Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster books weekday field trips for classes, camps, daycares, homeschool groups and other youth groups. A field trip is a self-guided visit to the exhibits, and groups can add an educator-led class with live animals. Class topics are matched to grade bands: Butterfly Buddies (pre-K to first grade), Life Cycles (K to third), Spidey Friends (K to fifth), Pollinator Pals (first to fifth), Amazing Adaptations (second to fifth) and What’s That Bug?, which has a third to eighth grade version and a high school version.
Through Dec. 31, 2026, admission is $6 per student in the regular season (August through February) and $9 per student in peak season (March through July). The class add-on is $3 per student in either season. One adult for every five students gets in for $1, and extra adults pay regular admission. Prices rise on Jan. 1, 2027, to $9 per student in the regular season and $12 in peak season, with the class add-on still $3. Butterfly Pavilion says scholarships may cover up to 25% of the cost, but not during peak season.
A note for homeschool families: Butterfly Pavilion names homeschool groups among the groups that can book a field trip. The group size it lists is 10 to 50 students per class, so plan on gathering at least 10 students. Families who cannot put together a group that size can use the separate Butterfly Pavilion Homeschool Days instead, which are sold per person.
Know before you go
- Address: 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster, CO 80020
- Cost: $6 per student August through February, $9 per student March through July, plus $3 per student for a class. Adults $1 each at a ratio of one per five students. Higher prices start Jan. 1, 2027.
- Ages: classes are listed for pre-K through 12th grade
- How to book: use the Request a Field Trip form on Butterfly Pavilion’s field trips page, or email education@butterflies.org. Custom programs need at least four weeks of lead time.
- Hours: field trips run Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Class add-ons are offered September through May, with start times from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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