Earth Day Events in Minnesota 2023

Celebrate Earth Day and help the planet with these Earth Day Events in Minnesota for 2023! 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 22 at 9 am

Cottage Grove

Free Entry to Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park
Saturday, April 22

Denmark Township

Free Entry to Point Douglas Park
Saturday, April 22

Eagan

Earth Day Eco Fest Extravaganza at Storm Creek
Friday, April 21 from 12pm to 6pm

Eden Prairie

Park Clean-Up Day in Eden Prairie
Saturday, April 15 from 8 am – 2 pm

Edina

Earth Day Weekend Community Clothing Exchange at Braemer Arena
Thursday, April 20 from 4 pm – 8 pm

Farmington

Earth Day Through Indigenous Eyes: Honoring, Connecting, Embracing the Earth at Main Street
Saturday, April 22 from 1 pm – 3 pm

Hastings

Free Entry to St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park
Saturday, April 22

Preschool Story Time: Earth Day Celebration at Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
Friday, April 21 from 10 – 11 am

Hastings Area Earth Day Birding Festival at Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
Saturday, April 22 from 7 am – 5 pm

Lake Elmo

Free Entry to Lake Elmo Park Reserve
Saturday, April 22

Lakeville

Earth Day Celebration and Watershed Cleanup at the City’s Central Maintenance Facility
Saturday, April 22 at 1pm

Lino Lakes

Earth Day Celebration at Wargo Nature Center
Saturday, April 22 from 1 – 4 pm

Marine on St. Croix

Free Entry to Big Marine Park Reserve
Saturday, April 22

Minneapolis

Earth Day Cleanup in Minneapolis
Saturday, April 22 from 9:30 am – 12 pm

Richfield

Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration at Wood Lake Nature Center
Sunday, April 23 from 1 – 4 pm

Rochester

Earth Day Family Program: A Visit from a Peregrine Falcon at Quarry Hill Nature Center
Sunday, April 23 at 2:30 pm

Roseville

Earth Day Celebration at Harriet Alexander Nature Center
Saturday, April 22 from 10 am – 2 pm

St. Paul

Free Earth Day Compost Pickup at Mississippi Market Co-op
Saturday, April 22 from 12 – 5 pm

Citywide Spring Cleanup in St. Paul
Saturday, April 22 from 9 – 11:30 am

Earth Day Clothing Swap at Heritage House Apartments 218 7th St E
Saturday, April 22 from 11 am – 4 pm

Savage

Arbor Day Celebration at McColl Pond Environmental Learning & Event Center
Saturday, April 29 from 10 am – 11:30 am

Shafer

Earth Day Community Clean-Up at Franconia Sculpture Park
Saturday, April 22 from 10 am – 5 pm

Stillwater

Free Entry to Pine Point Regional Park
Saturday, April 22

Free Entry to Square Lake Park
Saturday, April 22

Victoria

Earth Day Adventure at Lowry Nature Center
Saturday, April 22 from 1 – 4 pm

Waconia

Earth Day Storytime at Waconia Library
Friday, April 14 from 10:30 – 11 am

Wayzata

Earth Day Event at City Hall
Saturday, April 22 from 1 pm – 3 pm

Free Tree Give Away
Saturday, April 22 from 1 pm – 3 pm

Woodbury

Annual Earth Day Trail Clean-Up at Tamarack Nature Preserve
Friday, April 21 through Sunday, April 23

Earth Day Events in Greater Minnesota

In alphabetical order by city.

Duluth

Earth Day Celebration at Duluth Children’s Museum
Saturday, April 22 at 10 am

Grand Marais

Earth Day Fair at Cook County Community Center
Saturday, April 22 from 11 am – 3 pm

Northfield

Earth Day Celebration
Thursday, April 20 through Saturday, April 22

St. Cloud

Earth Day Run and Activities at Rivers Edge Convention Center
Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 

Spicer

Earth Day Celebration at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
Saturday, April 22 from 12 pm – 4 pm

Virginia

Iron Range Earth Fest at Iron Trail Motors Event Center
Saturday, April 22 from 9 am – 3 pm

Winona

Spring Service Learning Work Party at Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Friday, April 22 from 9:30 – 10:15 am