South Lake Tahoe Earth Day to be celebrated April 29

The South Lake Tahoe celebration of Earth Day will be on Saturday, April 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Bijou Community Park. The North Shore will be holding theirs on April 22.

Earth Day South Lake Tahoe style features a full day of education on ways to counteract global climate change through recycling and composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability, and reducing our ecological footprint. For over a decade, volunteers from the Tahoe Earth Day Foundation have put on the event for all ages.

Enjoy local live music and dance, swing through the Kid Zone to make some recycle-themed arts and crafts, or get your face painted, and be sure to support the wide array of educational booths and local vendors.

Food and local crafts will be available for purchase, and don't forget to buy some raffle tickets their annual Earth Day raffle with lots of fun prizes.

2017 South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Schedule

MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE
10:00 a.m. - Event Opens
10:30 a.m. - Earth Day Welcome
11:00 a.m. - People’s Climate March
11:30 a.m. - Bijou Earth Day Singers
11:40 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Ideateam
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. - Bijou Children’s Circus
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. - Ideateam
2:30 p.m. - Sponsor Recognition
3:00 p.m. - Closing - See you next year!

Ongoing Activities/Events: Kid Zone Crafts and Activities; El Dorado County Library stories; Bike Valet and Fix-It, Environmental booths and a Drug Take-Back Day.