IMAX® Butterfly Journey

Experience the breathtaking journey of nature’s most resilient travellers on Alberta’s largest screen in IMAX! In Butterfly Journey, you’ll follow the epic migrations of the Monarchs of North America and Mexico and the Blue Tigers of Australia.

Beautiful, delicate, yet unbelievably strong – butterflies are one of nature’s great mysteries. Watch as they transform through metamorphosis, fly thousands of kilometres, soar as high as 3,300 metres, and face incredible challenges along the way.

Cutting-edge slow-motion, drone, and macro filming bring you closer than ever to their tiny, resilient world. You’ll see every detail of their journey, from vibrant rainforests and vast Canadian forests to Mexico’s mountains, where Monarchs arrive in a sacred and joyous migration.

Narrated by Daisy Ridley, you don’t want to miss this story of survival, resilience, and connection.

Perfect for all ages, this is your opportunity to experience the beauty and wonder of butterflies on Alberta’s largest screen. Get your tickets today and take flight with the butterflies!

And become a butterfly, bee, bat, or other pollinator — combine your Butterfly Journey IMAX Experience with the Amazing Pollinators Exhibition!

Combo rates (including regular popcorn) are available.

You and your students will embark on a mesmerizing adventure with Butterfly Journey, a captivating IMAX film that delves into the extraordinary lives of butterflies. This breathtaking experience offers a unique blend of science, art, and environmental education, perfectly aligned with curriculum goals.

Curriculum Connections

Kindergarten

• Energy: Children explore movement of objects, humans, and other animals
• Earth Systems: Children examine and describe surrounding environments

Grade 1

• Earth Systems: Students analyze environments and investigate interactions and changes
• Living systems: Students investigate and examine needs of plants and animals

Grade 2

• Living Systems: Students investigate the growth and development of plants and animals and consider their relationship to humans

Grade 3

• Earth systems: Students analyze changes in Earth’s surface and explain how its layers hold stories of the past
• Living Systems: Students analyze and describe how plants and animals interact with each other and within environments

Grade 4

• Living Systems: Students analyze organisms and relate external structures to functions

Grade 5

• Earth Systems: Students analyze climate and connect it to weather conditions and agricultural practices

Grade 6

• Earth Systems: Students investigate climate, change in climate, and the impact of climate change on Earth
• Living Systems: Students investigate the characteristics and components of and interactions within the ecosystem

Grade 7

• Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems
• Unit B: Plants for food and fibre

Grade 9

• Unit A: Biological Diversity