Butterfly Festival
Sat. Sept. 19 & Sun. Sept. 20, 2020
Celebrate butterflies, caterpillars and all things crawly at our Butterfly Festival! With crafts, games and activities for children of all ages (and kids at heart), the Cecil B. Day Tropical Butterfly Conservatory will be the hub of happenings all weekend long. Adventure out on Cecil’s Epic Scavenger Hunt or create a beautiful butterfly mask to take home in one of our many craft tents, but above all slow down to take in the magic of the conservatory and Callaway Gardens’ “flying flowers”.
This festival is included in general Gardens admission, Saturday 9/19 and Sunday, 9/20, 2020 (FREE for Annual Members and Resort Guests)!
2019 Butterfly Festival Schedule!
Saturday
8:30 to 10 a.m. Registration for Cecil’s Scavenger Hunt^ at the Game Sign In, Outside Butterfly Center
9 a.m. The Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center Opens
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Discovery Tables
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Butterfly Craft Tables
10 a.m. Registration Opens for Games
10:30 a.m., sharp, Blue Morpho Release (this is a cannot-miss photo/video opportunity!)
10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Games
- Younger Children
- Lifecycle Race
- Butterfly Egg Hunt
- Older Children
- Lifecycle Race
- Pollinator Race
2 to 3 p.m. Live Insect Display, Outdoor Butterfly Center
4 to 7 p.m. Live Music & Cash Bar
4 to 7 p.m. Sips & Soar – Grape Juice/Wine to feed the Blue Morphos
5 p.m. Deadline for Cecil’s Hunt^ Check-in
6 p.m. Cecil’s Hunt^ Winners Announced
Sunday
8 to 10 a.m. Breakfast with Butterflies* (Additional Ticket purchase required for this Breakfast event)
10 a.m. The Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center Opens
10:30 a.m. sharp, Blue Morpho Release (this is a cannot-miss photo/video opportunity!)
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Discovery Tables
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Butterfly Craft Tables
11 a.m. Registration Opens for Games
11:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Games
- Younger Children
- Lifecycle Race
- Butterfly Egg Hunt
- Older Children
- Lifecycle Race
- Pollinator Race
2 to 3 p.m. Live Insect Display, Outdoor Butterfly Center
*Breakfast with Butterflies breakfast event requires an additional ticket purchase and includes Gardens Admission for the day, $30 per child, $40 per adult. CLICK HERE to purchase.
