Activities

Schedule for the day is:
  1. ​Pinning Workshops
  2. Honey Bee Research Center Tours 
  3. Kids Hike
  4. Forest Hikes
  5. Pollinator Hike
 
Booth information:
  • Merch table
  • IB Insect Collection
  • U of G Insect Collection
  • Facepainting/ temporary tattoos
  • Craft table
  • Ballon animals! Cockroach Races
  • Edible Insects
  • Aquatic Insects
  • Cockroach racing
  • Bee gut flora booth
  • Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
  • Amazing Arachnids
  • Local vendors
  • Insect obstacle course

Guelph Bug Day​

 
​Sunday August 24, 2025
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Summerlee Science Complex
​Waasamowin Atrium
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Join us in person for a buzzing good time! 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 instill 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.
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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 2000 attendees.


Special thanks to our sponsors: Entomological Society of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, School of Environmental Science, Operation Pollinator, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Student Life Enhancement Fund, Ontario Agricultural College, Pollination Guelph, Roots Marketing, Alimentomo inc. 
 
Contact us at [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates: @guelphbugday

Check out the 2017 and 2018 Guelph Bug Days!

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]