Each year Eco Fest compiles a list of local Earth Day events to help our community stay engaged with organizations that are working to make a difference right here in Northeast Indiana.
Happy Earth Day, Fort Wayne! Each year Eco Fest compiles a list of local Earth Day events to help our community stay engaged with organizations that are working to make a difference right here in Northeast Indiana.
Sunday April 19, 2025
Dick’s Organics Grafting Workshop
10215 Coverdale Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46809
1 pm – 5 pmLearn how to graft fruit trees during this presentation and demonstration (FREE). Attendees can try their hand at grafting or they can select rootstock and scion wood to have a tree grafted for $15 (optional). No registration required.
Science Central Celebration
1950 N Clinton St, Fort Wayne, IN 46805
10 am – 5 pm
Regular admission price for entryThere will be Earth, animal, and citizen science related activities, guest speakers doing demonstrations including nature photography, pollinating insects, and different ways you can be a citizen scientist.
Monday April 21, 2025
ACRES Land Trust Cleanup
James P. Covell Nature Preserve
2727 County Road 52, Auburn, IN 46706
5 pm – 7 pmHelp beautify our preserves during a special series of cleanups to celebrate Earth Day! All supplies and snacks are provided. FREE, no registration required.
Tuesday April 22, 2025 (EARTH DAY)
ACRES Land Trust
Earth Day Java Jaunt
425 Lane 201, Ball Lake, Hamilton, IN 46742
6:30 am – 8 amTake a casual sunrise hike through the fields and along the top of a forested ravine. After, join us for a “treat yourself” caffeine stop at The Green Bean Coffee & Sweet Shop in Hamilton, IN. FREE, no registration required.
Eco Fest Recycle Right Workshop
ACPL downtown branch, meeting room A
5:30 pm – 7 pm
Register at ecofestfw.comSimplify recycling and bust some recycling myths with this workshop hosted by GFL and ACDEM. Bring recyclables and your questions! Donations welcome.
Pilgrim’s Progress CDC – PBC Green Team
1331 Gay Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46803
10 am – 1 pm
$35, register by emailing ppcdc@pbcgreenteam.orgThis event marks the official kickoff of Labyrinth Park Project—a unique green space rooted in healing,culture, and environmental stewardship. This event features a speaker from Midwest BuildingDecarbonization Coalition, and will focus on sustainability, community engagement, and youth development. Lunch will be provided. All proceeds support Summer Youth Jobs and green workforce development in the 46803
From This Day Forward
Formal Sale
14625 Lima Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46818
2 pm – 6 pmWe will be offering “Mystery Material Boxes” available for purchase for just $25 beginning April 22nd. Each box will consist of 1 wedding gown, 1 formal gown, and 1 mystery item. These could be designer gowns but may have broken zippers, stains, rips, or other imperfections. We want to give these gowns the opportunity to be repaired, recycled, or repurposed versus sitting in storage! Available during our regular hours while supplies last.
ACRES Land Trust
Liminal: Indiana in the Anthropocene Screening
437 E Berry St # 1, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
7 pm
FREE Earth Day Screening of the meditative aerial film that illustrates our state as a microcosm of this new planetary epoch.After the film, stay for a panel discussion with ACRES Land Trust, local filmmaker Zach Schrank, and local film composer Nate Utesch. Learn about ACRES mission to protect natural areas, and the filmmaker and film composers’ experience with the film.
Wednesday April 23, 2025
ACRES Land Trust Cleanup: Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark
4552 E. Hanging Rock Road, Lagro, IN 46941
4 pm – 6 pmHelp beautify our preserves during a special series of cleanups to celebrate Earth Day! All supplies and snacks are provided. FREE, no registration required.
Sunday April 27, 2025
First Presbyterian Church e-reycling Event
300 West Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
11 am – 2 pmIf you can plug it in, we’ll take it–hair dryers, toasters, coffee makers, desktop computers, stereos, curling irons and even TVs will all be accepted. For this special event, it’s FREE to drop items off! No batteries or bulbs.
Little River Wetlands Project
Earth Day Fort Wayne
6801 Engle Rd, 46804
1 pm – 5 pm $3 for adults, children are freeThis event will feature 30+ vendors, nonprofits, andeducational booths, including photography of the marsh, native plants, local honey, artisan jewelry, and more. Educational booths teach about wetland ecology, and local conservation groups will share their current projects. Food trucks will be present.
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