April is Earth Month and Earth Day is April 22nd! Thank you to our friends at Sustainable Westchester for this local Earth Day events guide!
APRIL 15TH
- Mamaroneck Annual Spring Cleanup | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Hommocks Conservation Area, 510 Hommocks Road, Mamaroneck, NY
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Repair Café | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Neighborhood House, 43 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, NY *registration required
APRIL 16TH
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Lakes Clean-up | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Lakes Parking Lot, Neperan Road, Tarrytown, NY *registration required
APRIL 17TH
- North Castle: Pitch in for Parks | 12:00 – 3:00 PM | Cranberry Lake Preserve, 1609 Old Orchard Street, North Castle, NY *registration required
APRIL 18TH
- Rye: Pitch in for Parks | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Marshlands Conservancy, Boston Post Road, Rye, NY *registration required
- Mount Vernon: Pitch in for Parks | 3:00 – 6:00 PM | Willson’s Woods Park, 8 Bradford Road, Mount Vernon, NY *registration required
APRIL 19TH
- Yonkers: Pitch in for Parks | 4:00 – 6:30 PM | Lenoir Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, Yonkers, NY *registration required
- White Plains Farmers Market | 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Court Street (between Martine Avenue and Main Street), White Plains, NY
APRIL 20TH
- Bedford Farmers Club: Invasives to Natives Panel Discussion | 7:00 PM | St. Matthews Church, 382 Cantitoe Street, Bedford, NY
- Home Energy Assessment Seminar | 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Village Hall, 2nd floor, 80 Wheeler Ave, Pleasantville, NY
- Rye: Pitch in for Parks | 3:30 – 6:30 PM | Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Playland Parkway, Rye, NY *registration required
- Westchester County Eco Awards | 3:00 PM | Glen Island Park, New Rochelle, NY
- Pound Ridge: Pitch in for Parks | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Reservation Road, Pound Ridge NY *registration required
APRIL 22ND
- Briarcliff Manor Earth Day 2023 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Law Park Pavilion, 1031 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY10510
- Hastings-On-Hudson Weekend Cleanup | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Multiple Sites
- Katonah: TreeFest | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Lasdon Park & Arboretum, 2610 Route 35, Katonah, NY *registration required
- Larchmont: Earth Day Birding | 8:30 – 9:30 AM | Sheldrake Environmental Center, 685 Weaver Street, Larchmont, NY *registration required
- Larchmont-Mamaroneck Earth Day Celebration | 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Constitution Park, 120 Larchmont Avenues, Larchmont, NY
- Mount Vernon | 11:00 – 2:00 | City Hall Plaza, Roosevelt Square N, Mount Vernon NY 10552
- New Rochelle Earth Day Festival | 12:00 – 4:00 PM | Anderson Plaza, New Rochelle
- Ossining: Green Ossining 13th Annual Earth Day Festival | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Louis Engel Waterfront Park, 25 Westerly Road, Ossining, NY
- Pound Ridge: Earth Day Everyday Festival | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Downtown Pound Ridge, NY
- Pleasantville: Rockefeller State Park Preserve Earth Day Celebration | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville, NY *tickets required (free)
- Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Council (SHEAC) Peabody Preserve Trail Crew | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Peabody Preserve, 611 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY
- Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Council (SHEAC) Annual Earth Day Litter Cleanup | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Reverend Sykes Park, Valley Street, Tarrytown, NY *registration required
- Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Council (SHEAC) Earth Day Volunteer Celebration | 12:00 – 2:00 PM | Barnhart Park, 25 Andrews Lane, Sleepy Hollow, NY
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Bird Walk | 8:30-10:00 AM | Lakes Parking Lot, Neperan Road, Tarrytown, NY *registration required
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Pollinator Garden Clean-up | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Parking Lot Next to Sleepy Hollow High School Field
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Village Clean-Ups |10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Various locations in Tarrytown, NY *registration required
- Yonkers: Blessing of the Hudson River with Beczac and a member of the Lenape Tribe | 7:30 AM | Habirshaw Park, 35 Alexander Street, Yonkers, NY
- Yonkers: Earth Day Story Slam | 1:00-3:00 PM | Center for Urban River at Beczak
- Yorktown: Household Recycling Day | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | FDR State Park, 2597 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, NY
- Westchester (New Rochelle, Peekskill, White Plains, Yonkers): Pitch in for Parks | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Tibbetts Brook Park (Yonkers), Blue Mountain Reservation (Peekskill), Bronx River Reservation (White Plains), Glen Island Park (New Rochelle) *registration required
- Westchester (Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Hastings, Yonkers): Great Saw Mill River Cleanup | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Hosted by Groundwork Hudson Valley *registration required
APRIL 23RD
- Hastings-On-Hudson: Get Your Green On | 12:00 – 4:00 PM | Warburton Avenue (between Main and Villard), Village of Hastings, NY
- Larchmont: Mind the Planet: A Nature-Self Earth Day Retreat | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Sheldrake Environmental Center, 685 Weaver Street, Larchmont, NY *fee-based registration required
- Mount Kisco Earth Day Celebration | 12:00 – 4:00 PM | Front Lawn of Village Hall, 104 Main Street, Mt. Kisco, NY
- Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Council (SHEAC) Environmental Storytime | 3:00 PM | Sleepy Hollow Bookshop | 95 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, NY
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Lakes Hike Trail | 1:00 – 3:00 PM | Lakes Parking Lot, Neperan Road, Tarrytown, NY *registration required
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Film Screening: The Story of Plastic | 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Neighborhood House, 43 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, NY *registration required
- Valhalla: CompostED Earth Week Tours | 10:00 AM – 3:15 PM | 15 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY *registration required
APRIL 25TH
- Katonah Lewisboro Sustainability Celebration | 6:00 – 7:30 PM | John Jay High School N Hallway, 60 North Salem Road, Cross River, NY
APRIL 29TH
- Croton Earth Day Celebration | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Senasqua Park, 2 Elliott Way, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
- Sustainable Dobbs 2nd Annual Dirt Fest 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Waterfront Park near Playground
- Native Plant Sale at Westchester Community College’s Native Plant Center | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595
APRIL 30TH
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Community Garden Spring Prep | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | John Paulding School (corner of Broadway and Cobb Lane), Tarrytown, NY *registration required
- Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) Clothing and Housewares Swap | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Neighborhood House, 43 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, NY *registration required
MAY 6TH
- Westchester: Riverkeeper Sweep | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Multiple locations throughout Westchester *registration required
- Yonkers: Household Recycling Day | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Sprain Ridge Park, 149 Jackson Avenue, Yonkers, NY
MAY 7TH
- Bedford Hills: Earth Day Festival Sponsored by Bedford 2030 and Healthy Yards | 12:00 – 3:00 PM | Bedford Hills Train Station
MAY 13TH
- White Plains Earth Day: Unveiling the Pollinator Garden | 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM | 85 Gedney Way, White Plains, NY
- Net-Zero Cities: Westchester County sponsored by Rye Sustainability Committee | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Rye Middle School, 3 Parsons Street, Rye, NY *registration required