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All Day Two Day Festival
APRIL 21-22

FAIR PARK
FREE ADMISSION


Earth Day Dallas features two days of engaging exhibits, compelling speakers, music, entertainment, food and fun for everyone. Join us April 21-22, 2012 in Fair Park to see how you can make a difference.
Mission:  Learn. Grow.

Celebrate Earth Day at this fun festival with exhibits, speakers, films, music, food & more focused on making a positive impact on our environment.

The heart of the festival is the Eco Expo, and exhibitors will use their presence to promote their achievements as green leaders, and teach attendees how to take environmentally responsible action by better utilizing available resources, switching to eco-friendly products, or joining their organizations.

In addition to the Eco Expo, attendees will have a number of educational entertainment options, which will include:

  • Green Talk Speaker Series with topics including water, global warming and the future sustainability of North Texas
  • Artfully Green Film Series
  • Family Zone featuring Radio Disney and hands-on environmental activities
  • University Row with over 20 universities and colleges
  • Live music at the Band Shell featuring Amos Lee
  • Workshop corners demonstrating composting, rainwater harvesting, and green money-saving tips
  • Community yoga
  • Picnic for the Planet: Help break the world’s record for the largest, simultaneous global picnic!
  • DFW Truck Farm 5K Fun Run
  • Live BMX shows
  • Dallas Urban Debate Alliance environmental, student debates
  • Dance Performances

Concessions will include healthy options.  Beer and wine will be sold to adults 21 and older.

Join us  at Fail Park April 21 - 22, 2012 to see how you can make a difference.

Still time to get a booth
If you are planning your 2012 marketing and are looking to tell your "green story", contact Earth Day Dallas. Last year, it was the second largest Earth Day in the nation.

ALSO NOTE:

The City of Dallas will be holding their Recycling Round-Up at Earth Day Dallas

Bring your recyclables to Earth Day Dallas. The city of Dallas will be collecting items for recycling at the Earth Day celebration on April 21-22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fair Park, 3501 Fitzhugh, at Gate 9. Here's a list of items you can drop off:
 
• Electronic waste (televisions, video  games, cell phones, computers calculators, printers), 
• Toys and stuffed animals, 
• Documents for destruction, 
• Glass bottles and containers, 
• Mixed paper and cardboard, textiles (clothing, shoes hats, purses, belts, wallets, backpacks), 
• Refrigerated and self-stable cartons (milk and juice cartons), 
• Used cooking oil, 
• Hardback books, 
• Scrap metal, 
• Auto and alkaline batteries, 
• Small appliances, 
• Fluorescent and incandescent bulbs, 
• Tires, 
• Plastics #1-7, 
• Clean styrofoam, packing foam, bubble and shrink wrap, 
• Plastic bags and packaging without food residue. 
 
Do not bring: household chemicals, paint, building supplies, pharmaceuticals, furniture or mattresses 

For more information or event details contact:

Earth Day Dallas, Inc.
3523 McKinney Ave. #241
Dallas, TX 75204

(T) 214-310-1200
(F) 214-580-2630
Email   www.earthdaydallas.org/contact
Website      http://www.earthdaydallas.org

Event Location: 
Fair Park Dallas , TX
Phone: 214.310.1200
Date and Time: 
Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 10:00am to Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 6:00pm