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# Promenade to host EcoFest Earth Day celebration April 16
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/041405-story-20050414/
- Published: 2005-04-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:37:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Promenade, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Earth Day, the Promenade between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard will transform into an EcoFest April 16 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with 60 exhibits, plus a solar-powered stage featuring children-oriented programming and award-winning musicians.

Activities for kids include demonstrations of the Yo Stick, face painting and exotic wildlife.

Exhibits include Star Eco-Station’s wild animals, Whale Alliance’s model whale, Heal the Bay and Ballona Wetlands nature exhibits, plus kids will have a chance to sit in the driver’s seat of a Big Blue Bus powered by natural gas.

An estimated 15,000 people on the Promenade will see Toyota Prius and Honda hybrid vehicles, solar-energy systems, environmentally responsible investing, organic gardening, energy-efficient appliances, hemp and organic cotton clothing displays, and much more.

For more information or to volunteer, see www.EarthDayLA.org or call (888) 295-8372\. Church youth group heading to the hills

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 14, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041405.pdf?ref=smdp.com)