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KINGSTON, N.Y. — Earth Fair will return to T.R. Gallo Park on the city’s Rondout waterfront with live music and performances, kids activities and more on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event, sponsored by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, the Hudson River Maritime Museum and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater will feature live Clearwater Festival music and performances, including Arm of the Sea Theater, Tom Chapin, Cuboricua, Drumsong Orchestra of The Hudson Valley, KJ Denhert, Gail Ann Dorsey, the Center for Creative Education’s Energy Dance Company, Big Joe Fitz Acoustic Trio, Lisa Gutkin, Joe Jencks, M’Bollo, Mid-Hudson Juggling Club, Matt Munisteri and a Native American Water Ceremony.
The event will also include kids activities and games, face, painting, a solar-powered merry-go-round free Solaris boat rides, Clearwater tours and local food vendors.
The event will also feature free electronic waste collection for items like computers and televisions and free refrigerant collection for items like old refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, or air conditioners. Free paper shredding and recycling will be available and participants are encouraged to bring gently used clothes or household items for the Earth Day Exchange.
“We are excited to bring the annual Earth Fair to the Kingston waterfront again this year,” Mayor Noble said. “I invite everyone in the community to stop by this family-friendly event to enjoy the music and acts, grab food from one of the local food trucks, participate in the kids activities, and visit the many environmentally-friendly vendors and exhibitors.”
Parking is limited. A free UCAT shuttle bus will run between the Kingston Point Beach Parking Lot and T.R. Gallo Park all day and a bike valet will be available at T.R. Gallo Park.
The rain location will be the Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center and the Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Church.
For more information, including exhibitor registration or volunteering opportunities, visit kingston-ny.gov/earthfair.
