Butterfly Gardens Butterfly

Victoria Butterfly Gardens is a tourist attraction with tropical plants, fish, birds and butterflies in Brentwood Bay not far from Butchart Gardens.

It’s a popular place for children, plant lovers and anybody who loves butterflies.

This article includes the following information about the Butterfly Gardens:

Butterfly Gardens Location | Hours and Admission | Other Information

Butterfly Gardens

Victoria Butterfly Gardens is an indoor facility with a glass roof and lots of tropical plants and creatures inside. It’s not a huge place, but that doesn’t stop it from housing 70 different species of butterflies that flutter around freely among the lush green plants.

Other animals include frogs, fish, tortoises, iguanas, flamingos and tropical birds. These creatures are able to hop, swim, roam and fly about the facility. The main attraction, of course, is the thousands of multi-coloured butterflies.

Butterfly Gardens Location

Victoria Butterfly Gardens is located at 1461 Benvenuto Avenue in Brentwood Bay which is about halfway between downtown Victoria and the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal (so a 20-minute-or-so drive from both). It’s also just a five-minute drive from the world-famous Butchart Gardens.

Hours and Admission

The Butterfly Gardens is usually open every day of the year except for Christmas. Hours of operation are typically the following (with ticket sales ending an hour before close to give guests arriving at the end of the day plenty of time to explore):

Jan 1st to June 15th: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm daily
June 16th to July 2nd: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm (Mondays to Wednesdays); 9:30 am to 6:00 pm (Thursdays to Sundays)
July 3rd to Sept 4th: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm (Mondays to Wednesdays); 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (Thursdays to Sundays)
Dec 16th to Dec 31st: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm daily (Note: Dec 24th and 31st hours are until 3:00 pm)

As of February 2026, admission rates are the following:

Adults: $20 (ages 18-64)
Students (ages 13-17) and Seniors (ages 64 and over): $16
Children (ages 5-12): $9.50
Toddlers (ages 4 and under): free

The attraction also offers annual passes that get you not only into the Butterfly Gardens for a year but also gives you 20% off admission to the Royal BC Museum, the IMAX, the Malahat Skywalk, the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea and many other local attractions. In addition, you get 10% off in the Butterfly Garden’s own Gift Shop and half day whale watching tours with Prince of Whales. Below are the annual pass prices, also as of February 2026:

Adults: $70 (ages 18-64)
Students (ages 13-17) and Seniors (ages 64 and over): $60
Children (ages 5-12): $30
Toddlers (ages 4 and under): free