Arbor Day Events

Join Us for Our Annual Arbor Day Celebration!

Celebrate the beauty of nature at our Annual Arbor Day Celebration, where we offer fun and educational experiences for everyone! Start your day by picking up a free custom event bag (available while supplies last), as well as complimentary kiddie bags for our young attendees.

As part of the celebration, you'll also receive a free Ohio native tree or shrub, along with a selection of Ohio native vegetable and flower seeds to help grow and nurture your own local ecosystem.

Once you've gathered your freebies, enjoy a variety of delicious offerings from three food trucks, or take a stroll through our market featuring local healthy and organic vendors.

It's a day of fun, food, and sustainability – we can't wait to see you there!

Outdoor activities and family fun aimed at engaging, learning, and celebrating trees. Take a guided tree walk, take home a new seedling and free compost, collect pre-ordered trees, participate in tree arts and crafts, a story stroll and a kids climb.

Please join the Shade Tree Commission for our annual tree planting event. No experience necessary, and children are welcome!

Planting a new tree in a local park, tree seedling giveaway, community forestry educational materials, interactive watershed displays and annual adopt a park meeting.

The Arbor Day Celebration is an annual event designed to highlight the importance of trees and Copley's commitment to a resilient and sustainable future!

Residents & community supporters are invited to join in the event to learn more about the importance of a healthy tree canopy, take part in fun activities and leave with a tree of their own to plant, grow and support for years to come.

The Town of Franklinton's Tree Committee is excited to announce the celebration of Arbor Day on April 26th from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. This celebration will be geared to involve the younger generations in the festivities. We will kick off the celebration by planting Oak Trees along our Main Street filling in the canopy space and setting these new trees with water supply and supports. The Tree Committee will then lead a story time under the magnolia tree on Tall Halls front lawn. The story time will be educational in nature and an activity for kids to participate in will be provided at the end.

The City of Normandy Park is hosting an Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26th, from 10 am to 12 pm. We’ll give away free trees, host crafts, and provide environmental education. There will be an Ask the Arborist Station, stormwater education, and a new free book exchange where you can take a book or leave one! Overflow parking will be available at the Marvista School parking lot, accessible off Marine View Drive SW. Join for the fun day to celebrate trees in the city.

Activities:
Free Tree Giveaway
Ask the Arborist Booth
Compost Giveaway
Crafts
Environmental Education
Used Book Exchange (bring a book to donate and/or take a book from the donated pile)
Learn about recycling and waste collection
Stormwater Lessons
Poster Contest Winners
Live Music and more!

All free giveaways are available while supplies last.

Finch Arboretum Hosts Free Arbor Day Festivities Saturday
The event features family activities, live music, tree care and environmental education, free seedlings, and more.

SPOKANE – Celebrate Spokane's 22nd year as a Tree City USA at our Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26, 11 am- 2 pm. Rain or shine.
This free event features fun family activities, live music, tree care and environmental education, free seedlings, and more. A Tree City USA Ceremony will be held as well.
• Spokane County Waste Ambassadors will teach how to turn yard and food waste into "black gold" for your garden.
• Spokane County residents may take home a free compost bin. Limit one per household, supplies limited. Bins provided in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology. Please bring proof of residency and arrive no later than 1:30 pm
• Free kettle corn to the first 165 people and Free coffee or hot cocoa to the first 100 people
• Arts and crafts project coordinated by the Corbin Art’s Center staff, in the Woodland Center
• Live music
• Food vendors Black Fire Kettlecorn and Gypsy Java
• Ceremonial tree planting and demonstration (following the Tree City USA Ceremony)

THE JOHN A. FINCH ARBORETUM is Spokane's "outdoor classroom" for naturalists, horticulturists, and students of all ages. Located just off the Sunset Highway, the Arboretum occupies 65 acres of land along Garden Springs Creek, where thousands of trees and shrubs can be seen and studied.

Be sure to bring your cameras and kids to wander and play while admiring the natural beauty of the Inland Northwest and Spokane's urban forest canopy. The botanical collections of the arboretum display over 2,000 trees and shrubs representing over 600 species and varieties from around the world.

About City of Spokane Parks & Recreation
City of Spokane Parks and Recreation stewards nearly 120 properties across 4,000 acres of park land, including manicured parks, conservation lands, aquatic centers, golf course, sports complexes, and an arboretum. We also offer hundreds of recreation opportunities for all ages and abilities to improve the health and quality of life for our community. Enjoy all your city has to offer by visiting spokaneparks.org. Follow us @SpokaneParks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.