Clarkia Flower Festival

Join the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden on May 16 and celebrate nature with a day of fun activities connecting you to your community!

This annual event is more than just a festival; it represents a significant step toward fostering community spirit, celebrating nature, and supporting local organizations. With engaging activities for all ages, the festival is a powerful platform to connect participants with the environment, share knowledge about sustainability, and create lasting memories.

• Tables from local organizations
• Themed Naturalist Walks
• Engaging talks and activities about nature
• Delicious food trucks
• A fun beer garden
• Live music
• Arts and crafts for everyone

Food Vendors:

• Rice Balls of Fire
• Creamy Boys
• Flaming Grain
• Sunseri’s Bar and Beverage Catering

• Invertebrate Club of Southern California
• Margaret Gallagher Art
• Berbo Studio
• Hunny Bunny Studios
• Fostering Flowers
• Soapure
• Louise Fleurs
• Sunny Tran
• Crafting for Cancer
• LA Is Not A Desert
• Growing Works Nursery

• Altadena Seed Library
• Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
• California Wildlife Center (CWC)
• CNPS Santa Monica Mountains Chapter
• Friends of the LA River (FOLAR)
• Los Angeles Public Library
• Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability
• Save the Vireo
• Southern California Botanists
• Stunt Ranch
• Tawa Compost
• The Xerces Society
• Theodore Payne Foundation
• Tree People
• Women Forage SoCal
• Westwood Greenway
• National Forest Foundation
• HoneyLove
• Community Organized Relief Effort
• Vets Garden

• Bruin Birding Club
• Congo Basin Institute at UCLA
• Sage Hull
• UCLA Botanical Club
• UCLA EEB Undergraduate Association
• UCLA ESN
• Ecological Restoration Association
• UCLA Campus Biodiversity 2025 IoES Practicum

Special thanks to our sponsors: Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, UCLA Health, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA Department of Life Sciences, the W Los Angeles, and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

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