Saturday, September 12th, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Lake Nokomis Community Center
Below is the 2026 festival line-up. Schedules, activities, and vendors are subject to change. Stay up to date by following the Monarch Festival on Facebook.
Main Stage Performing Artists
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Ballet Folklorico Mexico Azteca
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Kapulli KetzalCoatlicue
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Brass Messengers
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Charanga Tropical
Bilingual Emcee and ASL Interpreters will be present
Hands-on Art with Local Artists
- Corazon Caminante
- Curiosity Studio
- Mia – Art in the Park
- Paper Plains Project
- Petal Arts Botanical Printing with Natural Dyes
- Printmaking with Sarah Nassif
- She’s Bilingue Art
- Tara Fahey/Merbird Handcrafts
- Textile Center
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Educational Exhibitors
- All Energy Solar
- Bell Museum
- Child Development Lab School
- Citizens Climate Lobby
- City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development
- Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa
- Consulate of Mexico in St. Paul
- Earthwise Organic Consulting
- Environmental Quality Board & Minnesota DNR
- Friends School of Minnesota
- Garden Variety Art
- Great River Greening
- Hennepin County Climate and Resiliency Deptartment
- Jardines para las Monarcas, con plantas gratis
- Metropolitan Council
- Metropolitan Mosquito Control District
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
- Minnesota Dragonfly Society
- Minnesota Zoo
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Monarch Odyssey
- MyBirdClub – Youth Birdwatching Club
- Nokomis East Neighborhood Association Environment Committee
- Nokomis Library
- Nokomis Naturescape
- Saint Helena Catholic School
- Starry Skies North
- Tierra Encantada
- UMN Butterfly Lab
- University of Minnesota Bee Squad
- USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Wild Ones Twin Cities
- Wild Rumpus Books
Native Plant Vendors
- Agrarian Seed and Garden
- Mother Earth Gardens
- Prairie Restorations, Inc
Monarch Merchandise
- Anturio Flowers
- Monarch Joint Venture
- The Monarch Project
- Northern Sun
Food Vendors
- Ari’s Sweets
- Big Bell Ice Cream
- Drew’s Mini Donuts
- Egg Roll Queen
- El Burrito Mercado
- Habanero Tacos
- La Loma
- Mee Ma’s Sandwiches
- Scattercat Concessions
- St. Pops
- Taco Taxi
- Taqueria El Patron
- Thumb Cookies
- Tibet Momo
- Vang Express