September 9 – 13:  10 a.m. to Noon

September 14:  10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Come and be part of our 8th annual Flutter Fest presented by PNC Grow Up Great, where we commemorate the autumn migration of the monarch butterfly as they journey to their overwintering destination in the forested mountains of Mexico!

Visit us throughout the week on the main plaza for activities to help learn all about butterflies and other pollinators from our friends at Idlewild Butterfly Farm and Insectarium.  Enjoy awesome displays and ask the experts all the butterfly questions you’ve been fluttering to know, then pick up a take-home craft (while supplies last).

Don’t forget to visit the butterfly house one last time before the fun flutters away Sunday, September 15.

As a partner of AZA Monarch SAFE, the Zoo will not be hosting a butterfly release program. Mass releases of monarchs are not recommended for the health of wild migrating populations. As a conservation partner, our focus is helping to increase habitats for monarchs and other local pollinators. Any of the few butterflies remaining in our flight house at the end of the season are released but are not part of the migrating generation of butterflies. For more info, click here.

TAKE HOME ACTIVITIES

• Clothes Pin Butterfly
• Stained Glass Butterfly
•  Buggy Head Band