Earth Day 2025 is April 22, and this year marks the 55th anniversary of this celebration. This year's theme is Our Power, Our Planet. This Earth Day 2025, let us commit to harnessing renewable energy to build a healthy, sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future for us all, let us commit to Renewable Energy Now.
The City of Irvine is hosting a variety of community events all month long in honor of Earth Day.
Earth Month 2025 Events
Compost Giveaway
Saturday, March 22, 9 a.m.– noon.
Great Park, 8000 Great Park Blvd, Parking Lot 8 (Next to Wild Rivers)
Receive up to three free bags of compost (20 pounds per bag) provided by Tierra Verde Industries, while supplies last.
Sustainable Rebates: What’s New for 2025
Tuesday, April 8, 6–7 p.m.
Webinar
Register for Webinar
City of Irvine Earth Day Event
Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Quail Hill Community Center, 39 Shady Canyon Drive
Visit Quail Hill Community Center to enjoy guided hikes, a composting demo, and interactive activities and presentations offered by the City of Irvine and partner agencies:
Go Solar Coffee Chat with the nonprofit OC Goes Solar
Talk with Go Solar representatives about benefits have going solar at 11:30 a.m.
Irvine Ranch Conservancy
Guided hikes of Quail Hill, led by Irvine Ranch Conservancy, will be offered at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Registration is required on-site, with limited space available.
Compost Demo
See a compost demonstration at noon.
Used Oil Filter Exchange
Saturday, April 26, 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
O'Reilly Auto Center, 15315 Culver Drive, Suite 170
Bring in your used oil filter and exchange it for a new one. One filter per person. Please drain the oil filter for at least 24 hours.
Induction Cooking Workshop and Demonstration
Wednesday, April 30, 6–7:30 p.m.
Irvine Fine Arts Center
As part of the City’s ongoing promotion of our environmental programs and sustainability goals, the Sustainability Division will be hosting an Induction Cooking Workshop and Demonstration. The event will span for one and a half hours and will feature local award-winning chef Katie Chin who will demonstrate how to make various ethnically diverse dishes on an all-electric induction cooktop, as well as discuss the benefits of switching from gas range to all-electric.
Learn more about the City of Irvine Environmental Programs and how else you can make a difference all year long at cityofirvine.org/ep.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact the City of Irvine Environmental Programs team at 949-724-7669 or environmentalprograms@cityofirvine.org. Be sure to sign up for the Environmental Programs quarterly e-newsletter to keep up-to-date on the City's sustainability programs.
