By Anna Bryson
Celebrate Earth Day early in downtown St. Petersburg with a community gathering to share reverence and respect for our planet. There will be seminars covering topics such as beekeeping, urban harvesting and butterfly gardens.
Food vendors will be on deck, and Great Explorations will have giant foam building blocks for children, recognizing the importance of outdoor play.
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will host an electric vehicle show for those thinking of going electric, and Muddy Paws Studios will raffle off a painted rain barrel for water conservation.
Parking is available at Sundial Parking on Second Street N and First Avenue N, and at the Synovus Lot, Fourth Street N and Fourth Avenue N Additional parking can be found in garages and surface lots south and east of the park.
More information on the festival can be found at www.earthdaysp.com
If you go: April 13, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Historic Williams Park, 350 Second Ave. N., 813-505-3061; free