Earth Festival
Saturday • May 9, 2026 • 10 - 3pm
SUNY Oneonta, Chase Auditorium
Workshops • Lectures • Activities • Food • Vendors • Recycling
An annual celebration of sustainability, community, and environmental stewardship that brings together families, students, local organizations, makers, and environmental partners for a full day of learning, inspiration, and hands-on activities.
Accepted Recyclables at Drive-Through Drop-Off
Paper Shredding
Textiles
Styrofoam
Cork
Coffee Pods
VHS, CD's Cassette Tapes
Christmas lights
Ink and Toner Cartridges
Oral Care-oral care waste: toothbrushes, floss containers & toothpaste tubes
OCCA will be accepting recyclables between 10 - 2 pm at the parking lot adjacent to the alumni field house
Have something else you need to dispose of in the meantime? Click here to see how!
Confirmed Vendors & Exhibitors
Susquehanna Chapter Adirondack Mountain Club • Audra's Craft Studio • Bread too • Butternut Valley Alliance• Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership • Charmed I'm sure • Charley Koop • Koop Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc. • City of Oneonta Climate Smart Communities Task Force • Community Foundation of Otsego County • Cooperstown Oneonta Indivisible • Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers • Gail Fairbairn Crafts •Glimmerglass Festival Guild • Goodyear Lake Association • Granola Girl Beeswax Wraps • Hanford Mills Museum • Happy Cat Suds • Goat Milk Soap • Handmade by Jill • Hartwick Pine Lake Campus • Huntington Memorial Library • JH Gifts • League of Women Voters Cooperstown Area • Leatherstocking Beekeepers • Mike Parsons Artifacts • Mohawk Valley Clean Energy Hub • Otsego 2000 • Otsego County Democratic Committee • Otsego County Planning & Solid Waste Dept. • Otsego County SWCD • Otsego Land Trust • Soap By Nature • Regifted Riches • Sun Valley Farms • Trout Unlimited • United Women of Faith • Upper Susquehanna Coalition • Weaving By Marnie
Get Involved with Earth Festival 🌱
Earth Festival is powered by community—neighbors, nonprofits, businesses, students, and volunteers all coming together to celebrate and care for our shared environment. There are several ways to participate, whether you’re lending a hand for a few hours or partnering with us more deeply.
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🌿 Volunteer at Earth Festival
Volunteers are the heart of Earth Festival. From welcoming visitors and helping with children’s activities to supporting recycling stations and event logistics, volunteers play a key role in making the day run smoothly.No special experience is required—just a willingness to help and be part of a fun, community-centered event. Volunteer shifts are flexible, and volunteers are welcome to enjoy the festival before or after their shift.
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🐝 Host a Table or Exhibit
Earth Festival brings together environmental organizations, educators, community groups, and mission-aligned businesses to share hands-on activities, demonstrations, and information with the public.Tabling is a great opportunity to connect directly with families and community members, share your work, mission, or services, and inspire environmental action through interactive experiences.
We welcome nonprofits, community groups, and businesses whose work aligns with environmental stewardship, sustainability, education, and community well-being.
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🌎 Call for Workshop Proposals
Do you have a skill, passion, or idea you’d like to share with our community? The Otsego County Conservation Association invites educators, artists, practitioners, and community members to lead a workshop at our annual Earth Festival.Workshops are typically 45 minutes, including time for questions and discussion. We are flexible on topic and welcome proposals related to environmental stewardship, sustainability, wellness, land and water conservation, arts and nature, gardening, forest management, local food, and more.
Most sessions will be held in conference rooms, with additional space available in a dance studio, auditorium, and outdoor settings for movement-based, hands-on, or experiential programs.
If you’re interested in presenting, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit a brief description of your proposed workshop, preferred setting, and any space or equipment needs.
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🌱 Share Your Earth Month Event
Earth Festival is just one part of a larger season of environmental action across Otsego County. Organizations (and businesses too!) are welcome to submit information about their events. All submissions are subject to review by the Earth Festival committee. There is no fee for this promotion, but donations and sponsorships to offset Earth Festival expenses are certainly welcome!Submitted events will be included in OCCA’s Earth Month Calendar of Events, which will be promoted online and featured as a full-page newspaper ad connected to Earth Festival outreach. This ad will run in April (around mid month) and will include environmentally focused activities & events that are scheduled to take place between Friday, April 17 and Sunday, May 10, 2026.
Events can include walks, workshops, cleanups, talks, youth programs, volunteer opportunities, and more. Please submit your event by April 12 to guarantee placement in our full-page ad.
This year, Earth Festival is proudly sponsored by:
Thank you to our generous Earth Festival sponsors for making this event possible. Interested in sponsoring?
Click here to get involved.