Earth Week 2026
At ESF, we believe that the Earth’s celebration is worthy of an entire week, not just a day!
Starting Monday 4/20, ESF is celebrating its annual Earth Week with a full slate of exciting events to celebrate our planet and call attention to environmental and social justice issues — all planned by our amazing students! No other college celebrates the Earth with as much passion as ESF! In fact, the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County declared Earth Day to also be ESF Day (Wednesday, 4/22) with a proclamation in 2020. Earth Week is a testament to our students’ commitment to improving our world and finding solutions to our most pressing environmental issues.
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THIS YEAR’S THEME IS
Existence is Resistance
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Hyde and SEEC Scavenger Hunt with SEEC
All around campus
Plant Photo Contest
on Instagram
ESF Contra Dance
5–8 p.m.
Skybarn, South Campus
OGT Waste Audit
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Moon Patio
Pie E-board with Purpose & Policy (Fundraiser)
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Quad
Herp Adaptations with Herp Club
5–6 p.m.
Illick 5
BMC Euclid Trash Cleanup
5:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Marshall Aud
Environmental Jeopardy with Quizbowl
6:45 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
Marshall 107
Tie Dye
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Quad
Community Involvement Fair
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Quad
Tie Dye Workshop with Sew Knotty
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Quad
iMap Invasives with ESF Forces
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Illick 12 & Oakwood
Community Fair Mixer
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Gateway C
Community Involvement Panel
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Gateway AB
Nitrogen Icecream with The Alchemists Society
2–3 p.m.
Quad
Soccer 3v3 Tournament
4:30 p.m.–6 p.m.
Quad
Wake and Bake Cannabis Trivia
6–8 p.m.
Gateway
Sunset Soiree (Lights Out on the Dome) with ESSO
7–10 p.m.
Moon Patio
Telemetry Scavenger Hunt with The Wildlife Society
All day
Quad & Oakwood
Tie Dye
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Quad
Plant Potting with PPC
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Moon Patio
Free Ice Cream Truck
11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Quad
Ecosia Earth Day Tree Planting with OGT
2 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Baker Quad
A Storytelling Social Zine Workshop with Anicka Chaffey, Audrey Tamasy, Jon Cairns
5–6 p.m.
Gateway
Volleyball Tournament with the Volleyball Club
5:30–7 p.m.
Baker Quad
Salsa Night with Moon Library
6–8 p.m.
Moon Patio
Community Quilt: 315 Students 4 Liberation & Sew Knotty
6–8:30 p.m.
Marshall 024
Rise and Reuse Charity Thrift
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Gateway
Tie Dye
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Quad
Gateway Green Roof Cleanup with Landscape Club & Office of Sustainability
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Gateway Roof
Creative Approaches to Science Communication Panel with Anicka Chaffey, Audrey Tamasy,
Jon Cairns
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Gateway
Water Resource Puzzles with ERE
Noon–3 p.m.
Quad
Field Day with Athletics & Matcha Energy Trivia with Sustainable Energy Club
Noon–5 p.m.
Plant Walk with Moon Seed Library and Bee Campus USA at ESF
1–2 p.m.
Moon Patio
Mending and Upcycling with Sew Knotty
2–3:30 p.m.
Moon 19
Holi with DESI Club & SU SGA
3–5 p.m.
Quad
ESF Day of Giving
4 p.m. (BEGIN)
Film Screening of “Keepers of the Land” followed by Keynote Speaker Douglas Neasloss
with Center for Native Peoples and the Environment
5–7:30 p.m.
Gateway
Vegfest
10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Baker 407 & Gateway
Gyotaku with AFS
Noon–1 p.m.
Quad
Photography Club Scavenger Hunt
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Quad
Quadstock and Vendors
12–8 p.m.
Quad
ESF Day of Giving
9 p.m. (END)
Pollinator Planting with Friends of Oakwood, Botany Club, Entomology Club, and Landscape
Club
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Oakwood
Trail Work at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge with BMC
All day
Off-campus with transport, RSVP on Engage
Coup Card Game Tournament with Tabletop Gaming
6–7 p.m.
Moon Library