Pollinator Fest 2026

our annual celebration of pollinators

a free Sammamish Valley community event

Saturday, May 30, 2026

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

13701 NE 171st St., Woodinville

Education

  • Learn about the relationship between native plants and native pollinators
  • Discover alternatives to chemical pesticides
  • Learn how to attract pollinators to your garden
  • Find ways to be a good pollinator steward and become part of the pollinator pathway

Entertainment

  • Have your picture taken in a pollinator photo cut-out
  • Kid’s table – activities and fun for children
  • Entomologist Bob Gillespie will be back with his impressive insects
  • Enjoy an art display featuring the winning entries for the Woodinville Garden Club Pollinator Art Contest

Keynote Speaker - Gregory Green

Greg Green is a wildlife ecologist and photographer, who teaches ecology and natural history at Western Washington University. He collaborated with renowned photographer, Art Wolfe, on the book Wild Lives, a celebration of the beauty, ferocity, and revival of Earth’s endangered wildlife. Art and Greg are currently collaborating on a new book, The Wildlife of the World. Greg has done a study on the Anna’s hummingbird and recently gave a packed house presentation on hummingbirds at the Northwest Stream Center.  Read his bio.
Greg will discuss Hummingbird Ecology: From Ecuador to the Pacific Northwest. Through the lens of photography, Greg will illuminate pollinator and hummingbird ecology and explain why we have a hummingbird that overwinters in the PNW. Morning and afternoon session.

Garden Tours

  • Native plant tour by Linzie Crofoot
  • Self guided tour

Youth Art Contest

Be part of the 2nd annual Youth Pollinator Art Contest. Create your original artwork inspired by this year’s theme, Harmony in Bloom: Local Pollinators and Plants. Winning entries will be displayed at Pollinator Fest. Here is all the information on art classes and how to enter.

Food Trucks

Off the Rez – made-from-scratch Native cuisine burgers and tacos.
La Rivera Maya – Guatamalan/Central American food.

Inspiration Booths

These organizations will be on hand to provide information, inspiration and encouragement

Vendors

Presented by Pollinator Pathway NW

This event is supported by:

City of Woodinville
21 Acres
Woodinville Garden Club
Coastal Community Bank
Woodinville Rotary Club
EvergreenHealth Foundation – King County
Alan M. Painter Community Engagement Grant