Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 18, 2026
10 AM to 3 PM
1495 Smith Preserve Way, Naples, FL
Free, family-friendly event featuring new activities, games, exhibits, vendors, and more!
GROUNDBREAKING
Witness a defining moment in our history.
Saturday, April 18 at 11:00 AM
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida invites the community to our annual Earth Day Festival as the John & Carol Walter Nature Experience breaks ground and moves from vision to reality. This groundbreaking marks the next chapter in how the Southwest Florida community will experience, understand, and protect the environment that sustains our way of life.
Program Schedule
10:30 AM
Animals in Need Puppet Show
Eaton Conservation Hall
11:00 AM
John & Carol Walter Nature Experience Groundbreaking
Welcome Gazebo, Southeast Area of Campus
11:45 am
Super Science Show with Glen Beitman
Eaton Conservation Hall
12:15 pm
Gopher Tortoise Grazing
Wheeler Education Field by Presentation Tent
12:30 PM
Adventures through the Everglades
Wheeler Education Field Presentation Tent
1:00 PM
We Are All Connected Story Time
Eaton Conservation Hall
1:30 PM
Super Science Show with Glen Beitman
Eaton Conservation Hall
2:00 PM
Around the World in 20 Minutes
Climate Change Theater in the Dalton Discovery Center
2:00 PM
Live Music with Moonstone Riders
Wheeler Education Field Presentation Tent
2:30 PM
Healthy, Happy & Engaged The Role of Enrichment for Animal Ambassadors
Lutgert Commons Area
