The 2025 UT Arboretum Butterfly Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 6th, 10am-1pm.
The event is a cooperative educational endeavor to provide opportunities for the public to learn from the UT Insect Zoo, two butterfly tents, lectures, and children’s art activities ways we can protect our pollinators.
Celebrate the 10th Annual Butterfly Festival on September 6, 2025! More information will be available closer to the festival.
Parking is $5 cash per car and admission is on a first come first serve basis. All other activities on site may use cash or card. Please have placard for Accessible Parking visible on entry. Gates open at 9:30 a.m. The UT Arboretum will be closed to regular traffic on 9.28 until 3pm. All visitors will be expected to pay the $5 admission.
Free pollinator plant provided by Tennessee Naturescapes given to each family while supplies last! Tennessee Naturescapes will also be selling native plants for pollinators at their vendor booth!
Event Location
Questions?
Reach out to Michelle Campanis, UT Arboretum Education Coordinator, by email at: mcampani@tennessee.edu or by phone at 865-483-7277.
Please note:
There will not be a mass butterfly release at the 2025 UT Arboretum Society Butterfly Festival. The UT Arboretum will be closed to regular hiking on the day of the Butterfly Festival, Saturday September 6th until 3pm. All parking will be dedicated to the Butterfly Festival to provide safety for visitors and staff.
Previous Butterfly Festival Image Gallery
The program from the 2021 is available to view online at the links below:.
The program from the 2021 is available to view online at the link