When was the first Earth Day? Holiday origins, 2026 date, activities

Earth Day is April 22. Here's what to know about how Earth Day happened and how to celebrate our planet this April.
Asheville Citizen-Times

Earth Day: Find activities to celebrate the Earth and help clean up the environment

Earth Day is April 22. Find activities here to celebrate the Earth and clean up the environment on Earth Day and in the days leading up to it. Earth Day Cleanup & Social: 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m. April 22, ...
USA Today

It's Earth Day! Why it's celebrated and activities you can do

Earth Day is a celebration that comes at a time when climate change is affecting communities across the globe. Earth Day, which falls on April 22 every year, began in 1970, after millions of ...
Chicago Tribune

Earth Day activities: Here’s how you can do your part to help the planet

Three years after COVID restrictions began limiting activities, full-fledged Earth Day celebrations are bursting out all over the Chicago area this weekend. Scores of events in the city and suburbs ...
Columbus Dispatch

When is Earth Day? Knock your stalks off by celebrating Mother Earth in several ways

Ready for Eart h Day on April 22? For more than 50 years, Earth Day has been celebrated every year on April 22. Earth Day isn’t just to celebrate our planet and its glory, but to emphasize protecting ...
USA Today

When is Earth Day 2026? Here’s the date this year and what it means

Earth Day is celebrated one each spring to promote environmental protection and awareness. Celebrating its 56th year, this year's Earth Day theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," calls for people worldwide ...