Norwalk Earth Day Festival on the Green

Norwalk’s Earth Day Festival returns to the Green on Saturday, April 25, with a four-hour lineup built around climate groups, vendors, food and family activities. (visitnorwalk.org) The event runs from noon to 4 p.m. at Norwalk Green, 8 Park St., and organizers are billing it as the 5th Annual Norwalk Earth Day Festival. The City of Norwalk and partner listings say admission is free and the festival will be held rain or shine. (norwalkct.gov) Festival listings say the program will include more than 75 exhibitors and vendors, plus live music, food trucks, speakers, a “Trashion” show, kids’ activities and tree planting. Norwalk Public Schools said the event is expected to draw thousands of residents. (norwalkps.org) The festival lands two days after Earth Day itself, which falls on Wednesday, April 22, in 2026. In Norwalk, the event is being used as a public-facing showcase for environmental groups, sustainable businesses and hands-on activities that turn Earth Day from a school lesson into a downtown gathering. (ctvisit.com) The Norwalk River Valley Trail highlighted the festival as part of a broader set of 2026 Earth Day events across its five-town corridor. That trail project is planned to stretch about 38 miles from Norwalk to Danbury through Wilton, Redding and Ridgefield, tying the festival to a larger regional push around outdoor access and conservation. (nrvt-trail.com) The Norwalk section of the trail is already the system’s most urban segment, with about 5.6 miles of hard-surface path connecting waterfront and downtown destinations. That makes the Green a central venue for a festival aimed at residents who can arrive on foot, by bike or from nearby neighborhoods. (nrvt-trail.com) Other local groups are using the festival to reach their own audiences. Aspetuck Land Trust and the Norwalk Garden Club both list the event on their calendars, and the garden club says more than 85 vendors and eight food trucks are expected on site. (aspetucklandtrust.org; norwalkgardenclub.org) By Saturday afternoon, the Green is set to function as both a street fair and a civic pitch for greener habits, with the city and local nonprofits putting recycling, tree planting and climate action in front of a family crowd. (ctvisit.com)