Morgan Hill Earth Day Festival April 25

Morgan Hill’s annual Earth Day festival returns Saturday, April 25, with a free public event at the Community and Cultural Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (morganhilltimes.com) The event is set for 17000 Monterey Road and is being organized by the City of Morgan Hill and the American Association of University Women’s Climate Education and Action Committee. (morganhill.ca.gov, aauwmh.org) Organizers say the festival will include sustainability and climate-action booths, local vendors, food trucks, plant and craft sales, kids’ activities, and free bike repairs. (morganhill.ca.gov, morganhilltimes.com) This year’s gathering is Morgan Hill’s fifth annual community Earth Day festival, giving the city a recurring spring event built around household conservation, transportation, and local environmental groups. (aauwmh.org, morganhilltimes.com) The city’s Environmental Services division has listed the festival as one of its featured April events, alongside outreach on recycling, water use, and other local sustainability programs. (morganhill.ca.gov) The festival is also tied to Coyote Valley Discovery Days, a regional series backed by the Open Space Authority that highlights habitat restoration, public access, and agriculture in the valley between San Jose and Morgan Hill. (openspaceauthority.org, eventbrite.com) At the Morgan Hill stop, the Open Space Authority says attendees can learn about proposed plans for habitat restoration, public access, and local agriculture while taking part in family activities and picking up free snacks and giveaways. (openspaceauthority.org) For Morgan Hill, the April 25 festival doubles as a city event and a neighborhood fair: a five-hour block where environmental education shares space with shopping, food, and children’s activities. (morganhill.ca.gov, morganhilltimes.com)