2013 Central Florida Earth Day Festival at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando on April 20th

Photo Credit: Latu’s Photography

Downtown Orlando goes green on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 to celebrate Earth Day from 10 AM – 6 PM for Central Florida Earth Day 2013.

Central Florida Earth Day

Every April, 200-300 environmentally friendly vendors specializing in organic and recycled materials and environmentally sustaining materials set up their tents along Lake Eola to show off their products to the public. This is Orlando’s Bohemian lifestyle on display that has mass appeal to the average Orlando resident that wants to start living a healthier, more environmentally responsible lifestyle.

Earth Day Entertainment and Cuisine

In addition to the marketplace vendors at the Earth Day Festival, there will be speaker panels on environmental issues of saving energy and building local food networks, acoustic and hybrid musical artist as well as musical bands. There will also be a children’s area to help teach environmental responsibilities to the next generation.

Several local restaurants will be showcasing their environmental ways of food preparation of vegetarian, raw cooking, and all organic cooking and baking.

Below is the schedule for the 2013 event that is subject to change (click here for the official 2013 schedule for the most up-to-date information):

2013 Earth Day Schedule

Speaker Panels (sponsored by the Orlando Sentinel)

TBA Building a Local Food Network
TBA Edible Landscaping
TBA Health and Wellness
TBA Our Energy Future
TBA Sustainable Government Practices
TBA Water Conservation
TBA Youth Involvement

Acoustic Music Stage (Sponsored by Ourlando Music Alliance and presented by Rahoe Productions & Representation)

11:00 a.m. TBA
12:00 p.m. Freethought M.C. “Humanist hip hop/neo soul/freethought rap (clean)”
1:00 p.m. Anthony Rouhana “Contemporary folk”
2:00 p.m. Scott Forbes “Indie rock storyteller with an acoustic guitar”
3:00 p.m. John David Williams
4:00 p.m. BellaSutra “Blissful, sacred, soulful, stripped down gypsy music”
5:00 p.m. Afeefa & the boy “Indie/folk four piece band with feminine magic”

Band Music Stage (Sponsored by Ourlando Music Alliance and presented by Chris Baranyi)

11:00 a.m. The Dealers “High energy rock and roll!”
12:00 p.m. Sol Y Mar “Contemorary jazz, fusion with a Latin twist”
1:00 p.m. The Rads “Alternative rock”
2:00 p.m. Hotel Hurry “Rock & roll & violin”
3:00 p.m. Claire and the Potatoes “Sugary retro pop songs with boy/girl harmonies”
4:00 p.m. Gabriela “Soulful & jazzy, latin acoustic funk”
5:00 p.m. Cherri Ryno “Loud, powerful, classic rock with a bluesy touch”

Earth Kids Zone (Presented by HippoMotion)

11:00 a.m. TBA
12:00 p.m. TBA
1:00 p.m. TBA
2:00 p.m. TBA
3:00 p.m. TBA
4:00 p.m. TBA
5:00 p.m. TBA

Food Preparation Demonstrations (Sponsored by Vegetarians of Central Florida)

11:00 a.m. TBA
12:00 p.m. TBA
1:00 p.m. TBA
2:00 p.m. TBA
3:00 p.m. TBA
4:00 p.m. TBA
5:00 p.m. TBA

Click Here to visit the official website of Central Florida Earthday.

Click Here to view the photo gallery from Latu’s Photography of Earth Day Events and click here to read our guide to drinking water quality in the city of Orlando.

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