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Earth Day 2025: Earth Day Activities in Westchester and the Hudson Valley for Kids

Celebrate Earth Day at Cross County Center in Yonkers this month. Photo courtesy of the mall
Celebrate Earth Day at Cross County Center in Yonkers this month. Photo courtesy of the mall
4/4/25 - By Katherine Dhurandhar

April is Earth Month, and Westchester and the Hudson Valley are home to some great Earth Day celebrations that you won't want to miss. At these celebrations, kids can learn about gardening, recycling, and even meet the Lorax, Dr. Seuss's original eco-advocate.

Some of our picks are geared toward kids, while others are full-day celebrations that the whole family can enjoy. These events feature activities like live music, seed planting, arts and crafts using recycled materials, and learning about how to conserve energy in your home.

For more Earth-friendly activities and information for kids, including how to start your own eco-kids club, check out our Earth Kids Activity Guide.

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Best Earth Day Festivals in Westchester

Earth Day Weekend at the Westchester Children's Museum

Rye
Saturday, April 5-Sunday, April 6, 2025
Celebrate Earth Day at the Westchester Children's Museum with STEM programs that include Creature Costumes & Camouflage, Solar Race Cars, Wind Turbine Gizmos, Blackout Poetry, Nature’s Geometry, and Recycled Sculptures. READ MORE

Earth Day Celebration at Cross County Center

Yonkers – FREE
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Cross County Center invites families to a special Earth Day celebration on the Green Lawn, near Pandora, at an event that will feature strolling Earth Day-themed characters, a DJ, and the resident bee mascot!  READ MORE

Bedford 2030 Earth Day Festival

Bedford Hills – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Celebrate Earth Day at this spring festival that features children's activities, food, live music, composting tutorials, a native plant sale, and more at the Bedford Hills Train Station. Join in a plant and seed swap, learn how to maintain a healthy yard, and more. READ MORE

Green Ossining Earth Day Festival

Ossining – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Celebrate Earth Day in Louis Engel Waterfront Park by the Hudson River and learn how to reduce your impact on the environment. Enjoy live music, food and drinks, eco-demonstrations, a kids' activity zone, and much more.  READ MORE

Larchmont Earth Day Celebration

Larchmont – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Join local environmental organizations at the Larchmont Village Environmental Committee Earth Day in Constitution Park. Enjoy live music, great food from Roots2Rise, exciting raffle prizes, a family-friendly bike scavenger hunt, and local environmental heroes from Sheldrake, the Marine Education Center, Save the Sound, Sustainable Westchester, and more. READ MORE

Croton Earth Day Celebration

Croton-on-Hudson – FREE
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Celebrate planet Earth with your neighbors and local and regional experts at this all-day festival at Croton's Senasqua Park. Enjoy live music, hands-on activities for children and adults, educational and environmental exhibits, and much more. READ MORE

Awesome Earth Day Celebrations in the Hudson Valley

Earth Day Kids' Activities at Cornell Creative Arts Center

Kingston – FREE
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Learn how to plant and start seedlings, make seed paper, build a greenhouse, discover composting, repurpose recycled materials into fun art projects, plant a flower in the community garden, and express your creativity with rock painting.  READ MORE

Earth Day Celebration at the Palisades Community Center

West Nyack – FREE
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Celebrate Earth Day with creative recycled art, environmental groups, a community tag sale, children's activities, a farm stand, food, music, and more at the Palisades Community Center. Also join the community clean-up to clean up areas that affect the Hudson River. READ MORE

Earth Fest at Ashokan Center

Olivebridge – FREE
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Earth lovers of all ages are invited to Earth Fest for food, fun, and a variety of planet-friendly activities, including story readings, hikes, crafts, and more. READ MORE

Meet the Lorax: Earth Day Celebration at the Mid-Hudson Discovery Center

Poughkeepsie
Saturday & Sunday, April 18 & 19, 2025, and Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Meet the Lorax for Earth Day weekend at the Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum, featuring a costumed character, hands-on crafts, and an inspiring storytime. Kids can pose for photos with the Lorax and listen to a lively reading of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. Afterward, they can create crafts like “make your own Truffula Tree and Lorax.” READ MORE

Earth Day Celebration at the Bear Mountain Zoo

Bear Mountain – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Meet at the Bear Den at 10:30am to make treats for the black bears. At 11am, the bears will come out of their dens to gobble them up! Nature-related displays and activities, spring-themed animal enrichment, and live animal presentations will follow throughout the day.  READ MORE

Earth Day Celebration at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum

Cornwall
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Celebrate Earth Day with family activities like live music, animals, hayrides, games, professional storytelling, food trucks, and an Earth Day market with local vendors at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum.  READ MORE

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Katherine Dhurandhar
Katherine Dhurandhar is a Community Publisher for Mommy Poppins, representing the Westchester and Hudson Valley region of New York, and a freelance copyeditor for Westchester Publishing Company. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, camping, and traveling with her husband and son.
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