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The Monarch Mile at The Virginia Zoo (Norfolk)
September 20 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
$10
Can YOU go the distance for monarch butterfly conservation? Proceeds go directly to monarch butterfly conservation. Your ticket also includes all day Zoo admission. $10 per person | Purchase tickets here!
Every spring, monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains migrate from Mexico to their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada. In the fall, they journey nearly 3,000 miles back down south to weather the winter. This migration is becoming increasingly difficult due to habitat loss, increased pesticide use, climate change, and other factors.
Join the Virginia Zoo and the Tidewater Striders in supporting monarch butterflies by running, walking, or fluttering through the Zoo on (NEW DATE!) Sunday, September 20 before opening!
Proceeds go directly to monarch butterfly conservation. Your ticket also includes all day Zoo admission. $10 per person | Purchase tickets here!
Activities & Schedule
- 8 – 8:30am: Animal Ambassador Greeters in Fountain Plaza
- 9:30am: Animal Trails and Goat Yard Open
- Receive a Monarch Butterfly Trading Card
- Submit your memories table
- Share your Virginia Zoo memories with us for the chance to be featured in our 125th anniversary celebrations!
- Conservation Engagement Activities:
- Community Science Table
- Pollinator Table
- Insect Coloring Table
$10 per person | Purchase tickets here!