FREE Earth Day celebration at Legacy Park in Decatur on April 18th

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Legacy Park’s Community Day event is a FREE, family-friendly Earth Day celebration you won’t want to miss!

It takes place on Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the South Lawn of Legacy Park, rain or shine. 

Enjoy interactive exhibits, hands-on activities, live music, and inspiring eco-friendly demonstrations.
Meet local organizations, shop community vendors, and celebrate sustainability while connecting with neighbors at this lively outdoor event for all ages. 

In addition, Trellis Horticultural Therapy Alliance will host its Spring Plant Sale and Open House, offering plants for sale and information about therapeutic horticulture and accessible gardening practices.

Legacy Park is located at:
500 S. Columbia Drive
Decatur, GA 30030

Participating organizations and activities include:

• The Grief House, seed sharing and kid’s crafts
• Global Growers Network, foraging
• L’Arche Atlanta, organizational info and collaborative art activity
• Refugee Women’s Network, organizational info
• Compassionate Atlanta, love notes and re-usable bags
• Wild Nest Bird Rehabilitation, bird education
• Decatur Book Festival, book themed coloring
• Paint Love, pop-up shop of free art supplies and kits
• Global Spokes, bike tune-ups
• Tai Chi 4 LIFE Cooperative, plant sales and sharing
• Dekalb Symphony Orchestra, quartet performance
• Georgia Arborist Association, tree giveaway
• Decatur Arts Alliance, “Absurdity” art exhibiition
• Amphibian Foundation, educational critters
• Decatur Community Habitat, plant swap

Vendors:

• Camilla and Elena’s Closet, gently used clothing and accessories
• Alex Cameron Woodworking, wooden goods with natural finish and no stains
• B Buckets, mosquito buckets and biodiversity; DIY on-site bucket decorations
• Beech Hollow Wildflower Farm, small pots of Piedmont native plants and educational information
• Joyful Jarra, package-free, non-toxic, clean-ingredient home and body products
• Phamcliff Farms, carnivorous plants
• Oakhurst Guinea Pig Rescue, animal shelter bringing a few piggies to show off
• Avondale ACTion, an Indivisible Group, sharing information about environmental issues impacting our area (e.g., data center policy, PSC policy impact on gas company expansion, Okefenokee Swamp redesignation to protect against mining operations)

Food:

• Refugee Women’s Network Chefs Club
• Heaps Pies
• Hapa Kitchen