Flutter into Fall 2026 at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Name:
Flutter into Fall 2026 at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Date:
September 5, 2026
Time:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT
Event Description:
Join us for our annual celebration of our beloved butterflies as the monarchs begin their migration! It will be a day full of activities for the whole family to honor our fluttering friends and their annual migration to the Oyamel fir forest in Mexico.
Take part in a craft presented by the National Museum of Mexican Art, join our entomologist for Monarch Butterfly tagging, explore our outdoor butterfly garden and other nature trails, sketch pollinators and flowers with featured artist Tara Preston, see a special performance by Xochitl-Quetzal Aztec Dance company, and witness our daily release of newly emerged tropical butterflies into the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven inside the museum on the second floor!
Museum members can even start the fun an hour early! Members can flutter in starting at 9am.
Scheduled Activities:
Member Exclusive Butterfly Garden Sensory Exploration - 9:30am
Monarch Tagging in the Ravine - 10:30am, 12pm, 1pm
Nature Walk: Flowers and Pollinators with Tara Preston - 11am
Xochitl-Quetzal Aztec Dance Performance - 11:15am
Nature Walk: Butterfly Garden Sensory Exploration - 12:30pm
First Flight Butterfly Release - 11:30 am, 2pm
Nature Walk: Monarch Migration - 1:30pm
All Day:
Create a craft with the National Museum of Mexican Art
Meet our partners from Trickster Cultural Center for some programming
Make a craft with Nature Museum volunteers
Learn about the Chicago Conservation Corps (C3)
Learn about butterflies all around the museum in facilitated Exhibit Experiences
Take part in a craft presented by the National Museum of Mexican Art, join our entomologist for Monarch Butterfly tagging, explore our outdoor butterfly garden and other nature trails, sketch pollinators and flowers with featured artist Tara Preston, see a special performance by Xochitl-Quetzal Aztec Dance company, and witness our daily release of newly emerged tropical butterflies into the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven inside the museum on the second floor!
Museum members can even start the fun an hour early! Members can flutter in starting at 9am.
Scheduled Activities:
Member Exclusive Butterfly Garden Sensory Exploration - 9:30am
Monarch Tagging in the Ravine - 10:30am, 12pm, 1pm
Nature Walk: Flowers and Pollinators with Tara Preston - 11am
Xochitl-Quetzal Aztec Dance Performance - 11:15am
Nature Walk: Butterfly Garden Sensory Exploration - 12:30pm
First Flight Butterfly Release - 11:30 am, 2pm
Nature Walk: Monarch Migration - 1:30pm
All Day:
Create a craft with the National Museum of Mexican Art
Meet our partners from Trickster Cultural Center for some programming
Make a craft with Nature Museum volunteers
Learn about the Chicago Conservation Corps (C3)
Learn about butterflies all around the museum in facilitated Exhibit Experiences
