Earth Day 2022 Events Happening In St. Petersburg

ST. PETE, FL — Many St. Pete residents celebrate Earth Day annually to protect the planet from pollution by picking up litter, planting trees and raising awareness about environmental issues on April 22.

According to National Geographic, the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 when a U.S. senator from Wisconsin organized a national demonstration about the impact of pollution on humans' and animals' health.

By the end of 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency came into existence. Earth Day was an event celebrated by more than 140 countries around the globe by 1990.

Patch Has Rounded Up St. Pete Earth Day Events Happening April 22-23 Listed Below

Friday, April 22

• Use items from the Earth to paint a pottery planter. Pikasso staff will plant succulents in your finished planter, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Practically Pikasso, 1912 Fourth Street North, St. Petersburg.
• Earth Night Celebration at the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center will feature author Randy Wayne White, craft cocktails, rum tasting and cuisine by Doc Ford's, 6-8 p.m., 700 Second Ave., N.E., St. Petersburg (The Pier).
• Celebrate Earth Day at EVOS on Friday with a free Organic Milkshake, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., 2631 Fourth Street North, St. Petersburg.
• Earth Day Clean Up at the Don CeSar, a partnership with 3 Daughters Brewing, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., 3400 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach
• Earth Day Celebrations and Tree Giveaway, Colonel Micheal J. Horan Park, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m., 7701 Boca Ciega Dr., St. Pete Beach
• Unwind & Be Kind Beach Cleanup Series, 10-11 a.m., 10400 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island

Saturday, April 23

• Healthy St. Pete Neighborhood Walks with Keep Pinellas Beautiful: Various Neighborhoods in St. Petersburg. Find Your Neighborhood Cleanup Here.
• Earth Day Bioblitz, Clam Bayou Nature Preserve-Kayak Launch, 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., 4099 34th Ave. S., St. Petersburg and Gulfport location.
• Tribal Burn Belly Dance Fundraiser featuring Hip Expressions' dancers at Sacred Lands Preservation and Education Center, 6 - 9 p.m., 1700 Park St. N., #4348, St. Petersburg