Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Sun. 4/19

Park along the FREE Street Car line and ride it to Washington Park

Click here for a Map of the FREE Street Car Line

Registered Sponsors, Exhibitors and NEIGHBORHOODS
A Better Life Roofing and Solar - 76
All American Gutter Protection - 32
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Phi Psi Omega Chapter - 49
Applied Biology, Miami University Regionals - 89
American Chemical Society - 46
Bath and Counter Experts - 79
Best Thing Smoking Food Truck
Building Value: Powered by Easterseals Redwood - 17
CORV (Central Ohio River Valley) Local Food Guide - 129
City of Cincinnati, Office of Environment & Sustainability -
Green Jobs Summit - 109, 110, 111, 112
Cincinnati Computer Reuse - 13
Cincinnati Dahlia Society - 2, 3 & 4
Cincinnati Public Radio - 98
Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub - 12
Cincinnati State Environmental Engineering - 101 & 102
Citizen's Climate Lobby - 78
Civil & Environmental Consultants - 117 & 118
Cincinnati Lion’s Club - 9
City Beat / Link NKY - Covington Neighborhood
CLIFTON NEIGHBORHOOD - World Peace Yoga Classes on Civic Lawn 1:30-1:45 pm & 2:00-2:15 pm
Coalition for Transit and Sustainable Development - 77
Community Earth Alliance - 88
Communities United For Action - 42
COVINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD
DSA Metro Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky - 91
Daizie's Dillas Food Truck
designs by Anna - 45
Duke Energy - 103 & 104
Drive Electric Cincinnati - 41
Earthganics - 27
EcoPal - 75
Edible Ohio Valley Magazine - 29
EPA - 124
EAST PRICE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
EAST WALNUT HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD
Electric Vehicle Association of Ohio: EV Car Show & Test Drive - 41 & Parking lot between Music & Memorial Halls
Faith Communities Go Green - 33
Final Strike Collaborative (FSC) - 80
Gaia’s Radiant Gems - 43
Go Zero Composting Service - 1
Greater Cincinnati Water Works - Water Wagon
Green Cincinnati Education Advocacy - EV Car Show
GoSun - 40
Green Umbrella - 123
Green Workforce Development
Groundwork Ohio River Valley - 126
Hamilton County Conservation District - 81
Hamilton County ReSource - 126
Harmony Hems - 35
HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
Huntington Learning Center - Tutoring & Test Prep - 15 & 16
ISKCON Cincinnati - 37
Immanuel School of Music - 85
Jen’s Hot Tamales Food Truck
Kabobske Mediterranean Food Truck
Kokosing Solar - 51
Kona Ice Food Truck
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful - 82
Kroger ECO - 11
Like Mom's Only Vegan - 34
LOWER PRICE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
MEALZ THAT HEAL Garden - 83
METRO - 19 & 20
Miami Group Sierra Club - 125
Mill Creek Alliance - 30
MT. LOOKOUT
Natorp’s Nursery Outlet - no booth
NEWPORT NEIGHBORHOOD
NORTH AVONDALE NEIGHBORHOOD
Ohio River Foundation - 25
Ohio Valley Gardens - 22 & 23
OVER-THE-RHINE NEIGHBORHOOD
PaperPie - 99
Peace Corps - 119 & 120
Perfetti Van Melle - 21
Pine Lane Soaps - 28
Playful Wanderings - 36
Quality Comfort Home Services - 24
Queen City Commons Cooperative - 26
RAPTOR Inc. - 84
Red Sesame Korean BBQ Food Truck
Renewal By Andersen - 39
Rhino Exteriors Roofing, Siding & Windows - 90
Rocknoll Energy Systems - 48
Rumpke Waste & Recycling - 31
Salt & Pepper Gardens - 86
Save Ohio Parks - 50
SAYLOR PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
School of Rock - 8
Scrap2Home - 18
Shomrei Olam - Jewish Environmental Advocates of Cincinnati - 10
SoapBox Media - HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
Society of St. Andrew - 47
Solid Waste Caucus - 38
Solar Energy Solutions - 87
Somewhat Zen - 6
SOUTH FAIRMONT NEIGHBORHOOD
Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council (SOPEC) - 130
Sustainergy Cooperative - 5
Sweet Jazz Treats Food Truck
Texas Joe Tex-Mex Food Truck
The Cincinnati (Host) Lion's Club - 9
The Grail - 127
Toyota - Cincinnati Region - Plaza & Car Show
Trihydro - 76
University of Cincinnati - 121
VILLAGES OF ROLL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
Vision Print Group - Newport Neighborhood
WALNUT HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD
WAVE Foundation - 14
WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD - SoapBox Media, & National Flag
WHOLIFECO - 44
World Peace Yoga Classes on Civic Lawn 1:30-1:45 pm & 2:00-2:15 pm - CLIFTON NEIGHBORHOOD Booth

