The Butterfly Pavilion provides a unique space for meetings and celebrations any time of year!

Our 2,000 square foot ballroom has hardwood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking our patio, Discovery Garden and Jefferson County Open Space. The ballroom can accommodate 150-200 seated guests, with additional space on the patio for 200 guests. The ballroom is equipped with wireless Internet, a podium, two white boards and two pull down screens. We have a sound system including 1 handheld wireless microphone to use for presentations or wedding toasts, and the system has the capability to connect your MP3 Player to pipe music throughout the ballroom and patio. The residential-sized warming kitchen provides a great spot for preparing box lunches, buffets or a served meal. Events held during business hours receive free admission for all guests; after-hours events receive one free hour of private rainforest viewing.

Private Event Rates
Rental Details
Additional Exhibits
Interactive Workshops
Full-Facility Rental
Additional Details

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Private Event Rates

• 2 hour event plus an hour for set up and an hour for take down - $500
  • Each additional hour - $150
• 4 hour event plus an hour for set up and an hour for take down - $750
  • Each additional hour - $150
• 8 hour event plus an hour for set up and an hour for take down - $1,000
  • Each additional hour - $150

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Rental Details

All events require a minimum $500 refundable damage deposit. Each rental includes the ballroom, patio, gardens, residential warming kitchen and an inventory of tables and chairs which includes: 50 black chairs, 100 white plastic folding chairs, 18 (6 ft.) rectangular banquet tables, 10 (6 ft.) round tables, 2 (8 ft.) rectangular banquet tables for food/beverage and 1 (3.5 ft.) round table. Each rental provides entrance for all guests to our rainforest conservatory.

It is the client’s responsibility to take care of set-up/breakdown without professional assistance. It is important to note that your complete rental time must include time for all set-up, the celebration and also breakdown/clean-up. You must also allow adequate set-up/clean-up time for your caterer prior to the event.

The zoo closes at 5 pm daily; all events happening after 5 pm must stay contained within the ballroom, kitchen and patio aside from the private hour in the rainforest. Additional exhibits are available in the evening at an additional charge. See information below for pricing.

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Additional Exhibits

Additional exhibits can be made available to your guests for private viewing after 5 pm.

Crawl-A-See-Em—$200 for 2 hours

Get eye-to-eye with leaf insects, scorpions, beetles, and millipedes; even hold our popular tarantula, Rosie! Includes one-on-one zookeeper time.

Water's Edge—$200 for 2 hours

You've heard of a petting zoo—try our touch tank! Touch live sea stars, sea cucumbers and other aquatic invertebrates. Includes one-on-one zookeeper time.

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Interactive Workshops

We also provide fun and interactive workshops presented by our knowledgeable educators for groups of all sizes. These private sessions serve as excellent team building activities, a unique addition to holiday parties, fun happenings at a bridal shower, and much more! Take your pick of workshops for an additional $85.00. Each workshop is led by one of our skilled presenters and lasts for approximately 45 minutes.

Arthropod ABCs

Enjoy an interactive presentation about insects, spiders, and their relatives. Observe and interact with living and preserved specimens, like our famous tarantula, Rosie!

Beautiful Butterflies

Enjoy a colorful butterfly slide show and learn all about our tropical butterflies. Discover how we receive our butterflies, learn more about their lifecycle, and observe some of the behaviors you will see in our Wings of the Tropics exhibit.

Busy Bees

Enjoy an engaging slide presentation all about the busy life of honey bees. Discover how and why bees make honey, and engage your senses by tasting honey, feeling beeswax, and seeing a honeycomb!

Pollination Nation

Discover the fascinating world of pollinators in your garden, including butterflies, bees, and beetles. Learn all about pollination, plus the fun and fascinating plant advertising strategies.

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Full-Facility Rental

For a truly magical experience, consider renting the entire facility for your next event. This special opportunity allows your guests to exclusively enjoy every square inch of the facility without the public present. Guests can mingle through fully-staffed interactive and educational exhibits. A full facility rental includes access to four exhibit areas including our 7,000 square foot rainforest conservatory with 1,600 free-flying butterflies, 3 classrooms, ballroom and patio (for an additional charge, the gift shop can also be available.). Integrate your theme throughout the museum and then enjoy dancing and dinner in the ballroom. A full facility provides family fun, kids-only space and adult-friendly entertainment space. The cost is $3500.00 for 8 hours. Each additional hour is $350.

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Additional Details

Please contact our Events Department at events@butterflies.org or 720-974-1871 for more information, to schedule a tour, or to book your event. 

All events must be scheduled with our Events Department. For a date to be reserved, a signed rental contract, 50% of the rental fee and the full damage deposit must be submitted. 

For a list of our Preferred Vendors, please click here.
To view our private event photo gallery, click here.

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