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Monarch Butterfly Day, dog parade highlight Fall for the Arb events

By Lightning Reports, Published: September 10, 2025

The North Carolina Arboretum is celebrating Western North Carolina’s most colorful season with Fall for the Arb, a series of special events, fun activities, learning and fellowship, including a monarch butterfly day, a gathering of poets and a dog parade.

In September and October, the Arboretum is offering up a cornucopia of opportunities to soak up the season from Monarch Day to Fall Trail Day to the annual Dog Parade. Some of these activities are returning for the first time after having to be postponed in 2024 due to Helene.

All Fall for the Arb events and programs are included with the regular Arboretum parking fee of $20 per vehicle. Arboretum Society Members get in free. Find more info at ncarboretum.org.

Fall for the Arb is presented with the support of our Community Partner Highland Brewing Company.

Fall for the Arb 2025 events include:

• Music in the Mountains Day: September 20
• Fall Plant Sale and Market: September 26 and 27
• American Chestnut Day: October 4
• Hellbender Gathering of Poets: October 5
• Monarch Butterfly Day: October 11
• Fall Trail Day: October 18
• Bonsai Garden 20^th Anniversary: October 25
• Dog Parade – Wizard of Paws: October 26