Minneapolis Monarch Festival-Festival de la Monarca

07/27/2026

Join us this August for community alebrije-building workshops ahead of the Minneapolis Monarch Festival~Festival de la Monarca!
Thanks to a Community Identity & Heritage Festival Grant from the Minnesota Humanities Center, the Monarch Joint Venture and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board are proud to bring "Alebrijes and Monarchs: A Mexican Cultural Celebration" to life — a bilingual community project led by artist Constanza Carballo celebrating alebrijes and the monarch butterfly's resilience.

Help construct large-scale alebrije sculptures alongside local artists! Free, no registration needed. All ages welcome (12 & under must be accompanied by an adult).

📍McRae Park Workshop Details
Location/Ubicación: 906 E 47th St, Minneapolis, MN
Dates/Fechas: August/Agosto 6, 13, 20, & 27
Time/Hora: 5:30 - 7:30 PM

📍East Phillips Recreation Center Workshop Details
Location/Ubicación: 2399 S 17th Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Dates/Fechas: August/Agosto 1 & 8, 5:30-7:30 PM & August/Agosto 15 & 22, 1:30-3:30 PM

U.S. Forest Service Consulmex Saint Paul

03/17/2026

The eastern monarch butterfly population overwintering in Mexico’s oyamel fir forests occupied 2.93 hectares during the 2025-2026 overwintering season, according to the latest survey released by the World Wildlife Fund–Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance (WWF) and Mexico’s National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP). This represents about a 64% increase compared to last year’s estimate of 1.79 hectares.

The eastern monarch butterfly population overwintering in Mexico’s oyamel fir forests occupied 2.93 hectares (7.24 acres) during the 2025-2026 overwintering season, according to the latest survey released by Mexico’s National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP) and WWF México.

This represents about a 64% increase compared to last year’s estimate of 1.79 hectares.

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