UT Arboretum Butterfly Festival – 2024

CONFIRMED (Friday 9/27/24, 3:00 p.m. EDT): EVENT TO BE HELD AS PLANNED: The 2024 UT Arboretum Butterfly Festival will be held as scheduled on Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.. Gates will open at 9:30 a.m.. Fee: $5/Car (cash please)!

The UT Arboretum Society Butterfly Festival 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. Please note: There is no mass butterfly release at this year’s festival.

Celebrate the 9th Annual Butterfly 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



Previous Butterfly Festival Image Gallery


Our community butterfly art installation for 2022 will be on display at the UT Arboretum through the month of September.
Decorated wooden butterfly

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

Our 2020 Butterfly Festival presentations are also available for viewing online.