Go wild in Roswell while celebrating the beauty of butterflies, one of the many pollinators that helps the Chattahoochee Nature Center’s gardens grow as they fly through the air. Celebrating 20 years of fun, the annual Flying Colors Butterfly Festival is a wild extravaganza focused on the beauty of butterflies at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell, a premier nature oasis. Join us as the air fills with butterflies set free during the releases. Butterflies attract us with their ethereal flitting, here then gone. Experience this rare and magical wild enchantment. Witness nature’s pollinators and enjoy a magnificent show featuring live butterfly releases, face painting, crafts, live musical interludes, yoga class, festival food, and fun in the native butterfly gardens.
The new and expanded “Butterfly Encounter” tented exhibit allows visitors to hand-feed free-flying butterflies. Our experts will be on hand to give you advice on how to attract pollinators to your own garden. Pollinator and host plants native to Georgia will be on sale. Bring your camera to capture these fantastic fluttering creatures up close as these illusive insects land on people and flowers. Children are encouraged to wear their butterfly costumes.
Celebrating beautiful butterflies with:
- Butterfly School with Live Butterfly Releases
- Butterfly Parade
- Live Butterfly Encounters
- Butterfly Garden Tours and Native Pollinator and Host Plant Sale
- Arts and Crafts and Face Painting
- Live Entertainment
- Festival Food Trucks
- Yoga Class
The 20th Annual Flying Colors Butterfly Festival is presented by Cox Enterprises, Sponsored by Macy’s, Northside Hospital, KIND, GOGO Squeez, and The AJC.
The Festival kicks off on Saturday, June 1, from 9am – 3pm and continues on
Sunday, June 2, from 12pm – 5pm. Admission: $12 General Public/$8 CNC Members/Free for children Ages 2 and under. For more information on the festival contact programs@chattnaturecenter.org or 770-992-2055 ext. 236.
Please carpool, a free shuttle bus service is provided for your convenience and additional parking is available at the St. Francis School on Willeo Road just south of 120.
