Earth Day Windsor-Essex

Earth Day Windsor-Essex County 2025 logo with drawing of people holding hands around the globe

Tuesday, April 22, 2025, marks the 55th 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 27, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Get outside and join us at Malden Park, 4200 Malden Road, for a variety of free activities, such as face painting, games, "Zoo to You" and live entertainment. Celebrate by visiting with many of the environmentally conscious organizations in our area.

Fun and festivities for all ages - free event

  • Environmental exhibits, food vendors (products and food available to purchase)
  • Zoo To You - our special guests
  • Interactive games, Jeopardy by Local 444, free play, and a theatre presentation
  • Learn about the new Green Bin Program
  • Prizes and giveaways - win some cool prizes
  • Onsite Hydration Station: Bring Your Own Water Bottle

Join us for some learning, laughing and maybe a little bit of tree hugging!

Food Vendors:

  • Rasoi
  • Montaneros Coffee Corp.
  • Little Foot Foods

Vendors:

  • Bird Canada
  • Circular Materials
  • Citizens Environment Alliance
  • Detroit River Canadian Cleanup
  • Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association
  • Essex Region Conservation Authority 
  • Gordie Howe International Bridge
  • Green Core Restore - Essex County Connectivity Initiative 
  • Green Sun Rising Inc
  • Pelee Island Bird Observatory
  • Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON)
  • Savi Made
  • City of Windsor:
    • Children's Services
    • Forestry Department
    • National Urban Park
    • Ojibway Nature Centre
    • Transit Windsor
    • Transportation Planning Department
  • University of Windsor School of the Environment (SOE) and Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER)
  • Windsor Law Centre for Cities
  • Windsor of Change
  • Wings Wildlife Rehab Centre
  • Activate Transit Windsor Essex
  • Canadian Union Of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 543
  • Essex County Library 
  • Green Revolution Tech Inc.
  • Native Trees and Plants 
  • Parks Canada Agency
  • Sertas Group Limited
  • Unifor 444 Environmental Committee
  • Unifor Local 200 Environment Committee
  • Watershed Watchers
  • WEST
  • Wildlife Preservation Canada
  • WEE SEE
  • Save the Monarch Butterfly
  • Out of Landfill
  • Wellness

Poster collage of environmental activities and actions with information on the event as detailed above, and logos for City of Windsor, Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority and YQG Green

Earth Day at Malden Park map 2024

Volunteers

Volunteer signup for Earth Day 2025 is now closed.

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 is recyclable or compostable.

Exhibitor Registration is Now Closed

adults and children gather around festival tents

For general information, call 311. For detailed inquiries, please contact the following:

Email: emp@citywindsor.ca
Phone: (519) 255-6100