Celebrating Earth Day from the Bahamas to Beijing

Next Thursday, April 22, marks the 40th annual Earth Day. But around the globe celebrations have already begun.

From speed dating with like-minded environmentalists to taking part in traditional community cleanups, here are 25 fun ways to commemorate Earth Day all week long:

1. Go Earth Day Speed Dating in Canada
2. Save $100 on an electric bike in Los Angeles
3. Attend the opening of a National Park in the Bahamas
4. Shop for “green” fashion in New York City
5. Applaud the Green Globe award winners in Tel Aviv
6. Add to an Earth Day installation in Austin, Texas
7. Stop by Reuse-A-Palooza in Sydney
8. Make trash into cash in Cebu City in the Philippines
9. Learn how to compost in Oregon
10. Get “green” business advice in the United Kingdom
11. Take in an Earth Day film festival outside Philadelphia
12. Dive in to a Red Sea clean up
13. Fundraise for Uganda at a concert in North Carolina
14. Help pre-schoolers plant trees in Caracas, Venezuela
15. Snag a reusable coffee mug at the University of Chicago
16. Dress like a hippie in Tokyo
17. Learn what water is telling us in Seattle
18. Join the Climate Rally in Washington, D.C.
19. Build an outdoor nature classroom on Long Island
20. Take an energy walkabout in Marburg, Germany
21. Watch animals play in Newport News, Virginia
22. Examine art made with repurposed, reused and recycled materials in Michigan
23. Wander a Green Main Street Festival in Waynesboro, Georgia
24. Clean up a trail in Littleton, Colorado
25. Switch from paper tissues to handkerchiefs like students in Beijing, China

Image: Earth’s western hemisphere / NASA