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