Saturday August 8: 3rd Annual Monarch Butterfly Day at the Museums at Aptucxet

[Peter Loshin]

Less than two weeks until the 3rd annual Monarch Butterfly Day, held at the Aptucxet Museum & Trading Post located on the Cape Co Canal in Bourne.

Set for Saturday, August 22, 2026 (rain date August 23), at 6 Aptucxet Road in Bourne, this looks like another great butterfly event for the whole family. For more information, see the flyer and schedule (attached).

SCHEDULE:

10:00 AM - 2:45 PM
 Children’s crafts in Pavilion
 Face Painting
 Museums Open
 Sale of Pollinator Plants by Olsen’s Garden Center
 Concession Stand open from 11:00 – 1:30 pm
11:00 PM – 11:45 AM
Speaker: George Morse, Butterflies of Cape Cod
11:45 AM
First release of Monarch Butterflies
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Speaker: Mark Wintringham, Long Pond Apiary
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Speaker: Master Gardener, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
2:15- 2:30 PM
Second release of Monarch Butterflies
2:40 PM
Announcements of raffle winners (need not be present)