Community Event
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
what
4th Annual Earth Day
location
Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park
details
Thanks to all for another wonderful Earth Day Community Celebration! On April 12th, nearly 400 community members enjoyed a fun day celebrating our planet and learning how to “Help our Changing Climate.”
Special thanks to our amazing Exhibitors, Partners, Sponsors and Volunteers! KTCA looks forward to seeing you all again next year for our 5th anniversary Earth Day event.
Enjoy this highlight video:
Celebrate Earth Day with your Neighbors!
Join our 4th annual Kensington-Talmadge Earth Day on Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m.– 2 p.m. (with library story time at 10:30 a.m.) at the Kensington-Normal Heights Library park.
Exhibitors will share hands-on activities and information on “Helping our Changing Climate” including creating fire safe communities, nurturing native plants and bees, growing healthy food, minimizing plastic waste and more.
Enjoy free ice-cream, enter the raffle for free trees, and pick up our first-edition Earth Day tote bag.
Featured performances by Ballet Folklorico Raíces from Rosa Parks Elementary School and Israel Maldonado, Acoustic Guitar.
Special Thanks to our Ken-Tal Earth Day Sponsors and In-Kind Donors:
- Tristani Real Estate
- Adams Avenue Business Association
- Kensington Talmadge Business Association
- Gary and Zoraida Payne
- TransPak
- City Farmers
- Native West Nursery
- Tree San Diego
- GEM Coffee
- Pappalecco
- Ponce’s
- Stehly Farms
- Hoover High School Upward Bound Volunteers
- Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Exhibitors include:
- KTCA Earth Day: Tree Raffle, Tote Bags, and Event Information
- KTCA: Ice Cream
- Kensington Fire Safe
- SDG&E: Wildfire Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Ocean Connectors & Earthwell: Plastic Waste Impact on the Environment
- Kumeyaay Nation (Tipey Joa Native Warriors): Kumeyaay Culture featuring Native Plants
- Historic Kensington Park Trees
- Master Gardener: Ask a Master Gardener
- Foodshed Coop: Fighting Climate with your Fork
- San Diego Bee City USA: Native Bee Pollinators
- Art FORM: Buzzing and Bee Art
- Art FORM: Sustainable House Models created with Franklin’s 5th Grade Students & Friends of Franklin Foundation
Visit Kensington Talmadge Business Association members offering Earth Day Specials:
- Earthwell Refill: Visit their Earth Day booth to enter the raffle for a beautiful stained glass Kensington sign. Two additional in-store entries are available with a $5 purchase. Winner will be announced 4/13.
- GEM Coffee: Pick up a voucher at the Earth Day Info Booth for a Buy 1, Get 1 free drip coffee.
- Ponce’s Mexican Restaurant: Support Art FORM by ordering a La Tierra cocktail to-go in a reusable mason jar and get $2 off their new Ensalada Fresca!
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