Firefly Foray

Take in the wonder of firefly diversity on a unique night hike.

Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [date] => 20250621
                    [start] => 8:00 pm
                    [opens_at] => 20:00:00
                    [end] => 11:00 pm
                    [closes_at] => 23:00:00
                    [start_full] => Sat., Jun. 21, 2025, 8:00 pm
                    [end_full] => Sat., Jun. 21, 2025, 11:00 pm
                    [start_ts] => 1750536000
                    [end_ts] => 1750546800
                    [start_ymd] => 2025-06-21 08:00:00
                    [end_ymd] => 2025-06-21 11:00:00
                    [text] => Sat., Jun. 21, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
                    [cost_included] => 
                    [cost] => $30 per member, $40 per nonmember
                    [disable_waitlist] => 
                    [save_the_date] => 
                    [msg] => 
                    [sched_level] => 
                    [status] => open
                    [sold_out] => 
                    [ticket_link] => https://887.blackbaudhosting.com/887/Firefly-Foray-21Jun2025
                )

        )

    [total] => 1
    [type] => event
    [next] => Array
        (
            [date] => 20250621
            [start] => 8:00 pm
            [opens_at] => 20:00:00
            [end] => 11:00 pm
            [closes_at] => 23:00:00
            [start_full] => Sat., Jun. 21, 2025, 8:00 pm
            [end_full] => Sat., Jun. 21, 2025, 11:00 pm
            [start_ts] => 1750536000
            [end_ts] => 1750546800
            [start_ymd] => 2025-06-21 08:00:00
            [end_ymd] => 2025-06-21 11:00:00
            [text] => Sat., Jun. 21, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
            [cost_included] => 
            [cost] => $30 per member, $40 per nonmember
            [disable_waitlist] => 
            [save_the_date] => 
            [msg] => 
            [sched_level] => 
            [status] => open
            [sold_out] => 
            [ticket_link] => https://887.blackbaudhosting.com/887/Firefly-Foray-21Jun2025
        )

    [summaries] => Array
        (
            [ticket_link] => https://887.blackbaudhosting.com/887/Firefly-Foray-21Jun2025
            [date_summary_text] => Sat., Jun. 21, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
            [date_summary] => Array
                (
                    [is_sequential] => 1
                    [start_range] => 20250621 08:00
                    [start_range_day] => 20250621
                    [end_range] => 20250621 08:00
                    [end_range_day] => 20250621
                    [summary_text] => 
                )

            [is_cost_included] => no
            [is_sold_out] => no
            [is_save_the_date] => no
        )

    [has_additional] => 
)

Sat., Jun. 21, 2025 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Cost $30 per member, $40 per nonmember
Buy Tickets

Did you know that Ohio is home to more than twenty species of fireflies?

While we are familiar with the variety that light up our lawns, there are so many more to be seen. Join Cleveland Metroparks Naturalist and firefly enthusiast Carly Martin as we take in the wonder of firefly diversity in a search for several different species. We’ll start off indoors with fun facts and identification techniques, then hit the trails and the Canopy Walk to explore different habitats in the increasing darkness. If we’re lucky, we’ll finish off the night by seeing a local population of synchronizing fireflies.

Age: Adult, teens 13 & over with adult
The length of this hike and its educational content are not designed for children.

Terrain: up to 2.0 miles, some paved, some natural surface and grass, slow pace with limited visibility

Time: 8 – 11 p.m.

Location: Holden Arboretum | Thayer Classroom

Carly Martin

Naturalist, Cleveland Metroparks

Firefly Foray
Saturday, June 21, 2025
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Price: $30 per member, $40 per nonmember

View all programs & events

Here’s more to explore at Holden Arboretum

People for Trees™

Make a difference in
your own backyard.

Plant and care for a tree beginning with making a pledge. We will support each pledge with easy-to-follow instructional toolkits, guidance on how to select the most appropriate tree and where to purchase it, free virtual classes and other ongoing support.

What can we help you find?

Popular searches:

Return to site