Event Highlights

Our most recent Bug Week included a variety of activities and events at different locations throughout Connecticut.

a group of kids looking at bugs in a garden

Insect Wonders at the Farm

All-Ages Event | Spring Valley Student Farm, 104 Spring Manor Road, Storrs, CT

This event is FREE and open to the public.

While at the farm you can:

  • play Bug Jeopardy,
  • take a bug tour,
  • learn about beekeeping
  • and see the vegetables we grow for the UConn Storrs campus.
bee on a pink flower

Learn All About Connecticut Bees 

All-Ages Event | This event is FREE and open to the public

Learn all about Connecticut's bees with the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and The Last Green Valley.

  • See specimens of local bees,
  • learn about where and how they live,
  • and how to tell them apart from wasps.
A kid looking through a microscope

Ticks and other Parasites

with Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

All-Ages Event | This event is FREE and open to the public

While at the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at UConn, you will visit with the experts to:

  • learn about ticks and other parasites, and have some hands on time with a dissection microscope! Samples in closed containers are welcome.
  • Pro Tip: It's within walking distance to the UConn Dairy Bar so you might want to plan on stopping by for a sweet treat!
an Educator with a tan colored snake around his neck.

Jeepers Creepers with Riverside Reptiles

Youth | This event is FREE and open to the public

Get up close with some of nature’s most unusual — and often misunderstood — creatures with Riverside Reptiles! Jeepers Creepers features a fun mix of reptiles, amphibians, insects, arachnids, and other invertebrates. This program is best for kids ages 4-12, but all families are welcome!

A young boy with a bug mask on.

Storytime and Craft

Youth | This event is FREE and open to the public

Learn about bugs through silly stories and songs! After, stay to play with bug-themed toddler toys and/or do a special buggy craft! Access crafts and activities year-round on our Activities page. 

kids looking at a bug

Bug Walks

All-Ages Event | This event is FREE and open to the public

The program includes:

  • bug walks in the Extension gardens,
  • face painting,
  • craft activities,
  • fun bug-themed snacks,
  • visual displays and educators to answer questions,
  • door prizes and more!