Children attending Earth Day and Arbor Day 2023
Public Works staff attending Earth Day and Arbor Day 2023
Children attending Earth Day and Arbor Day 2023
Vendor attending Earth Day and Arbor Day 2023

#EarthDayWilmDE

WHEN: Friday, April 19, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Cool Spring Reservoir, 11th and Franklin Streets, Wilmington, Delaware 19806 

Mayor Mike Purzycki invites you to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day 2024, an event sponsored by the Department of Public Works. This FREE event is organized around the theme PLANET vs PLASTIC and will feature music by DJ Tim Dogg, an Earth & Arbor Day original rap song performed by Cultural Restoration Project, Inc., and 4th grade students from Kuumba Academy Charter School, our good friend, Tropo, and various great things to enjoy from more than two dozen partners and vendors.

Event Information

  • This is a kid friendly, educational & FUN event. Tell your friends! 
  • No parking on Franklin Street between 10th & 11th Streets (park side only) and 10th Street between Franklin and Harrison Streets (both sides of the street)
  • There will be musical entertainment.
  • Fire, police, and medical personnel will be to assist during this event

Exhibit and Vendor Information

  • Set up begins at 8:30 a.m.
  • No parking on Franklin Street between 10th & 11th Streets (park side only), and 10th Street between Franklin and Harrison Streets (both sides of the street)
  • Food vendors will be set up on Franklin Street