Pollinator Palooza
Date & Time
May 17 2025 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Venue
Barranca Vista Park
7050 Ralston Street
Ventura, CA 93003
United States
This is an in-person event
About the Event
Pollinator Palooza
FREE Event
Education & Giveaways
- Sustainable giveaways & education on composting, gardening, recycling, worm bins & more with the City's Environmental Sustainability Division.
- Plant giveaways, gardening tips, and classes with the UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County.
- Plant native seeds with the California Native Plant Society.
- Learn about the Monarch butterfly life cycle with the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
- Make seed balls with the Santa Monica Mountains Fund.
Activities
- Creative arts & crafts, origami, chalk art, and a Bee & Butterfly puppet show.
- Dress up as your favorite pollinator or plant for the Pollinator Parade!
- Make a mini herbal bouquet with the Olivas Adobe Historical Interpreters.
- Insect Fun Zone with books, insect rubbing plates, and coloring pages.
- Conservation, stewardship, and environmental education with Ventura Land Trust and coffee filter butterfly crafts!
- See a live honeybee observation hive and help paint bee boxes with Ventura Bee Rescue.
- Dive into water conservation and make pollinator drinking stations with Ventura Water.
- Learn about beneficial insects and make insect antennas to wear with Rincon-Vitova Insectaries.
- Tour the Cornucopia Community Garden and see what's in bloom!
- Join the community bike ride hosted by the City's Active Transportation Team & Bike Ventura:
- Meet at Thille Park. Departs at 9:15 a.m.
- Arrives at Barranca Vista Park by 10:00 a.m.
- Bike valet available at the even