Earth Day Festival

Saturday, April 22

Join us for our largest community celebration of the year!

This free event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and everyone is invited. There will be food trucks, vendors, educational activities, boat rides, animal encounters, and much more.

Program Schedule

10:15 AM

Turtle-tastic Story Time with Muffin the Diamondback Terrapin

Lutgert Commons Area/Main Deck

10:30 AM

Glen Beitman, Super Science Show

Eaton Conservation Hall in the Jeannie Meg Smith Theater

11:00 AM

Rockin' Reptiles

Lutgert Commons Area/Main Deck

11:30 AM

Glen Beitman, Super Science Show

Eaton Conservation Hall in the Jeannie Meg Smith Theater

12:00 PM

Conservancy Magic and Game Show

Lutgert Commons Area/Main Deck

12:00 PM

Hurricanes and Coastal Resilience – Nature’s Solutions

Eaton Conservation Hall in the Jeannie Meg Smith Theater

12:30 PM

Playful Learning: Enrichment for Our Animal Ambassadors

Lutgert Commons Area/Main Deck

1:00 PM

Clean Your Plate for the Planet by the Carbon C.R.E.W. Project

Eaton Conservation Hall in the Jeannie Meg Smith Theater

1:30 PM

Invest in Our Planet: Easy Ways to Live Sustainably

Lutgert Commons Area/Main Deck

2:00 PM

Science on a Sphere Presentation: Florida Storms

Dalton Discovery Center in the Climate Change Theater

All Day Events

  • Learning Adventures Bus (LAB) open for visitors
  • Kid Zone: games, activities, and crafts
  • Face Painting
  • Electric Boat Rides 
  • Local exhibitors
  • Food trucks
  • Presentations
  • Dalton Discovery Center and John & Carol Walter Discovery Wing Exhibits
  • Little Explorer Play Zone
  • Sapakie exhibits & von Arx Wildlife Viewing Pavilion
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida department program tables
Presenting Sponsor
Supporting Sponsors