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Earth Day is on April 22nd. The environment is celebrated in Vancouver that week and later in April with the Party for the Planet and other events.

Other Earth Day activities include special events in Stanley Park, Everett Crowley Park, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Langley, Maple Ridge, Chilliwack and elsewhere. Some of the events involve gardening and other cleanup activities. Others are educational. Sometimes, one or two events might also take the form of an environment-related protest.

Earth Day itself takes place on April 22nd, which in 2026 is a Wednesday. Some Lower Mainland Earth Day events happen on the official day, but many take place on the weekend. In the case of Party for the Planet, for example, it usually takes place on Saturday, a week or so after.

See below for details on Earth Day events expected to take place in 2026.

This article includes information about the following events:

Earth Day Celebrations in Metro Vancouver

Party for the Planet is definitely the largest Earth Day event in the Lower Mainland. In addition to Party for the Planet, a variety of smaller Earth Day events are held throughout the region.

Dates for many 2026 events are yet to be announced (at the time of writing). However, below is an overview of 2025 to give you an idea of what to expect this year.

Click on any of the links above for information about a specific event or topic, or continue reading to learn about all of the region’s various events celebrating planet Earth.

Party for the Planet

In 2026, Party for the Planet takes place on Saturday, April 25th, at City Hall Plaza in Surrey. The address is 13450-104th Avenue in Surrey.

The festival typically features live entertainment, environmental workshops, vendors, activities for all ages, and food trucks. For full details as they are released, see our article about Party for the Planet.

Earth Day in Stanley Park

The Stanley Park Ecology Society hosts a fairly “down-to-earth” event most years in the area of Stanley Park’s Nature House. The venue is on the southeast shore of Lost Lagoon, at the north end of Alberni Street (near the park and city edge).

Earth Day activities at the Stanley Park Ecology Society usually happen on the Saturday, either just before or just after April 22nd.

Activities usually run from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. Activities at the Stanley Park event include learning about ecology and conservation. Participants also help remove invasive species (i.e., intensive weeding).

The 2026 details are yet to be confirmed. See the Stanley Park Ecology Society website for more information.

Earth Day at Trout Lake

Trout Lake is the name of the small lake and community centre located inside John Hendry Park in Vancouver. The community centre’s address is 3360 Victoria Drive.

In 2025, the Trout Lake Community Centre hosted an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 12th. It was free to attend and ran from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

At the event, there are seed potting and seed swaps, street theatre, a nature walk, and other activities, including the opportunity to learn about the Indigenous “medicine wheel” teaching method.

Dates and details for 2026 are yet to be confirmed. Check out the Trout Lake Community Centre website to learn more.

Earth Day at Everett Crowley Park

The Champlain Heights Community Centre usually hosts an annual Earth Day event in South Vancouver. The community centre’s address is 3350 Maquinna Drive.

In 2025, the event ran from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 26th. It was an outdoor event at Everett Crowley Park. As many as 200 to 300 people show up most years.

At the event, participants typically plant wildflowers and native shrubs. In the past, there have also been cultural dances, a drumming circle, and several crafts for all ages. A similar community event may happen again in 2026, although details are yet to be confirmed.

Visit the Champlain Heights Community Centre website for more information.

Earth Day at the VIFF Centre

The Vancouver International Film Festival takes place only in the fall, but other films are shown at the VIFF Centre throughout the year. In celebration of Earth Day in 2025, the cinema hosted two screenings of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey. It’s a film about water conservation.

The first screening took place at 3:00 pm on April 20th. The second event ran at 6:30 pm on April 22nd and included a post-film discussion. The cinema is located at 1181 Seymour Street. Tickets were available online. Something similar is likely to happen in 2026, bu is yet to be confirmed.

See our article about the VIFF Centre for more details.

Earth Day in North Vancouver

People in North Vancouver gather at a different park each year to mark Earth Day by pulling weeds together.

The 2025 event took place on Saturday, April 26th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The celebration was held at Sunrise Park, which is at 1100 East 4th Street. The event featured educational booths, invasive plant pulling, and other activities. The details for 2026 are yet to be announced.

Click Earth Day in North Vancouver for more details.

Earth Day in Langley

The City of Langley and the Langley Environmental Partners Society hosted an Earth Day celebration at Douglas Park. The event was on Saturday, April 26th, 2025.

There were several activities at this event. Activities included garden tours, giveaways, games, and more. In the past, there have also been workshops with hands-on activities. 2026 events are likely to be similar.

See the Langley City website for details on this year’s event.

Earth Day in Maple Ridge

The 2025 Earth Day event in Maple Ridge took place at Memorial Peace Park on Saturday, April 26th. The event ran from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

At the Maple Ridge celebrations, there’s usually a Freecycle event where people can bring their gently used toys, books, and clothing. At the same time and place, they can find great “new-to-them” treasures to take home, all for free. Also at the event is live entertainment, a selection of food trucks, and a number of farmers’ market vendors.

Visit the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society website for more information on the likely 2026 event.

Environmental Events in New Westminster

The Fraser River Discovery Centre is an environment-related attraction at the waterfront in New Westminster. It hosts various events over the course of the year including its Super Weekend and River Basin Days events. Although not officially branded as “Earth Day” events, the venue usually offers a range of environmental activities in April.

Super Weekend typically occurs on the final weekend of each month. In 2025, it was April 26th and 27th. The 2026 dates are yet to be confirmed.

Party for the Planet Raccoon Mascot — Party for the Planet in Surrey

Earth Day in Chilliwack

The Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the Chilliwack Vedder River clean. In 2025, the organization hosted an April River Cleanup event on Saturday, April 5th.

The event took place at Thompson Regional Park, located at 48600 Chilliwack Lake Road. Participants had to arrive between 8:30 am and 9:30 am to register and pick up cleaning supplies. Then, everyone could clean the river until 1:30 pm at the latest. There were prizes available to win.

See the April River Cleanup Facebook page to learn more about this event and whether it will take place in 2026.

Tips & Advice

Below are some tips and suggestions to help you make the most of your Earth Day experience.

TIP #1: It’s Earth Day, so don’t drive your Hummer to the event. Ride your bike or take public transit if you can instead.

TIP #2: If you’re in Surrey for the Party for the Planet event, consider stopping by beautiful Bear Creek Park. The spring flowers are starting to come out, so it’s another perfect place to celebrate Earth Day. If you’ve never been, it’s worth visiting.

TIP #3: Do something nice for the environment. Join an invasive weed pull in your neighbourhood, go for a bicycle ride, turn off your lights early in the evening, and go green for the day.

TIP #4: Although Earth Day is on April 22nd, unless the date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, events usually take place on the weekend before or after. If not a lot is happening on the official day in your neighbourhood, do your own thing – get outdoors and explore a Park or Other Place in Nature!