Apex EarthFest 2022 is a celebration in honor of Earth Day and will be Saturday, April 23 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The festival will be on the Town Hall Campus at 73 Hunter Street, Apex 27502. This free, family-friendly event will be an informative and interactive festival for our regional community to learn about, engage with, and celebrate our planet. The EarthFest Planning Committee (a team of Apex residents) and Town of Apex staff have put in the work to organize and plan an amazing line-up for all attendees!
Apex EarthFest has so many great things planned this year, including:
Live Music & Entertainment
Prizes & Giveaways
Sustainable Fashion Show: A fashion show brought to you in partnership with the Apex Friendship High School Fashion Club
KidZone: A space for kids to play, get creative, and be guided through educational activities
TownTalks: Interactive presentations to educate and present ideas on environmental sustainability topics. An awesome opportunity for families to learn and play together.
Earth Expo: A really fun around-the-room project fair. Take a stroll around the Expo and hear about cool new initiatives that teens in our community are working on.
EV Showcase: Come check out a few electric vehicles (EVs) at the Town of Apex’s campus EV charging station.
Interactive Booths: Booths featuring educational and market vendors from all over NC. (Shhh… there might be a few giveaways in store!)
Live Animals: The Piedmont Wildlife Center is bringing their raptor and reptile family for attendees to see and interactive with.
Arts & Crafts
Yard Games & Picnic Area
Food Trucks & Beverage Refill Station including CompostNow service
And more!
HOW IT CAME TO BE
The idea to create Apex EarthFest happened organically (pun intended). When the Apex Sustainability Program launched in July 2020, Sustainability Coordinator Megan Pendell noticed a need for “point-source” groups and organizations that enhanced sustainability efforts in the Apex community. At the same time, the Sustainability team continued meeting members of the community who were interested and passionate about sustainable living. In May 2021, more than 30 residents came together with a common goal and created the Apex Sustainability Alliance (ASA). Today, the ASA has over 130 members, many of which serve on the Planning Committee for Apex EarthFest.
Fueled by the commitment and growth of the ASA and the Apex Town Council’s strategic goal of “Environmental Leadership,” the Sustainability team sought to create an event where the community could engage with sustainable products and education in a fun and informative way!
Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated as a way of raising awareness, inspiring activism, and bringing people together for the environment. Today, thousands of communities around the world celebrate Earth Day by hosting events and movements. Apex EarthFest is one of the first events in our region that celebrates Earth Day and brings the community together.
HOW IT’S ENGAGING OTHERS
One way this event is already engaging the Apex community is with the creation of an annual logo contest. The contest engages both Apex high school and middle school students by asking them to create a unique logo to capture their vision of what Apex EarthFest should be. The Apex EarthFest Planning Committee reached out to local art and graphic design teachers. Many local schools took advantage of this fun opportunity to let students get creative! After all, when thinking of ways to work towards a sustainable future, Apex EarthFest organizers saw the need to include those who will inherit that future: Apex youth!
The 2022 contest—the inaugural contest—received 12 creative submissions. The Apex EarthFest Planning Committee voted on the winning contest logo, which will serve as the focal point of the 2022 event. Congratulations to Quinlan Campbell at Apex Friendship High School for winning the first-ever Apex EarthFest logo contest!
The Apex EarthFest 2022 winning logo will be featured on Apex EarthFest promotions, social media, merchandise, and decorations at the festival. Come celebrate with us on April 23 and look for the logo all around the festival space!
We hope to see you on April 23 at Apex EarthFest so you can learn more about nature, environment, and sustainable living—all while having fun!
