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Butterfly Pavilion is open for Memorial Day with our regular hours

Adult and Senior Outreach Programs

Part of a garden club? Assisted living community? Church group? Butterfly Pavilion classes can come to you.

Let us bring a fun and interactive program to your active adults group or senior community! Our engaging presentations feature live and preserved animals, images, nature facts, and a question and answer session.

Cost: $75 program fee + $0.55/mile for travel from Butterfly Pavilion. Virtual classes are a flat $75 rate for up to 20 participants.

Choose from one of the classes to wow your group with an intriguing and interactive presentation, catered just to their needs!

Beautiful Butterflies*

Discover a rainbow of color as you explore tropical butterfly specimen from around the world, learn about their behaviors and life cycles. *Does not include live animals, only preserved specimen.

Butterfly Gardening*

Learn what it takes to attract local butterflies to your garden. We’ll teach you the skills necessary to create a garden space that will brighten your community. *Does not include live animals, only preserved specimen.

Bringing Butterfly Pavilion to You

Can’t make it to BP? Let us come to you with live invertebrates from around the world! We’ll take you on a virtual adventure to explore our incredible residents—insects, spiders and more.

Insect Lore

Did Grandmother Spider carry the sun on her back? Do butterflies bring good luck? Enjoy stories from cultures around the world featuring butterflies, beetles, dragonflies and spiders, and meet the live animals that tell the tale. Have a story of your own? We’d love to hear it!

Spooky Spiders

Open your minds and discover why these creepy crawlies aren’t actually as creepy as you might think! Safely meet a selection of live spiders!

Outreach programs require the use of a projector or big screen TV for our educator to display the interactive presentation.

Exhibits

Pollinator Place

Explore the incredible world of pollinators and how their survival ensures our own. Learn the importance of these impactful invertebrates and how they shape ecosystems and economies. ​

Colorado Backyard

This immersive exhibit connects guests to the rich and diverse life that surrounds us, and inspires a greater commitment to conserve all of our natural treasures in Colorado and beyond.

Wings of the Tropics

Walk among free-flying butterflies in a tropical paradise.

Survival

Transport yourself to the Survival exhibit, home of Rosie the tarantula and other small wonders! Explore and learn about dozens of species of arthropods. Sharpen your observation skills as you discover animals hidden in their native habitats.

Water’s Edge

Explore the incredible diversity of underwater invertebrates.

Outdoor Gardens

Experience the wonder of Colorado’s wild invertebrates! The outdoor gardens at Butterfly Pavilion are designed to provide habitat for native invertebrates with a focus on native pollinators, while also providing four-season beauty and a place to wander, relax, and learn.

Daily Programs & Showtimes

There’s always something new to discover at Butterfly Pavilion! Join Butterfly Pavilion’s interpretive specialists to learn more about the amazing plants and animals at the zoo. Daily programs can include feeding demonstrations, animal encounters, guided tours, and interactive presentations.

Upcoming Events

Tea Time

Thinking about visiting us with your adult or senior group? Join Butterfly Pavilion's exciting adult-focused program and rediscover the joy of learning!

Evening Outdoor Yoga

Connect with nature and enjoy the serene backdrop of our vibrant Discovery Gardens while you unwind on our peaceful patio.
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Pollinator Palooza Festival

Spend a summer day at Butterfly Pavilion for an outdoor pollinator extravaganza!