Don't Miss: Green Ossining's Earth Day Festival

OSSINING, NY — Green Ossining's annual Earth Day Festival is back for 2022, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Louis Engel Waterfront Park.

Westchester County’s largest community-run earth day festival, it has had more than 4,000 attendees in past years.

The Festival offers hands-on activities and educational opportunities for everyone, as well as a full day of great live music and entertainment. Plus, this year some 100+ vendors will be on hand.

Featured events of the day include:

• Arts & Artisan Vendors
• Eco-demonstrations & hands-on activities
• Focused Kid’s Activity Zone
• Food Foraging with TheRewilding School
• Teachings and Water Blessings by Native Elder, Pointsetta and daughters Wild Flower and Flying Arrow (Ramapough Lunaape)
• Environmental advocacy organizations
• Zero-Waste in action on the Festival grounds
• E-Waste Drive (tentative) /Textile Recycling Drop-Off
• Delicious Local Food including vegetarian and vegan fare
• Craft Beer
• Drum & Ukulele Circles (BYO – limited supplies will be available)
• Local “Green” Services/ Products/Solutions
• Learn about using eco-friendly products & how to save money by reducing your carbon footprint
• Community Organizations: All existing to help you! Learn more about the variety of groups in our own backyard.
• Live music all day featuring Blue Basement, Claremont School Chorus, Julie Corbalis, Mike & Miriam Risko and the Mike Risko Band, Shovel Ready String Band, KJ Denhert, and the Stella Blues Band.

This festival walks the walk. Food and beverage vendors are required to use plates, bowls, cups, straws and utensils that are compostable. Why? Zero Waste efforts help return as much waste from the Festival as possible into earth-friendly compost. Compostable waste adds value to the planet and reduces carbon emissions.

Suzie Ross, Chairperson and founding member, Green Ossining, said:

As we honor the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day, we remain keenly aware of the great challenges affecting our natural environment, our planet, and life as we know it. We are also of the belief that there is much we can each personally do to affect positive change through the everyday choices we each have the power to make. You’ll find many you love about festivals – food, music, artisans, activities – but we hope you’ll also join us in our recognition of the urgency to action that is needed. As well, we encourage you to show us what matters to you by bringing posters or signs that amplify your voice about environmental issues, reflecting your environmental concerns, thoughts on policy changes needed, and/or social justice impacts that you want to remind people of as a result of our changing climate.”

This year’s Grand Sponsors include the Town of Ossining, the Village of Ossining, Down to Earth Markets, Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, Good Choice Kitchen, Suburban Carting, Mike Risko Music School, and Sing Sing Kill Brewery.