RiverQuarium
• Activ8 Summer Camps

Reptile Fest Agenda (tentative):

• 10am: Gates open
• ALL DAY: crafts, inflatables, games, food and FUN!
• 10am-1:30pm: Tortoise feedings (feed one yourself!)
• 10:30am: Scout Dedication
• 11am: Brunch with the gators (watch our alligators get fed!)
• 11:30am: Oxbow's Reading Club (featuring Verdi, read by Dr. Spencer Garrard from CSU)
• 12pm: All Hiss America contestants report to the main tent
• 12:30pm: Hiss America Pageant
• 1:30pm: Jason Clark's Reptile Show!
• 1:30pm: Tortoise Drop Bingo begins
• 2:30pm: Jason announces our Hiss America Pageant winner and the winner of Tortoise Drop Bingo!
• 3:00pm: Reptile Fest ends :-(

*The above events and times are subject to change*

Event Location:

Reptile Fest will be held on the grounds of Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center, located at 3535 South Lumpkin Road, Columbus, GA 31903.  For detailed directions, please click here.

Pricing Information:

Admission to Reptile Fest is $5 per person.  Children three and under get in free.  There will also be many opportunities to earn FREE TICKETS to Reptile Fest - for example, by participating in our Recycled Art Contest.  For more ways to earn free tickets, follow us on Facebook.

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