Published: Apr 29, 2017 12:00 AM
The 10th Annual Newtown Earth Day Festival may have started off with Mother Nature raining down her showers over town, but that did not stop people from heading out to show their support.
The festival took place from 10 am to 4 pm, on the front lawn of the Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, and hosted a variety of vendors, musical entertainment, food options, and a silent auction.
Many local groups and organizations set up booths to educate attendees about the ways they help the environment and support the animals and insects who inhabit it.
A portion of the proceeds raised went toward Newtown Scholarship Association for Newtown High School graduates interested in environmental and ecological studies.
By the end of the festival, the storm clouds had cleared and the sun was able to shine down on all the seeds sown from this year's Earth Day.
Sondra Bradford-Jennings, left, of the Newtown Earth Day Festival Planning Committee helped run the festival's official tent with local volunteers Angie Fiorella, Christine Ruzek, Camille Paradis, and Julia Kaiser. (Bee Photo, Silber)
Attendees of the Earth Day Festival learned about new ways to garden, like using the Tower Garden by Juice Plus+. The self-sustaining structure can hold up to 36 plants and can grow vegetables like tomatoes and lettuce. (Bee Photo, Silber)
Nya Linton learned how to create a backyard habitat for the Connecticut Bluebird with instructor Ben Toby at his Build Your Own Birdhouse booth at the Earth Day Festival. (Bee Photo, Silber)
Kristin O'Donnell, left, baby Sophia O'Donnell, Lynne Haggerty, Bill Haggerty, and young Amber O'Donnell enjoyed spending time together as a family at the Newtown Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 22. (Bee Photo, Silber)
Newtown EMT Kristin Peterson, left, dog handler Beth Thompson, Christ The King Lutheran Church service dog Maggie, and Newtown EMT Dan Cragin gathered together in the town's newest ambulance on Earth Day. (Bee Photo, Silber)
Three-year-old Lulu Sommer stopped by The Garden Club of Newtown's tent at the Earth Day Festival with her mom, Jennifer Sommer, and designed a headband with antennas on top. (Bee Photo, Silber)
Holly "Polly Bee Pollinator" Kocet and Mary "Monarch" Gaudet-Wilson of Protect Our Pollinators educated Newtown Earth Day Festival attendees while in their bee- and butterfly-inspired costumes. (Bee Photo, Silber)
