BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:669@newtonconservators.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T113000 DTSTAMP:20260825T020652Z URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/6th-annual-newton-monarch-festiv al/ SUMMARY:6th Annual Newton Monarch Festival DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a day of family fun and monarch magic! The Sixth Annual Newton Monarch Festival is fluttering into Wellington Park\, Wes t Newton on Saturday\, September 19th\, 2026\, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. \n\nThis free community event is perfect for all ages\, especially kids wh o are naturally fascinated by the wonders of nature and butterflies. Join us for a unique opportunity to learn about these incredible creatures and discover how you can help protect them by providing habitat.\n\nEvent Deta ils\n\n Date: Saturday\, September 19\, 2026\n Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM\n Rain Date: Sunday\, September 20\, 2026\n Location: Wellington Par k\, Kilburn Road\, West Newton MA\n Registration:    If haven’t alre ady\, please register below to help us plan for a successful day.  Regist er for this event below!\n\nWhat to Expect at the Monarch Festival\n\n Li ve Monarch Encounters: Kids have a natural fascination with nature and bu tterflies and will enjoy\nseeing monarchs up close in every stage of their life cycle – from tiny eggs and munching caterpillars to fascinating ch rysalises and newly emerged adult butterflies. We expect to be releasing s ome!\n Butterfly Garden Tours: Explore Wellington Park’s beautiful gard ens\, featuring native milkweed and other pollinator-friendly plants cruci al for monarch survival.  Get to know and recognize the three typical mi lkweeds for our New England region – Common Milkweed\, Swamp Milkweed\, and Butterfly Milkweed.  Wellington Park has two large gardens containing these types of milkweed as well as other colorful native flowers and plan ts attractive to Monarchs and other pollinators.\n Bug Tour:  Get to kno w the pollinator insects in your garden with a  bug tour of the Wellingto n gardens looking for bees\, butterflies\, moths\, flies\, beetles\, crick ets and grasshoppers\, and more!  Learn how to easily photograph them wit h your smartphone and ID with INaturalist.\n Kids’ Zone: Enjoy a variet y of butterfly-themed games\, activities\, arts &\; crafts\, and colori ng sheets\, courtesy of the Newton Parks\, Recreation\, and Culture Depart ment.  Wellington Park also has swings\, a toddler play area\, and a sens ory dome play structure for older children.\n Milkweed Exchange:  Monarc hs rely on milkweed for their survival for laying eggs and as food for the ir caterpillar stage.  To help these incredible insects\, consider plant ing New England native milkweed varieties like Common Milkweed\, Swamp Mil kweed\, or Butterfly Milkweed in your garden. Pick up some free milkweed plants and seeds at the festival to help you get started!  We will prov ide a sheet with planting instructions and guidelines.  If you  have mi lkweed plants\, seeds\, or seed pods  to share\, please bring them along to our Exchange table. Please label seeds (in small bags or envelopes) and plants according to the type of milkweed.\n Expert Insights: Meet some l ocal monarch experts who maintain official Monarch Waystations and earn th eir tips for attracting these pollinators to your own garden.   If you h ave a garden containing milkweed and other pollinator plants to help susta in the Monarch population\, we’d love to have you come and share your kn owledge!.\n Prize Drawings: Registered attendees will have a free chance to win exciting butterfly-related prizes!\n Directions &\; Parking:\n Wellington Park is located in West Newton\, a few blocks north of West New ton Square. Park entrances are on Kilburn Road and Princess Road (near Princess and Lindbergh Ave).  Please note: Parking is permitted only on the southbound side of Kilburn Road due to its narrowness. Additional on- street parking can be found on nearby streets such as Henshaw Street\, Hen shaw Place\, Henshaw Terrace\, Lindbergh Avenue\, Southgate Park\, Northga te Park\, and Byrd Ave. When parking on these residential streets\, please be courteous to neighbors and park on the same side as other cars.\n Att endance is FREE!\nWe encourage you to register below to receive important weather-related updates and information about future pollinator events an d be eligible for the free prize drawings.   When you arrive\, please c heck in at the green Newton Conservators tent and look for the posted sche dule of events with tour and session times.\n Presented By:\nThe Newton M onarch Festival is presented and cosponsored by Newton Conservators\, Ne wton Parks Recreation and Culture Department\, Newton Community Pollinato r Project\, Green Newton\, Friends of Cold Spring Park\, Friends of Wel lington Park\, and Mothers Out Front Newton.  There will be representati ves on hand from many of these fine organizations in case you wanted to le arn more about them.\n Newton Pollinator Garden Tour:\nOur free Newton An nual Pollinator Garden Tour occurs in the afternoon across Newton includin g Wellington Park.  Pick up a free map  and tour schedule to visit both public and private gardens that contain a lot of native pollinator plants\ n\nIf interested in volunteering to help make this day a success or report on your monarch experience this year\,  contact Ted Kuklinski tkuklinsk i@aol.com.  Hope to see you on Saturday\, September 19th at the Newton Mo narch Festival celebration!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newtonconservators.org/wp-content/upload s/2022/08/Monarch-Festival-Logo.jpg CATEGORIES:Recreation & Culture,Special Events LOCATION:Wellington Park\, Kilburn Road\, Newton\, MA\, United States GEO:42.354499;-71.227462 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kilburn Road\, Newton\, MA\ , United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wellington Park:geo:42.354499,- 71.227462 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR