The Earth needs more than a single day of TLC, but Earth Day (Mon April 22) is still a good opportunity to show some extra love for the environment. Below, we’ve rounded up work parties (like Earth Day Plogging), sports events (like the Earth Day Run), places to drink beer (like Latona Pub’s Brewshed Alliance & Washington Wild Fundraiser), chances to take in the great outdoors (like National Park Free Days), and other ways to celebrate the planet until the end of April.
APRIL 19
FILM
Pints & Public Lands Film Fest: An Earth Day Celebration
At this Earth Day event, watch the film Run Wild, Run Free, which relates how the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was created. Peddler will donate $1 per pint to Washington Wild’s Brewshed Alliance.
Peddler Brewing Company, Ballard
READINGS & TALKS
Story Time: Celebrate Earth Day with Casey Ailes and the Super Heroes!
Kids can learn about the importance of being friendly to the planet by hearing Casey Jo Ailes’s eco-friendly stories and making Earth Day crafts.
Queen Anne Book Company
APRIL 20
COMMUNITY
Arbor Day-Earth Day Family Festival
Mark Bellevue’s 28th year of being recognized as a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation by helping plant trees in the park at this family-friendly festival. You can also collect “passport” stamps from various “eco-stations” to win prizes.
Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center, Bellevue
Earth Day Celebration at Shilshole
Learn about supporting marine life, sustainable living, pollution prevention, and more environmentally friendly topics.
Shilshole Bay Marina, Ballard
Earth Day Extravaganza
Kids and families can play conservation games with Tacoma Water and Power, make Earth-friendly crafts, build wooden planter boxes and plant seeds, take a naturalist-led hike, and more for Earth Day.
Tacoma Nature Center
Earth Day Refill Pop-Up
Take advantage of in-store deals, a DIY creation station, factory tours, and refills on Uncle Harry’s Natural Products like toothpaste, mouthwash, oil, and soaps in honor of Earth Day.
Uncle Harry’s Natural Products, Redmond
Free Carnivorous Terrariums Class
See, touch, and learn about various types of bug-eating plants, including native Washington species.
Enumclaw Library
Green-A-Thon :: Earth Day Canvass
Form a team and canvass door-to-door to raise money for the environmental protection efforts of Got Green.
Southside Commons, Columbia City
National Park Free Days
All national parks will waive their entrance fees for the first day of National Park Week. Head to Klondike Gold Rush (Seattle), Ebey’s Landing (Coupeville), or Mount Rainier National Park (Enumclaw).
Various locations
Plant Guilds – Learn to Plant Companion Species
Learn about the structures and functions of 10-20 plant species and plant two plant guilds at this free workshop.
Beacon Food Forest
Roxhill Park Earth Day Community Fair
Learn how the fish and wildlife of Longfellow Creek, the Duwamish River, and Roxhill Bog are valuable assets to the local environment. Plus, make crafts and enjoy a free turkey dog (if you’re one of the first 100 visitors).
Roxhill Park, West Seattle
FOOD & DRINK
Brewshed Alliance & Washington Wild Fundraiser
Local organizations the Brewshed Alliance and Washington Wild help preserve watersheds, which also happen to be essential for making beer. At this fundraiser, you can bid on items in a live auction and drink beer delivered to the pub via “non-motorized means” by 33 local breweries. Plus, local jazz mainstay Leif Totusek will provide live music.
Latona Pub, Green Lake
Free E-Cycling Event with Living Green Technology
Dispose of your defunct batteries, empty ink cartridges, and small electronics at this free recycling event.
Lucky Envelope Brewing, Ballard
MUSIC
Everett Earth Day Concert
Enjoy live music by Ezra Bell (“ebullient soul twang”) and roots singer-songwriter Jr. Geezer at this Earth Day concert.
Scuttlebutt Brewery Taproom, Everett
Haydn’s Creation with Philharmonia Northwest and Kirkland Choral Society
Joseph Haydn’s masterwork The Creation will be brought to life by the Kirkland Choral Society alongside Philharmonia Northwest in this vibrant performance of vignettes based on the Book of Genesis just in time for Earth Day.
