Earth Day Festival

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Schedule of Activities

10:00 AM Event Opening (Amphitheater Stage)
10:15 AM Sunrise Utilities Drop Savers Poster Contest Awards (Amphitheater Stage)
10:30 AM Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Crossthread Band (Amphitheater Stage)
10:30 AM Eco-Game Show (Civic Center Theatre)
12:00 PM Eco-Game Show (Civic Center Theatre)
12:15 PM South Florida’s Butterflies & How to Help Them Workshop with Flamingo Gardens (Senior Center Community Room)
1:00 PM Closing the Event – Butterfly Release (Senior Center Garden)

Stop by the Good and Green Booth to pick up a Sunrise Earth Day Challenge Card. Complete the challenge learning about the Florida Panther around the event and show your completed card to the Good and Green Booth to claim a Reduce, Reuse, Rewild patch while supplies last.

Event Map and Exhibitors

Click here to view the Event Map

Don’t miss these booths and activities:
Butterfly Encounter – an interactive feeding experience!
Critters & Claws
Dan Pearl Library
Dino Dig
Eco-Arts & Crafts - Kids will have the chance to get creative themselves where they can design and make their own necklaces
Flamingo Gardens
Florida Forestry Service
Friends of Long Key
JAFCO
Keep Broward Beautiful
Pass Up Plastics – take the pledge and spin the prize wheel (Civic Center Theatre Lobby)
Project Perch
Solar United Neighbors
South Florida Wildlife Care Center
Space Monkeys
Sunrise Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Board
Sunrise Fire Rescue
Sunrise Police
Sunrise Utilities
Youth Environmental Alliance (YEA)

Guests can also browse and enjoy a variety of retail vendors, offering unique shopping opportunities throughout the event. For younger visitors, there will be inflatables and rides to keep the fun going all day long.

With so much to explore, create, and experience, there will truly be something for everyone to enjoy throughout the day.

Tree List

Varieties subject to change due to recent cold weather impacts.

Utilities customers will be able to select one (1) tree per household while supplies last. Visit the Tree Giveaway booth to see a display of the available trees, learn more about each species, and get help picking the right tree for your space from local experts.

Large Trees

Mahogany* Swietenia mahagoni

Medium Trees

Allspice Pimenta dioica
Bay Rum Pimenta racemosa
Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia
Pitch Apple* Clusia rosea
Pink Tabebuia Tabebuia heterophylla
Verawood Bulnesia arborea

Small Trees

Black Ironwood* Krugiodendron ferreum
Fiddlewood* Citharexylum spinosum

Palms

Florida Thatch Palm* Thrinax radiata

*Indicates a Florida Native species.

Saturday, April 18, 2026
10:00 am to 1:00 pm Sunrise Amphitheater, 10610 W Oakland Park Boulevard

FREE admission!

City of Sunrise's Earth Day Festival brings interactive educational booths and displays, a tree giveaway, compost giveaway, food trucks, children's activities and more focused around this year’s theme of Reduce, Reuse, Rewild!

Help us make this an Earth-friendly event!

Bring your own reusable water bottle to refill at our Water Stations.
Bring your own reusable bag(s) for purchases, giveaways and informational materials.
Carpool, walk, or ride your bicycle to the event. A secure Bike Parking Area will be available, just remember to bring your bike lock. If you ride your bike, stop by the Sunrise Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Board booth to pick up a free bike light reflector while supplies last.
Recycle Right – only plastic bottles, aluminum cans, flattened cardboard, and paper should go in the blue recycling bins.
Grab a bite to eat at the food trucks. Place leftover food waste in the compost bin at the Waste Sorting Station – or visit the Filthy Organics booth to compost and get a sample bag of their compost for your garden while supplies last.

Be sure to visit the Amphitheater area, where families are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs to relax and enjoy the atmosphere. This space will feature live music, giant lawn games, and plenty of room to gather with friends and family while enjoying delicious options from our food trucks.

City of Sunrise's Earth Day Festival is a carbon neutral event! Certified through Broward County’s Plan It Green program.

Participating Food and Beverage Vendors

Dimelo Papi Pinchos - Puerto Rican Street Foods
Frios Gourmet Pops - Flavored Gourmet Popsicles
Jeremiah's Italian Ice - Italian Ice, Soft-Serve Ice Cream
Maggie's Fresh Squeezed Lemonade - Lemonade, Limeade, Arnold Palmers, Matcha
Manka - Loaded Peruvian Empanadas
Sauwce's Kitchen - Southern Comfort Food: Gator Bites, Chicken Sandwiches
Sugar Bean Company - Authentic French Macarons, Acai Bowls, Gourmet Coffee
The Greek Gyro Truck - Mediterranean Food: Gyros, Salads, Platters
The Mexican Taco Truck - Mexican Food: Tacos, Fajitas, Nachos

City of Sunrise, FL

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