Earth Celebrations

Earth Celebrations was founded in 1991 by community cultural development artist, Felicia Young, as a not-for-profit 501c3 organization in New York City, dedicated to fostering ecological awareness and reviving the arts at the center of community life. Earth Celebrations innovative environmental and arts programs include: theatrical pageants, exhibitions, performances, art & ecology/puppet & costume workshops, internships, artist residencies, and partnerships with schools, community centers, and gardens. For 15 years Earth Celebrations produced the popular Rites of Spring: Garden Pageant and Winter Pageant on the Lower East Side, which engaged over 5,000 participants annually, and led to the preservation of many of the community gardens on the Lower East Side and throughout New York City.
On Saturday, May 22, 2010 (rain date: Sunday, May 23), Earth Celebrations launches 2nd annual Earth Celebrations' Hudson River Pageant: to restore the Hudson River and address climate change in New York City. This ecological parade and performance art event features a magnificent parade of giant 15-foot river species puppets and spectacular costumes. Music, dance, performances, songs, and poetry, including an Oyster Garden Planting Ceremony, Live Fish Release, River Cleansing Ceremony, and a Boat Dance, highlighting the river, and its' species, habitats, and issues, are presented at the various piers and significant sites along the parade route, from the World Financial Center/ Marina to Gansevoort Street in the downtown portion of the Hudson River Park from 1-6pm.