Summer Solstice Celebration

Summer Solstice Celebration

Invasive plant removal service project and community celebration

By EcoAction Arlington

Date and time

Friday, June 21 · 6 - 8pm EDT

Location

601 N Manchester St

601 North Manchester Street Arlington, VA 22205

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Agenda

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Invasive Plant Removal

Be a steward of our local Bluemont Park and environment by helping remove invasive English Ivy plants!

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Community Celebration + Refreshments

After the invasive plant removal, please stay for a time of socializing, community celebration with live acoustic music, and partake in fellowship over a light meal.

About this event

  • 2 hours

Celebrate the summer with EcoAction Arlington at the Bluemont Junction Park! Join us for a beautiful evening outside on one of the longest days of the year for service, sunshine, and socializing!

Volunteers will be stewards of our community park by participating in an invasive plant removal. After the service project, stay for a time of socializing and connecting with one another during our community celebration! Food and drinks will be provided with your ticket purchase for our community celebration.


Jane Grady (she/they), a local musician, will be playing a selection of of folk music covers, as well as, acoustic renditions of oldies, classics, and pop songs during our community celebration.

About Bluemont Park: To get to the Caboose, park at the Bluemont Park lot at 601 N. Manchester Street (near corner of N. Manchester Street and Wilson Blvd.) and walk across the bridge over Four Mile Run and cross the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail to the Caboose and field.

*Tickets to the community celebration are $15 each, to cover the cost of the food and beverages being provided. EcoAction Arlington's community events are open to all regardless of your ability to pay our admission fee. To waive the fee for the 6/21 Summer Solstice Celebration, please use code SUMMER at checkout.

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EcoAction Arlington

EcoAction Arlington advocates, educates, and acts to create a sustainable community by improving our natural environment, encouraging environmentally-friendly behaviors, ensuring environmental justice, and addressing the climate crisis. Our vision is that everyone in Arlington is collectively engaged in creating a sustainable community. Our work is local and community-based and directly improves our air quality, mitigates the carbon footprint of Arlington families, reduces pollution into the Chesapeake Bay, improves wildlife habitat, beautifies Arlington’s parks, and grows our environmental stewards of tomorrow. 

$15