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This year Green Festival celebrates its 7th year, with a line up of 150 visionary speakers, over 400 green businesses and various non-profits, sponsored by Global Exchange and Green America (formally Co-op America). These two veteran non-profits have joined forces to kick-off the three day event starting this Friday with compelling lectures, coupled with interactive workshops, music, and community-based events. As one of the core principals of this event, it intends on educating the public on the range of businesses and causes that constitutes the vast environmental movement and green (eco)nomy.
This three day celebration, starting November 13 - 15, 2009, brings together the sustainability community at large, while demonstrating by example how to live green. By taking public transit and/or using alternative modes of transportation, visitors are given $5 off Green Festival admission, while providing free secure bike valet (for discount bring Muni ticket or valet ticket).
In continuing their effort to make this event as low impact as possible and educate the public about waste, they have diligently created refuse stations, where volunteers gladly compost or recycle all waste while discarding what cannot be diverted. Last year, they collected an impressive 48,745 lbs of waste with only 2% going to the landfills. Green Fest is setting the stage for other events to follow suit with their zero-waste goal. On their website they give attendees a list of suggestions to help make the event a bit more green - excellent tips to incorporate in your daily life and reduce your waste production.
Here are a few green tips:
- Bring your own water bottle - This is a plastic bottle-free event, H2O stations will be provided
- BYOB - Bring your own bag
- Take only material that you need
- Carpool or alternative means of transportation
This week, roll up your sleeves and join your community in Green Week, November 7 -15, by participating in art, activism and environmental service. Whether your are in San Francisco, Berkeley, Richmond or Oakland, there are all kinds of events to pique your interest, for more information check out Communitree.
Another highlight this year includes the first Tweetup, hosted by Earthsite, on Friday @ 2:00 in the Mezzanine. This will give all of you, in the world of social media, a chance to meet who is following who - all bloggers, Tweeters and social media enthusiasts are encouraged to join, Tweet and follow!
Green Fest has been dubbed the “world’s largest party with a purpose,” with an incredible line up during the day and amazing music at night to keep your feet moving! The Green Bash has created the official after party, Green Festival After Dark, concert series starting Friday night with Green Spirit Dance at 1015 Folsom, Saturday evening featuring Hamsa Lila at the Regency Ballroom and wrapping up on Sunday with Evolve Culture at Temple nightclub.
Get your discounted concert series tickets here.
San Francisco Green Festival Logistics:
Location: San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center
635 8th St @ Brannan St
San Francisco, CA 94103
Price: Weekend pass: Adult $25; Senior $15; Student $15; Child (17 and under) Free
1-day pass Ticket Adult $15; Senior $10; Student $10; Child (17 and under) Free
Tickets are available at the door or here.
Hours: Friday – 12pm – 7pm
Saturday – 10am – 7pm
Sunday – 11am – 6pm
Twitter: @GreenFestival (Hashtag: greenfest)
Facebook: Green Festival
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