Butterfly House and Aquarium to close and relocate

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 20:14 · Archive

The Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls will close on 3 January ahead of relocating to the Great Plains Zoo campus.

The Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium will close its Butterfly House and Aquarium facility at Sertoma Park on 3 January. The closure is part of a consolidation with the Great Plains Zoo campus. A new butterfly garden is expected to open at the zoo campus in early 2027, with a new aquarium following in early 2029.

The Sertoma Park building will serve as a staff-only satellite location during the construction period. Butterflies currently at the facility will live out their natural life cycles at Sertoma Park, whilst new chrysalises will hatch at the new butterfly garden. Aquarium animals will remain in place until they can be moved to the new aquarium facility.

Monarch Members have been asked to check for updated membership benefits related to the relocation.

How it is being reported

• Butterfly House & Aquarium to close, relocate to zoo campusThe Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium announced that its new butterfly garden will open at the Great Plains Zoo campus in early 2027.Dakotanewsnow · 19 Oct, 18:33
• Butterfly House & Aquarium to close in JanuarySIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The Butterfly House and Aquarium will be closing its doors at the start of next year ahead of combining the facility with the Great Plains Zoo campus. A news release from the Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium says the Sertoma Park building will serve as an office space for staff [...]Keloland · 19 Oct, 16:26

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