Below is information on Monarch Fest 2019 - look for updated details about Monarch Fest 2020 coming soon.
Saturday, June 1
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
(rain or shine)
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
(rain or shine)
Learn how you can create a monarch butterfly habitat in your own backyard.
Free Admission Fun for ALL ages
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Why Monarch Fest?
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It all started with 11 hungery caterpillars
and a wilted milkweed plant... Read More Thanks to West Chester & Liberty Lifestyle Magazine for highlighting this wonderful story in your April 2019 issue. |
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Special Speakers
- Susan Fox, Registered Landscape Architect & Horticulturist
- Kathy Charvat, Naturalist & Monarch Educator for Great Parks of Hamilton County
- Chris McCullough, Certified Master Gardener & Vice President of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Wild Ones
- Pam Zeller, High School Teacher & Horticulturist, leading Anti-Aphid Mission Control Center
Event Schedule
11:00-11:45 am Susan Fox - In Your Garden: Bee Friendly & Monarch Invitations
Flight of the Butterflies - Award winning documentary film
12:00-12:45 pm The Troubadours - Live music by Christ the King's guitar group
Susan Fox - Guided tour of Christ the King's gardens
Flight of the Butterflies - Award winning documentary film
12:45-1:00 pm Cincinnati Zoo - Plant for Pollinators Challenge
1:00-1:45 pm Kathy Charvat - Meet a Monarch - Show and Tell
Flight of the Butterflies - Award winning documentary film
1:45-2:00 pm Pollinator Parade - will start in main tent
2:00-2:45 pm Chris McCullough - Why Use Native Plants?
The Troubadours - Live music by Christ the King's guitar group
3:00-4:00 pm Kentucky 31 - Bluegrass benefit concert
11:00-11:45 am Susan Fox - In Your Garden: Bee Friendly & Monarch Invitations
Flight of the Butterflies - Award winning documentary film
12:00-12:45 pm The Troubadours - Live music by Christ the King's guitar group
Susan Fox - Guided tour of Christ the King's gardens
Flight of the Butterflies - Award winning documentary film
12:45-1:00 pm Cincinnati Zoo - Plant for Pollinators Challenge
1:00-1:45 pm Kathy Charvat - Meet a Monarch - Show and Tell
Flight of the Butterflies - Award winning documentary film
1:45-2:00 pm Pollinator Parade - will start in main tent
2:00-2:45 pm Chris McCullough - Why Use Native Plants?
The Troubadours - Live music by Christ the King's guitar group
3:00-4:00 pm Kentucky 31 - Bluegrass benefit concert
Free Milkweed Plants
(while supplies last) Monarch Butterflies need milkweed to survive. Take a plant home for your own garden. 
Anti-Aphid Mission Control Center
Monarchs don't like plants infected with aphids. All ages can become "Mission Control Specialists" and learn how to keep your plants healthy to keep pollinators happy. 
Plant for Pollinators Challenge
Learn how to plan and register your garden. |
Garden Tour
See how Christ the King has incorporated flowering plants in our gardens. (Take a guided or self-guided tour.) 
Pollinator Plant Sale
Check out the selection of native pollinator plants and purchase some for your home garden. Live Music with
Kentucky 31 Bluegrass Band Back together for an encore concert |
Kids' Activities
Plant seeds in soil blocks Face painting Pollinator Parade (wear your own costume or borrow one of ours) 
Flight of the Butterflies Film
Watch this award winning, awe-inspiring tale of extraordinary insect endurance and human perseverance. 
Pop-A-Dog Food Cart
Tasty hot dogs, chips, and drinks |
All proceeds go to the Pollinator Partnership
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Thanks to our generous sponsors!
Would you like to help sponsor this event?
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