There are insect-related events online, throughout the UK, and beyond.

Find out about an Insect Week event taking place near you or online in June 2023.

We include all different types of activities relating to insects: from bug hunts, tours, talks, workshops, to creative activities, exhibitions and performances.

 

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  • Dragonfly Walk

    Bishop's Stortford, Herts
    Wednesday 26th June 2024, 13:30 to 16:15

    A pleasant wander along the banks of the River Stort Navigation to find and record dragonflies and damselflies.

    • Butterflies and moths
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Biological recording
    • Walk

  • Insect Quiz for Insect Week!

    Friday 28th June 2024, 10:00 to 10:30

    Celebrate Insect Week and STEM with this free 30-minute quiz for 7-11 year olds.

    • 6-10 Years
    • Other

  • Public Moth Night

    Bury Green, Little Hadham
    Friday 28th June 2024, 21:15 to 01:15

    An evening where several moth traps will be run in Millennium Wood, Bury Green, East Herts.

    • Butterflies and moths
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Biological recording

  • Insects: who are they, where to find and what do they do?

    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
    Saturday 29th June 2024, 10:00 to 16:00

    This event will take place in a public park of a tropical metropolis and aims to call the attention of the public about the importance of insects and the importance of them as ecosystem services providers in the whole ecosystem.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Competition
    • Exhibition
    • Interactive stand
    • Talk
    • Walk

  • The Insect Circus

    ABINGDON, England
    Saturday 29th June 2024, 11:00 to 11:45

    String Theatre invites the audience to Puppet Theatre Barge to forget reality and become immersed in the strange and beautiful world of the Insect Circus.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Performance

  • The Insect Circus

    ABINGDON, England
    Saturday 29th June 2024, 14:00 to 14:45

    String Theatre invites the audience to Puppet Theatre Barge to forget reality and become immersed in the strange and beautiful world of the Insect Circus.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Performance

  • The Insect Circus

    ABINGDON, England
    Sunday 30th June 2024, 11:00 to 11:45

    String Theatre invites the audience to Puppet Theatre Barge to forget reality and become immersed in the strange and beautiful world of the Insect Circus.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Performance

  • Family Wildlife Day

    York, North Yorkshire
    Sunday 30th June 2024, 11:00 to 16:00

    Stillingfleet Lodge Garden is an award winning wildlife garden. On our annual wildlife day we are joined by local experts who lead a range of child-friendly activities, including bug hunts, bee walks and pond dipping.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Biological recording
    • Exhibition
    • Interactive stand
    • Open day

  • The Insect Circus

    ABINGDON, England
    Sunday 30th June 2024, 14:00 to 14:45

    String Theatre invites the audience to Puppet Theatre Barge to forget reality and become immersed in the strange and beautiful world of the Insect Circus.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Performance

  • Moth Hunters

    East Lothian , Scotland, UK
    Monday 1st July 2024, 09:00 to 12:00

    Celebrate Insect Week 2024 with family friendly activities at the National Museum of Flight.  Inspired by the work of Scottish…

    • Butterflies and moths
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Interactive stand
    • Open day