Let Your Spirit Soar!
This magical attraction features over 2,000 colourful tropical butterflies floating freely among lush, exotic blossoms and greenery. Paths wind through the rainforest setting, past a pond and waterfall and the Emergence window, where butterflies leave their pupae and prepare to take their first flight!
Admission to Butterfly Conservatory is included with the purchase of the Niagara Falls & Great Gorge Adventure Pass.
Admission Prices are shown in Canadian dollars and do not include taxes.
$11.00 Adults (13+ years), $6.50 Children (6 to 12 years)
Children 5 and under are FREE!
Dates of Operation: Open year-round except December 25.
Hours of Operation: All times subject to change. Last ticket sold 30 minutes before closing times shown.
Opening Time - 9:00 a.m.
Closing Times -
January 1 to March 7: 5 p.m.
March 8 to 16: 6 p.m.
March 17 to May 16: Monday to Friday 5 p.m., Weekends and holidays 6 p.m.
May 17 to June 20: Monday to Friday 6 p.m, Weekends and holidays 8 p.m.
June 21 August 17: 9 p.m.
August 18 to August 31: 8:30 p.m.
September 1 to October 12: 6 p.m.
October 13 to December 31: 5 p.m.
Closed December 25
Please note that longer waiting periods may occur during the summer months.
Location: 2405 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The Butterfly Conservatory is located 10 minutes north of Niagara Falls on the grounds of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens & School of Horticulture.
Winner of the 2007 AccessibleNiagara.com "Breaking the Barrier" Award, the Conservatory is fully accessible.
Click to read How to Drive to Niagara Parks.
2008 Majestic Monarchs Event, September 6 - 14, 2008
To celebrate the majestic migration of Monarchs in late summer, the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory will feature a special exhibit that will visually explore the life cycle and provide many interesting facts about the majestic Monarch Butterfly. Visitors will be able to purchase their own Monarch Butterfly as part of a tag and release program. For more information, click here.
Teachers! Click to download a copy of our current Teaching Guide (Adobe Reader required - see link below)
Every dollar you spend with us helps preserve the nature and heritage of the Falls and the Niagara River Corridor. Niagara Parks has operated without tax dollars since 1885.
