Butterflies and Brews 2026

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary with GT Butterfly Charities‘s fundraising event. It’s an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉 Our Host, Right Brain Brewery will be providing delicious food and drinks, and Fresh Coast Chef will be creating charcuterie magic, while the GT Butterfly Charities will provide:

• Native Butterfly releases with participants 
• Animal Encounters with exotic beetles, creepy arachnids and Sir William, our Ambassador Blue Tongue Skink.
• Kids activities (MetaMorpha-Toss, Plant your own garden activity)
• Silent Auction with over 40 items donated from local businesses.
• On stage presentations include:  

4pm-Welcome from GT Butterfly Charities, our mission and current projects 5pm– What’s the Buzz-protect native pollinators 5:30-6pm–Native butterfly and host plants, with a butterfly release with all participants outside the brewery 6:30–Silent Auction bidding ends, Thank you to attendees with raffle prizes Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission of conservation through education and outreach. Tickets are limited to create a more personal experience for our guests!   Every ticket holder will be treated to an up-close experience with a native butterfly to release at the event…Very memorable! Thank you for supporting our mission and the Butterflies and Brews 2026 fundraiser.  Your support is invaluable! THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

• Right Brain Brewery & Event Center
• GT Butterfly House & Bug Zoo
• Barker Creek Nursery & Landscaping
• MI Chiropractic Center of Elk Rapids
• Dairy Doo/Morgan Composting
• Michigan Native Butterfly Farm
• Fresh Coast Chef Charcuterie Services