Earth is what we all have in common.
—Wendell Berry
16th annual Earth Day Fort Collins
Saturday April 25, 2026 at Civic Center Park 11am-5pm
“Our Power. Our Planet.”
This year, Earth Day takes on heightened significance as citizens unite in a resounding call for creativity, innovation, ambition, and bravery. It marks a historic moment when communities join forces to address the pressing climate crisis and embrace the power of local action.
Earth Day Fort Collins inspires community members to honor the Earth EVERY DAY and features a combination of activities and events for the entire family, including informational booths and displays, kids activities, arts & crafts, live music, speakers, food trucks, farmers market and a beer garden.
This event is Free! Please bring a non-perishable item for the Food Bank for Larimer County.
Join us for this day of global action!
Exhibitor Booth Registration
Exhibiting at Earth Day Fort Collins is a unique opportunity to showcase your commitment to sustainability and connect with an engaged, eco-conscious audience.
Share your products, services, or initiatives with thousands of attendees passionate about environmental stewardship.
Build brand awareness, network with like-minded organizations, and inspire positive change in our community. Join us!
REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 2026
Sponsorship Opportunities that Demonstrate your Commitment to Planet Earth
The Sustainable Living Association provides opportunities for businesses to engage in and support our ongoing community efforts to educate, inspire and motivate citizens to live more in balance with nature by conserving natural resources and leaving less of an impact on the earth.
Join us in demonstrating your commitment to environmental protection and preservation, we’d love to partner with you!
Contact us to learn more!
SPONSOR EARTH DAY
Planning for Earth Day Fort Collins 2025 in underway and we look forward to partnering with our community once again to bring this event to life. If you’re interested in volunteering to help coordinate Earth Day contact us to learn more.
VOLUNTEER
We can’t wait to see you at Earth Day! If you can pitch in and volunteer for a shift you’ll get a FREE commemorative t-shirt and the glory of knowing you are doing good in the world. It’s easy to sign up and feel free to invite a friend to join you.
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AT EARTH DAY
EARTH DAY YOUTH WRITING AND ART CONTEST
Inspired by Earthday.org’s My Future My Voice Youth Ambassador program, we are asking local youths to express their visions and desires for the future.
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Why? Because we believe that creative expression raises awareness and can help us dream the world we want, and help us remember our interconnection to each other and all life.
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And because we believe that beauty, creativity, interaction, and collaboration are necessary to create a world where we all not only survive but thrive, and that youth voices are crucial to help motivate and inspire the action we need.
We invite all students between the ages of 11-18 to submit short stories, essays, poems or artwork. The winners in each category will have an opportunity to share their work on the Main Stage at Earth Day Fort Collins. All submissions are due by noon on Thursday, April 3rd.
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
EARTH DAY FORT COLLINS STAGE SCHEDULE
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We are partnering with FoCoMX to provide a free, culturally diverse, family oriented venue for their 2025 Festival. Bands will be announced in April! Check back for details.
Electric Vehicle Ride & Drive
Join Drive Electric Colorado and the Sustainable Living Association in Fort Collins for an Earth Day Electric Vehicle (EV) Ride and Drive Experience.
Get behind the wheel of a variety of EVs and experience driving electric in a no pressure environment. Ask all of your EV questions, hear from EV experts on their experiences driving electric, and learn from our charging partner, National Car Charging.
This event will be a great opportunity to learn about electric vehicles, available incentives and rebates, what it’s like charge an EV, and of course, drive one for yourself — we hope to see you there!
Celebrate 25 Years of Action by Donating Today!
For 25 years, the Sustainable Living Association has been empowering communities, educating future leaders, and driving action for a healthier planet. This Earth Day, we’re celebrating this milestone by inviting you to invest in the next 25 years of sustainability.
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Donate $25 (or more!) in honor of our 25th anniversary, and help us continue our mission of environmental education, climate action, and community engagement. Every dollar fuels programs like the Youth Climate Series, Sustainability Leadership Program, and Earth Day Fort Collins—all working toward a more sustainable future.
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🌱 $25 can plant the seed.
🌎 $50 can expand our impact.
💚 $100 can build a legacy.
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Together, we can make a difference—one action, one donation, one community at a time. Give today and help us create a thriving planet for the next generation!
EARTH DAY FORT COLLINS VENDORS AND PARTNERS
The Sustainable Living Association provides opportunities for businesses to engage in and support our ongoing community efforts to educate, inspire and motivate citizens to live more in balance with nature by conserving natural resources and leaving less of an impact on the earth.
Join us in demonstrating your commitment to environmental protection and preservation.
Check out our 2025 Sponsors & Exhibitors
1 Simple Seed
Abstruse Apparel
Art & Jewelry Maker
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Blingle Premier Lighting
Blue Moon Estate Sales
City of Fort Collins Environmental Services
Fort Collins City Council
City of Fort Collins Utilities – Floodplain
City of Fort Collins Utilities – Connexion
City of Fort Collins Utilities – Solar
City of Fort Collins Utilities – Water Conservation
CGRS
Climate Reality Project NoCo Chapter
Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed
CSU Surplus Property Store
CSU Student Sustainability Center
Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care/ Larimer County Health Care Action
Compost Queen
Chris Conway for Council
Ent Credit Union
FoCo Trash Mob
Fort Collins Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Found Poetry Ephemera
From Scratch Farm
Girl Scouts of Colorado
Global Village Museum of Arts and Culture
Go Electric Colorado, NOCO chapter
Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Grey Rock Landscape and Construction
Hals Coffee
Kennedy Mountain Campus
Kroger Delivery
Larimer County
Larimer County Conservation Corps
Larimer County Solid Waste
League of Women Voters of Larimer County
Leaping Lizard Labels
Lucid Motors
Lulu’s Taters
Masen Odell – Jewelry
New Belgium Brewing
Northern Colorado Permaculture Guild
Northern Colorado Wildlife Center
Nothing Bunt Cake
Odell Brewing Company
Open Space Yes!
