Like Monarch Butterflies this time of year, the festival is ready to feel aflutter! Check back for updates on artists, activities, exhibitors, plant vendors, and food vendors! We will post here and on Facebook.
Performing Artists on Main Stage | Bilingual Emcee | ASL Interpreters 
Salsa del Soul – Twin Cities-based orchestra performing various styles of Caribbean dance music – 10am
Ballet Folklorico Mexico – Mexico Azteca educates, preserves, and inspires people to celebrate the heritage and beauty of Mexico through the folkloric arts – 11:15am
Brass Messengers – A Minneapolis street band playing mostly original music inspired by global sources – 12:10pm
Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue – Aztec dance troupe with traditional regalia – 1:15pm/1:30pm
Tropical Zone Orchestra – An award-winning Latin fusion band – 3pm
Hands on Art with local Artists
- Paper Plains Making paper with plants station
- Sarah Nassif Screen printing station
- Shes Bilingue Art Block printing
- Wow Mobile Metal Lab Pour Pewter
- Curiosity Studio Class
Educational Exhibitors
- ArtStart in Partnership with the MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Bell Museum
- Friends School of Minnesota
- Hennepin County Environment and Energy
- Hennepin County Library
- Metro Transit – BRT Bus Onsite
- Metropolitan Council – Regional Parks & Trails
- Minnesota Dragonfly Society
- Minnesota Zoo
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Nokomis Naturescape
- Starry Skies IDA Minneapolis|St. Paul
- Wild Ones Twin Cities
- Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis
- University of Minnesota Bee Squad
- Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa
- Rotary International
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Native Plant & Tree Vendors
Monarch Merchandise
Food Vendors
- El Burrito Mercado Corn | Elotes
- La Loma Tamales
- Naturally Delicious Ice Cream
- Taco Taxi
- Taqueria el Patron | Victor Hugo
- Tibet Momo
- El Patron
- Habanero Tacos
- Tibet Momo
- 9YumYum
- Cuchillo’s
- Drew’s Concessions
- Flo’s Eats
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