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| Saturday, April 4 |
- Twin Oaks Library Branch Earth Month Zero-Waste Fest
- Location: Twin Oaks Library Branch (1800 S. Fifth St.)
- Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Kick off Earth Month with Austin Resource Recovery at their Zero-Waste Fest! Bring things to donate, swap or transform if you can or just bring yourself! Free and for all ages, although some areas may be more suited to adults.
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| Monday, April 6 |
- Austin Creative Reuse Materials Mobile & Supplies Swap
- Location: Harris Elementary School
- Time: 2-5pm
- Open to all teachers from across the district to “shop” new and gently used materials at no cost to them. Also a circular school supplies drive - donate new or gently used items you do not use in your classroom!
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| Saturday, April 11 |
- Love Lady Bird Lake Day
- Location: Austin Rowing Club
- Time: 8am-2pm (multiple shifts)
- Love Lady Bird Lake Day is an annual Earth Day cleanup that brings the Austin community together to care for one of our most beloved natural spaces. Hosted by Austin Rowing Club (ARC), in partnership with Keep Austin Beautiful and Rivian, this event focuses on protecting Lady Bird Lake and the surrounding trails through hands-on volunteer action.
- Register here.
- Squirrel Fest 2026
- Location: Pease Park
- Time: 4:00-8:00PM
- A family-friendly celebration of spring at Austin’s first public park. From 4:00-8:00pm enjoy games, activations, information booths, food, drink, and music.
- Morning Glories: Earth Day
- Location: Meredith Heritage Tree Deck
- Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Morning Glories is a childhood education series offering hands-on activities that foster literacy, bilingual storytelling, music, dance, cultural exploration, and nature play.
- TreeFolks Tree Care at Graham Elementary
- Volunteer shift: 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Location: 11211 Tom Adams Drive, Austin, TX 78753
- Register Here
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| Saturday, April 18 |
- Keep Austin Beautiful Day
- Choose from over 100 sites to volunteer at across the city in honor of Earth Day with Keep Austin Beautiful, including the following AISD campuses:
- TreeFolks Tree Care at TA Brown Elementary
- Volunteer Shift: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Location: 7801 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78752
- Register Here
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| Sunday, April 19 |
- ArtSmart: Austin's Planet Protectors
- Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- Location: Central Library (710 W. César Chávez St, Children's Area, 3rd Floor South)
- Celebrate Earth Day at the library with this educational storytelling program featuring books, songs, flannelgraphs, storytelling and a shadow puppet show. A related craft and STEM activity follows the story time. Recommended for ages 3-10.
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| Tuesday, April 21 |
- Local Leaders Conversation
- Time: 6:00-6:30 PM
- Register here to receive the Zoom link and calendar invite directly.
- Join the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee (ESAC) for its next Local Leaders Conversation, featuring Monica Guzmán, Policy Director for Go Austin/Vamos Austin. Learn how local efforts are advancing environmental equity, food justice, climate resilience, and neighborhood stability in our community!
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| Wednesday, April 22 |
EARTH DAY!
- AISD Warehouse Surplus Sale (Day 1)
- Time: 12:00-5:00PM
- Location: 3701 Woodbury Dr (North Entrance off Alpine)
- Celebrate Earth Day with a special Austin ISD Central Warehouse Pop-Up Sale! There’s something for everyone—come treasure hunt with us! See more information here.
- Eat local at your school! See the menu here.
- CapMetro + Creative Action’s Art on the Bus Unveiling
- Time: 1:00-2:30pm (Ceremony starts at 1:30 PM)
- Location: CapMetro Headquarters, 3100 E 5th St. Austin, TX 78702
RSVP here!
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| Thursday, April 23 |
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| Saturday, April 25 |
- TreeFolks Tree Care at Norman Sims Elementary 🌳
- Volunteer Shift: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Location: 4001 Tannehill Lane, Austin, TX 78721
- Register Here
- BioBlitz with the Trail Conservancy
- Join the TTC team, local experts, and community members to identify and record the biodiversity of Holly Shores as a part of the City Nature Challenge 2026.
- Location: 2 Robert T Martinez Jr St, Austin, TX 78702
- Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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| Sunday, April 26 |
- 2nd Annual Kidical Mass
- Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Location: General Marshall Middle School (4401 Tilley St, Austin, TX 78723)
- Join The Parents’ Climate Community, in partnership with Ghisallo Cycling and Get There ATX, for Austin’s second annual Kidical Mass bike ride.
- RSVP & more info here
- Fall in Love with Nature Day
- Time: 11:00AM-3:00PM
- Location: McKinney Falls State Park
- Join Families in Nature, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and other community partners for a day of outdoor fun for all ages! Enjoy activities like archery, fishing, birding, forest bathing and more, while exploring Austin’s closest state park!
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| Thursday, April 30 |
- AISD Economic Opportunity Office’s Thought Provoking Thursdays - Earth Week edition!
- Time: 9:00-10:30AM
- Location: Virtual
- AISD EOO is honored to welcome Darien Clary, AISD’s Director of Sustainability, Energy, and Environment as the featured guest for this special Earth Week edition of Thought-Provoking Thursday. During this session, Darien Clary will break down the programs and resources available to help connect your business to Austin ISD and build sustainably especially as Bond work continues to expand across the district.
- Register here.
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| Saturday, May 2 |
- Earth Day ATX
- Location: Huston Tillotson University
- Time: 12-6pm
- Earth Day Austin is the largest sustainability event in Central Texas where thousands from the Austin Area will come to learn about conservation and sustainable solutions, celebrate our love for the environment, and get connected to the best and most innovative green businesses and organizations.
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