 | | | | | The enemy is here! Plastic pollution is destroying our planet, and it's up to us to learn about the solutions and take action. Join us at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival, the largest Earth Day celebration in the Midwest and a weekend-long gathering of community, creativity, fun, and impact. Our 2026 theme, Planet vs. Plastic, confronts one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. From single-use plastics to microplastics in our water and food systems, plastic pollution impacts ecosystems, wildlife, and human health. Throughout the Festival, attendees will discover practical solutions, innovative ideas, and local resources to reduce plastic waste and take action in their own lives. This year’s artwork, by local artist Jesse Reiners, brings the theme to life. The towering plastic-zilla illustrates the horrifying scale and destructive impact of the plastic pollution crisis, while the crowd below reflects the power of collective action and the change that’s possible when we come together. The Festival brings together 20,000 attendees and 200 local organizations and businesses in the beautiful Forest Park for a weekend of hands-on activities, live performances, sustainably made food, and educational experiences for all ages. Programming highlights include earthday365’s annual Sustainability Awards, a Sustainable Fashion Show by Liberated Roots Co’Creations, a kids balance bike course with St. Louis BWorks, roller skating with Skate Culture STL, rock climbing with Upper Limits, our Climate Education Tent, and much more. When it’s time to recharge, visit the Earth Day Café, featuring local Green Dining Alliance-certified restaurants serving sustainably made food, along with an All Vegan Zone sponsored by the St. Louis Animal Rights Team! Mark your calendars: đź“… April 25-26, 2026
🕒 11 am – 5 pm both days
📍 Muny Grounds in Forest Park | | | | | | | | | | Vendor Registration If your business or organization prioritizes sustainability, it belongs at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival! Engage with thousands of people who share your love for the planet and be part of this magical weekend. We already have 130+ vendors signed up! NEW FOR 2026: While earthday365 has always maintained a high standard of sustainability for our vendors, this year we’re taking our requirements a step further: all vendors must only use compostable packaging and be 100% completely free of oil-based plastics. See more information and apply below. | | | | Volunteers Needed! Volunteers keep the Festival running smoothly, and it's a fun way for kids and young adults to fill up those community service hours. Lend a hand and be treated to a meal during your shift, a free volunteer t-shirt with our awesome new poster art (if you register by March 25th), and a volunteer party in May!
Activities may include, but are not limited to: moving tables/chairs, setting up barricades, picnic tables and traffic signage, vendor unloading/set-up assistance, and placing recycling bins throughout the Festival footprint. Please register below! | | | | | Become a Sponsor! We are currently seeking sponsors that share our Earth Day values. Support the St. Louis Earth Day Festival to access a platform of 20,000 attendees and over 11 million impressions. Get your business' name on our striking poster, earn high visibility for your brand, and help make this community event possible. Customized packages are available. Please see below for more information! | | | | | | | | | | Donate Items to our Earth Day Festival Silent Auction! After being met with overwhelming success last year, earthday365 is hosting a virtual silent auction again to help keep future Festivals free. Contact our Community Outreach Manager at elizabeth@earthday-365.org to donate an item and support our mission! Your support is sincerely appreciated. | | | | 5th Annual Sustainability Awards | Is there a community leader whose environmental efforts have inspired you? Nominate them for our annual Sustainability Awards, in which they have a chance to be recognized on the Main Stage at our St. Louis Earth Day Festival. Award categories are listed below: - Hellbender Award: Celebrates an individual who is a longtime driving force of the environmental movement in St. Louis.
- Keystone Community Activist ($500 prize): Recognizes a Black or Brown environmental activist who made significant impacts in St. Louis BIPOC communities.
- Food For Thought (1-year GDA membership prize): Recognizes a Green Dining Alliance restaurant that continues to expand its impact through innovative, sustainable practices.
- Circularity in Business: Awards a St. Louis business that made outstanding efforts to reduce waste and promote a circular economy.
- Emerging Environmental Leader ($500 prize): Recognizes a young leader whose professional or volunteer activities inspire action, promote collaboration, and spread awareness for sustainable change in the St. Louis area.
Nominations open February 16th and close March 31st! Bookmark the submission page: | | | | | | | Sustainable Fashion Show - Designer Call | | Liberated Roots Co’Creations is calling in designers for INDISPOSABLE: The Spirit Sustains, the featured fashion experience at the 2026 St. Louis Earth Day Festival. This year, we are moving beyond the surface of sustainability to explore it as an ancient, lived practice rooted in care, conservation, and the belief that no life —human, animal, or ecological— is disposable. We are looking for work that responds to the 6 R’s: Refuse • Reduce • Reuse • Repair • Recycle • Rethink. Submissions can include: - Vintage garments thoughtfully styled or reworked
- Repaired or visibly mended pieces
- Deconstructed or repurposed designs
- Sustainably crafted handmade garments or accessories
- Work prioritizing slow making and ethical sourcing
Selected designers will present 2-4 looks on a runway that includes diverse genders, body types, races, and ages. Whether your work is ceremonial or everyday, refined or raw, we want to see your vision for a future without waste. Ready to honor the spirit that sustains us? Visit the link below!
Questions, sponsorships, or partnerships? Contact the Co’Creators at liberatedrootsco@gmail.com. | | | | | | | | | | | | Thank you to St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management for sponsoring our Festival and year-round programs each and every year! | | | | | | Update on House Bill 2761 | | Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a testimony on HB 2761 and share their perspectives. We were truly grateful to see how many people care deeply about the work being done by local organizations across our region. We believe in the importance of keeping landfill diversion efforts local, where programs are transparent, accountable, and effective—diverting millions of pounds of waste from landfills each year, while supporting hundreds of Missouri jobs. Please continue sharing about HB 2761, expressing concern to the committee members, and supporting local organizations such as earthday365, Perennial, City Sewing Room, New Earth Farm, Home Sweet Home, St. Louis BWorks, St. Louis HELP, and many more. We will provide updates on the situation as it progresses. | | | | | | | | Welcome Our New Young Friends Members! | | | | We are pleased to introduce 4 new additions to our Young Friends Board: Katie Hayes, Jane Leavitt, Geena Richards, and Jenna Schaefer! We're excited to work together and grateful they've chosen to lend their skills to our mission. Read about each of them below! | | | | | | | |
