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Earth Day Santa Cruz will be happening on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

This year, we’ll be dancing to SambaDá at Earth Day Santa Cruz!

– Enjoy a variation of eco-friendly vendor booths

– Be amazed by samba stilt walkers

– Get inspired by zero-waste fashion at the Fashionteens fashion show

– Enjoy free face painting

– Capture the fun at our free photobooth

Organizations and business vendor booth registration is NOW OPEN. Vendor booths are first come, first served and they sell out quickly! Registration will close once all booth spaces are filled.

Booth Registration

Previous Earth Day Environmental Class Science Project Awards

The 2021 Science Project Awards is on hold due to COVID-19.

Schools from K – 12 were called upon to work on an environmental project of their choice to support environmental education, awareness, and action. This year Mount Madonna and Santa Cruz Waldorf schools stepped up to the challenge and entered their projects. Each school has been awarded $200; see Award Presentation video below from the City of Santa Cruz Waste Reduction Department, sponsor of this year’s Class Science Projects.

Explore and learn more about their wonderful projects on Sharks and Pollination below.


Mount Madonna School

Save our Sharks – A Fintastic Tale – 5th Grade Class.

Earth Day Art:

Santa Cruz Waldorf School

Pollinator Project – 8th Grade Class – Click here to see the Pollinator Project Overview

City of Santa Cruz Waste Reduction Department Award Presentation