Fredericksburg Sets Earth Day Festival For April 18 At Old Mill Park

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Fredericksburg's annual Earth Day Festival on the Rappahannock is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old Mill Park, 2201 Caroline St., according to a news release from the city's Parks, Recreation & Events Department.

The festival is free and will include more than 70 local vendors, live music, food trucks and activities for families. Event organizers are also planning a sensory tent, which the release said is returning this year for people who want a quieter place to sit and take in the surroundings.

The Earth Day celebration is intended to help people learn ways to support the environment. Attendees will be able to try kayaking in a paddling pool, climb a rock wall, take part in goat yoga and watch live music during the festival.

A Virtual BioBlitz will be held in the lead-up to the festival. Information about that program, along with the event day stage schedule, shuttle route and parking map, is available at earthdayfred.com.

Admission is free, and food vendors will be on site. The city asked attendees to bring reusable water bottles and said water-filling stations will be available throughout the festival.

For more information, the city said residents can contact the Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation & Events Department at 540-372-1086 or visit earthdayfred.com.

The festival is being presented by the City of Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation & Events Department. Old Mill Park will again serve as the host site for the city's annual Earth Day observance, with programming centered on environmental education, recreation and family activities.