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Pollinator Palooza

Celebrate birds, bees, butterflies and all of the other creatures that make our gardens grow during Pollinator Palooza in conjunction with National Pollinator Week. Engage with local pollinator advocacy organizations, while enjoying learning opportunities, crafts, music, garden tours and more.

This event is free to attend; no tickets or reservations are required. Please note that this event is held in the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus, southeast of the Conservatory. Admission is required if you choose to visit the Conservatory before or after the event.

Schedule of Events

Organization Fair & Activities | 11am–3pm

Stop by pollinator-centric booths from the Conservatory and participating organizations for activities, crafts, games and more! The full list of participating organizations is below.

Exploring Pollinators in the Garden | 11am & 1:30pm

Take a walk in the garden and observe bees in action. Led by Denise Ellsworth, the Program Director of Honey Bee and Native Pollinator Education, OSU Extension.

Food Demonstration | 11am-3pm

Taste delicious foods made with ingredients that are only possible thanks to pollinators. Led by the Conservatory’s Culinary & Sustainability Educator, Heather Bell.

Plant Sales | 11am–3pm

Natives in Harmony will have a variety of native plants for sale

Live Critters | 11am-3pm

Get an up-close look at local wildlife with The Bugman and For All Species

Live music from Greg Greyson | 11am–3pm

Greg Greyson plays a unique blend of soft rock with jazz overtones

Stinger | 11am

The buzzing force behind the Columbus Blue Jackets

Food Trucks | 11am-3pm

Machi Hibachi | Taquitos Food Truck | Turtle Island | Too Good Eats

Participating Organizations

Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center/Center for Applied Plants | The Bee Collective | The Bugman | Child Development Council of Franklin County | Central Ohio Beekeepers Association | Columbus GreenSpot | Columbus Recreation and Parks | Columbus Zoo & Aquarium | Dawes Arboretum | East Central Ohio Beekeepers Association | For All Species | Franklin County Master Gardeners Volunteers | Franklin County Public Health | Ohio Herb Center | Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council | Greater Columbus Growing Coalition | Hinton Apiaries | Kiwanis Club of Columbus | LEAD for Pollinators | Love Your Alley | Natives in Harmony | Ohio Department of Transportation | Ohio History Connection | Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative | Ohio State Beekeepers Association | Ohio State University Extension | Red Beard Bees | Keep Columbus Beautiful | Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District | Save Ohio Bees | Giant Eagle | Columbus Audubon

Past Pollinator Paloozas

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