• Riverside Main Library (map)
  • 3900 Mission Inn Avenue
  • Riverside, CA, 92501
  • United States

FREE EVENT

Buzz on by for the Riverside Insect Fair celebrating Earth Day in-person at the Main Library. Get the chance to buzz in on Storytime fun with the Library, explore a Day in My Life with UC Riverside Entomology Graduate Students, learn how to create your own bug collection, Cook with Chef Robert Sevaly and his buggy cuisine, visit the Wyland Mobile Learning Experience sponsored by Riverside Public Utilities, shop, and much more!

Founded in 2015 by the UCR Entomology Graduate Student Association and the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, the Annual Riverside Insect Fair is a free, family-friendly event that aims to bring science into your hands and hearts! The goals are to share and promote current research being done in the UC Riverside Entomology department, and to bring STEM and science education to the Riverside community. With over 15,000 visitors in 2018 and over 12,000 in 2019, the event is currently the second largest insect fair in the Inland Empire! With help from City of Riverside, the UCR Entomology Graduate Student Association is able to support tables for dozens of vendors and local businesses in addition to their own lab-oriented research booths at this all-day event, located in beautiful downtown Riverside. Come and learn how fascinating insects are, why entomology is important, and how you too can become involved in science!

BASC will be in attendance assisting CIBER, educating the community on the benefits of honeybees and local pollinators. We will not be selling honey at this event.

*CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! Whether you are new to beekeeping or a seasoned veteran, staffing events is a great way to fast-track knowledge and network with fellow beekeepers.

If you would like to volunteer, we would love the help and you will earn a 2024 BASC t-shirt in green, this years color of the queen! Let us know if you are available and include your shirt size by emailing us at bascbees1980@gmail.com.

**The listed times do not include set-up and tear-down, signed up volunteers will be contacted separately with details.