Take a look at what’s happening this year at Zinnia & Monarch Festival!

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Festival Schedule

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Weekend Events

  • 8:30 AM | Pre-Festival- 5K/Kids Run (with medals for top finishers) Awards at Bandshell
    Pre-Festival- 5K/Carrera de Niños (con medallas para los mejores finalistas) Premios en el Escenario

    9:30 AM | Bubble Bash!
    ¡Fiesta de Burbujas!

    Acknowledgments1 PM- 5 PM | Craft Fair | Vendors | Art Exhibitors | Food Trucks – over 75 in total!!!

    Camiones de Comida | Feria de Artesanías | Vendedores Expositores de Arte – ¡¡¡más de 75 en total!!!

    1 PM- 5 PM | Zion’s Youth Art Walk and FREE Crafts Zion Elementary Dist 6 - in the Tent

    Exhibición de Arte de Jovenes de Zion y Artesanías GRATIS Distrito Escolar Primario 6 de Zion - en la Carpa

    1 PM- 5 PM | Monarch House Experience and Photo Op- $5
    Experiencia en la Casa Monarca y Fotografía - $5

    1 PM - 5PM | Loopy Connection - Community Sewing Project

    Creación de Colcha Comunitaria de Loopy Connections

    1 PM- 1:15 PM | Zinnia Festival Begins Welcome- Hostess’ Tia Wilson and Giselle Alcocer – DJ to kick off!

    Comienza el Festival Zinnia Bienvenida- Anfitrionas Tia Wilson y Giselle Alcocer
    ¡DJ para comenzar la fiesta!

    1:15 PM- 1:35 PM | Opening Ceremony with Zion- Benton NJROTC- Performance

    Ceremonia de Apertura con Zion-Benton NJROTC Guardia de Honor

    1:38 PM- 1:50 PM | Butterfly Dance with Potawatomi Trails Pow Wow

    Danza de la Mariposa con Potawatomi Trails Pow Wow

    1:00 PM- 4:30 PM | Face Painting
    Pinta Caritas

    2:00 PM- 3:00 PM | Balloon Artist
    Artista de Globos

    1:30 PM- 2 PM | Education - Bee Keeping 101 Class by Lake County Bee Keepers Association - Tent
    Educación - Clase de Apicultura 101 por Asociación de Apicultores del Condado de Lake - Carpa

    2:00 PM- 2:15 PM | International Award-Winning Razzle Dazzle Performance
    Presentación de Razzle Dassle, Ganadores de Premios Internacionales

    2:00 PM- 2:30 PM | Education - Flower Arranging Demonstrations by Rebecca Bozardt - Tent
    Educación - Demostraciones de Arreglos Florales por Rebecca Bozardt - Carpa

    2:20 PM- 3:30 PM | Raffle Announcements/ Acknowledgments- DJ Music Break
    Anuncios de Rifa/Reconocimientos

    2:30 PM | Water Balloon Play
    Juego con Globos de Auga

    2:30 PM- 1:45 PM | Zion Yard Contest Winners
    Ganadores del Concurso de Jardines de Zion

    2:50 PM- 3:15 PM | Zion Culver’s Custard Eating Contest- Stage
    Concurso de Comer Helado de Culver’s de Zion - Escenario

    3:20 PM- 3:40 PM | CJs Donut Eating Contest- Stage
    Consuelo de Comer Donas de CJ’s - Escenario

    3:50 PM- 4:10 PM | Torres Fresh Market Watermelon Eating Contest- Stage
    Consurso de Comer Sandia de Torres Fresh Market - Escenario

    4:10 PM- 4:15 PM | Raffle
    Rifa

    4:15 PM- 4:40 PM | Zumba with Linda Juarez
    Zumba con Linda Juarez

    4:15 PM- 4:45 PM | Pinatas- Caterpillar Pinata (ages 9 and under) Monarch Pinata (ages 10-13)
    Piñatas - Piñata de Oruga (edades 9 años o menores)
    Piñata Monarca (edades 10-13)

    4:45 PM- 4:50 PM | Host Closing Remarks
    Comentarios Finales del Anfitrión

    4:50 PM- 5 PM | Sherri D - Singer Songwriter Music Performance
    Actuación Musical de Sherri D

    5 PM | Event Ends for Day
    Finalizan las Actividades del Día

  • 1 PM- 1:35 PM | Monarch Festival Begins- Welcoming Acknowledgments
    Comienza el Festival Monarca- Reconocimientos de Bienvenida

    1 PM- 5 PM | Craft Fair | Vendors | Art Exhibitors | Food Trucks – over 75 in total!!!
    Feria de Artesanías | Vendedores | Expositores de Arte Camiones de Comida – ¡¡¡más de 75 en totall!!!

