SPACE Events
SPACE's 3rd Annual Earth Day Festival
April 18th 2026
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Join us at the Glendale Shoals Nature Preserve as we celebrate nature and local conservation! Spend the day outside enjoying art, music, food, and something fun for everyone!
2026 Festival Exhibitors & Vendors:
Artists' Village at the Goodall Center
At Home Apothecary
Carolina Bamboo
Chapman Cultural Center
Duncan Cecil Ceramics
Glendale Fire Department
Hello Family
Jane Dempsey Art
Jenny Bonner Art
Junk King
Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful
League of Women Voters (Voter Registration)
The Local Hiker
Nature Trading Post - bring your favorite nature finds and show them off!
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.
Pixie Bella Creations (Face painting)
SC Dept. of Environmental Services
SC Falconry Association
SC Forestry Commission
Scouts/Glendale Outdoor Leadership School
SCRAP: Spartanburg Creative Reuse Art Project
Soil and Water Conservation District
Spartanburg Beekeepers Association
Spartanburg County Parks and Recreation
Spartanburg Public Libraries Bookmobile
Spartanburg Science Center
Spartanburg Soil & Water Conservation District
The Spartanburgers
Terra Ceramics
Uplift Outreach Center
Vintage View Adventures
Water and Soil Conservation District
Watershed Ecology Center
Wofford College Art Museum
Special Activities
10:00 - Guided Hike through the Glendale Nature Park (Moderate intensity. Meet at the SPACE tent.)
10:00 - Outdoor Yoga with Alix @ 10:00 am (on the bridge)
10:30 - Kids Nature Walk/Scavenger Hunt (Meet at the SPACE tent.)
11:00 - Outdoor Qi Gong with Simon @ 11:00 am (on the bridge)
Live Music (Sponsored by WNCW):
Matt Kelly (10:00 - 11:45 a.m. at the Mill Tower Stage)
Duke & Miller (12:15 - 2:00 p.m. at the Mill Tower Stage)
Carl Foust (12:00 - 2:00 at the Artists Village/Goodall Center Amphitheater)
Food & Drinks will be offered by:
Flame & Moonlight Tonics (herbal mocktails)
Two Little Pigs Bacon Shack
Taquería Guanojuato
Event Map
Enjoy these photo albums from previous Earth Day Festivals!
Earth Day Festival 2025:
Earth Day Festival 2024:
Sustainable Events Initiative
SPACE hosts a multitude of events throughout the year. As an organization focused on land conservation and environmental protection, we’ve launched an initiative to focus on sustainability efforts during our fundraisers and small events. With help from local composting company, SMART Recycling, we’re making composting a priority at our events. Thanks to local artists Frankie Zombie and Maggie MacDonald, you won’t miss the compost cans at these events! Want to help make our events more sustainable? Share a ride and bring your own non-glass tumblers with you. Working together we can make an impact!
Support A Greener
Spartanburg
Our natural places and working lands are part of our character as a community. Through thoughtful conservation, we can keep Spartanburg wild while continuing to grow and thrive.