Celebrate Earth Day and help the planet with these Earth Day Events in Minnesota for 2024! This list includes events in the Twin Cities as well as greater Minnesota.
Earth Day is coming up soon! This is a great opportunity to get out with your family and spend some time learning about the environment and doing what you can to help preserve our beautiful planet.
Many cities in Minnesota host Earth Day events and activities like park cleanups, hikes and walks, family-friendly education activities, and more! Most of these activities happen on Earth Day itself (April 22), while others take place throughout the month.
We’ve rounded up a list of Earth Day events in Minnesota, including Twin Cities Earth Day events as well as what’s going on in greater Minnesota. Some of these events require registration, so be sure to look at the details of the event you want to go to for more information.
If you know of other events that should be on this list, please leave a comment or shoot us an email at thriftyjinxy@live.com. Thanks!
Earth Day Events in the Twin Cities
In alphabetical order by city.
Columbia Heights
Central Ave Earth Day Clean-up at Columbia Heights Public Library
Saturday, April 20th, 9am
Cottage Grove
Free Entry to Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park
Monday, April 22
Denmark Township
Free Entry to Point Douglas Park
Monday, April 22
Eagan
Earth Day Eco Fest Extravaganza at Storm Creek
Friday, April 19th, 11am to 6pm
Eden Prairie
Park Clean-Up Day in Eden Prairie
Saturday, April 13th- Sunday, April 14th, all day
Edina
Earth Day Weekend Community Clothing Exchange at Braemer Arena
Thursday, May 9th, 4-7pm
Hastings
Free Entry to St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park
Monday, April 22nd
Earth Day Hooray Preschool Storytime at Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
Friday, April 12th, 10-11am
$6/child, adults are free
Hastings Area Earth Day Birding Festival at Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
Saturday, April 20th, 7am- 5pm
Lake Elmo
Free Entry to Lake Elmo Park Reserve
Monday, April 22nd
Lakeville
Earth Day Celebration and Watershed Cleanup at the City’s Central Maintenance Facility
Saturday, April 20th at 1pm
Lino Lakes
Earth Day Celebration at Wargo Nature Center
Saturday, April 20th from 12 – 4 pm
Marine on St. Croix
Free Entry to Big Marine Park Reserve
Monday, April 22nd
Minneapolis
Earth Day Cleanup in Minneapolis
Saturday, April 20th from 9:30 am – 12 pm
4th Annual Earth Day Clothing Swap at The Fifth Element in Minneapolis
Saturday, April 20th from 11am- 4pm
Richfield
Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration at Wood Lake Nature Center
Sunday, April 21st from 1 – 4 pm
Rochester
Earth Day Family Program The American Kestral: A Species Spotlight at Quarry Hill Nature Center
Sunday, April 21st, 1pm
Roseville
Earth Day Celebration at Harriet Alexander Nature Center
Saturday, April 20th, 10 am – 2 pm
St. Paul
Citywide Spring Cleanup in St. Paul
Saturday, April 20th, 9 – 11:30 am
Earth Day Family Event Trashy Art Project at Evergreen Collective
Saturday, April 20th, 10am- 2pm
Savage
Arbor Day Celebration at McColl Pond Environmental Learning & Event Center
Saturday, April 27th, 10 am – 11:30 am
Shafer
Earth Day Community Clean-Up at Franconia Sculpture Park
Saturday, April 27th, 10 am – 4 pm
Stillwater
Free Entry to Pine Point Regional Park
Monday, April 22nd
Free Entry to Square Lake Park
Monday, April 22
Victoria
Earth Day Adventure at Lowry Nature Center
Saturday, April 20th, 10 am- 2pm
Waconia
Earth Day Storytime at Waconia Library
Tuesday, April 16th, 10:30 – 11 am
Wayzata
Earth Day Event at City Hall
Saturday, April 27th, 1-3pm
Earth Day Events in Greater Minnesota
In alphabetical order by city.
Duluth
Earth Day Celebration at Duluth Children’s Museum
Saturday, April 20th, 10am
Grand Marais
Earth Day Fair at Cook County Community Center
Saturday, April 20 from 11 am – 3 pm
Northfield
Earth Day Celebration at Armory Square
Saturday, April 27th, 9am -4pm
St. Cloud
Earth Day Run and Activities at Rivers Edge Convention Center
Friday, April 19th and Friday, April 20th
Spicer
Earth Day Celebration at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
Saturday, April 20th, 12 pm – 4 pm
Virginia
Iron Range Earth Fest at Iron Trail Motors Event Center
Saturday, April 20th, 9 am – 3 pm
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