Wildlife Jewels World Wildlife Day Celebration – Newport Beach 2026
A Community Celebration of Wildlife through Art, Learning, and Creativity!
Join Us for World Wildlife Day 2026!
Wildlife Jewels® invites you to our 2nd Annual World Wildlife Day “Learn from Wildlife®” Celebration—an inspiring, hands-on event where our community comes together to honor wildlife through art, fashion, science, conservation, and creativity.
This year’s global UN theme highlights the importance of plants in sustaining health, culture, and biodiversity. Here in Newport Beach, we’re celebrating the native plants that keep our ecosystems thriving—especially the species that monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators, and coastal wildlife rely on for survival. Our program places a special emphasis on pollinators, California’s coastal and marine wildlife, and the importance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that protect critical habitats along our shores.
Enjoy a Wildlife Jewels® fashion and art exhibit, a mini fashion show, interactive painting and pollinator planting in the park, a youth and community art showcase, educational presentations on local and global wildlife conservation, community exhibitors, and a special monarch butterfly presentation focused on protecting monarchs and creating pollinator-friendly habitats.
FREE. All ages are welcome. Families, students, educators, artists, and nature lovers are encouraged to join!
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026
Time: 2:00–5:30 PM
Location: Newport Beach Civic Center – Community Room & Lawn
100 Civic Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Parking: Available FREE onsite!
Pre-registration is Recommended! You can also sign up for our Plant for Pollinators and Paint for Wildlife activities by selecting your preferred option in the registration form below!
Reserve your spot now by registering below!
Agenda
Welcome and Registration 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Program: Featured Speakers 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Plant for Hummingbirds & Butterflies Activity 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Paint for Wildlife Art Activity 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks: 5:15 PM
Exhibit Outreach Tables & Booths 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Art & Fashion Exhibits 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Community & Conservation
Exhibitor Booths & Partner Tables
Connect with local organizations working in wildlife rescue, habitat protection, environmental science, sustainability, and marine conservation.
(Full exhibitor and speaker list announced early 2026.)TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
Featured Speakers
TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
Get Involved: Plant for Hummingbirds & Butterflies!
Participate in the Wildlife Jewels Plant for Hummingbirds & Butterflies activity and plant native flowers at the Newport Beach Civic Center Park to support hummingbirds and butterflies!
Join Wildlife Jewels to Celebrate Hummingbirds & Butterflies by planting native plants that attract and support them! This exciting event aims to bring together nature enthusiasts from our community to plant flowers that benefit local hummingbird and butterfly species. It will also raise awareness about these unique species, enhance the beauty of our city with vibrant flowers, and promote wildlife conservation.
Get Involved: Paint for Wildlife
Participate in the Wildlife Jewels Paint for Wildlife™ Collective Art Piece Workshops and contribute to two large paintings showcasing California wildlife impacted by the L.A. fires, endangered and vulnerable species like the Monarch Butterfly, keystone species such as the Antarctic Krill, and wildlife threatened by poaching, including the Rhino.
Engage in a hands-on artistic experience while learning about each species' importance in our ecosystems and the urgent conservation efforts needed to protect them!
For SPONSORSHIP Opportunities, Email Partnerships@WildlifeJewels.org
Inspired By #NatureForAll
Wildlife Jewels is honored to be a part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) #NatureForAll community!
#NatureForAll is a global movement to inspire, celebrate and restore love of nature. It is founded on a very simple idea: the more people experience, connect with, and share their love for nature, the more support and action there will be for its conservation.
Get Involved: Volunteer for World Wildlife Day Newport Beach!
As a volunteer, you’ll help bring this exciting event to life through art, conservation, ocean stewardship, marine debris education, planting, and community engagement. Teens, college students, and community members are all welcome—no experience needed!
Enter to Win an exclusive Wildlife Jewels® Collections Wildlife Inspired Work of Art
Enter your photo from our event for an opportunity to win a signature Wildlife Jewels® Collections wildlife inspired design!
Submit a photo of a wildlife you see at the Civic Center Park during our event!
Tell us what is the most unique feature of the wildlife that you photographed
**Please note, the winner and prize will be announced 2 days after our event
Our Vision
“We dream of a world where wildlife thrives untouched by human activities, roaming freely in their natural habitats. In this world, every person recognizes the magnificent beauty and value of living wildlife, and takes significant action to ensure safety and protection of wildlife.”
— Azi Sharif, Founder & Executive Director Wildlife Jewels®
Would you like to make a donation?
We offer this event free of charge. Wildlife Jewels is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and operates on donations. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Would you be interested in making a tax-deductible contribution to express your support for our mission to protect wildlife from human-caused threats?
