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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. Other events are educational. Sometimes, one or two might also take the form of an environment-related protest.

Earth Day itself takes place on April 22nd, which in 2025 is a Tuesday. 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 takes place on Saturday, April 26th in 2025.

See below for details about Earth Day events that are happening in 2025 as well as ones that happened last year. As of mid-January, details for most of this year’s activities are still to be confirmed.

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. There are smaller events that usually happen as well.

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.

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 actually branded as “Earth Day” events, the venue offers some great environmental activities in April.

Super Weekend happens on the final weekend of each month, which is April 26th and 27th in 2025. As of mid-January the details for that month’s Super Weekend have not yet been released, but they should be fairly similar to least year’s.

In 2024 the centre offered a special one-day Earth Day event on April 20th. That year’s Pollinator Party ran from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. People could drop by anytime to learn about butterflies, bats and other pollinators that are critical to the Fraser River region’s ecosystem.

Admission to the event last year cost $8 for adults (ages 19+), $6 for seniors (ages 65+) and students (with valid ID), and $5 for children (ages 3 to 12). Families with two adults and up to four children got in for just $20. Kids ages 2 and younger entered for free. Admission included access to the centre and its various displays.

For the latest details, click Super Weekend at FRDC.

Party for the Planet

Party for the Planet takes place on Saturday, April 26th in 2025. So, the same as has been the case in the past, it isn’t actually on Earth Day itself. The venue is City Hall Plaza at 13450-104th Avenue in Surrey.

Concerts and performances usually take place at a number of different stages throughout the day. There are also environmental workshops, plants and arts vendors, and plenty of food trucks.

See our article about Party for the Planet to learn more about the event.

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 (so close to the edge of the park and the city).

Earth Day activities at the Stanley Park Ecology Society usually happen on the Saturday either just before or just after April 22nd. Details on the 2025 event are to be confirmed as of mid-January.

Last year’s activities ran from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. Things to do at the Stanley Park event included learning about ecology and conservation. Participants also got to help remove some invasive species (i.e. hard-core weeding).

See the Stanley Park Ecology Society website for more information.

Earth Day at Vanier Park

In celebration of Earth Day, three museums at Vanier Park offered special activities on Saturday, April 20th in 2024.

Land, Sea, Sky included family-friendly things to do at the Vancouver Maritime Museum, Museum of Vancouver and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. There were poetry readings, story sessions, videos, crafts and other activities between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

Whether or not Land, Sea, Sky will happen again in 2025 is TBC. For more details about last year’s event at Vanier Park, visit the Museum of Vancouver events page.

Earth Day at Everett Crowley Park

The Champlain Heights Community Centre hosts a special Earth Day event in South Vancouver most years. In 2024 the event ran from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 27th. The date for 2025 is TBC.

The community centre’s address is 3350 Maquinna Drive. The event takes place outdoors at Everett Crowley Park. Weather permitting, as many as 200 to 300 people show up most years.

At the event participants typically get to plant wild flowers and native shrubs. In the past there has also been a cultural dance, a drumming circle and several crafts for all ages. There are free refreshments at the event too.

For more information, visit the Champlain Heights Community Centre website.

Earth Day in North Vancouver

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

In 2024 the event took place on Saturday, April 20th, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. This year’s celebration was held at Moodyville Park which is at the base of Moody Avenue at 759 East 3rd Street. The event featured educational booths, invasive plant pulling and other activities. The 2025 event will likely happen on Saturday, April 26th, but details are TBC.

Click Earth Day in North Vancouver for more details.

Earth Day in West Vancouver

One way to celebrate Earth Day in West Vancouver is by attending the Youth Climate Action Forum. Presented by the Canadian Federation of University Women West Vancouver, the event features talks by a panel of passionate students. Topics include environmental change, fast fashion, food waste and more.

The Youth Climate Action Forum ran from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Kiwanis Great Hall on Monday, April 15th last year. Whether or not it will happen again in 2025 is TBC. The venue is located at 975 West 21st Street. It’s free to attend.

Earth Day in Coquitlam

There was an Earth Day Celebration and Clean-Up in 2024. The United Way BC initiative took place on April 20th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, and should take place at a similar time in 2025.

Last year’s event was at Rochester Park, located at 1390 Rochester Avenue in Coquitlam. Folks were invited to help clean up the park. All cleaning equipment was provided, and there were free snacks and water too. The event also featured fun games, crafts and activities.

Other events in Coquitlam include the Earth Day Swap and Sale and a variety of hands-on workshops. For more details, see the City of Coquitlam‘s website.

Earth Day in Langley

The City of Langley and the Langley Environmental Partners Society hosted an Earth Day celebration at Douglas Park in 2024. The event was on Saturday, April 20th. Details for the 2025 event are TBC.

There are a few different things to do at the event when it happens. Activities include garden tours, giveaways, games, and more. There are also usually workshops with hands-on activities to try.

For details on this year’s event when they’re posted see the Langley City website.

Earth Day in Maple Ridge

The 2025 edition of Earth Day in Maple Ridge takes place at Memorial Peace Park on Saturday, April 26th. The event likely runs from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm but exact details are TBC.

At the Maple Ridge celebrations there’s 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.

For more information about the 2025 event, check out the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society website.

Earth Day in Chilliwack

The Chilliwack Vedder River Cleanup Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the Chilliwack Vedder River clean. In 2024, the organization hosted an April River Cleanup event on Saturday, April 20th. 2025 details are TBC.

Last year’s event took place at Thompson Regional Park located at 48600 Chilliwack Lake Road. Organizers asked participants 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 as well.

To learn more about the 2024 event (which should be similar to 2025), see the April River Cleanup Facebook page.

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 out in Surrey anyway for the Party for the Planet event, consider dropping 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 happens to fall on a Saturday or Sunday, events usually take place on either 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!