Durango Nature Studies, in coordination with several local sponsors, will hold the eighth annual Earth Day Festival from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday in Rotary Park.
The festival will feature a kayak race sponsored by Four Corners River Sports at 10:30 a.m., and a 5-K footrace and 1-mile family fun run at 11 a.m.
Race costs are $20 advanced registration and $25 the day of the race for the 5-K footrace and kayak race, and $15 per family for the 1-mile fun run. Footraces will start and end at Rotary Park.
The festival will also include race swag for participants, a race raffle for prizes, booths for earth-friendly local organizations and businesses, arts and crafts, face painting, a bouncy house, an art display by kids from Durango Nature Studies nature club, a natural-material-only boat-building activity and boat race for kids, live music by the Pete Giuliani Band, free pizza, and beer from Animas Brewing Co.
All are welcome to attend.
For race applications, visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/5kregistration_2017_pdf.pdf.
For more information, visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/annual-events/earth-day-festival-and-5k.
