Earth Month at Evergreen Brick Works | Toronto Sustainability Festival April 2026

April is Earth Month—and at Evergreen Brick Works, we're celebrating all month long.

Each Sunday and select Saturdays in April, join us for a full schedule of public programming that brings Toronto’s sustainability community together in one of the city’s most unique spaces.

From hands-on workshops and expert presentations to community walks, eco-arts installations, and curated marketplaces, Earth Month at the Brick Works is where environmental curiosity meets real-world action.

This is your invitation to explore what sustainable living looks, feels and sounds like right here in Toronto.

Thank you to our Sustainability and Impact Partner, Who Gives a Crap, for making this year’s Earth Month possible.

What is Earth Month at the Brick Works?

For over 15 years, Evergreen Brick Works has been Toronto’s demonstration hub for sustainability: a repurposed historic site that proves what’s possible when we reimagine public space for people and planet. Every April, we open our doors to a whole month of programming in celebration of that.

Earth Month at the Brick Works brings together community organizations, environmental educators, artists, local vendors and Torontonians interested in exploring the things that matter:

How do we live more sustainably? How do we create less waste? How do we reconnect with the natural world right here in the city?

What's On & When

Please note: all registration links will be below that day’s activities.

Always on

What	When	Where	Description
Shop: Evergreen Garden Market	Mon-Fri 10am – 5pm; Saturday 9am – 5pm; Sunday 10am – 5pm	Evergreen Garden Market	Pick up all kinds of great locally made (and grown) gifts and garden goodies.
Art Installation: Skateboard Garden: Flowers, Bark and Fungi	9am- 5pm	Young Centre	An exhibition of artwork made by students at Oasis Skateboard Factory, in collaboration with artist Alexis Nanibush-Pamajewong, the Toronto Metropolitan University Urban Farm, and Urban Agriculture at Scadding Court. Students were tasked to design a series of skateboards that reflect the natural world around them while using sustainable processes, natural materials, and Indigenous worldviews on stewardship and the natural history of Toronto. Follow @oasisskateboardfactory for more info.
Audio Tours of the Brick Works	Always on	Site wide	Supported by the TD Bank Group, we offer 5 immersive self-guided tours that aim to reveal the hidden ways that ecosystems and people co-exist and co-create our most beloved urban places.
Memorial for Trees Not Yet Fallen III	9am- 5pm	Young Centre	An installation by artist Laura Fedynyszyn in partnership with the Invasive Species Centre. This installation focuses on the pressing issue of the spotted lantern fly (SLF), an invasive insect species that could potentially travel north from the US. This artwork is an act of anticipatory grief and mourns the plants we might lose if SLF continues to move northward and establish in Ontario.

Offering 5 unique tours

Take a self-guided audio tour

Sunday, April 5

What	When	Where	Cost	Description
Workshop: Drapanki -Egg Decorating with Natural Materials	10:30am - 12:30pm	BMO	$5 + taxes	Join us for this hands-on and family-friendly spring craft! Learn how to dye eggs with natural materials, including fruits and vegetables that you can find in your own kitchen, and decorate the eggs in the Polish folk style, called "drapanki" or "skrobanki".
[SOLD OUT] Workshop: Habitat Creation - Bee Hotels and Bird Houses - Don't Mess with the Don	1:30-3:30pm	BMO	Free	Join Don't Mess with the Don for a workshop on creating habitats for birds and bees from natural materials. Participants can either take the habitats home, or leave with Don't Mess with the Don to install. Anyone under 12 years old must attend with an adult.
Workshop: Bunny Mochi Making - Rooks to Cooks	April 4 & 5, Multiple times	Bricks and Bites Kitchen	$29.50	In this hands-on workshop, participants will fill pre-made mochi dough with smooth, sweet red bean paste, shape perfect rounds, and finish their creations with adorable bunny ears naturally tinted pink with beetroot powder. Join us for a fresh, seasonal experience that celebrates culture, creativity, and a little bit of Spring magic.
Drop in: Art Hive - Toronto Art Therapy Institute	11am - 3pm	Young Centre	Free	Share an abundance of discarded materials for your creative reuse, supporting the redistribution of wasted resources and diversion from landfill. Come, play with materials, spark your imagination and creativity - and see what happens.
Drop-in: Seed Planting Demo	12pm - 5pm	Evergreen Garden Market	Free	Stop by EGM anytime on Sunday for a free seed planting demonstration
Drop-in: Garden Party	10am-3pm	Children's Garden	Free	Visit the Children's Garden for a Spring Garden Party! Drop by to learn about life cycles and signs of Spring through Loose Parts, explore the Nature Museum, borrow binoculars from the lending library, and bring out your creative side with crafts!
Drop-in: All My Relations Snacks	10am-3pm	Children's Garden Greenhouse	Free	Drop by to make bird feeders from natural materials such as pinecones.
Pete and Anna Music for Kids	10:30-11:15am and 12-12:45pm	Young Centre	Free	Listen to a selection of original and popular cover songs and move your body to welcome the returning wonders of spring and our natural world.

