Ladybug Day 2026

Ladybug Day is an annual community building event open to anyone in the Greater Rochester Area. Featuring en plein air artists, crafts and gardening activities for children (of all ages!), an assortment of local artisans and food vendors, and live musical entertainment, it is a free day long family friendly celebration rooted in sharing, learning, and creating. 🌱🎨🎼

Celebrating Rochester area “flower power”, teaching our youth about environmentalism and the joys of art, gardening, and just growing our community, this mini festival is an organic celebration of women’s+ enterprise, environmental stewardship, and creativity. Culminating with a children’s parade and the release of 1,000 live ladybugs into the garden, guests will enjoy shopping, swapping gardening tips and tricks, creating a community mural and fairy gardens, learning about sustainability and much more. 🧚‍♀️🌼

There is street parking and ample parking in the Culver St. Armory parking lot (155 Culver Rd).

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Info: Line up at corner of Monroe Ave and Rosedale Street (1006 Monroe Ave).

Info: March down Rosedale Street into Wide Water Garden to kick off Ladybug Day!

Info: Help us release live ladybugs into the garden!

Info: Mrs. Kassy, the children's Liberian from the Monroe Branch Library does story time in the garden.

Info: Our amazing volunteer and local artist Sage leads an all-ages kids' activity! (Fairy house making will not be in session from 1-2pm. Will resume at 2pm.)

Info: Our friends from Arelene's Costumes will be providing FREE facepainting!

Info: See and learn about different bugs and small animals from The Seneca Park Zoo Mobile!

Info: Stop by either one of our welcome tables to receive a ticket for a free ice cream! (Tickets are limited and on a first come, first serve basis. One ticket per person. While supplies last.)

Info: Wide Water Gardens now has two bee keeping boxes! Join members from Wide Water Garden for a bee keeping demo.

Info: Our fairy making instructor Sage returns!

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Host or Publisher South East Area Coalition (SEAC)