Seattle's Earth Day: Ladybug Festival and more
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Tending the Earth one bloom at a time is one way for Seattleites to show up for Earth Day. Photo: Bill Hinton/Getty Images
Earth Day is Tuesday, and Seattleites have a full lineup of ways to pitch in from pollinator parties to park cleanups.
Why it matters: Local Earth Day events offer a way to channel climate anxiety into tangible action, restoring a sense of agency in a world that can feel overwhelming.
Tuesday
🛝 Explore the newly renovated play area at an Earth Day celebration at Bitter Lake Community Center. 3:30–5pm.
🌿 Head to Town Hall Seattle for a panel discussion on innovation in climate equity moderated by Hannah Murphy Winter, editor of The Stranger. 7:30pm. $25.
Wednesday
🫖 Join Seattle University's Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement at the Campion Tea Garden for a guided meditation walk through the campus gardens. 6pm. RSVP here.
Later this week
📸 Download the iNaturalist app and help document local flora and fauna during the City Nature Challenge. Friday-Monday.
🐞 Celebrate pollinators and see ladybugs released into a garden at the Ladybug Festival at Garfield Community Center. Saturday. 2–4pm. Free.
And beyond
🧹 Pitch in to clean up the cuts in Montlake and Fremont on the second Saturdays of the month. 9am-12pm. Tools and gloves provided. Email [email protected] for more info.
🗑️ Grab a bag and clean up any little stretch of road, sidewalk or park that matters to you whenever it works for you.