Earth Day is Monday, April 22, but businesses and organizations around San Antonio will celebrate early with events this weekend.

The San Antonio River Foundation will host Cochineala, a free festival that teaches people about organisms and animals through art, on Saturday.

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival — in partnership with the San Antonio River Foundation — returns to Confluence Park for a night of environmental and adventure-focused films.

Crooks tartged an award-winning South Side park and stole the 3D model of the entire project after an event for the public.

A music and art festival is coming to San Antonio Mission Reach this fall.

You can take home a free tree at the North Pole Nopal event at Confluence Park this Saturday.

SAN ANTONIO – Update 4/3/20San Antonio city leaders officially announced on Friday that city parks would be closed to the public on Easter weekend. Update 4/2/20:City leaders said Thursday that city parks will be closed to the public on Easter weekend. “Right now we’re looking at closing all the city parks on Saturday and Sunday of Easter weekend, starting midnight on Friday, all the parks will be closed. Easter camping is a long-standing tradition in San Antonio when the city usually lifts the curfew at parks for three nights leading up to Easter Sunday. Now, the city is looking to close the parks entirely over Easter weekend to keep people from holding celebrations and gatherings.

SAN ANTONIO – You can adopt one of 500 native trees that will be distributed to the public Feb. 22 at Confluence Park. Every household will be given one free one-gallon tree. 8 Texas treehouses you can rent for the weekendThe San Antonio River Foundation is hosting the event and San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department is supplying the trees. 11 places to get away in the Texas Hill CountrySpecific tree species to be given away have not yet been announced and will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. You do not have to be a resident of San Antonio to receive a free tree.