10:30am-12:30pm | $5 + taxes

Register for Drapanki: Egg Decorating with Natural Materials

1:30-3:30pm | Free

Register for Habitat Creation: Bee Hotels and Bird Houses

April 4 & 5, multiple times | $29.50

Register for Bunny Mochi Making

Sunday, April 12

What	When	Where	Cost	Description
Turtles 101: A Show and Shell - Turtle Protectors	10-10:45am	BMO	Free	Join Turtle Protectors to learn about turtles living in Toronto through story, images and teachings. This event will feature open and closing words from Grandmother Vivian Recollet. Families and children are welcome!
Forest Bathing Club: Parent-Child Walk Register here.	10am - 12:30pm	Wild Woods	$44 (entry for a parent-child pair)	This special Earth Month Parent-Child Forest Bathing Session is a unique opportunity for parents and children to slow down and connect with nature, and each other, through the practice of Forest Bathing. Register here.
Two-eyed Seeing Wetland Walk - Turtle Protectors	11am-12:30pm	Meet in BMO	Free	April is a great time for seeing turtles. They spend most of the month basking in the sun to raise their body temperatures after a winter of hibernating at the bottom of ponds. It is also the time when Midland Painted Turtle Hatchlings begin to emerge from their nests and journey to water. So join Turtle Protectors for a wetland walk and learn more about turtles and their work at Don Valley Brick Works. Families and children are welcome!
Explore the Great Lakes Watershed with Biinaagami: Walk the Map and Explore the Great Lakes Watershed	11am-1pm	BMO	Free	Biinaagami, meaning pure, clear water, aims to rebuild just and healthy relations between wildlife, people and place in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed. Come for a vivid, multimedia experience of the Great Lakes as you navigate its lands and waters through their Giant Floor Map. This rich tapestry gives voice to the waters and amplifies Indigenous knowledge, enriched with augmented-reality storytelling that will transport you beyond the water’s edge and into its depths. Learn more: www.biinaagami.org
Explore the Great Lakes Watershed with Biinaagami: In Conversation with Biinaagami Register here.	1-3pm	BMO	Free	A conversation following the Biinaagami experience. Register here.
Forest Bathing Club: Climate Emotions Register here.	1:30-4:30pm	Wild Woods	$38.95	For this special Earth Month edition, we're weaving in intentional space to explore climate emotions: the grief, love, awe, anxiety, and hope that many of us carry in relationship to the natural world and the ecological challenges of our time. Register here.
Workshop: Paper-Making (SOLD OUT)	10am-12pm and 1:30-3:30pm	Bricks and Bites Kitchen	$10 + fees	Get your hands wet making recycled paper with Heidi Breier of Paper Powered in this fun, family-friendly workshop. From blending pulp, to embossing and inclusions, we'll explore a variety of techniques to create fabulous, earth-friendly, totally unique paper. All participants will leave with a supply of 4” x 5” sheets of recycled paper they made themselves.
Drop-in: Art Hive - Art Therapy Institute	11am-3pm	Young Centre	Free	Share an abundance of discarded materials for your creative reuse, supporting the redistribution of wasted resources and diversion from landfill. Come, play with materials, spark your imagination and creativity - and see what happens.

