Annual Butterfly Release

Join in to celebrate life, give flight to butterflies, and remember loved ones.

Avow’s Annual Butterfly Release is a signature community event that offers a meaningful way to honor loved ones while supporting families and individuals who are grieving. Open to the public, all are invited to join this special community event.

Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 9 a.m.

North Collier Regional Park – Naples, FL

Event Schedule:

• 9 a.m. – Butterfly exhibit with over 1,000 live butterflies, live musical entertainment, and children’s activities

• 10:30 a.m. – Butterfly exhibit closes

• 10:45 a.m. – Remembrance ceremony begins, featuring inspirational readings, music, and a public reading of the names of those being remembered. The ceremony concludes with a beautiful butterfly release, symbolizing hope, love, and remembrance.

Name Registration:

Those who wish to have a loved one’s name read during the remembrance ceremony may do so with a $55 donation per name, supporting Avow’s hospice and community programs. Online registration closes Thursday, March 26, 2026, at noon.

To ensure names are read in alphabetical order, please register by this deadline. Names registered after noon on March 26 will be added to the end of the list.

To register names, visit avowcares.org/butterflyrelease.

Generously Endowed by The Gorlach Family.