Check back March 4, 2026 for the 2026 Earth Day Celebration schedule.

Carrollton’s Community Development Department hosts an annual Earth Day Recycle Art Contest!

Students in K-12 enrolled in any Carrollton school, plus those who are homeschooled or in private school who reside in City limits, can participate.

Check back in Feburary 2026 for the theme of the contest and the registration form.

In spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to force the issue of protecting our environment onto the national consciousness and raise awareness of the need to ensure access to clean water, air, and to protect our environment from becoming unlivable. Since then, Earth Day has become a world-wide celebration of caring for the world in which we live and educating people of ways to keep our Earth clean and safe for people, plants, and animals. 

Learn more at:

• EPA History: Earth Day | U.S. E.P.A.
• Earth Day: The Offical Site | EARTHDAY.ORG