Earth Day is observed on April 22 and the North Fork is celebrating, cleaning up and advocating for nature. Be part of the preservation fun with our list of events and activities.
Multiple events, Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library, 27550 Main Road, Cutchogue, 631-734-6360
On April 15 at 4:30 p.m. kids can design a water filter in the Filter It Out! DIY Water Bottle Lab. Using cotton, sand, charcoal and gravel, learn how to filter as a fun and functional way to honor Earth Day. For adults, on April 22 from 2 to 3 p.m. sign up for the Nature Inspiration Art Workshop where you’ll learn about how acclaimed artists have captured Long Island’s natural East End and create some outdoors-inspired art of your own. Both programs require registration, sign up here.
Group for The East End, Multiple Locations
On April 18 from 10 a.m. to noon join Group for the East End at the Great Pond clean up on Lake Court in Southold. Get your birding on at First-Time Birder’s Hour on April 21 at Downs Farm Preserve (23800 Main Road, Cutchogue) and following Earth Day plat some beach grass at Maidstone Beach (3337 Maidstone Park Road, East Hampton) to stabilize dunes, prevent erosion and support habitats. Registration is required for all events. Sign up here.
Theresa Dilworth and Carol Edwards from the North Fork Audubon Society will lead attendees on a walk through the trails at Inlet Pond County Park followed by picking up litter on the beach. Registration is required. Secure your spot at the April 18, 10 a.m. to noon event to appreciate nature and help preserve it here.
On April 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. stop by Slow Food East End’s fifth annual Earth Day celebration. Free and family-friendly, this event features entertainment from musician Julia King, a Long Island Aquarium Touch Tank, local food and produce, educational demos, a scavenger hunt and local vendors selling sustainable products.
Earth Day Mosaic Earth Craft, Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court St., Riverhead, 631-727-3228
Give your children the opportunity to learn more about Earth while creating a construction paper mosaic decoration, open to kindergarten age children to fifth grade. Registration is required. Sign up for the April 20, 6 to 6:30 p.m. event here.
Help support the 2026 North Fork Environmental Scholarship Fund and environmental educational programs by lacing up your sneakers. Kicking off at 10 a.m. on April 26, register to run as an individual for $33.98, as a family of four for $87.28 and for those under 16 years old, $18.98. Lock in your start line spot here.
Multiple events, Custer Institute & Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold, 631-765-2626
See the stars at Silver Sands (1400 Silverware Road, Greenport) at the Boathouse Beach Stargazing Night. From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on April 17, weather permitting, explore stars, planets and distant galaxies through high-powered telescopes overlooking Pipes Cove. Admission for adults is $15 and $5 for children.
On April 18 from 7 p.m. to midnight as part of dark sky week — an annual initiative to decrease light pollution — see the night sky from Custer Observatory. Admission is free with a suggested $5 donation for adults and $3 for children under 16. Register for both events here.
