Butterfly Parade & Bazaar

The annual Butterfly Parade is held every October in Pacific Grove to welcome back the Monarch Butterflies to PG for the winter.  Pacific Grove is nicknamed "Butterfly Town" for this very reason.  The 2 elementary school children dress up in costumes - whatever their grade decides on - and marches in a small parade.  The honor of the butterflies goes to the kindergarten classes of both schools.  They work very hard making their wings & antennae headbands, learning about butterflies & insects and creating their own butterflies in class.  This is our first year experiencing the parade and our own Emma got to be a butterfly!

 March of the Monarchs

After the parade a bazaar is held in the back of an elementary school with lots of carnival type games, bounce houses, bake sales, snow cones & other yummy & fun booths.