Butterflies in the Pass Monarch Festival

Join us for Butterflies in the Pass Monarch Festival on Saturday, October 5th from 10am-1pm in War Memorial Park in Pass Christian. This event will feature speakers, educational exhibits, hands on activities for all ages and a walking parade for anyone in butterfly regalia (including pets). The goal of the festival is to celebrate and educate our community about Monarch butterflies and other pollinators and what we can do to help them thrive.

The schedule for this event is as follows:

10am-Welcome and Butterfly Walking Parade

10:30am-Linda Auld-the New Orleans Bug Lady-“Monarchs, Migration, Milkweed and Oe”

11:30am-Heather Sullivan-State Botanist with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science-“Native Plants for Butterflies and Pollinators”

1:00pm-Exhibits Close

Exhibitors at the Festival include: Mississippi State Extension, Crosby Arboretum, Pass Christian Garden Club, Hancock and Harrison County Master Naturalists, Hancock County Master Gardeners, Mississippi Forestry Commission, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Harrison and Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Beach Beekeepers Association, Dr. Jeffrey Harris, Mississippi State Apiarist, Dr. Blair Sampson with USDA, Mississippi State University Entomology Department Bug Blues, the Hattiesburg Zoo and the Pass Christian Public Library.

This event is free and open to the public. We are asking those attending to bring lawn chairs (if they are able). Butterfly themed costumes are encouraged! The Market in the Park will also take place during the festival and will have butterfly themed items for sale. If the weather is bad, the event will be moved to the Pass Christian Library (located at 111 Hiern Avenue). If you need further information, please call the Pass Christian Public Library at 228-452-4596 or email Butterfliesinthepass@gmail.com for more information. You can also get information from Facebook (Butterflies in the Pass https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094393281362) or follow the festival on Instagram. Sponsors for this event include: the Friends of the Pass Christian Public Library, Pass Christian Public Library, City of Pass Christian, Pass Christian Garden Club, Coast Coca-Cola Bottling Unit, Mississippi Wildflower Trail, Keep Mississippi Beautiful and the Mississippi Department of Transportation.