Durham Earth Day Festival 2025

Join us in celebrating Earth Day 2025 as we unite to honor and protect the planet. This year’s theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," highlights the incredible potential everyone has to drive positive change for the environment. From individuals to communities, and businesses to governments, we all hold the power to create a sustainable future.

Sunday, April 27, 2025
12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street

Durham's Earth Day Festival is free and open to the public. Rain or shine!

Festivalgoers will enjoy a showcase of environmentally friendly businesses and organizations sharing information and resources with the community. Attendees will browse and shop from our local, hand-made green goods and crafts.

Back at this year’s Earth Day Festival is the Way to Go Durham Sustainable Transportation Expo brought to you by the City’s Department of Transportation and Bike Durham! Come to see GoDurham’s new electric bus, experience a bicycle training workshop for youth, or take a test ride on an electric bike. The expo will feature multiple booths to showcase information on local and regional transportation projects and sustainable transportation options for your commutes around the Bull City and beyond.

Members of Durham’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission and Bike Durham will host a valet bicycle parking service. Located near the corner of Foster and Hunt streets – it’s like a coat check for bicycles. Cyclists are issued tickets in exchange for their bikes, and volunteers store them in a secure enclosure for free. Bike mechanics will also be on-site to check your bike for safety and teach you how to change a flat tire.

Provided by Durham Parks and Recreation, Durham’s Waste Management & Shimar Shredding
(Located at 412 Morris St.)
Time: 12:00 - 3:00pm *or until full

The City of Durham will provide services for shredding documents. Bring your paper documents to our drive-through area. We will be set up to collect your materials. These services are free and open to the public.

Items OKAY to shred:

Office paper (any color), Manila Folders, Staples, Paper Clips, Rubber Bands, and Receipts.

Items NOT OKAY shredded:

3-ring Binders, X-Rays, Garbage of any kind, Newspapers, Credit cards, CDs, Cardboard, Magazines, Telephone books, Hardcover books, Large Binder Clips, Spiral Notebooks*, and Hanging Folders*.
*Unless metal has been removed

Festivalgoers and vendors will go green when they dispose of their waste at the Zero waste stations. Each station will have areas to sort, recycle, reuse, compost, and trade materials. “It’s easy being green” with the Zero-Waste project for a trash-free festival.

BYOB - Bring your own bottle for water refills! Don’t forget to bring your refillable water bottle! The Durham H2O 2 Go Hydration Station will offer fresh drinking water to event attendees on-site.

Kids will have a blast while engaging with the natural world! Also included will be other fun activities and Face Painting.

The Durham County Library will be on-site with its awesome Bookmobile. Participants can take advantage of this mobile service, where they can get their very own library card on-site!

Join our festival annual tradition featuring the Bull City Strutters. The parade lineup begins at 2:15 p.m. The parade starts at 2:30 p.m. sharp!

Host or Publisher Durham Parks & Recreation