Norwalk Earth Day Festival on the Green

Norwalk’s Earth Day Festival returns to the Green on Saturday, April 25, with a four-hour public event built around local environmental groups, family activities and live entertainment. (nrvt-trail.com) The event is scheduled for 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Norwalk Green, also listed as Norwalk Town Green at 8 Park St., and organizers say admission is free. (nrvt-trail.com) (norwalkct.gov) This year’s festival is billed as the fifth annual edition, with more than 75 exhibitors and vendors, plus food trucks, speakers, a “Trashion” show and tree planting. (visitnorwalk.org) (nrvt-trail.com) The gathering sits inside a broader Earth Day push tied to the Norwalk River Valley Trail, a multi-use trail project that plans to connect Norwalk and Danbury across roughly 38 miles. (nrvt-trail.com 1) (nrvt-trail.com 2) In Norwalk, the trail already functions as both recreation space and transportation corridor, with the Norwalk section described by the trail group as a 5.6-mile hard-surface linear park. (nrvt-trail.com) Festival organizers are pitching the event as both a celebration and a practical information hub, with environmental nonprofits, sustainable businesses and interactive displays aimed at showing residents what changes they can make at home. (ctvisit.com) Norwalk Public Schools promoted the festival to families this month, and the City of Norwalk is listed as the organizer on the event registration page. (norwalkps.org) (eventbrite.com) The setup is rain or shine, and the pitch is straightforward: one afternoon on the Green where residents can meet local groups, hear music and see how Earth Day is being turned into a city event. (visitnorwalk.org)