Date(s): Sunday, April 19, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-4:30pm
Venue: Leslie Science & Nature Center
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The Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival at Leslie Science & Nature Center brings together organizations from across Ann Arbor & Washtenaw County for one large celebration. The festival is Sunday, April 19 from 12-4:30p at Leslie Science & Nature Center.
This free, family-friendly event features displays; hands-on activities; live entertainment; green building and commuting technologies; energy topics; water awareness; sustainable agriculture; and more. In the spirit of Earth Day, it is a Zero Waste event. Guests are encouraged to bring reusable water bottles and put waste in the proper containers
Check out our review of the 2017 Earth Day Festival with 4 tips for attending.
Sponsors:
- City of Ann Arbor
- MI Humanities
- Michigan Arts & Culture Council
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
- Leslie Science & Nature Center
- A2Zero
- Legacy Land Conservancy
- Huron River Watershed Council
- City of Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation
Highlights
- noon- A reading of “One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia” by Miranda Paul, followed by an activity led by the local nonprofit Black Men Read
- 2:30p – All Species Parade. Children are encouraged to wear costumes of their favorite plant or animal
- 3p – Live performance by local singer, songwriter, and educator Joe Reilly
- Live animal experiences featuring amphibians, reptiles & birds of prey
- Macroinvertebrate exploration with Huron River Watershed
- Interactive Learning Booths & activities for families and adults.
- The Office of Sustainability and Innovations will have a variety of family-friendly, community building expereinces at the Energy House including a pop-up clothing swap.
Pop-Up Clothing Swap
You may bring up to 10 items of clothing in good condition. You can take items without bringing itemsm or bring items without taking any. You can also bring accessories like bags, jewelry, and belts.
Food Trucks
- Samosa House
- Rite Spice
Exhibitors Include:
The 2026 exhibitors have not been announced. Past exhibitors included
- AFC Ann Arbor
- Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby
- Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Apple Playschools
- City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability & Innovations
- DTE Energy
- The Ecology Center
- Embrace Orthodontics
- Huron River Watershed Council
- Key to Sustainability
- Legacy Land Conservancy
- Natural Area Preservation
- New Roots Institute
- Scio Residents for Safe Water & Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane (CARD)
- U-M Museum of Natural History
- USDA APHIS PPQ EAB Biological Control Rearing Facility
- VegMichigan
- Washtenaw Climate Reality
Ann Arbor Earth Day 2026 – Fun Events, Recycling & More
Earth Day is fast approaching. Each year the big Ann Arbor Earth Day event is at Leslie Science and Nature Center featuring many local organizations. The Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival 2026 is April 19 at Leslie Science Center. In the spirit of Earth Day, there are also several recycling/disposal events in the next couple […]
Leslie Science & Nature Center
Leslie Science & Nature Center is an outdoor Ann Arbor treasure. Explore the Black Pond Woods trail in different season, visit the raptor enclosures any time, or check out their new nature playscape.
- Date(s): Sunday, April 19, 2026
- Time: 12:00pm-4:30pm
- Cost: Free
- Event Website
- Organizer: Leslie Science & Nature Center
- Organizer Phone: Not Provided
- Organizer Email: Not Provided
Venue: Leslie Science & Nature Center
Address: 1831 Traver Rd, Ann Arbor
- Age Range
- Animals
- Arbor Annie's Highlights
- Babies
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- Earth Day
- Elementary
- Free
- High Schoolers
- Middle Schoolers
- Parents
- Preschoolers
- STEM
- Toddler
Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be cancelled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, or we can make mistakes.
