When: Saturday, April 18, 2026

Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Where: South Main Street in Hendersonville between Allen Street and Caswell Street

Celebrate Earth Day at Hendo Earth Fest

The City of Hendersonville Environmental Sustainability Board is hosting the 4th annual Hendo Earth Fest in downtown Hendersonville from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm! Local organizations and environmental champions will educate, entertain, and raise awareness of the need to protect our planet for future generations.  This is a free, family-friendly educational event!

The festival is sponsored by the Hendersonville Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) in association with Caregivers of Mother Earth, Conserving Carolina, and the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club.

This is a free, family-friendly educational event to promote community education for all ages about environmental and sustainable practices, to inspire action, and to renew and expand commitments to protect our planet. Local and regional environmental organizations will provide participation/hands-on activities and demonstrations designed to educate, renew and expand action to protect our Western North Carolina environment and natural resources. Some of the organizations that will be at the event include: our hosts, Waterfall Keepers of NC, Mills River Partnership, Blue Ridge Humane Society, Sugar Hollow Solar, League of Women Voters of Henderson County, Earthshine Nature Programs, FIND Outdoors (Cradle of Forestry in America), Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, Food Connection, City of Hendersonville’s Sustainability Division, Water & Sewer Department, & Stormwater Department, Self-Help Credit Union, Through the Trees, CompostAVL, Inc., MountainTrue, Repair Cafe of Hendersonville, Renewal by Andersen, Clean Air Campaign, Hendersonville Tree Board, Hendersonville High School Interact Club, Henderson County Parks and Recreation, Henderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity, Henderson County Public Libraries, Henderson County Beekeepers Association, Hand-Carved Staves demonstration, Chimney Rock Management, Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, and more!

The event will also highlighting electric transportation and green energy systems and feature live music!

Ride or Walk to the Festival and lock up your bike at the secure bike corral provided by the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club!

Food truck: Chocolo food cart, Cactus Rainbow, and Silly Willies Hot Dogs.

Come join your friends and neighbors to celebrate Earth Day at the 4th annual Hendo Earth Fest!

Additional information on the event is available at this link to the City of Hendersonville’s website event posting.

History of Earth Day:

Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire.

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses, and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet.

The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement, and is now recognizes as the planet’s largest civic event.

Theme in 2026:

The theme for Earth Day 2026 is “Our Power, Our Planet,” a call to action for individuals and communities to use their collective strength to advocate for stronger environmental protections, renewable energy, and a sustainable future, emphasizing that community action can drive progress against corporate and political delays. It highlights the link between environmental health (clean air, water, climate stability) and human well-being (health, economy, food security). Click here for more information.