The Aurora GreenFest will take place Saturday, Sept. 28 and attendees can learn how to take care of the environment and have fun at the same time. It will be a day filled with fun activities to live more sustainably and help save our planet. The GreenFest will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Prisco Community Center and McCullough Park, 150 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora. GreenFest is a free and an accessible event, so bring the whole family.
The GreenFest is 10 years old this year. We will celebrate the anniversary with this year’s theme: “Celebrating the Power of Ten!” all about the top 10 ways to help the environment and stop climate change.
We will celebrate the “Power of Ten Solar Panels” with a solar-powered concert at the GreenFest! We will have an actual solar installation and power the stage directly from the solar panels. You can imagine how beautiful those panels would look on a house!
We have invited many wonderful, sustainability-minded exhibitors, including non-profits and businesses with a green story to tell. We will welcome Fox Valley area farmers, who help us find clean, organic food, and invite artists and crafters with a theme of reusing old or found objects, or nature themes. Volunteers, sponsors and exhibitors please sign up on our website, www.auroragreenfest.com.
Our Green Car Show again will be do-it-yourself, so anyone can talk to car owners and hear about how we love our green cars. We will talk about coming together to build a sustainable, resilient, community. We have kids’ activities for fun and education. Connecting with nature is one way to teach children and grown-ups to protect the earth. Nature exhibits that feature bats, eagles, bees, skunks, and other creatures are always a big favorite. Live music and food trucks will make it a true celebration.
“Our 10th anniversary is exciting for us,” said Mavis Bates, festival founder and chairman. “Aurora has supported the GreenFest all these years because right now is a critical time to nurture our precious planet, make sure the future is wonderful for our children, and keep our community sustainable and resilient. We love bringing our community together to celebrate our planet.”
Aurora GreenLights, an affiliate of The Conservation Foundation, organizes the festival. The Dunham Fund generously has agreed to be a major sponsor of this year’s festival, in accordance with John C. Dunham’s dream of “making the world a more comfortable, safer place, for mankind to live and prosper.”
Parents can bring their kids. Kids can bring their parents September 28.
— Aurora GreenFest