Celebrate Monarch Migration in Oklahoma

TulsaKids Staff,
A Monarch Butterfly Feeding On A Mexican Sunflower
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Monarch butterflies will be migrating through Oklahoma this fall, and there are many ways to celebrate and support these incredible insects! Build your own monarch waystation, schedule a tour at the Euchee Butterfly Farm, or learn more about monarchs at one of these upcoming events.

Monarch Experience + Grandparents Day

  • Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Tulsa Botanic Garden, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr.

A celebration of the monarch migration, with tagging and hands-on activities — held on Grandparents Day, and grandparents receive a gift. Free with Garden Admission.

Monarch Migration Game

  • Sept. 15-26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Ray Harral Nature Center and Park, 7101 S. 3rd St., Broken Arrow

Visit Ray Harral for a live action board game experience!

Can you survive the great monarch migration? With the trail as your board, follow the signs to experience the trials and life cycle of a monarch butterfly migrating south for the winter.

This self-guided adventure is FREE, fun, and perfect for the whole family! No registration required.

Monarchs on the Mountain

  • Sept. 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st St.

Join the celebration of Eastern Oklahoma’s vital role in the incredible Monarch butterfly migration! Featuring education activities for all ages, tasty food trucks, native plant sales, and more!

Pollinator Party

  • Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Ray Harral Nature Center and Park, 7101 S. 3rd St., Broken Arrow

Come explore the trails, connect with nature, and discover how you can help protect pollinators in our community. Activities include monarch tagging, a plant and seed swap, games, crafts and more. Free; all ages welcome.

Butterfly Walk 

  • Sept. 26, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • Oxley Nature Center, 6700 Mohawk Blvd.

Stroll the grounds in search of butterflies on this walk guided by Oxley Volunteer Naturalists. This is a free, drop-in, family-friendly event.

Monarch Migration Events Outside of Tulsa*

Monarch Butterfly Day

  • Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Chickasaw Cultural Center, 967 Cooper Memorial Dr., Sulphur

You’re invited to a day of conservation and family fun at the Chickasaw Cultural Center on Saturday, Sept. 12! Learn how you can help ensure the survival of the monarch butterfly for generations to come.

Monarchs in the Park

  • Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Ruby Grant Park, 3110 W. Franklin Rd., Norman

Come together for the SIXTH ANNUAL festival featuring native plant sales, games and crafts, pollinator and gardening experts, demonstrations, food trucks, and a special pollinator parade for the whole family.

*We found information about some of these events at okiesformonarchs.org/events. “Okies for Monarchs is a program of the Oklahoma Monarch Society and an initiative of the Oklahoma Monarch & Pollinator Collaborative, a statewide group of 60+ organizations and citizens working together to ensure thriving Monarch migrations for generations to come.”

Categories: Fall Fun, things to do

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