Vallejo People's Garden

Vallejo People's Garden Community food garden & learning space in Vallejo, CA

We are based on Mare Island and are committed to inspiring and educating our Vallejo community about gardening and growing organic food for one’s health and for the health of our planet.

🌿 Garden Playdates at Vallejo People’s Garden 🌿We’re excited to launch a new weekly outdoor playgroup designed for young...
06/19/2026

🌿 Garden Playdates at Vallejo People’s Garden 🌿

We’re excited to launch a new weekly outdoor playgroup designed for young children and their caregivers to explore, create, and connect in nature.

🗓 Thursday, June 25
⏰ 9:30–11:30 AM
👶 Ages 0–5
📍 Mare Island

Families can explore the garden at their own pace with:

🍲 Mud Kitchen
🧚 Fairy Garden
🧵 Nature Loom
🌱 Garden Exploration
🍃 Sensory & Imaginative Play

We’ll also offer a guided nature activity where children can bring a favorite small stuffed animal and create a woodland den using natural materials found around the garden.

Our fully enclosed garden offers room for children to play and explore while caregivers relax nearby.

💚 Suggested donation: $20 per child
💚 Additional siblings: $10

(Attendance is limited to ONE caregiver per family)

Registration required.
Limited to the first 10 families.

Vallejo People’s Garden is a nonprofit community garden dedicated to environmental education and connecting children with nature through hands on learning.

🌿 Register via the link in bio.

Parents 👀Planning naps, snacks, and festival adventures yet?Here’s what’s happening in the Kids Zone all day long! 🦋✨Fac...
06/09/2026

Parents 👀

Planning naps, snacks, and festival adventures yet?

Here’s what’s happening in the Kids Zone all day long! 🦋✨

Face painting • Storytime • Magic • Music • Giant bubbles • Butterfly activities

FREE admission with registration. Link in bio!

What would your kids be most interested in?

🦋 FREE GENERAL ADMISSIONBAY AREA BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL 🦋Join us for a day celebrating pollinators, nature, sustainability, ...
06/06/2026

🦋 FREE GENERAL ADMISSION
BAY AREA BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL 🦋

Join us for a day celebrating pollinators, nature, sustainability, community, and family fun at the Vallejo People’s Garden on Mare Island!

📅 Sunday, June 14
⏰ 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Vallejo People’s Garden
1055 Azuar Ave, Vallejo, CA

✨ FREE admission with registration

Spend the day exploring:

🌿 Butterfly & Pollinator Experiences
🌱 Sustainability & Environmental Education
🛍️ Local Makers & Community Vendors
🎨 Kids Activities & Interactive Exhibits
🍽️ Food Vendors
🦋 Native Plant & Habitat Resources
🚶 Guided Walks, Workshops & Presentations

Whether you’re a gardener, nature lover, parent, educator, conservation enthusiast, or simply looking for a beautiful day outdoors, there will be something for everyone.

Register for free general admission. Visit www.bayareamonarchs.org

Tag a friend you’d bring with you! 🦋

FREE family festival June 14 🦋 Register in bioThe Bay Area Butterfly Festival is back! 🌿🦋Join us for a family-friendly d...
05/23/2026

FREE family festival June 14 🦋 Register in bio

The Bay Area Butterfly Festival is back! 🌿🦋

Join us for a family-friendly day celebrating butterflies, pollinators, gardens, sustainability, and community at the Vallejo People’s Garden on Mare Island.

Western monarch populations have declined dramatically—and this festival is about education, action, and hope. Come explore inspiring talks, guided pollinator walks, specialty experiences, family activities, vendors, and ways to help protect these incredible species.

✨ Featured experiences include:
🌱 Garden + sustainability talks
🚶 Guided Pollinator Pathway Walks
🍵 Foraging Tea Stroll
🧴 DIY Body Lotion
🐝 Butterfly + pollinator education
🌸 Family-friendly activities all day

📍 Vallejo People’s Garden, Mare Island
📅 June 14
⏰ 10 AM–4 PM

🎟️ Advance registration required
💚 Free admission with suggested donation
✨ Talks, walks + specialty experiences require separate registration

🔗 Full details + registration in bio

05/18/2026

The Bay Area Butterfly Festival returns June 14 — now in a new location at the Vallejo People’s Garden on Mare Island. 🦋

Join us for a free family-friendly day of butterflies, gardens, workshops, kids activities, wellness, native plants, food, music, and community🎉

Register through the link in bio.

What’s happening to California’s butterflies — and why should we care?Join renowned entomologist Dr. Art Shapiro for a f...
05/15/2026

What’s happening to California’s butterflies — and why should we care?

Join renowned entomologist Dr. Art Shapiro for a fascinating and thought-provoking presentation:The State of Butterflies: Decline, Change, and A Radical Interpretation of Monarch Decline

Drawing from decades of field research across California, Dr. Shapiro will explore the dramatic changes in butterfly populations, the decline of Western Monarchs, and what these shifts reveal about climate change, habitat loss, and the future of biodiversity.

This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from one of California’s leading butterfly researchers and gain a deeper understanding of the environmental changes happening around us.

Part of the Bay Area Butterfly Festival.
Theme: Plant Gardens. Protect Pollinators.

Sign up now — seats are limited. To register, check out the link in our bio page.

Address

1055 Azuar Drive (corner Of East Poplar Avenue And Oscar Street)
Vallejo, CA
94592

Telephone

(707) 733-3874

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