Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival

Join us Saturday, October 22 during peak Monarch butterfly migration week as we celebrate San Antonio’s unique place in the storied Monarch butterfly migration–right in the middle of the flyway.

Mayor Ivy Taylor signed the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Mayor’s Monarch Pledge in December, making San Antonio the first city in the country to become a Monarch Champion in the national campaign to encourage mayors and local governments to increase Monarch butterfly and pollinator habitat.

Events are FREE and open to the public. Here’s the current schedule:

10 AM People for Pollinators Parade COSTUMES ENCOURAGED

We’ll gather at 9:30 for a migration through the Pearl grounds led by San Antonio’s own Pedaling Pollinators, a butterfly-themed bike troupe orchestrated by the Earn-A-Bike Coop.

11:30 AM Monarch butterfly release and tagging demonstration
1 PM Monarch butterfly release and tagging demonstration
Learn why and how we tag Monarch butterflies

Ongoing:
Pearl Farmer’s Market–It’s Pumpkin season! Thank you, honeybees, bumblebees, and squash bees!

Native Plant Sale by the Native Plant Society of Texas and Bexar County Master Gardeners
Live bee hive demonstration by Alamo Area Beekeepers
Butterfly and Caterpillar story time at the Twig Bookstore
Monarch Jeopardy, National Wildlife Federation
LIVE caterpillars and other critters by Monarch Joint Venture

Education and fun provided by Green Spaces Alliance, Trinity University, San Antonio River Authority, San Antonio Zoo, TBG Partners

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: The Pearl, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio River Authority, HEB, Rivard Report, Trinity University, Texas Butterfly Ranch