Earth Day California Events
Pictured is Santa Barbara’s annual weekend-long Earth Day Festival
California was on the forefront as a leader in Earth Day recognition and celebrations — this is where it all began. In 1970 Senator Gaylord Nelson visited the scenic Central Coast beach city after a major oil spill along the Santa Barbara County coast in 1969. Outraged by what he saw, he passed a bill designating April 22 as a national day to celebrate the earth. Each year Santa Barbara hosts one of the biggest Earth Day celebrations in the nation in remembrance of the disaster.
The Earth Day movement has grown and changed since it began 49 years ago. With so many cities in the state setting mandates, hosting events with zero waste goals, and living green on a daily basis, Earth Day has truly become an every day event. Perhaps that’s why some cities quit hosting special Earth Day celebrations in favor of pet projects such as recycling day, cleanup day or Arbor Day plantings. One city even changed their Earth Day celebration to Healthy Living Day, focusing on bicycle safety and lifestyle.
In 2019 Easter fell on the weekend traditionally set aside for Earth Day events. While Easter Bunnies & Egg Hunts are top priority in many municipalities (due to their popularity and large turnouts,) some cities are hosting two separate events and others combined them into Spring Fest or other such names.
Earth Day Celebrations California
All events are subject to change!
April 20, 2019
April 27, 2019
Santa Barbara April 26-28, 2019
April 28, 2019
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