Take a look at what’s happening this year at Zinnia & Monarch Festival!
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Weekend Events
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8:30 AM: Pre-Festival - 5k/Kids Run (with medals for top finishers) - Awards at the Bandshell
9:30 AM: Bubble Bash!
1:00 PM: Zinnia Festival Begins - Welcome - Sponsors (Mic Time), Partners (ESDA, Dist. 6, ZBTHS, ZB Library, Zion Park District), Vendors
1:15 PM - 1:30PM: Announce Yard Contest Winners on Stage; Drive by Tour Guides Distributed including the list of Best Yard Winners and locations of Zion's Monarch Murals
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: DJ and Hostess Tia Wilson
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Food Trucks
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Craft Fair | Vendors | Art Exhibitors
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Zion District 6 Art Fair – Leisure Center
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Monarch House Experience and Photo Op - $5
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Mechanical Bull Riding Competition and Just for Fun!
1:00 - 3:30 PM: FREE Crafts – Sponsored by Zion Dist 6 Art Department
1:30 - 3:30 PM: Face Painting and Balloon Artists
1:35 PM - 1: 55 PM: Bull Valley Singers - Potawatomi Trails Pow Wow
1:30 PM- 2:00 PM: Program on How to Harvest Zinnia and Milkweed Seeds - hosted by Illinois Dunesland Garden Club – Leisure Center
2:00 PM: Water Balloon Play
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM: Danza Folklorico Monarch Stage Performance
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Vase Decorating Craft and Flower Arranging Demonstration - hosted by Illinois Dunesland Garden Club - Leisure Center
2:00 PM-5:00 PM: Live Painting in the Park - Dandelion Artist
2:00 PM- 4:00 PM: Zion's Own Leah Andersen from 102.3 and 95.1 WILROCK and Union Latina with Jose Rodriguez TUDN 1220 hosting their radio programs next to the stage!
2:30 PM- 2:55 PM: Custard Eating Contest on Stage
2:45 PM- 3:45 PM: Poetry Contest Competition in Leisure Center (awards on Sunday)
3:00 PM: Water Balloon Play
3:00 PM- 3:25 PM: CJs Donut Eating Contest
3:30 PM- 3:55 PM: Watermelon Eating Contest
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM: Piñata and Bubble Magic Fun
Caterpillar Piñata (ages 9 and under) \ Monarch Piñata (ages 10 -13)5:00 PM: Event Ends for Day.
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7:00 – 8:00 AM: Yoga at Esther’s Well
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM: Zion Community Prayer Circle at Esther’s Well
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Monarch Festival Begins
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Welcome - On Stage: DJ and Hostess Tia Wilson: Sponsor Acknowledgements Singer Performances | Community Blessings (Jonelle Gloria)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Food Trucks
1:00 – 5:00 PM: Craft Fair | Vendors | Art Exhibitors
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Zion District 6 Art Fair – Leisure Center
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Monarch House Experience and Photo Op - $5
1:00 - 3:30 PM: FREE Crafts – Sponsored by Zion Dist 6 Art Department
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM: Elite Striders Perform
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM: International Award-Winning Razzle Dazzles
1:30 - 3:30 PM: FREE Face Painting and Balloon Artists
1:30 - 2:00 PM: Bee Keeping Class – Leisure Center
2:30 PM: Water Balloon Play
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM: Line Dancing in the Park with Denise Lear
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM: Raising Monarchs, Carlen Borland – Fluttering Friends, Inc. – Leisure Center
2:00 -4:30 PM: Live Painting in the Park - Dandelion Artist
2:00 PM -4:30 PM: Loopy Connections - Community Quilt Project
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM: On Stage: Sponsor Acknowledgements | Contest Winner Awards
· Poster Contest, Photo Contest, Costume Contest, Bull Riding Contest, Cut Flower Contest
· Poetry Contest Winners Present
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM: Honor the Monarch Enthusiasts
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM: The Hungry Caterpillar – Living 4 Childcare
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM: Release of the Monarchs Gathering
5:00 PM: Closing.
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Highlighted Events
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1:00 PM: Zinnia Festival Begins – Welcome – Sponsors (Mic Time), Partners (ESDA, Dist 6, ZBTHS, Library, Zion Park District), Vendors
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM: Announce Yard Contest Winners on Stage; Drive by Tour Guides Distributed including the list of Best Yard Winners and locations of Zion's Monarch Murals
1:35 PM - 1: 55 PM: Bull Valley Singers - Potawatomi Trails Pow Wow
2 PM - 2:20 PM: Danza Folklorico Monarch Stage Performance
2:30 PM- 2:55 PM: Custard Eating Contest on Stage
3:00 PM- 3:25 PM: CJs Donut Eating Contest
3:30 PM- 3:55 PM: Watermelon Eating Contest
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1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Monarch Festival Begins
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Welcome - On Stage: DJ and Hostess Tia Wilson: Sponsor Acknowledgements Singer Performances | Community Blessings (Jonelle Gloria)
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM: Elite Striders Perform
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM: International Award-Winning Razzle Dazzles
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM: Line Dancing in the Park with Denise Lear
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM: On Stage: Sponsor Acknowledgements | Contest Winner Awards
· Poster Contest, Photo Contest, Costume Contest, Bull Riding Contest, Cut Flower Contest
· Poetry Contest Winners Present
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM: Honor the Monarch Enthusiasts
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM: The Hungry Caterpillar – Living 4 Childcare
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Coming Soon!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS
City of Hope
Monarch Sponsor: $1,000
The Re/Max Showcase Team
Chrysalis Sponsor: $500
Grove at the Lake
State Senator Mary Edly-Allen
Great Lakes Credit Union
Highland Pop
Allure of Zion
North Shore Gas
The Varsek Team
Dandelion Art Gallery
Caterpillar Sponsor: $250
It’s All Good
Old National Bank
BUZ - Building Up Zion - part of Community 365
Jack Clausen - America in Bloom
Potesta’s Pizza
Mt. Olivet Memorial Park
Rick Delisle - RRD Realty, LLC
La Michoacana Premium
Tamales El Guero Inc
Return to Native Prairie Services
Northwest Auto & Tire
EZ Haul Away Inc
Droopy’s Gyros
Egg Sponsor: $100
Randy Nebel - Randy Nebel State Farm Insurance
Community Partners for Affordable Housing
Venny Rivera - EXP Real Estate
Waukegan Community Bank