Schedule of Events
2026 Pollinator Festival
Festival Schedule
From Nature Walks to Inspiring Talks—Explore, Learn, and Connect
9 AM – Festival Kick-off - Marshall Park Picnic Shelter
9:30 AM – Clark Public Utilities Electric Center Bee Walk and Pollinator Garden Tour – Michael O’Loughlin & Jane Tesner Kleiner
10 AM– 2pmArts Hub Presented by theARTScentered – Mural Painting & Visual/Performance Art Featuring Eco-Artist Hill Kent & Others
9 AM – 3 PM – Kids’ Zone, Children’s Entrepreneur’s Market & Children’s Play Time with Columbia Play Project & Vancouver Urban Forestry Pop-up Arboretum - Marshall Park
10:30 AM – VITA Elementary Speaker: Steven Clark - Our native bees. Who they are and how they live.
11:15 AM – VITA Elementary Speaker: Dr. Erica Henry
12:00 PM – VITA Elementary Speaker: Dr. Olivia Carril - Tiny Pollinators, Mighty Partners: The ecology of Washington's Wild Bees with book signing to follow
1:00 PM – VITA Elementary Keyone Speaker: Dr. Doug Tallamy – How Can I Help? with book singing to follow
2:00 PM – Garden Walk: Green Schoolyards & VITA Elementary Garden Tour – Jane Tesner Kleiner
3 PM – Festival Close
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