Earth Day 2018 takes place this upcoming Sunday, April 22nd. It is such an awesome time to introduce kids to how to protect Mother Earth and its resources, and to teach them to how to connect with our environment and community.
In our area there are plenty of ways for families to observe the occasion, have a blast and at the same time take a hands-on approach to helping our planet. We have created a list of local Earth Day events, including volunteer opportunities, parks, beaches, river’s clean ups and more to celebrate nature.
Let’s show our love for our planet!
FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH
Earth Day 2018 @ Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Timing: 5:30-9pm
Address: Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach, FL 33139
Cost: FREE and open to the public with registration. A suggested donation of $15.
Description:Celebrate Mother Earth at the Garden.Activities include:Energizing yoga class, Meditation and Sound Bowls, Performance of The Mermaid Tear Factory, Art exhibits by Miami Eco-Artists, Reveal of the Garden's new Demonstration Pine Rockland, Native Plant Giveaway, and more.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST
Annual Operation Village-Wide Clean Up – Earth Day 2018 in El Portal
Address: 7-10am
Location: Horace Mann Middle School, 8950 NW 2nd Avenue El Portal, FL 33150
Cost: FREE
Description: Mayor Cubillos invites you to join the El Portal Police Officers, along with the Mayor’s Task Force and Horace Mann Middle School on Earth Day for our Operation Village Wide Clean up. All volunteers will be provided with clean-up tools. Certification of community service hours will be provided upon request.
Baynanza Volunteer Clean-Up in Miami Beach
Address: 9am-noon
Location: Maurice Gibb Park, 1700 Purdy Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Cost: FREE
Description: As part of the 36th Annual Baynanza, Miami-Dade County will be engaging thousands of community volunteers throughout the county in cleaning approximately 25 locations along Biscayne Bay’s shorelines and islands, including Maurice Gibb Park and Flagler Memorial Island (Monument Island).
Love Your Mother, Earth! -Tales and Trails @ Arch Creek Park
Timing: 11am-12.30pm
Address: Arch Creek Park Nature Center, 1855 NE 135th Street, Miami, FL 33181
Cost: FREE
Description: Join us for a free program to engage children and families in fun, educational, outdoor experiences that enhance their appreciation for nature and the environment. Each month, the park will feature a reading of a specially selected nature-themed children’s book, as well as various arts, science and nature activities.
Timing: 11am - 4pm
Address: The Wynwood Yard, 56 NW 29th St, Miami, FL 33127
Cost: FREE
Description: This all-day event is open to all ages and will provide a wide range of activities and programming to elevate consciousness, create awareness, and educate our community about green initiatives and sustainability. All Day: Eat, Drink, Enjoy, and Be Green!
Nature’s Natives: Weather, Climate and You @ Arcola Lakes Branch Library
Timing: 12-1pm
Address: Arcola Lakes Branch Library, 8240 NW 7 Ave., Miami, FL 33150
Cost: FREE
Description: This introduction to the climate change conversation for children includes an overview of basic climate vocabulary, Earth’s systems and cycles, and our health connections.
Earth Day Keg & Clean with DFO + Surfrider Miami in Wynwood
Timing: 4-7pm
Address: The Wynwood Yard, 56 NW 29th St Miami, FL 33127
Cost: $20, which include participation fee is a reusable KleanKanteen cup which will get you a complimentary draft beer at entry to the clean up (PLUS $1 back on every draft beer purchased ever at The Bar at The Yard forever after), trash bags, gloves, pickers, and directions.
Description: We will spend the day celebrating our earth and learning more about what we can do to reduce our carbon footprint, one step at a time. We will finish up the day of fun, education, and activities with real action... cleaning up our city streets! Proceeds raised will benefit Debris Free Oceans and Surfrider Miami.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND
Earth Day Shoreline Cleanup @ Bay Harbor Islands
Timing: 8.30-11.30am
Address: Town of Bay Harbor Islands, 9665 Bay Harbor Terrace, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154
Cost: FREE
Description: Together with your friends, kids and neighbors, let's pick up the trash and such that winds up lining the shoreline and keep it out of our precious Bay. This is our Town and our Earth. Let's show her a little TLC on Earth Day.
Earth Day Beach Cleanup @ The Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach
Timing: 9am-noon
Address: The Palms Hotel & Spa, 3025 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Cost: FREE
Description: Drum up your friends, colleagues, kids, family and anyone else you might know to experience a morning of doing good and feeling good while making our world a cleaner place.
SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
2018 Earth Day Clean-Up in North Miami
Timing: 8-11.30am
Address: North Miami Community Planning and Development Department, 12400 NE 8 Avenue, North Miami, FL 33161
Cost: FREE
Description: Volunteers needed for clean up! All ages welcome. School aged children must be accompanied by their parent/guardian to volunteer.
2018 Little River Cleanup & Celebration
Timing: 8.30am-1.30pm
Address: Little River, 435 Northeast 82nd Street, Miami, FL 33138
Cost: FREE
Description: A half day event where the community is invited to come out, meet each other and help to restore this neighborhood asset's natural beauty.
Green Awareness Fair & Recycling Event in North Miami
Timing: 10am-2pm
Address: MOCA Plaza, 770 NE 125 Street, North Miami, FL 33161
Cost: FREE
Description: Hosted by Councilwoman Carol Keys, Esq.Free recycling services, Educational demonstrations, Giveaways, Family fun, Money saving tips
SUNDAY, APRIL 29TH
Clean Up William Lehman Park in North Miami
Timing: 8.30am-12.30pm
Address: North Bay Shore, 12220 N Bayshore Dr, North Miami, FL 33181
Cost: FREE
Description: North Bay Shore Park is a popular recreation area, but also serves as an important wildlife area. The mangroves serve as estuaries for small fish to grow and the waters as hunting grounds for fish eating birds like pelicans. We want to get together to remove pollutants from this beautiful park.
SATURDAY, MAY 5TH
Timing: 10am-1pm
Address: Margaret Pace Park, 1900 N Bayshore Dr, Miami, FL 33132
Cost: FREE
Description:We will be meeting at the north end of the park, near the basketball court. Gloves and trash bags will be provided. There are water fountains where you can refill your water bottle. If you are planning to arrive by car, note that it is street parking and it is by the hour.
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