Pollinator Fest 2026
our annual celebration of pollinators
a free Sammamish Valley community event
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 booth
- 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
Food Trucks
Off the Rez – made-from-scratch Native cuisine burgers and tacos.
La Rivera Maya – Guatamalan/Central American food.
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.
Inspiration Booths
These organizations will be on hand to provide information, inspiration and encouragement
- Washington Department of Agriculture – Pollinator Health
- Washington Native Plant Society
- Whale Scout
- Woodinville Creative District
- Woodinville Garden Club
- Woodinville Rotary Club
- Woodinville Teen Art Alliance
- WSU Extension Master Gardeners
- Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
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
21 Acres
Woodinville Garden Club
Coastal Community Bank
Woodinville Rotary Club
EvergreenHealth Foundation – King County
Alan M. Painter Community Engagement Grant
