ActivitiesSchedule for the day is:
Booth information: a. Cockroach Races b. Edible Insects c. Aquatic Insects d. Integrative Biology Invertebrate Collection e. Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory f. Craft Table g. Insect Obstacle Course h. U of G Insect Collection i. Amazing Arachnids j. Monarchs! k. Local vendors l. Face painting/temporary tattoos |
Guelph Bug Day 2024Sunday August 25, 2024 10:00 am to 4:00 pm OAC Centennial Arboretum Centre 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph ON Join us in person for a buzzing good time! You can also participate from a distance via our community iNaturalist event and online photo contest; winners will receive a prize! Follow our social media accounts for contest rules and prizes. Guelph Bug Day (GBD) is organized and run by graduate students to celebrate insects in the natural and human world. This one-day event is targeted at families and students but attracts a diverse community of insect enthusiasts. It aims to instil a love, curiosity, and appreciation for insects through a variety of activities, including guided insect hikes, aquatic insect pools, insect-themed craft tables, information and display booths, live insect zoos, and other insect-themed events and workshops. Guelph Bug Day provides hands-on experiential learning and helps people develop skills in insect collection and identification.
Guelph Bug Day relies on volunteers from multiple colleges and disciplines at the university. The University of Guelph has a dedicated community of professional and semi-professional entomologists who help run the event, providing enthusiasm and support for GBD. Guelph Bug Day allows student volunteers to develop their communication and public speaking skills, transfer and encourage scientific literacy within the community, and engage with the public to support knowledge translation. Undergraduate volunteers helping with this event will gain critical skills to encourage their future in science, research, and outreach. They will also make valuable connections and contacts with the passionate entomologists that our event attracts. Based on the attendance of previous years, we estimate attendance to be around 1500-1800. Special thanks to our sponsors: Entomological Society of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, School of Environmental Science, Operation Pollinator, and Ontario Agricultural College (Richards trust). Contact us at [email protected] |
Check out the 2017 and 2018 Guelph Bug Days!
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Why not pitch in?
If you're an insect enthusiast and want to get involved with local projects or events that the ESO is running, please send us an email and we would be happy to have your help. We are always looking for volunteers to help out with BUG DAY! Email: [email protected] |
Donate
If time is something you can't spare, or you can't make the Bug Day event to help out, you can always pitch in, in other ways. You can make a monetary donation that the Society could surely use to offset the cost of Outreach Program days like BUG DAY! Every little bit helps. . . . |
