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Special Events
All events and activities run 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., unless otherwise listed. Activities take place adjacent to the Flutterby exhibit area and are free with regular Zoo admission (Flutterby fee still applies for entry to the exhibit).
May 24 & 25
Flutterby Weekend
Enjoy a variety of special activities, demonstrations and more in celebration of the Flutterby exhibit grand opening. Event activities are free with regular Zoo admission; entrance to the Flutterby exhibit requires a small additional fee.
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May 24
- Giant Butterfly Puppet and Costumed Caterpillar Character by Ten31 Productions 12pm-2pm
- Harpist Mary King 12:15-1, 1:15-2 and 2:15-3
- Environmental Artist Will Machin Creates a Butterfly House
- Interactive Butterfly Education Station
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May 25
- Giant Butterfly Puppet and Costumed Caterpillar Character by Ten31 Productions 12pm-2pm
- Environmental Artist Will Machin Creates a Butterfly House
- Watch as a butterfly tape art mural is created
- Interactive Butterfly Education Station
July 23, July 30, August 7 & August 14
Flutter & Fly
Join us as we celebrate the beauty of butterflies, fanciful fliers and other things that float gracefully through the air through a variety of family-fun activities and presentations
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July 23
- Enjoy fanciful dance performances by the Festival Ballet
- Interactive Butterfly Tape Mural
- Interactive Bubble Creation Station 12pm-2pm
- Interactive Butterfly Education Station
- Butterfly Story Times with the Zoo’s WILD Bunch (Times to be determined - please check schedule at event)
July 30
- Explore fabulous flight and wonderful wings with the 3 Dimensional Freedom Education Station by Zach Weindel
- Harpist Mary King 12:15 - 1, 1:15 - 2 and 2:15 - 3
- Interactive Bubble Creation Station 12pm-2pm
- Interactive Butterfly Education Station
- Butterfly Keeper Talks (Times to be determined - please check schedule at event)
- Butterfly Story Times with the Zoo’s WILD Bunch (Times to be determined - please check schedule at event)
August 7
- Watch butterfly artist Amy Bartlett Wright create an amazing work of art, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
- Explore fabulous flight and wonderful wings with the 3 Dimensional Freedom Education Station by Zach Weindel
- Enjoy fanciful dance performances by the Carolyn Dutra Dance Company, 11a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 12 p.m.
- Winged Animal Encounters, 12:15 p.m.
- Interactive Bubble Creation Station 12 p.m. - 2 p. m.
- Interactive Butterfly Education Station
- Butterfly Keeper Talks, 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.
- Butterfly Story Times with the Zoo’s WILD Bunch, 11:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
August 14
- Explore fabulous flight and wonderful wings with the 3 Dimensional Freedom Education Station by Zach Weindel
- Harpist Mary King 12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m., 1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m. & 2:15 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Winged Animal Encounters, 12:15 p.m.
- Interactive Bubble Creation Station 12 p.m. -2 p.m.
- Interactive Butterfly Education Station 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Butterfly Keeper Talks 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., & 2:30 p.m.
- Butterfly Story Times with the Zoo’s WILD Bunch 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. & 2 p.m.
August 30
Fly Away Day
It’s the last hurrah for “Flutterby: Butterflies in Bloom at Roger Williams Park Zoo.” Fly Away Day kicks off the closing weekend of the Zoo’s walk-through butterfly exhibit with fun butterfly-themed activities for the whole family. And don’t forget to get in your last walk through the exhibit! (Admission to the exhibit requires a nominal fee in addition to regular Zoo admission.) For more information, call 401-785-3510 ext. 208.
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- Marvel at Marvelous Marvin, in his great new play Bugging Out 11:30, 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 in the Education Center
"Bugging Out" is all about bugs, insects and outdoor exploration. Using his unique rhyming text, we'll learn about some bug habits that you may not believe or even what to know but you will if you stay. Marvin has written poems about dragonflies, ladybugs, worms and a host of other crawly, creepy creatures. Mixing in circus arts, magic tricks and music, Marvelous Marvin has constructed his show to look like a large book revealing engaging illustrations inside drawn by gifted artist Paul Olson. Treat yourself to “Bugging Out”, an entertaining extravaganza.
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Jump! Dance Group
Preforming at 11 a.m and 12 p.m. Flutter and Fly over to the Butterfly stage to watch this ballet based group perform "CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS"
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Interactive Bubble Creation Station -- 12pm-2pm
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Interactive Butterfly Tape Mural -- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Interactive Butterfly Education Station -- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Butterfly Story Times with the Zoo’s WILD Bunch occuring at 11:30 a.m., 12:30p.m, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
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