Get ready to show our home planet some love during the annual Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 25, at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook.

Free, all-ages activities will be held from 2 to 6 p.m.

“Earth Day means so much to us at Hidden Oaks,” said Angie Opiola, the nature center’s facility supervisor. “For Forest Preserve staff, every day is Earth Day, so it’s a chance to get outside and enjoy the outdoors with earth-friendly activities and to promote green living in a variety of really fun ways.”

The festival will include music, free henna, slacklining, and demonstrations from local artisans. Attendees will discover fun ways to shrink their carbon footprint by going green.

Festgoers also will be able to meet the bees that make the honey sold at Hidden Oaks. They can shop at green vendors or take a break with a hot dog and a s’more while enjoying a campfire. Tapville Social will be on hand to provide beverages. New vendors this year include Code One Coffee, Kona Ice and Plot Twist Books.

Musical instruments, courtesy of Bach to Rock, will be on display, and a craft activity will be available in addition to a free giveaway.

If you would like to add some green to your home landscape, stop by The Nature Foundation of Will County’s tent to pick up a free tree or shrub courtesy of ComEd. Trees and shrubs will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis to roughly the first 250 visitors.

“The Bolingbrook Arts Council will be in attendance featuring local artists helping to engage people in an onsite art project,” Opiola said. “In addition, we will have a mock campsite set up where the kids can play, and we are bringing back our incredibly popular bubble entertainer.”

Overall, the festival will be a great way to learn how to care for the planet while enjoying fun activities, Opiola added.

“There will be free food, free activities, free musical instruments to try and slacklining for the more adventurous,” she said. “And you can level up your sustainable living practices at our zero-waste booth.”

According to EarthDay.org, annual Earth Day events celebrate the origins of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

“Environmental progress is built through everyday action — from communities protecting ecosystems to innovators advancing solutions,” the website states. “Clean air, safe water, and climate resilience aren’t optional — they’re essential. For Earth Day 2026, we’re mobilizing at scale. Every action counts. Every voice matters.”