About the BugFest
This event celebrates all arthropods, a group that includes insects (like butterflies and beetles), arachnids (spiders and scorpions), myriapods (centipedes and millipedes) and crustaceans (where the crayfish belong), as well as true bugs (like cicadas and planthoppers).
BugFest Highlights
- Bug Exhibits
- Arts & Crafts
- Bug Themed Games
- Talks from Bug Experts/Scientists
- Cafe Insecta
Cafe Insecta:
What Employers Are Offering
- ✔ Employer-provided health & medical insurance
- ✔ Visa sponsorship & legal work authorization
- ✔ Relocation assistance & settlement support
- ✔ Long-term employment & benefit coverage
- ✔ Permanent residency pathways (eligible roles)
Cafe Insecta is a really unique part of the festival and not for the faint hearted. Here you can try out “Bug Dishes” thats right with real bugs! The dishes are flavoured so hopefully you won’t notice anything strange.
Insurance & Worker Protection Requirements
Before visa approval, many employer-sponsored programs require proof of medical coverage, workplace protection, and relocation compliance. Select the area you want to review:
Is Eating Bugs Weird??
In fact eating Bugs may not be as strange as you may think! They have been widely consumed in many parts of Asia and Africa for centuries. Examples include, South African Locust Porridge and Mexican Agave Worms.
Is Eating Bugs good for the Planet?
Did you know it takes 3,000 gallons of water to produce just one pound of beef?? Whereas it only takes a tenth of a gallon of water to produce one pound of crickets. Insects also require less energy, food and space! Thus they are one of the most sustainable food sources on the planet!
