Lafayette’s 6th Annual Earth Day Picnic & Celebration

Saturday, April 23th, 2011
Downtown Lafayette
11:00am – 3:00pm
(9:00am – 11:30am Bike Rodeo)

Sustainable Lafayette, the City of Lafayette, and the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce invite you to Lafayette’s 6th annual Earth Day Picnic & Celebration! For over 40 years, Earth Day has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations worldwide to demonstrated their commitment to environment protection and sustainability. This year the Earth Day Network is trying to rally 1 billion acts of green. In Lafayette we will be celebrating our efforts to protect our environment with a community picnic right in the middle of town.

Picnic on the Green

Plaza Way, 11:30 – 1:30

A community picnic right in the center of town! Bring your own or buy lunch at the square prepared with food from local farmers (Earth Day Picnic Menu) for only $5. Enjoy live music with two great bands: Pat Nevins & Amy Gabel (11:30-12:30) and Delta Dogs (1pm – 2:30pm) Also, learn about all the environmental groups that are helping to make Lafayette more earth-friendly. Last year’s picnic was a huge success and we’re excited to bring back the same great event this year.

Visit “Eco Way”
Plaza

Plaza Park, 11:00 – 3:00

Plaza Way will be turned into Eco Way! Tour the “Backyard of Tomorrow”, preview the upcoming farmers market, learn about Lafayette green businesses and products, buy veggie starters, and visit with local environmental groups to learn how you can become involved this Earth Day.

Bike Rodeo & Self-Propelled Parade

Stanley, 9am-11:30am

Start the day with the fun and educational Bike Safety Rodeo in the Stanley Middle School Parking lot. This popular event is a great way to teach children K – 5th grade how to ride safely. Sponsored by the Lafayette Bike/Pedestrian Advisory Committee and the City of Lafayette. Afterwards, a parent-organized “Self-Propelled Parade” will depart Stanley at 11:30am. Bring your feet, bike, skateboard, unicycle, scooter, skates, wagon, or anything else with wheels.

More Information

Parking - Parking will be tight around Lafayette Plaza Park, we encourage you to arrive by bike or foot. If you need to drive, see our parking guide.

Other Events on Saturday

• Great Cloth Diaper Change - 9:30am, Our Savior Lutheran Church (on Carol Lane)

If you are part of a group that would like to plan something for Earth Day, please let us know.

How You Can Help

If you’d like to volunteer to help, please send an email to tina@sustainablelafayette.org or fill out our volunteer form.

If you’re interested in being a sponsor of the event, please send an email to earthday@sustainablelafayette.org.

History of Earth Day

April 22nd marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement. After witnessing a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies. The groundswell on that first Earth Day in 1970, was supported across the country by all political and income groups, and led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. Today, Earth Day is celebrated worldwide by hundreds of millions of people in over 184 countries and the priorities have shifted to clean energy and addressing global warming.