Join us Saturday OCtober 18 FOR A FREE, FAMILY FRIENDLY DAY OF HANDS-ON & EXPERIENTIAL NATURE EDUCATION!
People as pollinators experiment
Pick your favorite pollinator and transform yourself through face-painting and costume. Metamorphosize to experience a day in the life as your favorite butterfly, bee, bat, or bird!
Slip into your stripes and wiggle your way through a nature playscape in a monarch race to milkweed!
New! Caterpillar Clamber & Nature Playscape
Lights out! bird city maze
In this fully immersive, multi-sensorial installation, you'll become a migrating bird with wings and bird vision, discovering the crucial role of turning off lights as you navigate a night migrating the Texas sky.
Monarch Migration Obstacle course
Become a monarch and fly the multi-generational Spring migration to Canada by eating milkweed and metamorphosizing 3 times. Then, overcome obstacles like hail, cars and taggers as you make your way back to Mexico for the Fall Migration.
education partners
Meet the over 35 environmental leaders and stewards of our community through educational hands-on activities.
Monarch Butterfly tagging
Become a citizen scientist and participate in an international project in partnership with Monarch Watch by placing a (harmless!) tag on a migrating monarch butterfly wing.
pollinator procession
Join us as we dance, flutter, and buzz through the festival in true pollinator style.
new! pollinator picnic
Pollinator Picnic is a hands-on game where families step into the role of native pollinators and discover which Texas flowers they love most. Explore the unique connections between birds, bats, bees, butterflies, and the blooms they help thrive.
Plants, trees, & more!
Adopt a tree, plant a plant, and get your hands dirty as you learn how to do your part to take care of our ecosystem.
Critter Collective
Follow your curiosity and engage with Litter Bugs, the Pollinator Posse, and more to learn about how you can actively make positive change in our ecosystem
Sponsors + Partners
winkler family foundation
anne and chuck parrish
power HRG
Charles bartlett foundation
alamo area bee keepers
alamo colleges district
Randolph Brooks
Meet the over 40 passionate environmental stewards from our San Antonio community that lead attendees through engaging, hands-on activities that connect them with the wonders of nature. Whether they are learning about local pollinators, sustainable practices, migratory patterns, or the unique ecosystems of our region, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy.
Meet our team of Educators, Creators, & Nature Experts
ashley bird
Festival Director & Creative Direction
maura bobbitt
Education Director
Mallory Lancaster
Design & Logistics Lead
sharon Gutierrez
PR & Marketing
cecile parrish
Bat Cave Lead, Experiential Educator & Ecologist
cheri tondri
Monarch Migration Obstacle Course Lead, Caterpillar Condo Educator
drake white
Chief Monarch Butterfly Docent
Danielle Belleny
Little Birder I Spy Educator,
Biologist & Avian Activist
Erica Rocha
Lights Out! Bird City Maze lead,
Caterpillar Condo Educator
garrett bagwell
Immersive Installations Lead
This October, we’re celebrating the people, pollinators, and species that travel through San Antonio and the stories that connect us across borders and generations.
Check out the citywide calendar with the link in our bio and flit around like a monarch to discover art, music, food, nature, and community.
