EarthFest 2008 will be held on Friday, April 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine). Visit here to learn more about the event!

Visiting EarthFest is as simple as filling out a short form and letting us know how many students you'd like to bring to the event. Visit here to learn more about how you can bring your students to EarthFest.

There is no fee for visiting EarthFest and the Kids Grow Expo. We invite all area schools and our community neighbors to visit the event and celebrate EarthFest with us!

Yes. Temple University Ambler, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, offers a program - Transportation Angels - that provides a limited amount of transportation funding to schools with genuine need. Learn more about Transportation Angels here.

Temple University Ambler invites all organizations, businesses, state and local agencies, and high school, middle schools, and elementary schools in the region to take part in EarthFest and share their knowledge with our student visitors! Visit here to learn more about becoming an EarthFest exhibitor.

The Franklin Institute. The Philadelphia Zoo. The Department of Environmental Protection. The Insectarium. The Academy of Natural Sciences. Adventure Aquarium. These are just a few of the more than 80 exhibitors taking part in EarthFest this year! View our full list of 2008 exhibitors here!

VIEW AN EARTHFEST 2008 EVENT MAP HERE!

CoolScience! The Chemistry Show! Born in the USA! Making the Recycle Band! There's never a dull moment on the EarthFest Main Stage. Visit here to view a Main Stage Schedule of events!

The Exhibitors section of the EarthFest Web site includes detailed instructions and maps for all three areas of the event. Whether you're exhibiting near the Learning Center or just across from the Kids Grow Expo, you'll find all of the information you need right here!

Yes. Please note that the Meetinghouse Road entrance into the large parking lot at Temple University Ambler will be closed off the day of EarthFest. Access into and out of the large parking lot will be by Woods Drive (the Butler Pike entrance/exit) only. Schools, let your bus drivers know! Visit here for more information on parking.

In 2008, we hope to continue expanding this educational festival. EarthFest carries a significant operating cost. Sponsorship gifts offset that cost, enabling us to enhance access to EarthFest for many students, teachers, and community residents throughout the region. Learn how to become an EarthFest sponsor here.

The Kids Grow Expo is a horticultural exhibition by and for school age children in the greater Philadelphia region. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society as an educational project, the Expo creates an awareness of horticulture and the natural environment and encourages active participation of youth in growing, gardening, and related activities. Learn more about the Kids Grow Expo here.

With so much emphasis on the American diet and sedentary life style, the 2008 Kids Grow Expo theme, “Growing Healthy,” will encourage students to make healthy eating and active lifestyle choices. Click here to download a Kids Grow Expo and Junior Flower Show booklet and registration form.

In addition to learning from our more than 80 exhibitors, enjoying the many activities at the EarthFest Main Stage , or participating in the many Kids Grow Expo activity stations, students may also participate in the EarthFest Passport (grades pre-K through 8) and the Making the Recycle Band competition. Learn more about these exciting interactive programs here!

We could not hold EarthFest without our dedicated group of community, faculty, student, and staff volunteers. Learn how you can become a volunteer at EarthFest 2008 here.

Yes, there will be food and beverages for sale. However, if your students are bringing their lunches, you may wish to put all bagged lunches in a box and mark the outside of the box with your school’s name and grade. All lunches can be stored on designated tables in the Food Tent near the Kids Grow Expo festivities.

Yes. There will be items, such as t-shirts, books, and food available for purchase at EarthFest. Please let your students know that they will have opportunities to purchase souvenirs at the event.

Yes. Please remind children that Temple students will be attending classes that day in several of the buildings. Children should remain with their chaperones at all times and not wander through the buildings.  EarthFest visitors are not permitted inside the classroom buildings.

Absolutely! The Ambler Campus is a designated arboretum. Tours are available by making arrangements with the Arboretum director. Self-guided tours are also available each day until dusk. Tours will be given during EarthFest by Arboretum Director Jenny Rose Carey at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and Noon. Visit here for more information about the Landscape Arboretum of Temple University Ambler.

Please let your students know that should they become lost or separated from your group that they should go to one of the Information tables indicated on the EarthFest and Kids Grow Expo map.

Our friendly and knowledgeable Admissions staff is available to answer any questions you might have about programs of study at Temple University Ambler. Don't hesitate to contact them at 267-468-8100 or visit the Admissions Web site here.

From lectures to cultural events, ghost walks to dances, career fairs to blood drives, there is always something taking place at Temple University Ambler! Visit our campus calendar often for information about upcoming events!

Temple University Ambler is within easy access from throughout the five county region. Visit here for directions and maps to campus.

Questions about exhibiting? Bringing your school to EarthFest? Sponsorship? Volunteering? We're happy to help! Visit the Contact Us page for telephone numbers and e-mail addresses linking you to all EarthFest and Kids Grow Expo key contacts!