# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Earth Day Festival
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 🌍 Celebrate Earth Day by ‘thinking globally, acting locally’ at our annual festival!🌱

Guests will enjoy an engaging vendor and exhibitor area that features organizations and businesses with sustainable practices and missions eager to share their work, products, and ways you can get involved or make a difference.

📅 Date: April 18, 2026
📍 Location: Forest Park Nature Center
🕒 Time: 11am-4pm
💰 Cost: Free! Donations appreciated.

Happening All Day:

Recycled Birdfeeder
Pipe Cleaner Critters Craft
PlayHouse Face Painting
Peoria Zoo
Displays: Prehistoric IL, Indigenous Peoples of Central IL, & Spring Ephemerals
FPNC Memory Tree
Exhibitors and Vendors
Event Schedule:

11:15am-12:00pm: Guided Hike: Feathered Friends of FPNC
11:15am-12:00pm: Safari Joe
12:30-1:30pm: Peoria Drum Circle
1-1:45pm: Wildflower Walk
1:45-3:45pm: Matt Eckberg
2-2:45pm: Herp Hoopla
 

Our PPD friends from Peoria Zoo and Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum will return with their creative, wildlife-inspired activities. We’ll have guided hikes, food from Grill ’em All and coffee from our friends at HISRA!  There will be pop-up activities and stations to explore and upbeat entertainment! And as always, our very own Camp Wokanda Maple Syrup will be available for purchase!

The festival and activities are free. Donations are appreciated.

👉 RSVP now & invite your friends!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/earth-day-festival/200029919784221
- **Event Categories**: festivals, art, fine-arts, theatre, nonprofit, pop-ups, drawing-painting
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 333

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Peoria
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5809 N Forest Park Dr, Peoria Heights, IL, United States, Illinois 61616
- **lat**: 40.75775
- **long**: -89.57939
- **full address**: 5809 N Forest Park Dr, Peoria Heights, IL, United States, Illinois 61616, 5809 N Forest Park Dr, Peoria Heights, IL 61616-3506, United States, Peoria

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Earth Day Festival
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Earth Day Festival being held?
  - **A:** Earth Day Festival takes place on Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 5809 N Forest Park Dr, Peoria Heights, IL, United States, Illinois 61616, 5809 N Forest Park Dr, Peoria Heights, IL 61616-3506, United States, Peoria.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Earth Day Festival?
  - **A:** Earth Day Festival is organized by Forest Park Nature Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Earth Day Festival is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Peoria, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 330+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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