UC San Diego Earth Day Festival 2026

UC San Diego will hold its 2026 Earth Day Festival on Wednesday, April 22, with four hours of sustainability programming on Sun God Lawn. (calendar.ucsd.edu) The festival is scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Pacific time and is billed as a campus-wide event focused on sustainability, environmental justice and climate action. (calendar.ucsd.edu) Organizers say more than 50 student organizations, campus departments, environmental nonprofits and public agencies will take part, turning the event into both a volunteer fair and a career engagement fair. (calendar.ucsd.edu) The public event listing says attendees can expect guided yoga, hands-on workshops and free vegan meals for the first 1,000 people, along with giveaway items including water bottles, gift cards and other sustainable products. (calendar.ucsd.edu) Daylight San Diego’s Earth Month roundup says the campus festival will also include environmental activities, climate talks, a clothing swap and giveaways as part of San Diego’s broader April programming. (daylightsandiego.org) UC San Diego says the event is co-hosted by the Center for Student Involvement, the Student Sustainability Collective and the Associated Students Office of Environmental Justice. (calendar.ucsd.edu) The festival lands on the official date of Earth Day, which has been observed on April 22 since 1970, and UC San Diego’s Extended Studies division says the university is marking the date this year with education and involvement around sustainability. (extendedstudies.ucsd.edu) Around San Diego, Earth Month listings this year include beach cleanups, biodiversity talks and larger public festivals, placing the campus event inside a region-wide calendar of April environmental events. (sandiego.org) For students and San Diegans looking for a campus entry point, the April 22 stop is straightforward: Sun God Lawn, noon to 4 p.m., with booths, workshops and talks built around what organizers describe as action beyond Earth Day. (calendar.ucsd.edu)