EARTH DAY CELEBRATION | April 26, 2025 | Liberty State Park
Activity Schedule
Almost everything is inside out of the weather
If something is outdoors, it will list that below.
FLAG PLAZA
Event Kick-off
Time: 10:45 a.m.
Hear a Special Earth Day message and event highlight from NJ Environmental Commissioner Shawn LaTourette.
WELCOME TENT
Beginner Birding
Time: 11:00 a.m., 1 p.m.
With Bergen County Audubon.
Requires walking, be prepared to be outside in the weather.
Get a Picture with Smokey Bear!
Meet Smokey Bear
Time: 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m.
Say hi and take a picture with Smokey Bear, roaming the event grounds.
EXHIBITOR ALLEY
Activities and Games
Time: ALL DAY
Enjoy activities, games, arts and crafts, giveaways, and prizes.
TERMINAL GROUNDS
Food and Fun
Time: ALL DAY
Indoors: Lawn games, dual racing obstacle course
Outdoors: Food trucks, accelerator slide
K-9 DEMONSTRATION ZONE
State Park Police K-9 Unit Demonstration
Time: 11:00 a.m., 1 p.m.
Join the State Park Police and their K9 partners for a demonstration to understand the capabilities of our four-legged employees.
DEP ACTIVITY ZONE
** ALL INDOORS! **
Face Painting
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Get your face painted with a variety of options available.
Explore Nature through Journaling
Time: 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m.
Observe plants, animals, and environment, documenting through sketches and descriptions.
Explore Creativity with Fish Printing
Time: ALL DAY
Learn the traditional Japanese art of gyotaku using rubber fish.
Build Climate-Resilient Models
Time: ALL DAY
Create Lego models of homes resilient to heat waves and flooding. (ages 5+)
Guess Surface Temperatures
Time: 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
Use infrared thermometer guns to test predictions and learn about cooling factors. (ages 10+)
Create Eco-Bricks
Time: ALL DAY
Learn the importance of recycling by creating eco-bricks with non-recyclable plastic waste.
Build Wind-Powered Elevators
Time: 12 p.m., 2 p.m.
Learn how wind can be converted into mechanical energy by building miniature elevators. (ages 10+)
Participate in Chalk Drawings
Time: ALL DAY
Join in creating chalk murals on large sheets of craft paper.
See How NJ Fights Wildfires
Time: ALL DAY, indoors!
Check out our State Forest Fire Service Brush Truck to see what it takes to fight forest fires.
DISCOVERY DRIVE
Wildlife Mobile Education Trailer (MET)
Time: ALL DAY
Step inside (out of the weather) into the Mobile Education Trailer to learn about the role of hunters and anglers in conservation and NJ’s natural resources.
Mobile Aquarium with NJ Fish
Time: ALL DAY, outdoors
Check out Fish and Wildlife’s mobile hatchery truck. This truck has an aquarium that will have various species of warm water fish such as bass, sunfish, perch, crappie and bullhead.
Discover Electric Vehicles
Time: ALL DAY, outdoors
Learn about driving electric, incentives, and idling misconceptions.
Thank you so much to our partners and exhibitors!
American Littoral Society
ANJEC (Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions)
Bike JC
Bluepoint Wind
City of Jersey City Division of Sustainability
Clean Ocean Action
EarthShare New Jersey
Educational Arts Team
Food & Water Watch
Friends of LSP
Groundwork Elizabeth
Hackensack Riverkeeper
Hugo Neu
Jersey City Free Public Library
JWW Creates
New Jersey Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership
New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance
New Jersey Historical Commission
New Jersey League Of Conservation Voters
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium
New Jersey Utilities Association
NJ Academy of Science
NJ Sierra Club
NY/NJ Baykeeper
Office of Sustainability @ Montclair State University
Outdoors On Purpose
PACO Puertorriqueños Asociados for Community Organization
Pieces of Kaylaa
Princeton Hydro
PSEG Institute For Sustainability Studies