| | | | Your Guide to the St. Louis Earth Day Festival | | | | Everything you need to know to enjoy the Festival, such as the shuttle service leaving from Washington University this year. Leave your car and catch a free electric shuttle ride. Thank you to Washington University for providing this WeDriveU shuttle service free of charge. Check out the link below for special programming and educational activities, such as EarthDance Organic Farm School's Education Tent and Perennial's Repair Demo Fair, entertainment, such as Steve Ewing Band and the World Bird Sanctuary, 2023 vendors, shuttle details, and more! | | | | | | Featured Speakers for Opening Awards Ceremony | | | | We're thrilled to announce that Mayor Tishaura Jones, St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, and Director of the St. Louis WildCare Park, Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman, will be the featured speakers at our Opening Ceremony and Awards Presentation on April 22nd at 1pm! | | | | | | | Sponsor Spotlight: Subaru | | | Thank you to Subaru, our Zero Waste and Repurpose level Sponsor! โAt Subaru, we feel itโs our personal responsibility to protect Earthโs natural wonders and encourage our retailers and customers to engage in smart environmental practices, simply because itโs the right thing to do.โ โ Tom Doll, President and CEO, Subaru of America, Inc. Don't forget to check out the new all-electric Solterra at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival this year. | | | | | | | | Thank you to our 2023 Festival Sponsors | | | | | MSD Project Clear, Great Rivers Greenway, Renewal by Andersen, HOK, RideFinders, Total Organics Recycling, Missouri Department of Conservation, Christner Architects, StraightUp Solar, Lewis Rice, Boeing, and Lamar Johnson Collaborative | | | | Volunteers and ROG Staff Needed | | Volunteers have been making it happen since 1989! Register as an individual volunteer or a group for the St. Louis Earth Day Festival by clicking the button below. earthday365 is also hiring seasonal, part-time, paid ($15/hour) Recycling Ambassadors for our Recycling On the Go (ROG) program. Apply using the link below. | | | | | | | | | Membership Perks at the Earth Day Festival | | Become an earthday365 member today to help support the free St. Louis Earth Day Festival, plus receive member-exclusive perks while there: - 1 Free Beer
- 1 Free Raffle Ticket
- 20% Off Merchandise
| | | | | | | | | Take the Earth Day Challenge | | | | The Earth Day Challenge is our way of helping you make your Festival experience more sustainable. Complete 2 of the 4 sustainable tasks, and you have met the Earth Day Challenge! Check in at the Earth Day Challenge Booth to receive an entry into our raffle for a chance to win one of 10 sustainable baskets! | | | | | | Special Programming at the Earth Day Festival | | | | Forest Park comes alive again with engaging programs and performers at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival. We know you love our vendors and want to visit as many as possible throughout the two-day event. To enrich the experience even more, we have many great interactive educational opportunities, DIY demonstrations, short vendor spotlights, youth performances, the climbing wall, a toddler balance biking course, plus aerial artistry and the Peace Garden. | | | | | | Sustainable Fashion Show at the Earth Day Festival | | | Introducing the Sustainable Fashion Show on April 23rd at 1PM on the Festival Main Stage! Curated and organized by Room Seven, it will present a variety of vintage and innovative upcycled clothing, shoes, and accessories. The fabulous Maxi Glamour will serve as MC for the HOK-sponsored event. | | | | | | | | Environmental Justice Day of Action 2023 | | | | Join us for our next Environmental Justice Day of Action on Saturday, May 6th 9am-12pm at O'Fallon Park! We are partnering with North Newstead Association, Young Friends of earthday365, and MO Department of Conservation for our semi-annual litter clean-up at OโFallon Park. We will meet at the OโFallon Park Rec Complex at 4343 W. Florissant Ave. This spring clean-up will also entail a nature-based Family Fun Day (10am-1pm) with tabling from community and environmental organizations, nature programs and activities for families, food, and more. Volunteers will be treated to hot dogs and two scoops from Scoops Italian Ice Truck! | | | | | | | STL Green Drinks Happy Hour | | | | STL Green Drinks will be hosting their April happy hour at GDA-certified SqWires in Lafayette Square. Support local green dining and join in the conversations of fellow environmentalists and sustainable living advocates. The second Wednesday of each month will feature a new GDA-certified establishment for happy hour. Also, moving forward, all Green Drinks will now be 5-7pm. When: Wednesday, April 12th, 5-7pm Location: SqWires Restaurant & Market (1415 S. 18th St. 63104) | | | | | | | | | | | | | earthday365 4125 Humphrey St | Saint Louis, Missouri 63116 314.282.7533 | info@earthday-365.org | | | | | | | | |