Activities will run April 14 through April 22, and will spread out over Southern Illinois University's Carbondale campus. Other activities will take place at Turley Park near Murdale Shopping Center in Carbondale. Schools, groups and families are welcome. Nearly all events are free. Dates and times for all activities follow.
All events are open to the media.
The following are good times for photographers and camera crews. In case of rain, activities move into the SIUC Student Center's Roman Room. Earth Fair events move to Turley Park in Carbondale on Saturday, April 22. Southern Sustainability, a town-gown group committed to making the region a model of environmental responsibility, organized most events. At the helm is Andilee Warner, SIUC's recycling coordinator.