Earth Day 2011 events round-up. Where will you be?

Earth Day is the day set aside to inspire awareness for the planet's natural environment. Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Denis Hayes took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network,[3] and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.


What's happening for Earth Day in a city near you? Here are a few events..

Earth Day in Times Square — New York

EarthFair Grand Central Terminal — New York

Earth Day 2011 at Rainforest Art Foundation — Long Island City, NY

Earth Day 2011 at Hotel Monteleone — New Orleans, LA

San Francisco Earth Day Festivall 2011 — San Francisco, CA

Earth Day - Party for the Planet — Washington, DC

Earth Week at Green is Universal — Online

EarthFest LA 2011 — Los Angeles, CA

Navy Earth Day —

Sustainapalooza — Grants Pass, OR


Get a larger list of Earth Day events at earthday.org