3rd Annual Pollinator Fest

a free community event

Saturday, May 31, 2025

at 21 Acres

13701 NE 171st St., Woodinville

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

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

Check out the Schedule of Events

Youth Art Contest

Food Trucks

Off the Rez will be serving made-from-scratch Native cuisine burgers and tacos.
La Rivera Maya will offer Guatamalan/Central American food.
And, yes, there will be a coffee cart – Kafa Coffee

Music

The Market Minstrels will be performing from 11:00 – 1:00. Find them on Spotify and listen to their CD The Water’s Edge.

Parking Shuttle

Shuttle provided by Fairwinds-Brittany Park Retirement.

Here is where to catch it.

Tour the Farm

View the farm map

Keynote Speaker - Sue Goetz

Sue is an award winning garden designer, writer and speaker. Through her business, Creative Gardener, she works with clients to personalize outdoor spaces, from garden coaching to complete landscape design. Her garden design work has earned gold medals at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival and specialty awards, including the Sunset magazine, the Fine Gardening magazine, and The American Horticultural Society Awards. Writing and speaking are other ways Sue shares her love for the garden by offering seminars and hands-on workshops. A published author, Sue shares her passion for herb gardens with her books The Complete Container Herb Gardening, A Taste for Herbs, and The Herb-Lover’s Spa Book.

Learn more about Sue

10:30 a.m. – Sue will present Garden Design for Bees, Butterflies and Other Good Things! Get tips on how to design a garden that not only feeds pollinators but provides habitat for them. Shelter, water, eco-friendly care and, of course, the plants! Get a list of the best plants and all you need to know to grow a healthy, sustainable, colorful garden that invites pollinators to stay.
1:30 p.m. – join Sue for a hands-on workshop, Plant by Number Gardens for Pollinators! Create your landing spot along a pollinator’s flight path. Get tips on how to color up your garden with designer combos for mini, pocket gardens, container gardens, and mixed landscape borders. Learn how to combine three (or more) pollinator attracting perennials, shrubs and annuals to create plant drawings. Then get pencils and paper and have fun designing – creating patterns with a matrix planting approach for your space.  
This workshop has limited space and is first come, first served. Plan to come early to get a spot!

Speaker - Kevin Friesen from Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo is a proud partner in regional efforts to protect bees, butterflies and other vital pollinators, recognizing their critical role in healthy ecosystems and global food systems. From planting native species to promoting habitat corridors in city neighborhoods, the zoo is committed to inspiring conservation action that starts in our own backyards.
Kevin Friesen is the horticulture manager at Woodland Park Zoo, where he leads efforts to create vibrant, ecologically rich landscapes that support both animal welfare and local biodiversity.
Kevin is a certified arborist and licensed pesticide control advisor with over a decade of experience in landscape management and arboriculture. Since joining Woodland Park Zoo, he has spearheaded the expansion of the zoo’s pollinator garden habitats, contributing to its broader mission to support pollinator populations through sustainable urban green spaces. Join Kevin’s talk on Pollination at Woodland Park Zoo at 12:00 noon.

Inspiration Booths

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

Vendors

Schedule of Events

Talks and Presentations

Sue Goetz talk – Garden Design for Bees, Butterflies and Other Good Things!     10:30 – 11:30
Art Contest Awards presented by Woodinville Mayor Mike Millman    12 noon
Pollination at Woodland Park Zoo    12:00 – 1:00
Sue Goetz Workshop – Plant by Number Gardens for Pollinators!    1:30 – 3:00
This workshop has limited space. Plan to come early to get a spot!

Garden Tours

Native Plant Relatives Walk with Tlingit tribal member, Lindsey Crofoot   11:00 – 12:00 and 1:00 – 2:00
Pollinator Walk    11:30 – 12:30 and 1:30 – 2:30
Forest Bathing Walk    12:30 – 1:30 and 2:00 – 3:00

Presented by Pollinator Pathway NW

This event is supported by:

  City of Woodinville
21 Acres
Woodinville Garden Club
Coastal Community Bank
Sammamish Valley Grange
Fairwinds-Brittany Park Retiremenht
EvergreenHealth Foundation – King County
Alan M. Painter Community Engagement Grant

Shuttle Stops

Parking shuttle provided by Fairwinds-Brittany Park Retirement

  1. Woodinville Alliance Church – 13940 NE 166th St, Woodinville
  2. Woodinville Community Church – 17110 140th Ave NE, Woodinville
  3. 21 Acres – 13701 NE 171st St, Woodinville

The shuttle will run continuously between the three stops from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.