Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is proud to present Flight of the Monarch Day, a nationwide event to recognize the iconic monarch butterfly.
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, communities and organizations across Canada will come together for a day of summer fun to celebrate one of North America’s most cherished insects!
Flight of the Monarch Day is a nationwide event to recognize the iconic monarch butterfly. Join the network of communities across Canada and be part of the movement to protect and raise awareness for the monarch butterfly.
FEEL THE FLUTTER!
Get Involved in Flight of the Monarch Day
Spread the Word
Your local municipality will support your Flight of the Monarch Day event — here’s how to get them on board!
- Check online to see if your municipality has an online process to register a proclamation. If it does, submit the wording below.
- Once the proclamation is approved, share the Flight of the Monarch Day resources so that libraries and recreation centres can host monarch-related activities on the day of the event.
- If your local municipality does not issue proclamations, ask them what they can do instead. They may be able to send an official to your event, or even light a municipal building in orange for the day!
Proclamation: National Flight of the Monarch Day
WHEREAS: Monarch butterflies are one of the most iconic and cherished insects in North America. Their epic 5,000-kilometre migration from eastern Canada to the forests of central Mexico begins in late August each year. In 2013, the eastern population of monarch butterflies dropped by 95 per cent, the smallest recorded population since the mid-1990s. Since 2013, the population has rebounded, thanks in part to the collective efforts of thousands of individuals, groups and communities across Canada, but the monarch’s future remains in serious peril. Flight of the Monarch Day is an opportunity to celebrate the growing movement to protect monarch butterflies and the astonishing phenomenon of their migration as their epic journey southward begins.
THEREFORE, I do hereby proclaim Saturday, August 23, 2025 as Flight of the Monarch Day.
Flight of the Monarch Day Resources
Check out our festival-friendly monarch butterfly activities!
- Did You Know Poster
- Monarch Diecut Shapes
- Activity: Butterfly Antenna Headband
- Activity: Butterfly Kite
- Activity: Origami Butterfly
- Activity: Monarch Wings Costume
- Fillable Poster
- Habitat Mural (Colour)
- Habitat Mural (Black and White)
FRENCH RESOURCES:
- Fiche d’informations: Le saviez-vous?
- Activité: Bandeau à antennes de papillon
- Activité: Cerf-volant monarque
- Activité: Papillon en origami
- Activité: Ailes de monarque