The Butterfly House Chicago

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The Butterfly House Chicago An immersive, family-friendly exhibit with hundreds of live butterflies all over the world! Located at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL.
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09/16/2026

Flutter into The Butterfly House at Navy Pier for FREE Facepainting, included with admission 🦋🎨 On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 1pm to 5pm, artist Ari Lost Adornments will be decorating visitors' faces, hands, and arms with colorful butterfly designs - right in the middle of the lively garden enclosure!

For a limited time, you can experience hundreds of butterflies from around the world and leave with your very own painted butterfly. Perfect for ALL ages, kids and adults alike! Visit www.butterflyhousechicago.com or email [email protected] for more info!

09/13/2026

Flashes of blue iridescence captures the eye as over a hundred Blue Morphos flutter about our garden sanctuary Navy Pier 🦋🩵🌿 Now that it's just starting to cool down, The Butterfly House is an incredible respite amongst Chicago's concrete jungle! Come visit us as we prepare for the end of the season in the next few months (and have a couple of surprises in store ;))

08/29/2026

Those of you in Florida will recognize this bold beauty! ☀️🦋 We have a few lovely Zebra Longwings in our garden enclosure at the moment, and they're always such a delight to spot!

Help Alas de Colombia, one of our incredible butterfly suppliers, rebuild following the Colombia earthquake 🦋💕Alas de Co...
08/20/2026

Help Alas de Colombia, one of our incredible butterfly suppliers, rebuild following the Colombia earthquake 🦋💕

Alas de Colombia is the country’s first butterfly farm to export chrysalis internationally, allowing butterfly houses around the world to showcase their beautiful species. This multi-family cooperative is made up of many individuals - mostly women - who raise thousands of butterflies every year. Many of the unique species we host at The Butterfly House, which visitors learn from and interact with every day, come from this farm.

On August 10th, Vanessa Restrepo, Alas de Colombia’s founder, lost her home and the organization’s office in the Colombian earthquake. If you are able, please consider donating to Vanessa and Alas de Colombia through the link in our bio so they may recover and continue supporting women and families in the region. All funds raised will go towards rebuilding not just Vanessa’s life, but those of the many people who depend on Alas de Colombia to survive. ❤️

08/15/2026

Our first time hosting the breathtakingly beautiful Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus): the Monarch's cinnamon-colored cousin! 🧡✨️ This Queen is enjoying nectar from a pink zinnia as other butterflies from around the world flutter by!

08/13/2026

Watch this beautiful Blue Morpho take flight with a single flap of his huge wings! 🩵🦋✨️ They often love landing on our guests for a little rest... only to take to the air at a moment's notice!

A collection of some of the FABULOUS butterflies (and moth) that are currently fluttering around our garden enclosure Na...
08/09/2026

A collection of some of the FABULOUS butterflies (and moth) that are currently fluttering around our garden enclosure Navy Pier for our Butterfly Bonanza! 🦋🦋🦋 Join us this week to experience and interact with over 1000 butterflies, including Monarchs, Emerald Swallowtails, Atlas Moths, and of course our big Blue Morphos! 🎉

08/07/2026

Watch this fiery Red Lacewing take off gracefully from this Purple Coneflower 🌸🦋 A lovely clip from our Butterfly Bonanza: the first time we have OVER A THOUSAND live butterflies in our garden enclosure at once!!! Stop by to interact with around 40 different butterfly species from all over the world :)

Enjoy a morning of magic with a sound bath and meditative watercolor practice as butterflies dance around you at the But...
08/05/2026

Enjoy a morning of magic with a sound bath and meditative watercolor practice as butterflies dance around you at the Butterfly House at Navy Pier! 🦋✨️

In this gathering, we harness the power of sound, vibration, breath, and art to relax, connect with our bodies, cultivate presence in heart and mind, and explore our natural flow state.

We'll begin with a sound bath led by Heidi Kohz Heidi Kohz — resonant crystal bowls, tinkling chimes, and breath — while butterflies flutter through the air around us. Some may rest on your shoulder or a hand.

After the sound bath, we'll ground our experience with a meditative watercolor session led by artist Tai Kojro-Badziak .studios, capturing the energy of the morning. No experience necessary — just brush, water, and pigment moving as slowly as your breath. Let color settle the way the butterflies do: unhurried, unbidden, exactly where it wants to land.

You'll leave rested, rejuvenated and energized!

Wear comfortable clothes and bring a chair, yoga mat, or other pad to sit or lie on; the Butterfly House has a crushed gravel pathway we will be lying on. All art supplies will be provided, but you're welcome to bring a sketchbook or your own materials if you're inspired 🎨

Get your tickets through the link in our bio!!! Limited spots available!

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600 E Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL
60611

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