Capital Nature

Sunday, July 12, 2026

No events on this day.

Monday, July 13, 2026

No events on this day.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

• July 14, 2026 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

  The Butterfly Experience
July 14 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Butterfly Experience
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) A world of wonder takes flight as Montgomery Parks’ popular Butterfly Experience returns to Brookside Gardens. Visitors will be surrounded by hundreds of brilliant butterflies from the Americas, Africa, and Asia as they flutter among vibrant, lush tropical blooms. This intimate experience offers rare, up-close encounters while trained staff and volunteers highlight the stages of metamorphosis, the ...
$11 – $16

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

• July 15, 2026 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Exhibit: The Viewing Stone
July 15 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Exhibit: The Viewing Stone

(DC) (US National Arboretum) Viewing stone lovers find inspiration in the traditional stones found and displayed in China and Japan. These small natural objects encourage contemplation of larger landscape scenes, objects in nature, and abstract images. Challenge your imagination by comparing the variety of stones on view in this exhibition. Members of the Potomac Viewing Stone Group, a regional organization ...

Thursday, July 16, 2026

• July 16, 2026 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

  Exhibit: America’s State Flowers
July 16 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Exhibit: America’s State Flowers

(DC) (US Botanic Garden) In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the U.S. Botanic Garden will bloom with the flowers each U.S. state and territory has chosen as their official flower. Explore the display throughout the Garden that will showcase the state and territory flowers with living plants, artistic displays, botanical illustrations, and herbarium specimens. Associated educational programs will be offered throughout ...

Friday, July 17, 2026

• July 17, 2026 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

  The Butterfly Experience
July 17 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Butterfly Experience
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) A world of wonder takes flight as Montgomery Parks’ popular Butterfly Experience returns to Brookside Gardens. Visitors will be surrounded by hundreds of brilliant butterflies from the Americas, Africa, and Asia as they flutter among vibrant, lush tropical blooms. This intimate experience offers rare, up-close encounters while trained staff and volunteers highlight the stages of metamorphosis, the ...
$11 – $16

Saturday, July 18, 2026

No events on this day.