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Quick Facts
- Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival is a program of the Community Environmental Council, and has been for over 40 years.
- Festival Dates: April 21 & 22, 2012
- Location: Alameda Park, Santa Barbara, CA
- Highlights: See our highlights page – there’s lots going on at Earth Day 2012.
- About / History: Learn more about the history on our about page.
Press Releases
Come Car Free to Earth Day this Weekend and Win Prizes!Earth Day Festival 2012 theme: “Mobilize,” Announced by Community Environmental Council (PDF)
Earth Day in the News
Santa Barbara Earth Day 2012
- Moore, Julian. “Driving on Sunshine: Electric Ford Focus kicks off tour in Santa Barbara.” Pacific Coast Business Times. April 27, 2012.
- Nyholt, Candice. “35,765 People Attended Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival.” Noozhawk. April 27, 2012.
- Orozco, Alonzo. “Thousands gather for Earth Day.” Santa Ynez Valley Journal. April 26, 2012.
- Hoover, Kelly. “Eat, drink, play, learn: Santa Barbara's historic Earth Day Festival is under way.” Santa Barbara News-Press. April 22, 2012.
- Bolton, Tom. "For Best of All Worlds, Earth Day Draws Big Crowd to Santa Barbara’s Alameda Park." Noozhawk. April 21, 2012.
- "Earth Day Celebration 2012". Santa Barbara News-Press. April 21, 2012.
- Hoover, Kelly. "Every day is Earth Day for Montecito man." Santa Barbara News-Press. April 21, 2012.
- Postal, Caitlin. "Being Car Free on Earth Day." Santa Barbara Daily Sound. April 21, 2012.
- Postal, Caitlin. "Mobilize for Earth Day." Santa Barbara Daily Sound. April 21, 2012.
- “Thousands Show Up to Santa Barbara's Earth Day Festival.” KEYT. April 21, 2012.
- Dysinger, Anna. “Community Environmental Council to Host 2012 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival.” Haute Living Magazine. April 20, 2012.
- Hoover, Kelly. "Driving on Sunshine." Santa Barbara Independent. April 20, 2012.
- McHugh, Julia. “South on 101: SB marks anniversary, Earth day.” Santa Maria Times. April 20, 2012.
- “Nearly 40,000 People Expected For Largest Earth Day Event On South Coast.” KCLU. April 20, 2012.
- Painter, Alysia Gray."Weekend: We Love Earth." NBC Los Angeles. April 20, 2012.
- Tonkin, Nick. "Montecito's youth celebrate the Earth." Montecito Messenger. April 20, 2012.
- Cooper, Lara. "Santa Barbara Gears Up for Earth Day Festivities This Weekend." Noozhawk. April 19, 2012.
- Mason, David. “San Marcos High School students complete work on electric Porsche in time for Earth Day.” Santa Barbara News-Press. April 18, 2012.
- “Earth Day Celebration.”ParentClick.com. April 18, 2012.
- “Earth Day Festival.” Edhat. April 16, 2012.
- “Eco-Conscious Coast.” Los Angeles Times. April 16, 2012.
- “Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival.” Society 805. April 16, 2012.
- Blond, Becca. "Eco-Conscious Coast." Los Angeles Times. April 15, 2012.
- Hurst, Scott. “In Focus- Earth Day- Segment 1.” KEYT. April 15, 2012.
- “'Mobilize' Theme for Earth Day Festival 2012.” Independent. April 13, 2012.
- "Santa Barbara Earth Day." Casa Magazine.
- "Earth Day." Santa Barbara Independent.
Santa Barbara Earth Day 2011
- Fastman, Brandon. “38,000 Attend Earth Day Festival.” Independent. April 20, 2011.
- McDonald, Mark. “Daryl Hannah Honored.” Edhat. April 18, 2011.
- Fernandez, Sonia. “Earth Day Festival has some new wrinkles.” Santa Barbara News-Press. April 17, 2011.
- Tonkin, Nick. “Santa Barbara Earth Day events offer fun for everyone this weekend.” The Daily Sound. April 15, 2011.
- Kennedy, Jenn. “CEC’s Sigrid Wright Focuses Energy on Environmental Conservation.” Noozhawk. April 8, 2011.
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