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 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

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