Earth Day on 22 April, established by the United Nations in 1970, is the world’s largest environmental event, celebrating planet Earth and promoting its protection.
Each year Earth Day involves up to a billion people in 192 countries and more than 20,000 organisations worldwide.
Earth Day Italia, the main Italian partner of the Earth Day Network, was founded in 2007 with the aim of strengthening Earth Day and its goals across the country, encouraging projects and initiatives for the planet and promoting a new environmental awareness.
Earth Day has become an important occasion and a significant tool for raising awareness of environmental issues.
The first edition of Earth Day Cefalù, held over three days in 2013, was singled out among the 5 events of April 2013 that help the world, and as a nationally recognised environmental event alongside major cities such as Rome, Palermo, Bergamo and Bari, with a feature in the monthly magazine Natural Style published by Cairo Editore.
Earth Day Cefalù, which this year reaches its twelfth edition, has been conceived and coordinated since its debut in 2013 by architect Salva Francesca Mancinelli, currently Councillor for Environmental Policies of the Municipality of Cefalù, and aims to promote the town’s image as a tourist destination while offering initiatives that raise awareness of environmental issues.
This year, from 22 to 26 April 2026, the Festival offers six intense days of events and the active participation of everyone, young and old.
Find the full programme here.
