EARTH DAY FESTIVAL

Celebrate Mother Earth!

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

Date:

Sat, April 22nd, 2023, 10:00am

Price:

FREE

Join us for a fun and fulfilling festival at The Forge to celebrate our amazing planet and discover small ways we can make a BIG impact!

The event is FREE to all! However, we encourage and appreciate a $5 donation per person. All contributions will go towards restoration and community-focused projects in the Heritage Quarries Recreation Area. Come over for a super fun day for (what we think is) the best cause!

Our lineup includes a hug-a-tree nature trail, vendor village, activities for kids, workshops for all ages, conservation projects, live entertainment, food trucks, additional donation-required activities (fun run and fishing derbies), and so much more!

Schedule

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Quarry Camp Tent

Activity

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Trash Clean-Up

Project

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Reptile Show

Entertainment

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Moss Earth Ball Making

Workshop

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Branch Weaving

Workshop

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Magic Show

Entertainment

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Trash Clean-Up

Project

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Face Painting

Entertainment

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Jesse White Tumblers

Entertainment

1:30 PM (START)

Family Fun Run ($)

Activity

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Wooden Nature Ornament

Workshop

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Reptile & Bug Show

Entertainment

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Planting Herbs

Workshop

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Run with Mother Earth ($)

Activity

ALL DAY

Hug-A-Tree Trail

Activity

ALL DAY

SUPPORT LOCAL

Vendors & Partners

($) = additional donation required

Projects

Conservation Projects

Preregistration is not required. Please sign up to participate at check-in when you arrive.

Trash Clean-Up

10:00am - 11:15am
Hosted by Three Fires Boy Scout Council

Trail Clearing

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Bring gloves, cutting tools (if you have them), safety goggles, and wear closed-toed shoes and long pants.

We will meet at the Kiosk in Parking Lot #2 by the footbridge at 10:00 am.

Trash Clean-Up

12:30pm - 1:45pm

Entertainment

Family Entertainment

Dave's Traveling Reptile Show

10:15am - 11:30am

An up-close, live, and extremely interactive or "hands on" experience about reptiles and amphibians from around the world. Blending education and a unique style of humor is a totally original experience that is both entertaining and educational.

Measner's Magic Show

12:15pm - 1:00pm

Measner’s Magic Show will bring smiles, laughter, close up magic and illusions! With over 25 years in the MAGIC Industry, John Measner is the highest rated premier Chicagoland magician.

Jesse White Tumblers

1:00 PM

This is a show you don't want to miss! Enjoy the incredible acrobatics of the Jesse White Tumbling Team!

Cross Town Exotics Traveling Reptile & Bug Show

Cross Town Exotics Reptile & Bug Show

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Experience an amazing and entertaining reptile and bug show ! With a mission to promote conservation through presentation, you will find this a WOW factor of your day!

FREE Face The Color Face Painting

12:30pm - 3:30pm

***FREE***

Stop by the face painting booth and express your WILD side! Themes of animals, peace and nature are highly encouraged!!

Workshops

Nature Workshops by The Forge

All supplies provided

Moss Earth Ball

10:30am - 11:30am

Create an Earth Ball out of moss that you can hang and “tend” everyday!

Branch Weaving

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Using items from nature, weave together branches, greenery, and flowers for a beautiful rustic display

Wooden Nature Ornament

1:30pm - 2:30 pm

Mix the simplicity of cut wood with leaves and create a year round Nature ornament

Planting Herbs

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Smell, touch, taste, and then plant seeds in a small pot, create a label and take home to enjoy!!

Additional Workshops

More detail to be announced soon!