Benaroya Hall, Downtown
SPORTS & RECREATION
Earth Day Run
Every person who reaches the finish line of this 5K or half marathon will have a tree planted in their name at a post-race planting party, plus a native tree to take home. Runners can also look forward to organic snacks.
Magnuson Park, Sand Point
Orca Running x lululemon Earth Day Community Run
Kids and dogs are welcome at Orca Running’s second annual Earth Day run, which will be followed by post-run mimosas, a stretching session with Vida Integrated Health, and vendors.
lululemon, University District
WORK PARTIES
Dig In and Help the Forest of Hamlin Park!
Join the Master Native Plant Stewards at Hamlin Park for some weeding and native tree-planting.
Hamlin Park, Shoreline
Earth Day Clean-up at Point Defiance
Help beautify the south Sound with Metro Parks Tacoma.
Point Defiance Park, Tacoma
Earth Day at Deadhorse Canyon
Help do some environmental restoration in Deadhorse Canyon.
Friends of Deadhorse Canyon/Taylor Creek, Lakeridge
Earth Day Ivy Pull
Help remove English ivy from the park. Refreshments will be provided.
Edmonds City Park
Earth Day Plogging
The unofficial Swedish term for jogging while picking up trash is called “plogging.” It’s quite possibly the most productive and the most Nordic way to spend your morning. Before you get moving, you’ll be treated to coffee and breakfast bites.
Fjällräven, Downtown
Give Back to the Earth – An Earth Day Volunteer Event
Help 21 Acres prepare for another summer of regenerative farming by helping plant, seed, weed, and mulch.
21 Acres, Woodinville
Keep Issaquah Beautiful Day
Pick up litter, dig holes for plants, and sweep sidewalks in Issaquah.
Downtown Issaquah Association
King County Parks Greenhouse Restoration
Help pot bare-root plants to be planted in King County Parks next winter.
King County Parks Greenhouse and Nursery, Renton
Meadowbrook Pond Earth Day Work Party
Help tend to the trees at Meadowbrook Pond—which serve as homes to wildlife—by clearing invasive weeds and blackberry bramble.
Meadowbrook Community Center
NLNA Adopt-A-Street Clean Up Event!
Wear comfy shoes to help pick up trash and debris along the perimeter of the park.
Oakbrook Park, Lakewood
Orca Earth Day! Duwamish Alive!
Enjoy music, food trucks, and family activities when you help the Whale Scout team clean up the Duwamish River Trail.
Terminal 107 Park, West Seattle
Restoration Work Party
Help remove invasive plants and prune native species.
Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, Renton
SCA Earth Day
Help keep the Washington Park Arboretum looking its best by removing invasive species, mulching, and planting seeds.
Washington Park Arboretum, Montlake
Volunteer: Duwamish Alive! Orca Earth Day – Longfellow Creek
Southern Resident Orcas, the salmon they eat, and other Puget Sound wildlife dwell in the Green-Duwamish Watershed. Cleaning up the natural areas that surround it can help improve the air and water quality throughout the watershed. That’s what you’ll be doing at this Earth Day cleanup with King Conservation District and the Duwamish Alive Coalition.
Greg Davis Park, West Seattle
APRIL 20-21
COMMUNITY
Ladybug Release
As part of its series of Spring Bloom events, Chihuly Garden and Glass will invite guests to release small cups of friendly ladybugs into the garden—the organizers say the spotted-winged bugs help the plants and make the space look friendly—at the annual Ladybug Release.
Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle Center
APRIL 20 & 22
COMMUNITY
State Park Free Days
If you don’t have a Discover Pass but you still want to take in Northwest wildlife in all its evergreen-hued glory, take advantage of free admission to state parks on special days throughout the year.
Various locations
APRIL 21
SPORTS & RECREATION
Kidical Mass: Earth Day
This family-friendly bike ride will lead to Discovery Park via the Ship Canal Trail, where riders can enjoy a picnic lunch.
Museum of History & Industry, South Lake Union
WORK PARTIES
Urban Forest Restoration Event
Head to West Seattle’s urban forest with Friends of Lincoln Park to clean up invasive plants.
Lincoln Park, West Seattle
APRIL 22
COMMUNITY
Earth Day Plant Swap!
Bring as many healthy and pest-free plants, starts, or baby buds as you want to swap for others.
