The Green Team ERG understands that you can’t make all of the events that OSU and the medical center have to offer, but you can still make an impact in your community. Many of these events are also kid-friendly and a great way to begin instilling a love and appreciation for the Earth in growing minds.
- What: Hilliard Earth Day Celebration 2024
- When: April 13 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Where: Franklin County Fairgrounds, Gate 5
- More information: Go Green Hilliard; An Earth Day celebration with a walk, and many recycling drives!
- What: Columbus Zoo Earth Day Celebration and recycling drives
- When: Earth Day Celebration: April 20-21, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Earth Week Donation Drives at the Zoo: April 22 – 26
- Where: Columbus Zoo; 4850 W Powell Rd, Powell, OH 43065
- More information: Earth Day with the Zoo; Learn about little things that you can do in your daily life that will add up to make a big difference for all living creatures. There will be lots of Earth Day activities focusing on conservation, including games, crafts, Animal Enrichment, Character Ambassadors and Meet & Greets, and more! Watch the animals receive special Earth Day treats and enrichment throughout the day.
- Battery Donation Drive: April 22
- Handheld electronics donation drive: April 23
- Styrofoam Recycling Drive: April 24
- Electronics Drive: April 25
- Item Donation Drive: April 26
- What: Grove City EcoFest
- When: Saturday, April 20 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Where: 3359 Park St., Grove City Town Center
- More information: Discover Grove City; All ages learn about sustainability, spring Farmers’ Market and eco-friendly practices through hands-on activities, crafts, vendors, games and more.
- What: Earth Gathering (24th-annual festival)
- When: Sat, Apr 20, 2024 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Where: 1 Enderlin Circle (Yoctangee Park), Chillicothe, OH 45601
- More information: Earth Gathering; Earth Gathering is a juried-invitational art festival with an Earth Day theme designed to enlighten, entertain, and inspire the public with Earth-friendly art, music, food, products, and ideas. Inclement weather date is the following day (Sunday April 21). EG is a family friendly event with art activities for children.
- What: Seeds of Caring’s Kids as Planet Protectors: An Earth Day Celebration
- When: Saturday, April 20 10:00 AM 2:00 PM
- Where: Grange Insurance Audubon Center; 505 W Whittier St, Columbus, OH 43215
- More information: Seeds of Caring; Join Seeds of Caring for this FREE Earth Day celebration where kids ages 2-12 can participate in environmental activity stations such as nitrogen demos with COSI Science Live, worms and composting with Franklin Park Conservatory, and bee-keeping with Ohio Queen Bee! This is a rain or shine event in partnership with Grange Insurance Audubon Center and Presenting Sponsor Amazon Web Services. Registration is free but required. Come learn how to be kind to the earth and plant a tree (we’ll have 250 of them)!
- What: Bexley’s Earth and Arbor Days
- When: Sat, Apr 20, 2024; 10:00 AM (Eastern)
- Where: Schneider Park, 2130 Astor Ave, Columbus, OH 43209, USA
- More information: Sierra Club Ohio; City of Bexley’s Sustainability Department, Green Bexley, and the Bexley Tree & Public Gardens Commission, you’re formally invited to participate in our 2024 Earth and Arbor Days Celebration, a community event for vendors to educate and inspire attendees with actionable items for protecting the planet and planting more trees!
- What: Wetland Earth Day Planting @ Shepherd’s Corner
- When: April 20 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
- Where: Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center; 987 Waggoner Road, Blacklick, OH 43004
- More information: Wetland Earth Day Planting; Dig holes and help plant 250 native trees and bushes!
City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Featured Earth Day Conservation Events
- What you’ll do: Assist with conservation efforts such as tree plantings, park cleanups and more.
- Available shifts:
- April 20, 9-11:30 a.m., Art Cleanup at McKnight Outdoor Education Center
- April 20, 9 a.m.-noon, Tree Planting at Academy Park
- April 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Earth and Arbor Day Celebration at McKnight
- April 27, 9 a.m.-noon, Tree Planting at Mock Park
- What: OCNA Earth Day Event!
- When: April 24th from 12-1PM
- Where: Outpatient care New Albany, Meet near West Staff Entrance (to the side of the Medical Office Building)
- More information: OCNA Earth Day Event! Please join Surgical Specialties for a lunchtime walk around our OCNA paths to tidy up our work community & refresh yourself. Known as “Plogging”: Swedish term for the simple act of picking up litter while you run, hike, or walk in your community.
- What: City Nature Challenge: Columbus
- When: April 26 – 29, 2024
- Where: varied
- More information: Earth Day Columbus; Join Green Columbus and other organizations across Central Ohio to document the vast plants, fungi and animals that we have. Let’s appreciate the biodiversity of these vast waterways, forests, and micro-habitats within Columbus, Ohio.
- What: Arbor Day at Dawes Arboretum: Festival and Spring Plant Sale
- When: April 27 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Where: Franklin County Fairgrounds, Gate 5
- More information: Dawes Arboretum; Admission is free all day thanks to our presenting sponsor Park National Bank! Help us celebrate all things trees with hands-on activities, a tree giveaway (while supplies last), tree climbing, music and more! Food trucks will be on site, and the spring plant sale will feature Ohio native plants.
- What: 3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration!
- When: Saturday, April 27 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Where: Lynd Fruit Farm, 9399 Morse Rd, Pataskala Ohio 43062
- More information: Monarch Meadows; This is a non-ticketed event. Everyone is welcome! We will have food trucks, Birds of Prey, kids crafts, live music, raspberry plants, apple trees, and of course NATIVE PLANTS!
- What: Genoa Park Earth Day Celebration
- When: Saturday, April 27, 11am-8pm
- Where: Genoa Park 303 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
- More information: Earth Day Columbus; This family-friendly event will feature local music, fun activities for children and adults, food, and drinks, and booths from a diverse array of sustainability-focused vendors and nonprofits.
Volunteer at Columbus Mobile Produce Markets
- What you’ll do: Interact and support the community as we distribute fresh produce to our neighbors. Help prep and pack produce in reusable grocery bags.
- Available shifts: Thursdays and Fridays, 1:30 p.m.
