This April (and continuing through May!) our volunteers brought learning to life across 20+ Earth Month events in 2026, engaging families and turning awareness into action. We spread a love for science, nature, and our planet in over 10 cities. On Earth Day alone, we mobilized at 8 different events! We’re so grateful to all our volunteers, staff, and board who connected with communities in many ways – through hands-on activities, tabling, spring picnics, beach cleanups, hikes, fundraisers and more! At EV, Earth Month isn’t a moment, it’s how we show up all year. Our school programs connect science to stewardship, helping students take action to protect their local ecosystems.
Some hands-on activities we did:
🎨 Sustainable art & artivism
🦉 Games and taxidermy
🐦 Making binoculars from reused toilet paper rolls
♻️ Recycling sorting game
👕 Tie-dye and crafting
Take a look below at all the events we attended throughout California and New York. The events outside the Bay Area were hosted by our Sprout Up chapters.
California Events
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- March 28, Santa Cruz County STEAM expo, Santa Cruz Fairground, Santa Cruz
- April 2 – Earth Day Arbor Day Celebration, Central Park, Santa Clara
- April 8, Tie-dye Social & Fundraiser, Yogurtworld UCSD San Diego
- April 10, Spring Picnic & Potluck, Aldrich Park, Irvine
- April 18 – EcoCenter Earth Day Celebration, EV EcoCenter, Palo Alto
- April 19 – Palo Alto Earth Day Festival, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto
- April 19 – Earth Month Nature Hike, Newport Bay Ecological Reserve
- April 22 – Sac State Sustainability Earth Day Community Fair, Main Quad, Sacramento
- April 22 – Climate Week Earth Day Tabling, MU Quad, Davis
- April 22 – Cal Poly Green Campus Earth Day Festival, San Luis Obispo
- April 22 – Tie-Dyeing Social, Aldrich Park, Irvine
- April 22 – Trivia Night & Fundraiser, Dirty Birds Bar & Grill, San Diego
- April 22 – Earth Day Beach Clean Up, Depressions Beach IVKC, Santa Barbara
- April 23 – Earth Day Social and Crafting, UC San Diego campus, San Diego
- April 25 – Farmer’s Market Social, Davis Farmer’s Market, Davis
- April 26 – Pizza Fundraiser, SGT. Pepperoni’s Pizza, Irvine
- April 30 – Compost Volunteering, St. Michael’s University Church, Isla Vista
- May 2 – May Fete Parade, Heritage Park, Palo Alto
- May 6 – Chipotle Food Fundraiser, La Jolla Village Square, San Diego
- May 7 – Card Making Social, UC Irvine campus, Irvine
- May 9 – Spring BioBlitz at the Palo Alto Baylands, EV EcoCenter, Palo Alto
- May 8-10 – UC Davis Whole Earth Festival, UC Davis Quad, Davis
- May 12 – Environmental Education & Ecophobia, 5 – 7pm, UC Irvine campus
- May 17 – Pizza Fundraiser, 11am – 12am, Mesa Pizza, Goleta
- May 30 – 5K Run & Fundraiser, 9am – 1pm PDT, UCSB Lagoon Lawn, Santa Barbara
New York City Events
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- April 19 – NYC Earth Day Festival, Union Square Park
- April 22 – NYU SGA Earth Fest, Kimmel Center for University Life
- April 22 – Sustainability tabling event, Barnard/Columbia campus
- April – Admitted Students Day, Barnard/Columbia campus