Burpee Museum Monarch Festival

This family-friendly event will feature a wide variety of activities, exhibits, and hands-on learning centered around monarch butterflies and other incredible bugs. Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect:

Activities and Attraction

Educational Booths

• Life Cycles & Migration: Learn about the monarch life cycle and migration journey. See migration maps and life cycle diagrams.
• Insect Champions: See insects’ strength and biomechanics
• Camouflage: Understand camouflage and mimicry in insects
• Lawns to Way Stations: Transforming lawns into monarch/pollinator habitats

Arts, Crafts, and Interactive Exhibits

• Butterfly Gardens: Explore the areas around our museum specifically designed to attract and support butterflies and other pollinators.  See if you can spot any!
• Nature Nook: See our newly updated nature nook!
• Butterfly Metamorphosis: Create a foldable book
• Insect Camouflage Art: Design and color insects to camouflage in different environments
• Videos, diagrams, and hands-on stations 

Cultural and Community Involvement

A key aspect of the Monarch Festival is promoting awareness and action towards insect conservation. The event will highlight the importance of insects and involve the local community through:

• Community Art Projects: Don’t forget to take your crafts home and show the people show them your foldable book or have them guess where your camouflaged insect is at!
• Local Group Interest: Conservation and garden groups will enjoy the nature nook for prairie grasses and plants.

Join us for a day of fun, education, and celebration at the Monarch Festival, where we honor the incredible diversity and importance of the insect world!

Cancellation/refund policy: Cancellation MUST be received 7 clear days ahead to receive a refund. A fee of 20% will be deducted from any refund after the initial purchase.