Week of Events
Pollinator Week
(Pollinator Partnership) Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health. It is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. Popular events include planting for pollinators, hosting garden tours, participating in online bee and butterfly ID workshops. Check out events with Pollinator Partnership and organizations throughout ...
Sunday, June 21, 2026
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June 21, 2026 -The Butterfly Experience
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June 21, 2026 -Firefly Festival
The Butterfly Experience
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) A world of wonder takes flight as Montgomery Parks’ popular Butterfly Experience returns to Brookside Gardens. Visitors will be surrounded by hundreds of brilliant butterflies from the Americas, Africa, and Asia as they flutter among vibrant, lush tropical blooms. This intimate experience offers rare, up-close encounters while trained staff and volunteers highlight the stages of metamorphosis, the ...
Firefly Festival
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Come celebrate summer’s natural night lights as we learn about these bioluminescent beetles! Activities include: bug hunts, games, crafts, walks, and talks about fireflies. Bring a picnic blanket as we wait for sunset and the natural lights to come out.
Monday, June 22, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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Thursday, June 25, 2026
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June 25, 2026 -Deanwood In Bloom: Get to Know Your Local Pollinators
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June 25, 2026 -ForgWatch on Kingman Island
Deanwood In Bloom: Get to Know Your Local Pollinators
(DC) (Capital Nature) Butterflies, moths, and bumblebees keep life going - and food growing - in Deanwood and elsewhere. Celebrate Pollinator Week at the Faunteroy Center with a special program on nature's small but important local heroes: A talk on pollinators and their community benefits The gardener experience by Jimell A short nature walk along Lederer Garden paths to appreciate ...
ForgWatch on Kingman Island
(DC) (Living Classrooms) Join DOEE, Living Classrooms, and your neighbors for FrogWatch, a community science program. Through FrogWatch volunteers collect and submit data on calling frogs and toads in ponds and wetlands around Kingman + Heritage Islands throughout the spring and summer. Watch the recorded orientation video here. To learn more about FrogWatch and practice your frog call skills, explore ...
Friday, June 26, 2026
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June 26, 2026 -Firefly Walk at Huntley Meadows
Firefly Walk at Huntley Meadows
(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Join us on a magical evening walk in the park to learn about and see the different colors and signal patterns of this fascinating insect. Ages 5 to Adult.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
No events on this day.