Hasta Luego Monarchs!
**EVENT CANCELLED** Due to weather conditions**
(In consideration of the volunteers and exhibitors who run this event, we made the difficult decision to cancel due to forcasted rain and unpredictable weather conditions.)
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Time: 9 am to 1 pm Location: Pollinator Prairie, 320 S. Blake Street, Olathe, KS
The K-State University Extension, Johnson County Master Naturalists, in association with Monarch Watch, are hosting a free, family-friendly Pollinator Event to say "hasta luego" to the magnificent Monarch butterfly!
- 'Monarch Watch' demonstrations, including tagging and releasing monarchs.
- Effects of Nighttime Light Pollution and Bats by DarkSky Missouri
- Rain Barrels with Johnson County Stormwater Management's Contain the Rain
- Composting with Compost Collective KC
- Caterpillar Wonders with Johnson County K-State University Extension Master Gardeners
- Exhibits by Johnson County K-State University Extension Master Naturalists to include milkweed, native plants, invasive species, water quality, food forest permaculture, nature's night shift and more!
- Games!
- Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
- KU Natural History Museum
- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Native Plant Sale
9 to to 12 pm or until sold out
Sale is presented by Parsons' Gardens. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Pollinator Prairie!
Event Sponsors
Many thanks to our sponsors for their support:
Haley and Aldrich, Inc.
Ruby Consulting, Inc.
Parsons' Gardens
The Boeing Company