Bloomington to Hold Earth Day Celebration April 18 at Switchyard Park

The City of Bloomington is hosting its fourth annual Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 18, 2026, from noon to 3:30 p.m. at Switchyard Park, 1601 S Rogers Street. The event is free, family-friendly, and open to the public. 

Busman’s Holiday and Peyton Womock will perform live music on the outdoor main stage. Attendees are invited to contribute to a sand mandala, a community art project led by members of Artists for Climate Awareness. The City’s Parks and Recreation Department will distribute free native tree seedlings on a first-come, first-served basis. BinaryHeart, a local group of Indiana University students, will be present to accept donations of computers, laptops, and tablets for refurbishment and redistribution to schools and underserved communities. Art for Earth Bloomington, a project of the Center for Sustainable Living, will sell donated art to raise funding for environmental nonprofit organizations. 

The event will also include food trucks, lawn games constructed from upcycled materials, an electric vehicle display, face painting, various freebies, and booths hosted by local environmental and sustainability organizations.  

Winners of the Environmental Commission’s 14th annual Linda P. Thompson Eco-Heroes Art Contest will be recognized on the main stage at 1:15 p.m between music sets. Submitted artwork will be on display inside the pavilion.

Additional event details are available on the Earth Day 2026 event website bloomington.in.gov/sustainability/earthday. ​