The 11th annual Kingston Earth Fair will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 11:00am to 5:00pm at T.R. Gallo Park.
The 2025 Earth Fair is a free family event hosted in partnership with Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, The 8th Step, Hudson River Maritime Museum, Radio Kingston, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Live Well Kingston, Climate Smart Kingston, and New Yorkers for Clean Power.
The 2025 Earth Fair will feature live Clearwater Festival music and performances, including Arm of the Sea Theater, Tom Chapin, Cuboricua, Drumsong Orchestra of The Hudson Valley, KJ Denhert, Gail Ann Dorsey, the Center for Creative Education’s Energy Dance Company, Big Joe Fitz Acoustic Trio, Lisa Gutkin, Joe Jencks, M’Bollo, Mid-Hudson Juggling Club, Matt Munisteri and a Native American Water Ceremony.
The 2025 Earth Fair will also feature kids’ activities and games, face painting, a solar-powered merry-go-round, free Solaris boat rides, Clearwater tours, and local food vendors.
The City will provide free electronic waste collection for items like computers and televisions, and free refrigerant collection for items like old refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, or air conditioners. Free paper shredding/recycling will be available, sponsored by Archtop Fiber. Participants are also encouraged to bring gently used clothes or household items for the Earth Day Exchange.
Parking will be limited. A free UCAT shuttle bus will run between the Cornell Street parking lot, the Kingston Point Beach parking lot, and T.R. Gallo Park all day, and a bike valet will be available at T.R. Gallo Park. The rain location will be the Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center and the Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Church.
The Kingston Earth Fair is free and open to all. The Kingston Earth Fair is made possible by generous sponsors: Adam’s Fairacre Farms, Archtop Fiber, A Still Small Voice, Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty, Herzog’s Home and Paint Centers/Kingston Plaza, Hot Water Solutions (HWS), Kingston Waterfront Business Association, Kingston Wire, New Yorkers for Clean Power, NYS Solar Farm, Optum, Radio Kingston, Rosie General, The 8th Step, Ulster County Chamber of Commerce, and Ulster Federal Credit Union.
For more information, including exhibitor registration or volunteering opportunities, please contact Brad Borquist at bborquist@kingston-ny.gov, 845-334-3968 or visit https://www.kingston-ny.gov/earthfair