10am-12:30pm

Register for Forest Bathing Club: Parent-Child

1:30pm-4:30 pm

Register for Forest Bathing Club: Climate Emotions

1-3pm

Register for In Conversation with Biinaagami

Sunday, April 19

What	When	Where	Cost	Description
Nature Play & Learning Lab \| Register here.	10am-12pm	TBD	$30	Experience nature connection in action with Evergreen’s Nature Play & Learning Lab! This dynamic 2-hour applied session immerses participants in the fundamentals of outdoor learning and nature connection through a condensed workshop at Evergreen Brick Works that includes a guided hike followed by a sampling of our favourite seasonal outdoor activities that can be easily adapted to any space.
WORKSHOP: Sewing Machines: Basics, Use & Care 101 \| Register here.	11am-1pm	Capital One Room	$60+fees	Curious about sewing? Join Studio Dialectica for a fun and informative session on how to use and care for a sewing machine - try several, and choose the right one for you! This hands-on workshop is perfect for beginners or anyone looking to build more confidence behind the machine.
WORKSHOP: Lush Cosmetics Skincare Workshop \| Register here.	Multiple times	BMO Atrium	$13.54	Register for a 30-minute workshop where you'll make (and take home) Lush's Angels On Bare Skin Fresh Cleanser. This bestselling product is made with ingredients that do both your skin and the planet a whole lot of good. Next, take part in a Knot Wrap tutorial and learn how to use these gorgeous, eco-friendly wraps. And last but certainly not least, check out our skin-softening selection of products for bath, shower and more.
ReMode - Fashion Takes Action \| Register here.	11am-5pm	CRH Gallery, City Builder's Gallery	Free	Reduce your fashion footprint through what you buy and how you care for your clothes. Join Fashion Takes Action for a sustainable fashion Marketplace and talks. The Marketplace highlights only vendors specializing in reuse, resale, repurposing, rental, and repair to promote sustainability. The Talks bring industry experts and influencers together to share insights on reducing your fashion footprint.
Drop-in: Seed Planting Demo	12-5pm	Evergreen Garden Market	Free	Stop by EGM anytime for a free seed planting demo!
Drop-in: Sock-A-Palooza	1-4pm	Children's Garden Greenhouse	Free	Get ready for some weaving, dyeing, and sock activities for all ages! Weave used and naturally dyed fabrics into the Children’s Garden fence! Leave fabrics for birds and other animals to add to their nests
TO The Good Swap \| Register here.	2-4pm	CRH Gallery	$6.66	The Good Swap is Toronto's monthly clothing exchange for all genders, all bodies, and all ages. All of the dopamine, none of the dilemma.
WORKSHOP: Hemming and Mending \| Register here.	2pm-5pm	Capital One Room	$60 + fees	Join Studio Dialecica for a fun and creative hemming and mending workshop, where you'll learn new practical skills! Learn the art of patchworking and visible mending techniques to give your old clothes a new life. Bring your torn jeans, holey sweaters, and worn-out garments, and let's mend them together.
Workshop: Dyeing Textiles with Natural Dyes \| Register here.	10:30am-1pm and 2-4:30pm	Bricks and Bites Kitchen	$50 + fees	In this 3-hour workshop, you will explore three different ways to connect with nature through natural dye techniques. Learn about stove-top dyeing, experiment with flora pounding and begin the journey of solar dyeing - a slow process that you will take home with you to finish.

11am-5pm | Free

Register for ReMode

2-4pm | $6.66

Register for the Good Swap

10am-12pm | $30

Register for Nature Play & Learning Lab

11am-1pm | $60

Register for Sewing Machines 101

2pm-5pm | $60

Register for Hemming & Mending Workshop

10:30am-1pm and 2-4:30pm

Register for Natural Dye Workshop

Saturday, April 25

	What	When	Where	Cost	Description
	Litter Clean Up with Don't Mess with the Don	10am-12pm	Meet at Watershed Wall	Free	Don't Mess with the Don and Evergreen will be leading a spring clean of some of favourite places in the Don Valley. We provide everything you will need including snacks. The clean up is easy to moderate with some brush areas involved. Rain or shine. No need to register - meet at the Watershed Wall at 10am.

