Description

After a two-year hiatus, Butterfly Days returns this year with a full schedule of events for its 2022 festival and as John Steinbeck described this iconic Pacific Grove event – it’s a Hooptedoodle!

 Friday – September 30, 2022

Welcome!
Butterfly themed evening with a carnivalesque atmosphere
Downtown Pacific Grove - 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Come join the Hooptedoodle!

Saturday – October 1, 2022

Butterfly Parade & Bazaar – 10:30 am
Robert H. Down School – 485 Pine Street

Mayor Bill Peake Introduce Pictorial “Life in Pacific Grove” – 11:30 am
Chautauqua Hall, 16^th Street at Central Avenue

Painting Wooden Butterflies – 1:00 – 4:00 pm
PG Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue

Ceremonial Blessing of the Monarch Grove Sanctuary 1:00 pm
Ridge Road off Lighthouse Avenue

Sunset Celebration at Point Pinos Lighthouse – 5:00 – 6:30 pm
80 Asilomar Avenue across from PG Golf Links Clubhouse
Enjoy sip and bites with live music and a light show. Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.butterflydayspg.org/
and at Ketcham’s Barn, 605 Laurel Avenue, open every Saturday 1:00- 4:00 pm.

Caledonia Park Activities
Central and Congress Avenues

Great Croquet Tournament – 12:30 & 2:00 pm
Two 1-hour semi-final matches. Winners advance to Sunday’s championship game.

Don Beals Ice Cream Roll for kids and families – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Make homemade ice cream

Chalk Art Fun – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
On the basketball court

Chautauqua Hall Activities
16^th Street at Central Avenue

Treasure Hunt for handprinted Rocks
Pick-up a clues list to help you find Hidden painted rocks in downtown Pacific Grove

Birdhouse & Quilt Exhibit & Silent Auction
Auction closes Sunday at 4:00 pm

Green Screen Imaging – 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Create a short using green screen technology.

Various Exhibits
Visit a variety of exhibits about some of Pacific Grove’s wildlife, plants and organization.

Elmarie Dyke Park
16^th Street next to Chautauqua Hall

Children’s Activities – 11:00 – 4:00 pm
Join us to paint and color, listen to stories, and take selfies with the giant monarch and special frames.

Sunday – October 2, 2022

Pancake Breakfast – 9:00 – 1:00 pm (Sponsor by the Kiwanis) Caledonia Park, Central at Congress Avenues. Proceeds benefit Youth Ambassadors of Pacific Grove

David Laws talks Secrets of the Monterey Peninsula – 2:00 pm
Chautauqua Hall, 16^th Street at Central Avenue
David Laws will share some of Pacific Grove’s secrets. Book signing following.

Create a Fall Pollinator Garden – 1:00 pm
Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Avenue at Central Avenue. Learn how to create a garden that attracts monarchs.

Caledonia Park Activities
Central and Congress Avenues

Great Croquet Tournament – 10:00 am
Winners from Saturday’s semi-final matches compete for the championship.

Don Beals Ice Cream Roll for kids and families – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Make homemade ice cream

Chalk Art Fun – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
On the basketball court

Chautauqua Hall Activities
16^th Street at Central Avenue

Treasure Hunt for handprinted Rocks
Pick-up a clue list to help you find hidden painted rocks in downtown PG

Birdhouse & Quilt Exhibit & Silent Auction
Auction closes at 4:00 pm

Green Screen Imaging – 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Create a short using green screen technology.

Various Exhibits
Visit a variety of exhibits about some of Pacific Grove’s wildlife, plants and organization.

Elmarie Dyke Park
16^th Street next to Chautauqua Hall

Children’s Activities – 11:00 – 4:00 pm
Join us to paint and color, listen to stories, and take selfies with the giant monarch and special frames.

Schedule Subject to Change
www.butterflydayspg.org