Do you want to learn more about composting, climate action, make an impact volunteering, or take the kids on an adventure?
We’ve found a variety of events for you and your family to celebrate in-person and some online in Kansas City and worldwide over the weeks surrounding Earth Day, April 22.
The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin inspired more than 20-million Americans (10 percent of the population at the time) to gather at “teach-ins,” rallies and protests to demand cleaner air and water. Those efforts launched the modern environmental movement that led to the passage of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act.
This year there will be thousands of events and celebrations around the world. To find activities near you, visit EarthDay.Org.
Kansas City Earth Day Events
In Kansas City, there are many mostly free and in-person events with topics ranging from climate solutions to composting, park clean-ups, recycling and upcycling.
Click on the links below to find more information and instructions on how to participate.
- Climate Council EF24 Earth Week Celebration April 19 – 23: In-person and virtual events across the metro
- Great Kansas City Cleanup April 19-22: Multiple Times: Various Kansas City, MO locations
- Bridging the Gap Earth Month Metro-Wide Volunteer Events including litter cleanups, tree plantings, and invasive species removal
- Earth Day Jumble Swap & Spring Plant Sale Saturday, April 20: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | KC Farm School, 2443 S. 42nd St., Kansas City, MO
- Overland Park Recycling Extravaganza Saturday, April 20: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | 11401 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS
- Earth Day Festival at Ivanhoe Neighborhood Center Saturday, April 20: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | 3700 Woodland Ave., Kansas City, MO
- Earth Day at Lakeside Nature Center Saturday, April 20: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO
- Get Outdoors Day Saturday, April 20: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Rotary Park, 600 NW Vesper, Blue Springs, MO
- KC Zoo Party for the Planet Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. & Sunday, April 21, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Dr., Kansas City, MO
- Cultivate KC Earth Day of Service + Happy Hour Monday, April 22: 1 – 4 p.m. (workday) 4 – 6 p.m. (happy hour) | Westport Commons Farm, 300 E. 39th St., Kansas City, MO
- Missouri Organic Earth Day Birthday Festival Monday, April 22: 6 – 9 p.m. | 7700 E US Hwy 40, Kansas City, MO
If your organization would like to submit an event, email the details to Greenability using the Submit an Event form.
