HARLINGEN — One of the valley’s best known and least seen natives will be celebrated Saturday with the ninth annual Ocelot Conservation Festival.
The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Marine Military Academy.
The guests of honor will be an ocelot and serval cat from the Cincinnati Zoo.
New to this year’s festival will be the Last Chance Forever Raptor Show featuring live hawks and owls.
Other non-human guests will make appearances courtesy of the Gladys Porter Zoo and the Capital of Texas Zoo.
Attendees will be able to build their own bird house, practice archery and laserhunting and try their hand at the live fishing tank.
An auction from noon to 3 p.m. features artworks, canoe and fishing trips, plants and more.
Admission costs $5 for adults, $3 for children or $20 for a group of 5 or more.
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THE NINTH ANNUAL OCELOT CONSERVATION FESTIVAL will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Marine Military Academy, Harlingen. Admission costs $5 for adults, $3 for children or $20 for a group of 5 or more.
