Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest announced that two of its one-day festivals, CONNECT and BugFest, will return on consecutive weekends this September.
Below, weve got the info you need to plan for a fun day (or night) in the forest.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
CONNECT $0-$20 (see website for details) | 3:58-9:58 p.m. See Bernheim at night but not too late.
This festival will be back for its twelfth year next month. The Forest Giants will be lit up, therell be a silent disco, and therell be local beer and wine (plus plenty of food to go with it.)
Kids will be able to join a drum circle, make art and play with sand and bubbles.
Therell be live music from Mighty Shades of Ebony, United Band, Elk Hound, Zu Zu Ya Ya, Kuvebo and Mr. Dan.
Bernheims Artists in Residence Sonja Hinrichsen and Mike Elsherif and Environmental Artist in Residence Carla Rhodes will display their work around Bernheims Lake Nevin.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
BugFest Free for members, $10 per car for non-members | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thisll be the event for you if youre a fan of anything and everything related to insects! Therell be bug-themed crafts, a Bug Zoo, a bug-themed concert, a parade of bugs and more. Expect butterflies, spiders and plenty of other tiny creatures that crawl and fly.
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This article appears in August 31, 2022.
