Earth Day events in Los Angeles

Celebrate Earth Day with Grand Park, the Music Center and DWP and participting in green living demos and activities. Tour Grand Park's sustainable landscaping, demo electric vehicles, drop off e-waste and join a yoga boot camp. If you live within the city of L.A., free trees will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Partake in a three-part day of positive climate action. The afternoon starts with lunch and green pop-ups in the parking lot adjacent to the Ace, with a series of free panels and lectures to follow inside the theater. Splurge on a ticket to the sunset gala with a DJ set from Moby, or procure a more reasonably priced seat for the evening concert with Deerhoof, Weyes Blood and SOPHIE.

Descanso Gardens celebrates Earth Day with a weekend-long plant sale, trunk show (dubbed Botanic Bling), wildflower installation and seed packet station (and on Saturday only, a garden walk). Patina will be serving up garden fresh fare and setting up a smoothie bar on both days.

Honor the planet all month at the L.A. Zoo's elongated Earth Day celebration. The conservation-focused series continues through Endangered Species Day with special animal enrichment presentations and a rotating roster of educators. Swing by each weekend for a performance by Swazzle’s Puppet Show and an Upcycling Inspiration Lab for ideas on creative crafting without waste.

Join Heal the Bay for an afternoon of Earth Day presentations at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. The aquarium will host a presentation about pollution, as well as a kid-friendly story time. Elsewhere on the pier, you'll find crafts, face painting and a wildlife station, staffed and stocked with binoculars and bird identification guides. Come out the weekend before for Heal the Bay’s monthly Nothin’ But Sand beach cleanup and you'll receive free admission for the rest of the day.

Donate no-longer-loved clothing items and then pick up some stylish new pieces during this Earth Day marketplace and Angel City Brewery. Enjoy pours of Angel City beer and food from Downtown Taco and Woody’s Grill as you listen to live tunes and shop for duds from St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles' thrift store.

Learn how to help the planet—both above land and underwater—at the Aquarium of the Pacific's annual Earth Day celebration. The two-day event includes booths from Earth-friendly organizations and hands-on learning demos. Bring an e-waste item (i.e. cell phones, computers) with you to receive a coupon valid for $10 off adult admission.

If we gave you a choice between a plastic, BPA-filled, ocean-polluting straw or one made of Red Vines, which would you pick? If it's the latter, head to the rooftop bar Upstairs for this special Earth Day straw-free cocktail night. Have your aura photographed by Halo Auragraphic while sipping on a trio of specialty cocktails that include a cookie, Red Vine or bucatini pasta straw.

Help beautify the native plant gardens on the Palos Verdes Peninsula during this Earth Day celebration. Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy as they repair native plant gardens and trails at the White Point Nature Preserve. Partake in ranger walks, compositing workshops and a plant sale while you're there.

Spend an afternoon in Manhattan Beach's Polliwog Park for this annual concert and kid-friendly fest. Scope out eco-themed quizzes and educational instructions while taking part in free e-waste recycling and document shredding down the road at Mira Costa High School. Pass on a traditional parking spot and instead take advantage of a free bike corral.

Enjoy food trucks and live entertainment, learn about solar energy and waste management and climb a rock wall at Glendale's annual observance of Earth Day.