    1 PM- 5 PM | Zion’s Youth Art Walk and FREE Crafts Zion Elementary Dist 6 - in the Tent
    Exhibición de Arte de Jovenes de Zion y Artesanías GRATIS Distrito Escolar Primario 6 de Zion - en la Carpa

    1 PM- 5PM | Loopy Connection - Community Sewing Project
    Creación de Colcha Comunitaria de Loopy Connections

    1 PM- 4 PM | Monarch House Experience and Photo OP - $5
    Experiencia en la Casa Monarca y Fotografía - $5

    1:30 PM- 2 PM | Education - How to Harvest Zinnia and Milkweed Seeds Program Sponsored by BUZ- Master Gardener Wendy Driver- Tent
    Educación - Programa sobre Cómo Cosechar Semillas Zinnia y Algodoncillo Patrocinado por BUZ- Jardinera Experta Wendy Driver- Carpa

    1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | FREE Face Painting and Balloon Artists
    Pinta Caritas y Artista de Globos GRATIS

    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Petting Zoo

    1:35 PM- 1:45 PM | Jonelle Glori - Singer Songwriter Music Performance
    Actuación Musical de la Cantante y Compositora Jonelle Glori

    2 PM- 2:15 PM | Mariachi Estrellas De Waukegan Music Performance
    Actuación Musical del Mariachi Estrellas De Waukegan

    2 PM- 4PM | Lino print Making Hands-on Demo
    Demostración Interactiva de Grabado en Linóleo (impresión artesanal)

    2:15 PM- 2:35 PM | Ballet Folklorico Tayahua Dance Performance
    Actuación Musical del Ballet Folklorico Tayahua

    2:15 PM- 2:45 PM | Education - How to Raise Monarch Butterflies Astrid McLaughlin
    Educación - Cómo Criar Mariposas Monarca - Astrid McLaughlin

    2:40 PM- 2:45 PM | Get Down with DJ Alex Merrit
    Baila con DJ Alex Merrit

    2:50 PM- 3:15 PM | Herencia Ecestre Horse Show
    Espectáculo Ecuestre de Herencia Ecuestre

    3:20 PM- 3:49 PM | Sponsor Acknowledgments | Raffle Prize Winners Photo, Custome, Coloring Contest Award Winners
    Reconocimientos de Patrocinadores | Ganadores de Premios de Rifa, Ganadores de los Concursos de Fotografía, de Disfraces y de Colorear

    4:30 PM- 4:55 PM | Monarch Release
    Liberación de Mariposas Monarca

    4:30 PM- 4:55 PM | Fungology String Quartet Performance
    Actuación Musical de Fungology String Quartet

    4:55 PM- 5 PM | Closing Statements
    Comentarios Finales

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS

City of Hope

Monarch Sponsor: $1,000

The Re/Max Plaza Team

Pop up Shoppes

Chrysalis Sponsor: $500

  • North Shore Gas

  • Grove at the Lake

  • The Varsek Team

  • Living in Perfect Peace Ministries

  • State Senator Mary Edly-Allen

  • Great Lakes Credit Union

Dandelion Art Gallery

  • Family First Center of Lake County

  • Waukegan Bank

  • State Farm: Diego Mendez

  • Building Up Zion (BUZ) -part of Community 365

  • The Inn on Sheridan Road

  • State Representative Joyce Mason

Caterpillar Sponsor: $250

  • It’s All Good

  • Old National Bank

  • A Ray of Hope

  • Janet Eppers & Joe Lynch

  • Culver’s

  • CJ’s Coffee House

  • Torres Fresh Market

  • Marathon Gas Station

  • Thank you to our festival ANGEL’S

Egg Sponsor: $100

  • Randy Nebel - Randy Nebel State Farm Insurance

  • Rick Delisle - RRD Realty, LLC

  • Return to Native Prairie Services

  • Beach Park Tractor Supply

Art & Henna