The Works Seattle, First Hill
FOOD & DRINK
Earth Day Celebration
Latona Pub will host a fundraiser for All About the Bees and Save Our Wild Salmon, with performances by special musical guests.
Latona Pub, Green Lake
MUSIC
Sandi Fernandez, Noah Byrd, Cape Disappointment, Rio Devore
Sway to acoustic tunes by Sandi Fernandez, Noah Byrd, Cape Disappointment, and Rio Devore on Earth Day.
Central Saloon, Pioneer Square
READINGS & TALKS
Earth Day Celebration: Workshop and Book Signing
Learn how to be a respectful Earth-dweller from Julia Goldstein, who will talk about the best ways to manage plastic waste, the toxins lurking in sales receipts, and more. After the workshop, she’ll sign copies of her book Material Value: More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products.
Brick & Mortar Books, Redmond
Our Ocean and You
Environmental expert Annie Crawley will talk about ocean pollution, how bodies of water are being affected by climate change, and what actions are being taken toward sustainability.
Mark Twain Elementary, Kirkland
SHOPPING
Breathe Deep, Babe! Earth Day Soirée
Celebrate the Earth by shopping eco-friendly sex toys for 10% off. You’ll get a glass of bubbly when you walk in.
Babeland, Capitol Hill
WORK PARTIES
Earth Day at Samena
Help clean up trash around Larson Lake.
Samena Swim & Recreation Club, Bellevue
A Noble Earth Party
This Burke-Gilman Trail trash cleanup will be more competitive than most—the team who collects the most trash will win a free round of drinks at Triangle Spirits.
Triangle Pub, Pioneer Square
APRIL 23
WORK PARTIES
Invasive Removal Workshop
Learn why Himalayan blackberries are harmful to native plants, then help remove them from the farm.
CitySoil Farm, Renton
APRIL 25
READINGS & TALKS
HERE: Poems for the Planet
Join Francisco Aragón and Kimiko Hahn at this eco-poetics reading and book launch for Copper Canyon Press’s HERE: Poems for the Planet, an anthology dedicated to the literary defense of nature.
Broadway Performance Hall, Capitol Hill
APRIL 26
COMMUNITY
Protect Our Winters! Earth Week Bash
Enter raffles and drink beer with Peddler Brewing in support of Protect Our Winters, a climate advocacy group for the winter sports community.
Peddler Brewing Company, Ballard
WORK PARTIES
Earth Gay 2019
OUT4S, who host volunteer opportunities for the LGBTQ+ community, will join forces with OUT There Adventures for an Earth Day restoration party at the Mount Baker park.
Colman Park, Mount Baker
APRIL 27
COMMUNITY
Electronics Recycling & Paper Shredding Event
Take your old files and electronics to this free recycling pop-up.
Rainier Community Center, Columbia City
WORK PARTIES
11th Annual Pioneer Square Spring Clean
Pick up litter, mulch trees, and plant flowers in Pioneer Square.
Pioneer Square
E Prospect St Work Party
Join the Madison Park community and Friends of Street Ends to restore a public shore. You’ll remove blackberry bramble and ivy and mulch to help prevent new weeds.
E Prospect St & 41st Ave E, Madison Park
Earth Day Trail Cleanup: from Fremont to Ballard on the Burke Gilman trail
Pick up trash along the Burke-Gilman Trail with the Eco Collective.
Eco Collective, Ballard
Parks Appreciation Day
Beautify Tacoma parks by spreading mulch in flower beds, laying gravel on trails, and removing invasive plants.
Various locations, Tacoma
Spring Restoration Day
Work in the garden beds along East Prospect and get rewarded with free coffee and doughnuts.
Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill
West Seattle Junction Spring Clean
You’ll be supplied with breakfast, coffee, cleaning supplies, and a volunteer lunch tote for contributing to this West Seattle cleanup.
West Seattle Junction
THROUGH APRIL 28
COMMUNITY
Green Mode Lyft Rides
With Green Mode, Lyft riders can request to be picked up by hybrid or electric vehicles. In honor of Earth Day, Seattle riders will receive 15% off 20 Green Mode rides to various Seattle parks every Saturday and Sunday in April, including Alki Beach, Cal Anderson, Gas Works, Golden Gardens, and the Olympic Sculpture Park.
Various locations