Sunday, April 26

What	When	Where	Cost	Description
EcoFair - Green Neighbours Network & Transition Toronto	11am-4pm	CRH Gallery	Free	EcoFair Toronto is a celebration of the wonderful people, environmental groups, and eco-businesses that are helping to create a greener and healthier planet for all. With fun activities for kids, industry professionals, EV and e-bike test drives, the City of Toronto Hub, and locally produced sustainable products for home, health, fashion and accessories by Toronto artisans there's something for everyone.
WORKSHOP: Exploring Climate Justice through Cold Process Soap Making \| Register here.	11am-1pm	Bricks and Bites Kitchen	$90	Learn how to create soap using plant-based ingredients while exploring the ecological benefits of this traditional method. Take the soap recipe and two lbs of your own soap home with you. Stay for a latte and conversation!
Drop-in: Seed Planting Demo	12-5pm	Evergreen Garden Market	Free	Stop by the Evergreen Garden Market anytime for a free seed planting demo!
Forest Bathing Club - Parent & Child \| Register here.	10am-1pm	The Wildwood	$35	Forest Bathing Club walks are offered to the public as an introductory experience to the practice of Forest Bathing. Led by Emily Pleasance, artist and Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, this 2.5 hour experience will offer you a space to drop into your body, tune into your senses, and connect with the more-than-human-world.
Forest Bathing Club - Climate Emotions \| Register here.	1:30-4:30pm	The Wildwood	$35	Monthly walk for Forest Bathing Club members at Evergreen Brick Works - We gather in community to show up for each other and the planet! A Forest Bathing Club (FBC) Member is anyone who has previously joined a walk held by the FBC.

10am-1pm and 1:30-4:30pm | $35

Register for Forest Bathing Club Walks

11am-1pm | $90

Register for Exploring Climate Justice through Cold Process Soap Making

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This year’s Earth Month is generously made possible by Who Gives A Crap.

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Getting to the Brick Works

We believe that using active and sustainable forms of transportation is the best way to get to Evergreen Brick Works year-round! For Earth Month, we want to encourage you to use transportation like the FREE Shuttle Bus, public transit, biking or hiking to get to the site if you can. Let’s collectively try to lower our emissions from travel!

Shuttle Bus: Hop on the nature express! Our free Shuttle Bus runs seven days a week, all year round. It departs every 30-45 minutes from Broadview Station. Bonus: We’ve added additional shuttles during Earth Month on Sundays between 9:30-3:30 to make your low-carbon trip here even easier!

Public Transit: TTC service is available via the 28 Bayview South bus from Davisville subway station. It runs from 6am – 1am from Monday to Saturday and 8am –6pm on Sundays. For more information, please see the TTC website. Pets are permitted if they’re leashed or in a carrier. This route is wheelchair accessible.

Biking: There are several ways to get to Evergreen Brick Works by bike. Check out the City of Toronto’s Cycling Network Map or try our suggestions on the Getting Here page.

Walking: Spring has arrived and one of our favourite ways to take in the season is by hiking to Evergreen Brick Works. Check out our suggested routes here.

Take the free shuttle bus to Evergreen Brick Works

See the table below for departure times from Broadview Subway Station Parkette and Evergreen Brick Works.

Extended shuttle bus schedule

	Departs Evergreen Brick Works	Departs Broadview Station
	10:00 AM	10:15 AM
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group of people are collecting garbage as part of earth month clean up

Why the Brick Works?

Evergreen Brick Works is a living example of what environmental action looks like in practice. A historic factory transformed into a thriving community hub, it sits at the edge of Toronto’s ravine system and has spent two decades demonstrating that better public spaces improve the health and wellbeing of people and planet.

During Earth Month, the Brick Works isn’t just hosting sustainability programming—it is the sustainability programming.

Learn more about this Toronto landmark

While You're Here

Earth Month is the perfect reason to spend a full day at the Brick Works.

Shop Toronto’s largest year-round Farmers Market: Runs every Saturday. Shop local produce, prepared foods, and artisan goods while you’re here.
Visit Evergreen Garden Market: Spring is the season to pick up native plants, seeds, gardening supplies and sustainable goods at our Garden Market.
Go for a walk in the ravines: Step off the street and into one of the best urban nature escapes in the city, right here at the Brick Works.

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