Monarch Fest

Schedule

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

9th St NE, Rochester, MN 55906, United States | Rochester, MN

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Help catch, tag, and release monarch butterflies as they migrate through our area on their journey south to Mexico. This free, open-house event celebrates the monarch butterfly's remarkable migration from Minnesota to Mexico. Citizens just like you are important contributors to monarch research and conservation. Join us in the field to learn why!
Pick up your monarch passport and embark on your journey. Visit activity stations to learn about the monarch life cycle and what you can do to help monarch butterflies, then enjoy the traditions of Mexican culture through music, dance, and art.
Park at the West entrance to Quarry Hill Park (not the nature center entrance) at 2100 9th St NE. Be prepared for a short hike up the hill to the Oak Savanna. Water bottles and sunscreen are recommended.

3-6 pm
Catch a live Monarch
Tag & release a live Monarch
Butterfly Tent
Milkweed Pods - make & take
Monarch Life Stages
Kid Size Butterfly Life Cycle
Day of the Dead Ofrenda
Memory Wall
5-6 pm
Cultural dance performance and storytelling
Ayude a capturar, etiquetar y liberar mariposas monarca mientras migran a través de nuestra área en su viaje hacia el sur de México. Este evento gratuito celebra la notable migración de la mariposa monarca de Minnesota a México. Personas como usted son contribuyentes importantes a la investigación y conservación de la mariposa monarca. ¡Acompáñenos en el campo para saber por qué!
Recoja su pasaporte monarca y comience su viaje. Visite las estaciones de actividades para aprender sobre el ciclo de vida de las mariposas monarca y lo que puede hacer para ayudarlas, luego disfrute de las tradiciones de la cultura mexicana a través de la música, la danza y el arte.
Estaciónese en la entrada oeste de Quarry Hill Park (no en la entrada del centro natural) en 2100 9th St NE. Prepárese para una corta caminata cuesta arriba hasta Oak Savanna. Se recomiendan botellas de agua y protector solar.
3-6 pm
Atrapa una mariposa monarca
Etiqueta y liberá a una mariposa
Carpa de mariposas volando
Semillas de algodoncillo: plantar y llevar
Ciclo de la vida de la monarca
Ciclo de vida de una mariposa tamaño infantil
Altar de Muertos por el Día de Muertos
Mural de Difuntos
5-6 pm
Espectáculo de danza cultural y narración de cuentos
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Where is it happening?

9th St NE, Rochester, MN 55906, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Quarry Hill Nature Center

Host or Publisher Quarry Hill Nature Center

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