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Earth Day 2026

Celebrate, connect, and care for the places we love

Across Minnesota, our communities are coming together to care for our lakes, rivers, parks, and neighborhoods in ways that are hands-on, hopeful, and rooted in connection. This year, Earth Day falls on Wednesday, April 22, but celebrations and volunteer opportunities are happening all week long from April 18 through April 25 and beyond. There is something for everyone.


Lake of the Isles Earth Day ’26 Cleanup

Date: Saturday, April 18th
Time: 9:30am-12pm
Location: Euclid Pl & E Lake of the Isles Pkwy⁠
No registration required, connect with Green Guardians  here.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Parent Care Collective Shows Up

Date: Wednesday, April 29
Time: 4pm-6pm
Location: Simon’s Ravine 1308 Concord St N, South St. Paul
Sign-up to participate 


East Side Community Clean Up

Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 8:30am–1:30pm
Location: Caydence Records & Coffee 900 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN


Minneapolis Parks & Rec Earth Day Clean Up

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Time: 9:30am-12pm

Park Address
Armatage Park 2500 W 57th St.
Bdé Maká Ská – East W 34th St & Irving Ave. S (Trolley Path)
Bdé Maká Ská – West 3130 W Bde Maka Ska Boulevard
Beltrami Park 1111 Summer St. NE
Bethune Park 1304 N 10th Ave.
Bryant Square Park 3101 Bryant Ave. S
Chute Square 28 University Ave. SE
Columbia Park 800 Columbia Parkway
Creekview Park 5001 Humboldt Ave. N
East River Flats Park 351 East River Parkway
Father Hennepin Bluff Park 534 SE Main St.
Graco Park 810 Sibley St. NE
James Rice Parkway 327 W River Parkway
Lake Harriet Park 4135 W Lake Harriet Parkway
Lake Hiawatha Park 2701 E. 44th St.
Lake Nokomis Park 2401 Minnehaha Parkway E
Linden Hills Park 3100 W 43rd St.
Loring Park 1382 Willow St.
Lynnhurst Park 1345 W Minnehaha Parkway
Marshall Terrace Park 2740 Marshall St. NE
Minnehaha Regional Park 4801 S Minnehaha Drive
Mississippi Gorge Regional Park at E 24th St West River Parkway & E 24th St.
Mississippi Gorge Regional Park at E 36th St West River Parkway & E 36th St.
Mississippi Gorge Regional Park at E 44th St West River Parkway & E 44th St.
Mueller Park 2509 Colfax Ave. S
North Commons Park 1801 N James Ave.
Powderhorn Park 3400 15th Ave. S
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park 4055 Nicollet Ave.
Theodore Wirth Park, The Trailhead 1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway
Triangle Park – Downtown 10th Street between fourth and fifth Ave.
Van Cleve Park 901 15th Ave. SE
Water Works at Mill Ruins Park 425 West River Parkway
Webber Park 4300 Webber Parkway
Whittier Park 425 W 26th St.
Wirth Lake Beach 3200 Glenwood Ave.
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