Join the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden on May 17 and celebrate nature with a day of fun activities connecting you to your community!
About Clarkia Flower Festival:
This inaugural annual event is more than just a festival; it represents a significant step toward fostering community spirit, celebrating nature, and supporting local organizations. With engaging activities for all ages, the festival is a powerful platform to connect participants with the environment, share knowledge about sustainability, and create lasting memories.
Event Highlights:
- Tables from local organizations
- Themed Naturalist Walks
- Engaging talks and activities about nature
- Delicious food trucks
- A fun beer garden
- Live music
- Arts and crafts for everyone
Speakers:
La Kretz Garden Pavilion
11 AM: Clarkia Research Past, Present, and Future: An Evolutionary and Ecological Tour of One of California’s Most Charismatic Genera Presented by Dr. Kate Eisen
12 PM: Gather and Weave: Artistic Expressions with Plants and Fibers by Dr. Theresa & Todd Ambo
1 PM: Changing Behavior in Changing Cities: Shifting Trend in Urban Bird Behavior Across Seasons and Cityscapes by Suu Zhou & Joey Di Liberto
Activities:
- Paper Poppy Mobile Activity
Park’s Patio from 11 AM to 1 PM
Presented by: The Fowler Museum at UCLA
- Herbarium Open House
Botany Building from 12 PM to 2 PM
- BioQuest Activity
Jewell Terrace at 11:30 AM to 2 PM
- Botanical Illustration Activity
La Kretz Garden Pavilion from 2 PM to 4 PM
- Spring Plant Pageant: A Celebration of Botanical Beauty and Evolutionary Oddities
Park’s Patio from 11 AM to 3 PM
- Garden Tours will be held every hour starting at 10:30 AM with our last tour at 2:30 PM
Live Music:
Outdoor Amphitheater
Presented by: UCLA Radio
10:30-11:15: Evergreen
11:30-12:15: Emanuelle
12:30-1:15: Fine Print
1:30-2:15: Selkie Winter
2:30-3:15: Dakota Dry
3:30-4:15: Short Skirt
Food Vendors:
Community Partners:
- Theodore Payne Foundation
- Save the Vireo
- Gabrielino-Tongva Springs Foundation
- Los Angeles Public Library
- Citizens for LA Wildlife
- Friends of the LA River
- National Wildlife Federation
- TAWA Compost
- The Xerces Society
- Bruin Birding Club
- California Public Interest Research Group
- UCLA cityLAB
- UCLA Botanical Club
- Tree People
- LARC
- National Forest Foundation
- The Growing Works
- The Green Team
- Climate Designers LA
Special thanks to our sponsor, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath
Special thanks to our UCLA partners: UCLA Radio and The Fowler Museum at UCLA
