Time to give Mother Nature her due. Tuesday, April 22, 2025, is the annual Earth Day. Here are some family-friendly festivals, fairs, recycling events, workshops and other celebrations we’ve heard about across the Front Range. Most events are on Saturday the 19th, with some the following Saturday.
If you know of any we’ve missed, send details to news@milehighonthecheap.com. All events are FREE, unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Earth Day at Denver Premium Outlets
12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Denver Premium Outlets will host a free Earth Day activation in partnership with Butterfly Pavilion in the Play Park. Learn about pollinators through expert-led interactive discussions and specimen examples from Butterfly Pavilion. Free butterfly pencils. Guests who enroll in the VIP Shopping Club during the event to receive a reusable tote bag filled with Earth Day-inspired goodies. 13801 Grant St., Thornton.
Great Global Cleanup
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Celebrate Earth Day by spring cleaning Westminster and the Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District. The City provides supplies and disposal of trash bags. To thank participants, a volunteer celebration BBQ will be held at City Park Recreation Center from 11 am. to 1 p.m. All ages welcome. Find clean-up sites and registration here.
Longmont Earth Day Celebration
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sustainable Resilient Longmont stages this event at the Timberline PK-8 School. Features: live performance from Jeff & Paige, reptile show from My Nature Lab, community clean-up in Centennial Park, dance performances and clothing swap (bring your old clothes, all conditions accepted).
Also upcycled arts and crafts projects, food trucks, educational booths, and alpacas!
233 E. Mountain View Ave., Longmont.
Monday, April 22, 2025
Grand Hyatt Denver’s Queen Bee Coronation
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Grand Hyatt Denver recently installed two urban beehives on its rooftop. To celebrate the bees, the hotel is hosting a “Queen Bee Coronation” in the Lobby. Everyone. including non-hotel guests, are invited to join this celebration of sustainability.
Features a Vendor Market showcasing eco-conscious businesses and services, a Queen Bee Coronation Ceremony with a ribbon-cutting to honor the inaugural queen bee, and the exciting reveal of her name – chosen by YOU!
Enjoy live music by local artist Dave Preston, themed cocktails and bite available for purchase. There will also be a Beekeeper Q&A session, plus giveaways including pollinator packs, hotel stays and more.
RSVP not required, but encouraged. Do so here.
1750 Welton St., Denver.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Lakewood’s Earth Day Celebration
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival is held at Heritage Lakewood. Features music, food, art, exhibits and activities that spread environmental awareness. Take a nature walk. Check out electric transportation. Lots of food and drink.
Live musical performances this year by Pick & Howl and Super Magick.
Join an Earth Day “Parade of Species.” Kids, adults, and pets are invited to bring or wear an animal costume (or make an animal mask at the event), decorate wagons and strollers, bring an instrument and march through the event in celebration of all of the animal species with whom we share the earth. Meet at 2:30 p.m. near the gazebo to line up for the parade which starts at 3 p.m.
801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood.
Earth Day Celebration
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adams County, in collaboration with the cities of Westminster, Northglenn, Thornton, Brighton, and Commerce City, is hosting its inaugural Earth Day Celebration this year at Bison Ridge Recreation Center.
The event will feature family-friendly activities, including live music by Chris Daniels and the Kings with Freddi Gowdy, food trucks, face painting, educational exhibits, and children’s activities.
Attendees can test drive electric vehicles and explore electric yard equipment, with trade-in vouchers available at participating Ace Hardware stores. (If you bring in a gas-powered piece of equipment for trade-in, you will receive a $200 voucher toward electric yard equipment at participating Ace Hardware stores.) 13905 E. 112th Ave., Commerce City.
Earth Day Celebration in Englewood
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the piazza at the Englewood Civic Center. This event takes place right after the South Platte Renew river clean-up. Enjoy music, vendors, kids crafts, a tree giveaway and more. 1000 Englewood Pkwy., Englewood.
Earth Day, Every Day in Lafayette
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Family-friendly event at Lafayette City Park with a Sustainable Makers Market, 40+ eco-exhibitors, tour of an Outdoor Classroom, performers Jeff & Paige at 10 a.m., live wild animals, electric vehicle showcase, scavenger hunt, food trucks and more.
Parking is very limited, please walk, bike, bus, or carpool to the event. Bike valet is available. 105 W. Baseline Rd., Lafayette.
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