Earth Day New York City 2013

Earth Day is on Monday, April  22, 2013 with events being scheduled during the preceeding week and beyond. You can look below to see what's going on in our boroughs and how you too can partake in these free activities and such. For additional information regarding SOME of the following you can check: www.nyc.gov/parks or call 311

National Grid Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 3:00 pm
Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College 
This interactive family event will take place on the plaza outside Brooklyn College’s Walt Whitman Theatre immediately following the 2pm presentation of Tales of Anansi, a storytelling concert by the environmental performance group Bash the Trash. Brooklyn Center’s Sixth Annual National Grid Earth Day Celebration is free and open to the public.

Earth Day Outdoors at Union Square
Sunday, April 21 from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

In lieu of the traditional outdoor fair which has taken place outside of Grand Central Terminal this year it'll be taking place at Union Square.
Featuring live performances, exhibis as well as displays by local and national environmental organizations, local businesses, and corporate partners. 

EARTH DAY FESTIVAL At Flushing Town Hall
Sunday, April 21st  
Celebrate the beauty and artistry of the earth! Develop your green thumb, learn about bee-keeping, visit with the Baymen of Long Island, make jewelry and art out of recycled materials, and much more. Fun for the entire family. Sponsored by NYC Council Member James F. Gennaro. Starts at 1:00 PM.

EarthFair Indoors at Vanderbilt Hall
within Grand Central Terminal
April 20 - 22, from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Live performances, kids' activities, sustainability talks, and interactive displays by some of our partner organizations. All of the events are free and open to the public.

Chinatown's Second Annual Earth Day!
Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

""We at the Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation are pleased to inform you that on Sunday, April 21st, 2013, we will be partnering up with the Chinatown Business Improvement District to launch our Second Annual Earth Day! The event will take place at the neighborhood's own beautiful Columbus Park, and we need your help to make it a success. ""

""Our primary goal for this year is to make Earth Day even bigger, better, and more memorable than last year. We will also be tying this initiative with
several others that the Chinatown BID will be hosting in the following months, with the eventual end result being a cleaner, greener, and improved Chinatown. We'd like to reach new heights this year by planting all sorts of new plants in Columbus Park, as well as attaching 60 new planters throughout Chinatown area for the year. ""

""All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt (first come, first serve) and a certificate, worth five volunteer hours, commending them on their participation. Come join us in renewing the image of Chinatown as a green, environmentally sustainable, and family friendly place to be.For more information, please visit ""

Green Festival at the Jacob Javits Convention Center
On Earth Day Weekend, April 19-21, New York City Green Festival returns to Javits Center North celebrate community with the largest, most diverse and most trusted place for learning, shopping, networking and having fun. The Festival will feature favorites, like the organic, vegetarian and vegan food court; the Sierra Club Green Cinema; eco-fashion exhibits; hands-on DIY workshops; live music; an organic beer and wine garden; inspiring keynote presentations and, a nationally renowned Green Marketplace featuring products and services from local, regional and national green and sustainable businesses and organizations.

Earth Day Celebration
Sunday, April 21, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Swing by Empire Fulton Ferry to honor Earth Day with arts and crafts made from recycled materials and entertainment for the whole family. Check our website for details as we announce the full lineup!

Bronx Urban Farms Trolley Tours
Saturdays, May 11, June 8, July 13, August 3, September 7, and October 12 • 9 a.m. departure from midtown Manhattan, 3 p.m. return

All aboard for the third annual urban farm tour series, narrated group tours of some of the borough’s amazing urban farms and community gardens. Come aboard the Bronx Trolley and meet community farmers as they tend to their plots of land; micro-entrepreneurs who raise bees and harvest honey; and see chickens that produce Bronx farm-fresh eggs. Each tour includes a healthful lunch, a lesson in agro-tourism, and entertainment. The event is co-hosted by the Bronx Food & Sustainability Coalition, Bronx Tourism Council, GreenThumb/NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, and Bronx Green-Up. Tickets are $30; R.S.V.P. required. All proceeds go toward the support and programming of Bronx community gardens. To register or for more information, call 718.590.3518 or e-mail bronxfoodsummit[at]@gmail.com

Bronx Compost Workday
Help community gardeners build a greener, healthier, and more sustainable city as they recycle their garden trimmings into compost. Pitch in with chopping, mixing, sifting, and other compost bin maintenance tasks while learning hands-on the tips and techniques for setting up and managing your own compost system.

- Saturday, April 6 • 10 a.m.–1 p.m. • Van Cortlandt Park Compost Demonstration Site • enter park at Broadway near Mosholu Avenue

- Wednesday, April 17 • 2:30–4:30 p.m. • Bon Secours New York Health Systems/Schervier Garden • 2975 Independence Avenue, meet at main entrance

- Saturday, April 20 • 10 a.m.–2 p.m. • Roberto Clemente Community Garden • Corner of West 169th Street and Shakespeare Avenue

- Thursday, April 25 • 2:30–4:30 p.m. • El Girasol Community Garden • East 138th Street between Cypress and St. Ann’s Avenues

- Thursday, May 23 • 2:30–4:30 p.m. • Fordham-Bedford Lotbusters Community Garden • Corner of East 193rd Street and Bainbridge Avenue

Earth Day at Times Square
Date and Time to come

Entertainment & Performances, Fairs & Festivals, Kid/Family Friendly, Music & Concerts, Outdoors
Join Natural Awakenings Magazine and Stonehenge As We Celebrate Earth Day!
Stonehenge’s Ritz Plaza Firefighters' Memorial Park, 235 West 48th Street

Featuring an opening tribute to Mother Earth by internationally acclaimed author Sierra Bender and Live Entertainment from Hip Hop Saves Lives including the Brown Rice Family and more. 

Facepainting, Juggling, and Bubble Sculpture! 

Plus: Discounts, Freebies, & the chance to meet NYC leaders in the wellness industry!

Free to the community - fun for the whole family!

Images from a previous Year's Giant Earth Images Show at Grand Central Terminal