Otter Products
Partners for Peace
Platte River Power Authority
Polar Brothers Nitro Ice Cream
Polestar Village
Poudre Valley Community Farms
Poudre Wilderness Volunteers
Ranked Voting
Reef Healers
Renewal by Anderson
Republic Services
Ripple Effect Martial Arts
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program
Sallycat Crafts
Scrooge Maki
Sierra Club Poudre Canyon Group
Sistainable Mercantile & Refillery
Sunny Sky Pies
Sustainable Living Association
The Zero Source NoCo
Townsquare Media
Trees, Water & People
Xcel Energy
Youth Wildlife Advocacy Club
EARTH DAY YOGA
Earth Day Yoga, 10am – 11am
Join us for an Earth Day-themed all-levels yoga class as we celebrate and honor our beautiful planet.
Our free Earth Day yoga class is a fun and inspiring way to start the day. In this class, we will focus on our connection to nature and the elements, using our breath and movement to cultivate mindfulness and gratitude for the earth. Whether you’re an experienced yogi or new to the practice, this Earth Day-themed all-levels class is open to everyone.
Come and connect with your inner self and with the beauty and wisdom of our planet. We hope to see you on the mat!
Brought to you by Old Town Yoga
EARTH DAY KID ACTIVITIES
Join us to learn about Wildlife AND Wildfires at Earth Day Fort Collins!
The Northern Colorado Wildlife Center will be at Earth Day connecting kids with nature to foster environmental awareness, respect and stewardship. Kids can get up close and personal with some of the animals we find in our area.
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From elusive bobcats to industrious beavers, Northern Colorado is home to a fascinating variety of mammals. This presentation introduces the region’s mammals, their unique adaptations, and the roles they play in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Discover how these animals survive and thrive in our changing environment.
The Poudre Wilderness Volunteers assist in managing and protecting wilderness and backcountry areas.
The Cameron Peak fire started on August 13, 2020 and lasted nearly 4 months until it slowed, and eventually was put out by snow. It became the largest forest fire in Colorado at nearly 209,000 acres. Learn about the causes of wildfires in our mountains, the firefighters who help protect us and the forests, and how to prevent wildfires. Explore a firefighter’s backpack and spin the Fire Wheel to answer questions and win a prize!
FOOD TRUCKS
My Future, My Voice
Youth Writing Contest!
Calling all Northern Colorado youth writers and activists to share your voice and vision to inspire and raise awareness for climate action! We are asking that you express your visions and desires for the future you want to see through your writing.
We invite YOU to submit your poem, short story, essay or song.
All students 3rd grade – 12th grade ages 8-18 are eligible to participate regardless of which school you attend, or if you are homeschooled or not currently enrolled.
Thank you in advance to the educators, parents, or friends out there who help spread the word. And thank you as well to all the writers who embrace the challenge and submit their work.
Check out our submission guidelines – winners will have the opportunity to read their works at Earth Day and will win cool prizes from local businesses!
Moosewood Sandhills / Tim Lilburn
Listening to the Wind / Tim Robinson
Ecodeviance / C A Conrad
The Man Who Planted Trees / Jean Giono
Regeneration / Paul Hawken
Active Hope / Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone
My Story as Told by Water / David James Duncan
Staying with the Trouble / Donna Haraway
Second Nature / Jack Collom
Manatee/Humanity / Anne Waldman
The Meadow / James Galvin
Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet / Anna Tsing et al.
A Sand County Almanac / Aldo Leopold
[To] the Last [Be] Human / Jorie Graham
Wildwood / Roger Deakin
Cadillac Desert / Mark Reisner
Hell’s Bottom, Colorado / Laura Pritchett
Desert Cabal / Amy Irvine
Blood Orchid / Charles Bowden
Eating Stone / Ellen Meloy
The Maine Woods / Henry D. Thoreau
The Island Within / Richard K. Nelson
Braiding Sweetgrass / Robin Wall Kimmerer
Growth of the Soil / Knut Hamsen
Life is a Miracle / Wendell Berry
Honey from a Weed / Patience Gray
For a Little While / Rick Bass
Teaching a Stone to Talk / Annie Dillard
Encounters with the Archdruid / John McPhee
American Primitive / Mary Oliver
Practice of the Wild / Gary Snyder
The Overstory / Richard Powers
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This event would not exist if it were not for the support of our gracious sponsors. They care about our community, and our Earth. Join them in celebrating Earth Day Fort Collins!
Thanks to our 2025 Sponsors and Funders!
The Sustainable Living Association provides numerous opportunities for businesses and non-profits to engage in and support our ongoing community efforts.