Every day is Earth Day, but April 22 is when we celebrate.
It is the 55th Anniversary of Earth Day – let’s celebrate! You are cordially invited to the Living Art and Ecology Lab’s 2025 Earth Day Events and Parade.
What: We are having a parade and participatory performance on campus in honor of Earth Day and invite you to join us! Together with various classes, student organizations, and partners from across campus, the parade is composed of costumes, banners, and floats dedicated to the soil, air, and waters upon which we all depend for our shared existence. This event is a celebration of joy for everything that makes life on this floating blue marble possible!
When: April 22nd, 2025. 3:30pm Participatory Performance. 4:30 Parade starts See the Full Schedule of Events
Where: Meet on the South Oval. Parade goes from the East end of Mirror Lake and moving towards Iuka Ravine.
How: For a simple way to join, show up on the South Oval wearing blue, green, or brown to represent the water, soil, lichen, or plants of the Earth. Costumes relating to the spirit of the event are also encouraged. You can also become part of the Lichen Pipeline participatory performance by arriving at 3:30 to don an artistic costumes provided by the Lichen Likers.
Who: Current collaborators in this celebration include the Living Art & Ecology Lab, the Lichen Learning group, known as the Lichen Likers and Lost Waters research group; SUSTAINs Living Community; Facilities, Operations, and Development; Planning, Architecture, and Real Estate, The Emerging Technology Studio; Knowlton School of Architecture; The Soil Culture Group; Art 5101 Eco Art Class; Art 3001 and 4503 Glass Classes; Design 4650 Collaborative Design Studio