The date is set and planning is well underway for one of Maple Ridge’s bigger spring events.
Probably second only to the Ridge Meadows Home Show in drawing large local crowds, the Celebrate Earth Day 2026 festival is set for Saturday, April 18.
As is always the case, the festivities will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Memorial Peace Park, off 224 Street in downtown Maple Ridge.
Celebrate Earth Day is a popular, annual community festival that brings together multiple local environmental, business, and community organizations to create a family-friendly, artistic, inclusive, and interactive event celebrating nature and the outdoors, family and community, plus green innovation and technology.
For instance, this year’s event will feature the family freecycle event, electric vehicle displays and demonstrations, a food truck festival, the repair cafe, a kids play zone, and the cycle recycle free bike draw. Also on in the park at the same time is the Haney Farmers Market.
The theme of this year’s Earth Day is “reConnect,” explained organizer Leanne Koehn of Ridge Meadows Recycling Society.
“The 2026 Earth Day festival encourages you to reach out and reConnect with the people, places, and activities you love,” she said.
“Maybe it’s two seconds to look away from the screen and appreciate where you are and who you’re with. Maybe it’s two minutes to phone or email an old friend or loved one or listen to a favourite song. Maybe it’s two hours to walk, hike, bike, or drive around a place that’s filled with memories. Maybe it’s two weeks of rediscovering an activity or taking a class and rekindling feelings that make your heart sing.”
Whatever it is, this event is intended to spark that reConnect or reawaken.
“The world needs you,” she said, expecting the event will once again attract hundreds, if not thousands, downtown for a day of festivities.
More info and volunteer application form available at www.mrearthday.ca.