19th Annual Earth Day Celebration
Louisiana Earth Day, LEAD THE WAY!
Sunday, April 20th
All-Species Parade rolls at 12 noon
Live music and entertainment from 1 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
EARTH DAY MAP | 2008 EARTH DAY FLYER
EARTH DAY MUSIC LINE UP
For more information visit www.earthdaybr.org 
Downtown Weekend Events
“Louisiana Earth Day” Celebration, one of the nation’s largest environmental festivals!
2008 festivities theme is “Lead the Way,” encouraging citizens to take the lead as environmental stewards of our state, nation, and earth. Creative, hands-on environmental education activities offer fun and foster stewardship, and great
Louisiana music provides all a chance to celebrate our planet. Due to downtown construction, the location of Earth Day has been moved to the river end of North Boulevard, including the Old State Capitol
Grounds, Galvez Plaza, and Governmental Plaza.
Louisiana Earth Day highlights include the wetlands tent, recycling fair, earth market, international pavilion, natural health and healing, Louisiana and Native American culture, earth friendly habitat,
agricultural exhibits and petting zoo, and nature and your neighborhood.
“This has become one of the largest festivals in the country focused on our state’s love of the natural beauty of Louisiana and our need to preserve and conserve for future generations,” said
Mayor-President Melvin L. “Kip” Holden. “Baton Rouge is pleased to welcome families from across the State to our city to learn more about the value of each and every citizen’s leadership in these efforts;
but most importantly, we have a lot of fun doing it.”
The All-Species Parade kicks off the festival, rolling at noon down North Boulevard and winding through the new festival location. Live music entertainment on four stages beginning at 1 p.m.
Earth Day asks festival attendees to recycle by placing plastic drink containers in marked boxes located throughout the festival grounds.
The ninth annual Seed and Plant Swap will take place Saturday, April 19th at 9 a.m. until noon at the Independence Park Botanic Garden.
Baton Rouge Earth Day, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, is produced by a community coalition of more than 300 volunteers, as well as numerous sponsors and organizations including government, businesses,
educators, and not-for-profit groups. For more festival information visit www.earthdaybr.org
EARTH DAY MUSIC LINE UP
EARTH STAGE | LOUISIANA STAGE | BATON ROUGE STAGE
INTERNATIONAL PAVILION | CHILDREN'S STAGE
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