Build Your Own Pollinator with The Idea Store

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026Time: 3:00PM – 6:00PM CTAudience: Public (All Ages)Location: Champaign Farmer’s Market (Champaign, IL)Description: Join The Idea Store at the Champaign Farmers Market for a FREE craft event: build your own pollinator! They bring the materials, you build the pollinator to take home.

Pollinator Walk & Talk at the Champaign Farmer’s Market

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026Time: 2:00PM – 3:00PM CTAudience: Public (All Ages)Location: Champaign Farmer’s Market (Champaign, IL)Description: Connect with your community and nature with Illinois Extension’s Walk & Talks series. Each session features a short interactive lesson or activity, followed by a refreshing walk on paved paths. This session will take place from 2 PM […]

Gardening for Butterflies

Date: Sunday June 28, 2026Time: 1:00PM – 2:00PM CTAudience: Public (Adults)Location: Urbana Free Library (Urbana, IL)Description: Learn how to attract and support pollinators using native plants. 🦋 “Gardening for Butterflies” is a presentation by Diane Wilhite and Gary Russell on the value of native plants and what you can do in your home garden to […]

Garden Walk 2026

Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026Time: 9:00AM – 4:00PM CT Audience: Public (All Ages) Location: Idea Garden (Urbana, IL)Description: All day event touring local gardens, typically 6 private gardens and 2 public planned and implemented by the Champaign County Master Gardeners. The event centers on the Idea Garden in Urbana, IL. We have a large vendor […]

Kids Kits: Summer Berry Jam-sicles

Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026Time: 3:00PM – 6:00PM CTAudience: Public (All Ages)Location: Champaign Farmer’s Market (Champaign, IL)Description: The Land Connection gives away 100 Kids Kits at the last farmers market of each month. These kid-friendly meal and snack kits use local ingredients from your favorite market vendors. This month, in honor of pollinator week, the […]

Pollinator-Inspired Recipe Demonstration

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026Time: 5:00PM – 6:00PM CTAudience: Public (All Ages)Location: Champaign Farmer’s Market (Champaign, IL)Description: Check out the Champaign Farmer’s market from 3-6 pm in downtown Champaign for some local food. At 5 pm, there will be a live cooking demonstration from Illinois Extension using pollinator- inspired ingredients. We will have resources available about […]

Science on Tap

Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM CTAudience: Public (All Ages)Location: Rigg’s Brewery (Urbana, IL)Description: Join us at Rigg’s Brewery for a family-friendly kickoff to pollinator week! Hear from two scientists from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology as they describe their research on bees to support vitally important insect pollinators. […]

Science at the Market

Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026Time: 7:00AM – 12:00 PM CTAudience: Public (All Ages)Location: Lincoln Square Mall (Urbana, IL)Description: Stop by the Science at the Market Booth at the Urbana Farmers Market on June 20 to learn more about the pollinators that help support the delicious foods you can find around the market. While you’re there, […]

Pollinator Week Night Hike

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026Time: 7:00PM CTAudience: Public (All Ages)Location: Meadowbrook Park Windsor Road entrance (Urbana, IL)Description: Join entomologist Sreelakshmi Suresh and Illinois Extension Educator Karla Griesbaum for an evening stroll to learn about nocturnal pollinators and conservation. This is free and no registration is needed. Meet at Meadowbrook Park’s Windsor Road entrance. Call (217) 384-4062 […]

Pollinator-themed Board Games at The Scratching Post

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026Time: 6:00PM-8:00PM CTAudience: Public (All Ages)Location: The Scratching Post (Champaign, IL)Description: Stop in to celebrate Pollinator Week at The Scratching Post! Learn about pollinators, pick up a seed packet, and play a pollinator-themed board game! Did you know that catmint and catnip are pollinator-friendly plants? While supplies last, The Scratching Post will be […]

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