PenFinancial Mother Earth Day
Get outside and enjoy summer Saturday, June 11th at Firemen's Park, between noon and 4 p.m., for PenFinancial Mother Earth Day, an event created to encourage residents to learn, interact, and celebrate the environment.
Whether you attend to try some great food, participate in fun activities, or just to enjoy people watching, we hope you'll leave a little more inspired about caring for our planet, and a little more connected to community members making a difference.
Ride your bike and take advantage of the complimentary Bicycle Storage Valet, supported by Amici Per La Vita Niagara Cycling Club.
Keep scrolling for a sample of the interactive environmental and health focused activities, education opportunities, and earth-friendly local businesses and organizations that will be available!
Follow us on Instagram @niagarafallsontario to enter our giveaway & RSVP on the Mother Earth Day Facebook event to invite your friends and stay up to date on the latest details!
Visit motherearthday.ca to learn more.
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Youth & Family Activities
Explore & Enjoy the Outdoors
Join us for some family fun!
Youth activities provided by Heartland Forest, the Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee, and the Niagara Falls Public Library will take place between noon to 4 p.m.
All listed activities are tentative for the 2022 event:
- Niagara Falls Public Library StoryWalk - Outdoor guided walk with books
- Craft Table - Self-guided headband to colour and staple to wear
- Live Bugs - Wildlife artifacts table
- Secret Map - Game involving following a map
- Obstacle Course - Butterfly life cycle theme
- Board Game - Be a Deer giant board game
- Scavenger Hunt - Search by image, colour and words
- Ridable Kids Train - Provided by Heartland Forest
- Large Prize Wheel - Win wild flower seeds and other swag from MYAC
- Living Wall - Glue on moss pieces to create a large living wall provided by MYAC
To learn more visit motherearthday.ca
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Environmental & Wellness Demonstrations
Relax & Enjoy
Enjoy a variety of environmental and wellness demonstrations between noon and 4 p.m.
There will be fun, interactive activities for all, including:
- Niagara River Iroquois Dancers: 12:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. - Main Amphitheatre Grass Section
- Birds of Prey - Canadian Raptor Conservancy: 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - Main Amphitheatre
- Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority - Native Plant Gardening: 12:30 p.m. - Stage 1
- Qigong with Jerry Laan: 12:45 p.m. - Main Amphitheatre Grass Section
- Mindful Meditation - Dianne Ellis, The HeartMind Coach: 1:45 p.m. - Main Amphitheatre Grass Section
- Introduction to Bees - Small Scale Farms: 1:30 p.m. - Stage 1
- Window Sill Greening - Jerry Laan: 2:30 p.m. - Stage 1
- YMCA of Niagara Fitness: 2:45 p.m. - Main Amphitheatre Grass Section
Join us for a full day of outdoor entertainment and fun. Find out more here.
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Food & Beverage
Eat Local and Healthy!
Be sure to bring your appetite!
Mother Earth Day will feature a variety of local, and healthy food & drink options, including:
- Amritsari Restaurant - Indian cuisine
- Anandha - Meatless products, fruits, juice, desserts
- Fiesta Empanada - Baked empanada, rice bowls, BBQ, desserts
- From Our Garden - Pickled vegetables, sauces, seasonings, herbs and preserves
- Johnny Rocco's Pizza Truck -Pizza
- Mama Yum Yum - Jars of prepared foods
- Mexico Tamales - Tamales, soups, cakes
- Mobile Coffee Trailer - Coffee, cold beverages, snacks, apparel
- Mrs Softy Inc - Ice cream truck
- Small Scale Farms - Cabbage casserole, soups, chicken salad sandwiches
- Soups -N- Things - Wraps, salads, poutine, burgers, fries, ice cream
- Sugar & Slice - Butter tarts, cakes, pies, cinnamon buns, cookies, squares
Food vendors will be open between noon and 4 p.m.
Visit the website for more information!
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Education, Retail & More!
Something for Everyone
Explore local businesses, retailers and educational organizations. With over 75 vendors present, Mother Earth Day will be full of opportunities to learn, shop and explore!
To view a full list of the vendors, visit our website.
Hope to see you there!
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Community Clean Sweep
Volunteer with Us
Meet us at Firemen's Park bright and early to volunteer and help keep our city clean and beautiful.
From 9 a.m. to noon on June 11th, volunteers will spread throughout the City to collect debris from parks, trails and boulevards. This is a great opportunity to collect community service hours!
Added bonus: When you lend a hand, lunch is on us!
Looking to participate? Make sure to pre-register here.
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