Earth Day Windsor Essex 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024, marks the 54th anniversary of Earth Day. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events in more than 192 countries.
Locally, Windsor-Essex celebrates together on a Sunday close to the international Earth Day. This year, our local event will be on Sunday, April 21, 2024, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Games, prizes and free entertainment! Bring your reusable water bottle.
Get outside and join us at Malden Park, 4200 Malden Road, for a variety of free activities and entertainment. Celebrate by visiting with many of the environmentally conscious organization in our area.
In addition, we have food vendors:
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Little Foot Foods
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Robbie's Gourmet Sausages
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Montaneros Coffee Corp.
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Rasoi
Performances including:
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Sciensational Snakes
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Super Duper Ultra Guy
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Standing Yoga
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YQG Green Robot
Vendors and exhibitors:
- Activate Transit Windsor Essex
- Active Transportation
- Bird Canada - free scooter rides
- Bright Green Roof
- Carolinian Canada
- Citizens Environment Alliance
- Council of Canadians
- Detroit River Canadian Clean-up
- EV Society
- Erie Wildlife Rescue
- Friends of Ojibway
- Fire Department (Windsor Fire and Rescue Services) - fire truck on site
- Girl Guides Canada
- Green Sun Rising
- Healthy Headwaters Lab
- Let's Talk Science
- Local 444 - Windsor Regional Environment Council & Envrionment Committee
- National Urban Park Hub
- Native Trees and Plants
- Natural Crafts by Anissa
- Ojibway Nature Centre
- Pelee Island Bird Observatory
- Parks Canada
- Save the Monarchs
- Transit Windsor - city bus on site
- Walkerville Candles
- Wildlife Preservation Canada
- Windsor Public Library
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit - collecting expired medication for safe disposal
- Wings Wildlife Rescue
- YQG Green - collecting bottle caps
Volunteers
Thank you to everyone who signed up! We are no longer looking for more volunteers.
Zero Waste Event - Bring a Water Bottle
Each year, we strive to make Earth Day better, and this year we are upping our standards and aiming for a zero waste event.
What will this look like?
There will be a central drop-off depot (similar to what you see at the Devonshire Mall food court), where dedicated volunteers will be sorting recyclables and compostables. There will also be volunteer runners picking up waste dropped at waste stations throughout the event area.
However, in order for this to be successful, we are asking all vendors to ensure that any waste generated be recyclable or compostable. Please find attached a letter outlining acceptable products:
We encourage you to call with any questions you may have about products.
Exhibitor Registration is Now Open
Note: The covered-space option is no longer available, as we have filled up the visitor's centre and patio.
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Registration for 2024 booths is now open.
Exhibitors, please be aware of a slight modification to this year's registration procedure. Please complete both the Earth Day 2024 Registration Form and the 2024 Vendor, Exhibitor, Performer Waiver and send to emp@citywindsor.ca by email. The contact information will be forwarded to Windsor's Central Booking, who will contact you individually, thus avoiding the possibility of waiting on hold for payment. We hope this makes everything smoother.
For general information, call 311. For detailed inquiries, please contact the following:
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
Email: emp@citywindsor.ca
Phone: (519) 255-6100 ext. 6108