SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The annual South Tahoe Earth Day festivities are returning to Lake Tahoe Community College on Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Featuring more than 20 educational booths, it is an opportunity for adults and kids alike to learn how to protect Lake Tahoe.
Admission and parking are FREE for attendees. Festival goers are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transport in the spirit of Earth Day. There will be a free bike valet run by Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition. All those who use alternative transport will receive a free raffle ticket.
“This event teaches visitors and residents how they can protect Lake Tahoe not just for Earth Day, but every day,” said Lily Summerville, California Climate Action Corps Fellow and Earth Day Committee co-president. “We are excited about the incredible eco-booths, live music, drum circle, and the aerialist performance.”
The event includes:
• Raffle prizes donated by local businesses and nonprofits
• Climate-friendly food and beverage trucks
• Live music by local band, The Imposters
• DJ set by Deon Pearson
• Aerialist performance by Liv Davi and her students
• Drum circle facilitated by Liz Broscoe
• 50 local non-profits and educational booths
• Drug Take Back Day at the South Lake Tahoe Police/TASK booth.
• Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra is sponsoring the Kids Zone with fun crafts for kids.
Sponsors include Lake Tahoe Community College, South Tahoe Public Utility District, South Tahoe Refuse, Pay It Forward Project, Tahoe Fund, Barton Health, Heavenly Mountain Resort, Tahoe Water Suppliers Association, Liberty Utilities, Keep Tahoe Blue, and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
The official Earth Day is April 22. Saturday’s South Tahoe Earth Day Festival will kick off Tahoe Earth Week 2025. Learn more at southtahoeearthday.org.
The Tahoe Earth Day Foundation, a non-profit organization, formed to educate the general public regarding the Lake Tahoe and Truckee region’s unique beauty and how to preserve and protect it. The means of providing such education include, but are not limited to, regional Earth Day festivals that include environmental and educational booths with focus areas on watershed health, forest health, water conservation, pollution prevention, alternative energy and waste management.