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