Discover all the ways to help make your world a healthier, greener place to live! At Earth Day Festival, our community partners will share hands-on activities and demonstrations to inspire the next generation of climate conscious citizens and stewards of sustainability. Learn about recycling and composting from the experts, the joy of gardening from your local community garden volunteers, and the fun of getting out and enjoying nature with after school programs. Or learn about nature in your backyard with exhibits from local wildlife groups! There will be exhibitors and activities outside the Museum for all ages. Adults with children are welcome inside the courtyard and the Museum for more kid-centric activities. It’s free!
The Earth Day Festival at Children's Museum Tucson is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. The event spans 6th Avenue, which will be closed to traffic, with exhibitors on both the Museum grounds and in Armory Park. Admission to the Museum is free all day!
With more than 50 organizations in attendance, there’s something for everyone who’s interested in making the world a better place to live. Learn about recycling and composting, the joy of gardening and the fun of getting out and enjoying nature. Spend some time with awesome animals, from chameleons to capybara! Don’t forget to bring your water bottle – you can fill it up at Tucson Water’s Hydration Station.
Hungry? Pick up a snack from one of the food trucks scheduled to be on 6th Avenue: You Sly Dog, Al Gusto Coffee or Fatboy Sandos.
In the courtyard we’ll be unveiling our new recycled plastic bench and planter that were created as part of the Plastic Waste Diversion Pilot Program with Tucson and ByFusion. ByFusion collects generally non-recyclable plastic items and turns them into building material using pressure and heat. The pilot program ran during 2022 in Tucson and was spearheaded by Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik.
Tucson Earth Day Festival is free to all thanks to our generous sponsors. Sponsorship support comes from Geico, Waste Management, Central Arizona Project, Tucson Electric Power and Desert Valley Pediatric Dentistry. Media support comes from Bear Essential News. Business partners include Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, Pima County Environmental Quality Clean Air Program, The Solar Store and Western Dental.
Scheduled exhibitors for the Earth Day Festival at Children’s Museum Tucson include:
Academy of Math & Science, Prince
Arizona Project Wet
Arizona Public Media
Arizona Youth Climate Coalition
Bear Essential News
Bookmans Entertainment Exchange
Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Creative Photography
Central Arizona Project
Children's Museum Tucson
Citizens Climate Lobby
City of Tucson Environmental & General Services Department
City of Tucson Planning and Development Services Department
Community Gardens of Tucson
Conscious Planet (Save Soil)
Desert Valley Pediatric Dentistry
Family Housing Resources
Funny Foot Farm
Geico
Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Highland Free School
IDEA School
Lauffer Middle School Future City
National Parks Conservation Association
Pima Community College
Pima County Department of Transportation
Pima County Environmental Quality Clean Air Program
Pima County Regional Flood Control District
Pima County Recorder’s Office
Rotary Club of Tucson Verde
Saguaro National Park
Sky Island Alliance
Society of Women Engineers
Southern Arizona Climate Reality Project
Southern Arizona local section of the American Chemical Society (SAZACS)
Southern Arizona Reptile Rescue & Education
Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center
Sun Tran
Sunnyside Foundation
Sustainable Tucson
The Science Kit
The Solar Store
Treasures 4 Teachers
Tucson Clean and Beautiful
Tucson Earth Day Committee
Tucson Electric Power
Tucson Electric Vehicle Association
Tucson Repair Cafe
Tucson Water
University of Arizona Office of Sustainability (Compost Cats)
Watershed Management Group
Western Dental
Western National Parks Association
WM - Waste Management
The Children’s Museum Tucson offers hands-on STEM-based learning every day with exhibits such as Investigation Station, Sense of Place, Electri-City and Bodyology. Our exclusive weekly Family Brain Boost and Wee Explore programs give kids and families opportunities to experience science in a fun, hands-on way.
For more information on the Museum, visit www.ChildrensMuseumTucson.org.