2026 Main Stage Schedule

11:50-12:00 - Opening Ceremony, City of Cincinnati Mayor's Proclamation

12:00-12:40 - Immanuel School of Music

12:40-1:20 - Poster Contest Winner and Environmental Awards

1:20-2:00 - Cincinnati Jazz Academy

2:10-2:50 - Northern Cincinnati Youth Orchestra

2:50-3:50 - Thrifty Threads Fashion Show

3:50-4:20 - SCPA Marching Band

4:20-5:00 - School of Rock

5:00 - Ending Ceremonies

2026 Earth Day Theme:
Green Cincinnati

FREE - Sunday April 19, 2026, Noon until 5 pm, Washington Park, Cincinnati - FREE

This year’s event, themed “Green Cincinnati,” serves as a public launchpad for the city’s ambitious climate goals. Moving the festival back to Over-the-Rhine places the event at the center of the region it serves, transforming the park into a living model of the Green Cincinnati Plan. The festival expects to draw 8,000 attendees from across the tri-state region.

2026 Poster Contest Winner Stella Brown of the School for Creative and Performing Arts.

The festival is organized by Sustainable Principles for the first time, the layout will be physically organized around Cincinnati’s Office of Environment and Sustainability’s Green Cincinnati Plan’s three central pillars, creating an immersive educational experience:

• The Sustainability Zone: Featuring renewable energy solutions, home and commercial building performance improvements, and career education opportunities.

• The Resilience Zone: Focusing on community preparedness, local food systems, and adaptation strategies for a changing climate. Special focus will be on Recycling, Reuse and Composting opportunities in the Tri-state.

• The Equity Zone: Will feature Cincinnati neighborhoods, offering them a platform to showcase local green initiatives and fundraise for community projects.

Howard Miller, Cincinnati OES Environment Division Manager, stated, “This year’s Earth Day celebration will showcase Cincinnati’s commitment in building a cleaner, more sustainable future through its expanding Zero Waste programs.” He noted that recent efforts include expanding neighborhood composting sites, improving multifamily recycling access, and placing more public recycling cans in business districts across the city. These are all helping divert thousands of tons of material from the landfill.

The Green Career Fair will return, connecting residents with living-wage jobs in the growing green economy. It represents actionable solutions for residents beyond celebration. Thanapat Vichitchot, Cincinnati OES Green Workforce Development Manager, emphasized that the Earth Day event is the perfect way to promote all the sustainable job opportunities in Cincinnati.

“We are thrilled to bring the Earth Day celebration back to Washington Park,” says Chuck Lohre, Chair of the Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition. “This isn’t just a festival; it is a platform for the Green Cincinnati Plan. By gathering downtown, we're inviting every neighborhood to experience Cincinnati's climate leadership firsthand - to connect with solutions, understand the opportunities, and take action together. This is where vision becomes reality. We appreciate the financial support from the host the City of Cincinnati, and co-hosting publicity support by Green Umbrella.

Bring your reusable water bottles, we have filling stations on site! And bring your reusable bowl and silverware to use at the food trucks.

2026 Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Celebration Festival Board Meeting Thursday April 16, 5:30 pm

If you would like to learn more about the Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition and our event the Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Celebration Festival please join us via Google Meet https://meet.google.com/vgs-dsmn-zyc

We’d love to have you as a sponsor

Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Celebration’s and major sponsors have included City of Cincinnati’s Office of Environment and Sustainability, Natorp’s Nursery Outlet, Duke Energy, Edible Ohio Valley Magazine, 80 Acres Farms, Green Umbrella, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., River Metals Recycling, Vision Print Group, and Perfetti VanMelle.

Down load our Sponsor Form

Find out how you can support the largest Earth Day event in Ohio!

56th Anniversary of Earth Day

Over 125 exhibitors, local music, and local vegetarian foods make the festival one of the best environmental education events in the region. Typically, attendance is over 8000. Activities and presentations about environmental education will be featured at the event. Families from all over the region are encouraged to get out and enjoy Earth Day even if it's only at their local park, traditionally the first fun family outdoor event of the year!

About the Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition

The Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition produces an annual Earth Day celebration. It's a community event for not-for-profit organizations, businesses, government agencies, and individuals from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Tri-state region who work cooperatively and actively to promote the beauty and environmental quality of the Tri-State area.

Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking for volunteers to help with the event as well as serve on our board.

Check the Volunteers page for the link to sign up and information on board positions available

2025 Photos and Videos

Photos and videos of the 2025 event by Kerri Hines, and drone photos by Blue Ash Police. Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with the event.

Learn More

Exhibitor Requirements

• Must be set up by 11 am
• 20 lbs. of weight (2 gal. water jugs or four bricks) need to be attached to each canopy leg.
• No tear down before 5 pm, no vehicles in the park
• No pruning of any plants or trees in the park
(ID 355293549 | Washington Park Cincinnati © Nick Klein | Dreamstime.com)