Community Corner

Insect Festival

Do your kids love bugs? San Diego Botanic Garden will host the Insect Festival.

The two-day event will feature thousands of creepy-crawlies including live insects, lizards, snakes and Madagascar hissing cockroaches.

Activities include bug collecting, hands-on insect arts and crafts, cooked mealworm larva tasting, vendors and more. 

Insect Festival will start at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14. 

The event is free with admission. 


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