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Insect Festival
The 11th Insect Festival of Arkansas will be held, Thursday, October 7, 2010, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The festival is a free event both educational and fun in nature. It will feature an insect & arthropod zoo, displays of insects from the state arthropod museum, games and crafts for children, a cotton patch, beekeeping, cockroach races, insect crafts, insect movies, and many other exhibits. There will be many educational exhibits with expert entomologists to answer your questions. Admission is free and there is ample parking for buses and cars adjacent to the arena. View Maps & Directions here. It takes most people about 1-2 hours to go through the festival.
School Groups
In the interests of trying to keep the attendance at any one time balanced, if a school is bringing many students, we would like have you let us know if you are coming, how many people you will be bringing, and tell us what time you will be bringing your class.
Time slots that are best for the public schools are:
- 9 - 11 a.m.
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- 1 - 3 p.m.
If you could respond (by email) and let us know the following it will help us prepare:
1. Your name, phone number, email address
2. School and grade you teach
3. Number of people you will be bringing
4. Time slot you would like
Please send this information to: steinkr@uark.edu
About the Insect Festival
The goal of the Insect Festival of Arkansas is to educate and entertain the people of Arkansas, particularly its children, about the beauty, value, and interest of insects and other arthropods. The first Festival was held in 1993. The Festivals are free to the public and everyone, from babies to elderly, is invited. The one-day event typically draws 1,500 to 3,000 people.
Insect Festival Displays
Arthropod Zoo
Educational displays of living insects, spiders, scorpions, millipedes, centipedes and other arthropods provide an opportunity for children to see these creatures up close and talk about them with our graduate students and faculty and other entomologists. Children have the opportunity to hold live giant cockroaches and overcome insect phobias at this display.The Arthropod Museum
The Arthropod Museum of Arkansas provides a
comprehensive display of tropical butterflies, beetles, and other dramatic insects, as well as local butterflies and moths, and the diversity of insects. The Cotton Patch
The Cotton Patch display has an actual patch of ripe cotton where childen can learn about this important crop, its insectpests, and watch cotton actually be ginned. This is a major hit with children. Children and adults can talk with experts on cotton entomology.
Honey Bee Exhibit
Games, Crafts, and Cockroach Races
There will be games such as hissing cockroach races that are always a hit with the children, children's crafts and drawing areas, and temporary insect tatoos.
Cultural Exhibits
Insects have played a major role in human history, fine arts, literature, movies, and popular culture. Examples of insects in the media, arts, and human history will be presented.Aquatic Insects, Forest Insects, and other Exhibits
Many other displays and exhibits will educate and amaze the public about the importance of insects in our streams, lakes, ponds, forests, lawns, and other habitats.Come join the entomologists of Arkansas for a day of fun, festivities, and education about the incredible diversity, importance, and beauty of insects. There is something for everyone.
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