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SUMMARY:Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green
LOCATION:Discovery Green , 1500 McKinney Street, Houston, TX, 77005
DESCRIPTION:Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green\n\n04/25/26 12:00 PM CST\n - 04/25/26 05:00 PM CST\Description:\nThe community is invited to celebrate Earth Day at a fun, family-friendly event filled with music, art, learning, and hands-on activities for all ages. The celebration is proudly sponsored by Green Mountain Energy and presented in partnership with Citizens’ Environmental Coalition (CEC), Magpies & Peacocks, and the University of Houston-Downtown. If you are interested in exhibiting, click here. If you would like to volunteer to help make the event go smoothly, contact earthday@cechouston.org.\n\nThe day kicks off with a blessing ceremony of the Earth from Danza Azteca, honoring nature and setting the tone for a day focused on caring for our planet. The opening will be followed by a welcome from Discovery Green Conservancy President Kathryn Lott, remarks from local council members, and a special Earth Day Proclamation.\n\nGuests can enjoy Fireside Chats with Green Mountain Sun Club recipients, including the Captain Planet Foundation and the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. These conversations will offer an inside look at the transformative work these organizations are doing to protect our planet and its wildlife.\n\nFamilies can jump into creative activities like the mask making workshop with Wolfbat Studios and a Mosaic Mural made of recycled materials with artist Gleeson Ryan, creating art together and reflecting on the power of community action.\n\nCommunity partner Magpies & Peacocks will present a sustainable fashion show featuring designs crafted from repurposed textiles. This Houston-based nonprofit design house works to divert post-consumer materials from landfills while promoting sustainable fashion and creative reuse. The show will also include a special surprise appearance by the Wolfbat Monsters, with models showcasing handmade masks created by students from the Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts.\n\nEnvironmental nonprofits will be on hand to educate you about what you can do to help protect our shared home. A specific cohort of groups focused on the plastics crisis will have information on the health and environmental concerns about plastics and how you can minimize your exposure and help limit the plastics in our environment.\n\nIn conjunction with this focus on plastics, The University of Houston-Downtown will also be featured, with mission-driven artwork focused on the harms of and solutions to the plastics crisis by students from the Department of Arts and Communication , which will be displayed in an open-air gallery, showcasing creativity inspired by environmental stewardship.\n\nThis will be a zero-waste event. Please plan on bringing your own refillable water bottles and utensils.\nExhibitors will be asked to ensure waste is minimized by only providing reusable or compostable items.\n\nUHD’s Center for Urban Agriculture and Sustainability will provide student volunteers to support zero-waste operations in partnership with CEC / Zero Waste Houston.\Location:\nDiscovery Green \n1500 McKinney Street\nHouston, TX 77005
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green
04/25/26 12:00 PM CST - 04/25/26 05:00 PM CST
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The community is invited to celebrate Earth Day at a fun, family-friendly event filled with music, art, learning, and hands-on activities for all ages. The celebration is proudly sponsored by Green Mountain Energy and presented in partnership with Citizens’ Environmental Coalition (CEC), Magpies & Peacocks, and the University of Houston-Downtown. If you are interested in exhibiting, click here. If you would like to volunteer to help make the event go smoothly, contact earthday@cechouston.org.
The day kicks off with a blessing ceremony of the Earth from Danza Azteca, honoring nature and setting the tone for a day focused on caring for our planet. The opening will be followed by a welcome from Discovery Green Conservancy President Kathryn Lott, remarks from local council members, and a special Earth Day Proclamation.
Guests can enjoy Fireside Chats with Green Mountain Sun Club recipients, including the Captain Planet Foundation and the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. These conversations will offer an inside look at the transformative work these organizations are doing to protect our planet and its wildlife.
Families can jump into creative activities like the mask making workshop with Wolfbat Studios and a Mosaic Mural made of recycled materials with artist Gleeson Ryan, creating art together and reflecting on the power of community action.
Community partner Magpies & Peacocks will present a sustainable fashion show featuring designs crafted from repurposed textiles. This Houston-based nonprofit design house works to divert post-consumer materials from landfills while promoting sustainable fashion and creative reuse. The show will also include a special surprise appearance by the Wolfbat Monsters, with models showcasing handmade masks created by students from the Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts.
Environmental nonprofits will be on hand to educate you about what you can do to help protect our shared home. A specific cohort of groups focused on the plastics crisis will have information on the health and environmental concerns about plastics and how you can minimize your exposure and help limit the plastics in our environment.
In conjunction with this focus on plastics, The University of Houston-Downtown will also be featured, with mission-driven artwork focused on the harms of and solutions to the plastics crisis by students from the Department of Arts and Communication , which will be displayed in an open-air gallery, showcasing creativity inspired by environmental stewardship.
This will be a zero-waste event. Please plan on bringing your own refillable water bottles and utensils.
Exhibitors will be asked to ensure waste is minimized by only providing reusable or compostable items.
UHD’s Center for Urban Agriculture and Sustainability will provide student volunteers to support zero-waste operations in partnership with CEC / Zero Waste Houston.
Location:
Discovery Green
1500 McKinney Street
Houston, TX 77005
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