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15th Annual Monarch Festival – Festival de la Monarca

The next Minneapolis Monarch Festival will occur on Saturday, September 9th, 2023, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Festival celebrates the monarch butterfly amazing 2,300 mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico with music, food, dance, hands-on art, native plant sales and plenty of opportunities to get up close with monarch butterflies, learn about their habitats, and what you can do to make a difference.

The Festival will be held just east of the Lake Nokomis Community Center in the area bounded by E. Minnehaha Parkway, Woodlawn Boulevard, and E. Nokomis Parkway. Map & Directions.

Like Monarch Butterfly this time of year, we are busy! The festival is coordinating with our artist friends and science colleagues to bring you activities and learning opportunities at the 2023 Monarch Festival.

Announcements and updates Festival Facebook Page

A big thank you to our sponsors at CINE LATINO the upper Midwest’s only showcase of the best new films by Latin American, Iberian and U.S. LatinX filmmakers. The 11th annual festival features a full array of lively film screenings, engaging filmmaker conversations, and exciting parties to engage the Twin Cities’ growing Spanish-speaking populations and vast community of global cinephiles.

Festival Contacts:

General Information & Event Manager:
MaryLynn Pulscher, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org | 612-313-7784

Sponsors:
Want to be a part of supporting the festival?
mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org | 612-313-7784
Sponsorship Information will be posted in mid-2022

Exhibitors:
Brandon Long, Nokomis East Neighborhood Association
monarch@nokomiseast.org | 612-724-5652
Exhibitor Information and Application

Food Vendors:
MaryLynn Pulscher, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org | 612-313-7784
Food and Beverage Vendor Application

Media:
Robin Smothers, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
rsmothers@minneapolisparks.org | 612-230-6410

Volunteers:
Brandon Long, Nokomis East Neighborhood Association
monarch@nokomiseast.org | 612-724-5652
Volunteering Information and Sign Up will be posted in mid-2023