California Poppy Day

California Poppy Day

California Nature Art Museum

Celebrate California Poppy Day with free admission to the California Nature Art Museum. Create your own flower crown or boutonniere as part of a guided papercraft activity. Marvel at Leslie Franklin’s collection of poppy vintage items & collectibles, enjoy poppy-inspired treats from Lindsay’s Little Bakery. Be sure to be one of the first fifty guests to arrive to secure your free collectible sticker!

California poppies (Eschscholzia Californica) are native to Santa Barbara County, typically flower from February – September, and range in color from rich yellow to bright orange. The California poppy has been our state flower for over a century now. Enjoy them in a variety of natural spaces such as UCSB’s North Campus Open Space, the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, or even your own backyard!

Join us for this first annual Poppy Day, held in celebration of both poppies and pollinators (also see our current first-floor exhibition, The Birds and the Bees and More: Pollinators)!

Admission is free on California Poppy Day, and reservations are not required.

For more information, contact Rachel Metz at [email protected].