2020 Hokie BugFest Virtual Contests
Venue: Online Virtual Event, New River Valley
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Virginia Tech Department of Entomology
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre, STEM Events
Cost: Free

Description:
The Virginia Tech Department of Entomology presents the 10th Annual Hokie BugFest Virtual Contests with submissions due by October 1, 2020 at 11:59 PM.

Calling all artists, photographers and Lego enthusiasts, enter your buggiest creations in one of our three contests for a chance to win a prize. Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each age group in each contest.

Categories include:
• Drawing / Painting
• Photography
• Lego Bug Challenge

Fill out an online submission form and upload a photo of your entry at the following link: https://airtable.com/shrKcWNNKssqwRcCJ.

Kids, adults, artists, and novices, this virtual contest is for everyone!

All contest entries will be displayed on the Hokie BugFest website from October 7th-17th and vote for your favorites on our Facebook page from October 7th-16th.

Contestants may submit one entry per person, per contest.

Hokie BugFest celebrates the fun and exciting science of entomology, and the Virginia Tech tradition of learning and discovery, through outreach and engagement. This unique, virtual event will feature 10 days of activities that culminate with a full day of online programming. The longer format is a key feature of the new virtual event, designed to increase engagement over an extended period. Festival goers can tune in each day to discover one of the 10 most extreme insects on Earth, go on a backyard scavenger hunt, download a daily at-home activity, or get a sneak peek at one of the festival’s main exhibits.

This event highlights an ongoing youth education program hosted by the Virginia Tech Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Virginia Cooperative Extension's 4-H program, and the department's student-run professional organization, the W. B. Alwood Entomological Society. Since its inception in 1966, Alwood Society members have engaged over 30,000 children by hosting department tours, visiting schools, and supporting special events like the Hokie BugFest.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://imgur.com/AxUwUzU or https://imgur.com/N5pUeBf.

For more information, visit: https://www.ento.vt.edu/4-H_Entomology/hokiebugfest/2020contests.html or https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/10/CALS-Ent-HokieBugFest-10.html or http://www.hokiebugfest.org or https://www.facebook.com/hokiebugfest.

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