Directions For Participants
Meet Up Info
Walk For Earth Day & Earth Day Festival
Date: Saturday April 22,
Location: Alta Vista Botanical Gardens
A PRIVATE WALK THROUGH BOTANICAL GARDEN Opens At 9am for our Participants.
The Entire Garden Opens at 10am with the EARTH DAY FESTIVAL Activities
**You can choose to walk through the botanical garden or the larger park in general, depending on what your group is comfortable with.
About The Earth Day Festival
Alta Vista Botanical Gardens in collaboration with Beleaf In Fatherhood invites you to join us for a free event for the community to celebrate the Earth with fun and informative activities for the whole family.
FOOD available for purchase – courtesy Amigos de Vista Lions
PLANT SALE and Garden Advice from GrowGetters
GARDEN SHOP is Open – Come check out our crafts & snacks
Sweets, Shopping, and Conversation at all our VENDOR BOOTHS
Event Itinerary
9am – 3pm Walk for Earth Day
register and explore the lower Gardens, enjoy the nature scavenger hunt, record your steps, and post online
10am – 1:30pm DOOR PRIZES
sign up with email + phone for prizes – Children’s Garden – winners 1:30 pm at Tailspin Kite Plaza
10 am – 2 pm
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES IN THE CHILDREN’S GARDEN
WORMS DISCOVERY, BUBBLE BASKETS, MACARONI NECKLACES
BEES – POLLINATION STATION with John Courdoff
NATURE COLLAGES,ETCHINGS,EARTH DAY BANNER – BeLeaf in Fatherhood
LEATHER BRACELETS with Swift Hammer Leather
EARTH DAY ROCKS! with Vista High Environmental Club/Character Leaders
11am–1pm MUSIC
song and guitar with Vic Moraga – Children’s Garden, Tailspin Kite Plaza
11:30am-12:15pm
Bert and Dorothy Barth “Music to Celebrate the Earth”- Ceremonial Garden
1 pm – 1:30pm
Vika S Hernandez Samba-Reggae Dance Workshop – Ceremonial Garden
1:30pm
Announce Door Prize and Raffle winners for gift cards and plants – Children’s Garden Tailspin Kite Plaza – Thanks to AVBG,Naomi Stein, Archer’s Arrow, BEST Pizza, and United Plant Growers!
3 pm
EARTH DAY FESTIVAL CLOSES * EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY!