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Earthfest Boulder is a complete celebration of sustainability and community on Sunday, April 25th, 2010 in honor of Earth Day. Earthfest is a combination of activities including, live music, the 5th Annual Dirt Day Adventure Challenge and Expo, and the Kids Cruiser Parade. In addition, there are hands-on family activities, such as: leave-no-trace clinics, renewable energy demos, live music, fly fishing and climbing classes, and plenty of good local organic food!

   

 

The vision of the Earthfest Boulder is “edu-tainment” at its best. From the activities, to the sponsors and partners, we intend to build an event that is a true celebration of Earth Day—educationally, visually, stylistically, musically and environmentally.

 

Edu-tainment. n. 1. Bringing awareness to what we love most – our Earth – through building an event that is a uniquely educational, visual, musical and environmental experience. 2. The vision of Earthfest.

Earthfest will attract a diverse audience by offering a unique mix of athletic, artistic, and educational activities. The goal of Earthfest is not just to bring the entire community together around a single event, but to impart an educational message about conserving natural resources and inspiring change. Pledges and actions will be tracked post event and an online community will be created for the participants to remember their Earthfest experience and to understand how together their actions are having a profound impact on the sustainability of their community and local environments.

Earthfest will be an incredible and hopefully transformative experience for attendees and partners. It will also be a focused and targeted marketing platform for corporate sponsors, the Boulder community, media partners, local non-profits, vendors and a variety of social and environmental causes.

 

Press Release:
2nd ANNUAL EARTHFEST BOULDER CELEBRATES
THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY  

Featuring Earth Day 5k, Dirt Day Adventure Challenge, Family Activities, Sustainability Expo, Organic Food, Music, and a Wine and Beer Garden

Boulder, Colorado – Earthfest Boulder, a celebration of sustainability and community, invites the Front Range community to celebrate its second year on Sunday, April 25th from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM in downtown Boulder’s Central Park.

Earthfest Boulder is a free, family-friendly outdoor event expected to attract a diverse audience with a unique mix of athletic, artistic, and educational activities.  The event will honor Earth Day in a new way with the theme of “sustainability edutainment.” Located in scenic downtown Boulder, guests will enjoy local organic food and live entertainment, access to over 100 sustainable businesses & organizations, and hands-on activities such as recreation clinics, renewable energy demos, fly fishing & climbing, sustainable crafts and a speaker symposium put on by the Center for ReSource Conservation.

Earthfest will also feature musical performances for both children and adults in the bandshell.  Among the musical guests will be local educator and children’s nature musician, Jeff Kagan. Jeff is the Lead Instructor at the Thorne Ecological Institute as well as co-leader of the city’s Meadow Music nature programs. He loves using his guitar to share his love and appreciation for the Rockies.  Local Americana/bluegrass rockers 18 Switchbacks are also scheduled to perform, as well as other artists to be announced soon!

In addition, the locally popular annual CRC Earth Day 5k run/walk race will precede the day’s festivities at the CU Research Park on Colorado Avenue.  Race participants and attendees are encouraged to continue their post-race activities at Earthfest – and also to leave their cars at home in favor of arriving downtown via the Boulder Creek Pathway.

Earthfest Boulder is free and open to the public. Registration to participate in the Earth Day 5k is required. For detailed information, to sponsor or vendor at Earthfest, or to volunteer, please visit www.EarthfestBoulder.net.

2010 Earthfest Boulder Partners
Earthfest Boulder is a collaborative effort between All Phases Event Group, Adventure Film/Dirt Days, and the ReDirect Guide.

Earthfest is also partnering with the Earth Day Network. Earth Day Network is the non-profit organization that grew out of the original Earth Day in 1970. Earth Day, April 22, is the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than a billion people. With 20,000 NGO partners in 190 countries, Earth Day Network supports and coordinates thousands of Earth Day events worldwide each year. You can learn more at www.action.earthday.org.

2010 Earthfest Boulder Sponsors
The 2009 Earthfest Boulder sponsors help build an event that is a true celebration of Earth Day—educationally, visually, stylistically, musically and environmentally. This year's Sponsors include: Rocky Mountain Hydroponics and Organics, KBCO, New Belgium, Western Disposal, Bona U.S., Namaste Solar, Amgen, Robb’s Boulder Music and the Center for Resource Conservation.

For more information contact: Sara Close, sara@adventurefilm.org