Purchase a festival T-shirt by Sully Ridout Design for $15 or two for $25. Available in Coral, Natural and Mint. Photo by Julie Thibodeaux.
April 11, 2024
We’re gearing up to host Oak Cliff Earth Day!
The 15th annual event, hosted by Green Source DFW, will be held Sunday, April 21, from noon to 5 p.m. at Lake Cliff Park in Dallas.
North Texans are invited to learn how to become more environmentally friendly, shop eco-friendly vendors, listen to live music and enjoy food truck fare while soaking up the beauty of scenic Lake Cliff Park.
Scenic Lake Cliff Park provides a green backdrop to Oak Cliff Earth Day. Photo by Christian Iles.
The grassroots eco-friendly fest was launched by Oak Cliff volunteers in 2007. Green Source DFW, along with its parent nonprofit the Memnosyne Institute, took over as host in 2018 with the support of many longtime volunteers.
This year, the festival will feature more than 100 booths, showcasing local businesses, nonprofits and municipal agencies and their green projects and products.
Meet 'Wild DFW' author Amy Martin at Oak Cliff Earth Day. Photo by Stalin SM.
Among them, GSDFW reporter and author Amy Martin will be selling copies of her newest book Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature In and Around Dallas-Fort Worth, published by Timber Press last July. Copies are $26. Stickers are $2. Stop by her booth and have her sign your copy! She'll also have her previous books for sale, Itchy Business ($15) and Holy Smokes ($12).
Meanwhile, at the Green Source DFW booth, you can purchase festival T-shirts by Sully Ridout Design for $15 or two for $25.
“We are looking forward to this year's Oak Cliff Earth Day. It will be one of the best ever,” said Wendel Withrow, Green Source DFW director. “You are welcome to come early and get a good parking spot and best selection at one of the over 100 vendors.”
Oak Cliff Earth Day 2024 is generously sponsored by the Dallas Zoo, along with Dallas Parks and Recreation, Friends of Oak Cliff Parks, City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Edible Dallas Fort Worth, Natural Awakenings Dallas Metro, Good Space, Kroger, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas Sierra Club, Sully Ridout Design, Oak Cliff Garden Forum, Coombs Creek Conservancy, The Complete Backyard and Attorney Chad West and the Wilhite Law Firm.
See the event schedule below:
The Oak Lawn Band will kick off live musical entertainment at 11:45 a.m. Photo by Jim Domke.
OAK CLIFF EARTH DAY SCHEDULE
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Vendor set up as assigned.
10:30 a.m. Unitarian Church, an all faiths gathering for peace.
(On Grassy Area next to the fountain)
11:30 a.m. Official Welcome (Main Stage)
11:45 a.m. Oak Lawn Band (Main Stage)
12:45 p.m. Announcements (Main Stage)
1 p.m. Sangeet Millenium (Main Stage)
1: p.m. Yoga (Central Meadow)
1:30 p.m. Meditation (Central Meadow)
2 p.m. Alegre Ballet Folklorico (Main Stage)
3 p.m. Greiner Dance Group (Main Stage)
4 p.m. Bandan Koro (Main Stage)
15th Annual Oak Cliff Earth Day
About: Family friendly environmentally themed festival hosted by Green Source DFW, along with its parent nonprofit the Memnosyne Institute, and local volunteers. Featuring eco-friendly vendors, environmental education, local nonprofit groups, live music and food trucks.
When: April 21, 2024, noon to 5 p.m.
Where: 300 E. Colorado Blvd, Dallas
Cost: Free
Info: Julie@GreenSourceDFW.org
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Author
JULIE THIBODEAUX
Julie Thibodeaux is the Editor for Green Source DFW. Previously, she worked as an editor and writer at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
