Tides of Change: Raleigh’s Earth Day Bash
Trash, tunes, and eco-friendly treasures collide at this green celebration.
Shannon
April 15, 2025
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Raleigh, get ready to roll up your sleeves and vibe out. Tides of Change: An Earth Day Celebration is splashing down Sunday, April 20 (10:30am–4pm) at The Hightide Salon + Suites. Kick things off with a downtown litter cleanup (good karma included—sign up to volunteer here), then swing by a pop-up market packed with sustainable goodies before heading inside for live sets from Le Lotus, Modern Movin’, and carcrashpoolparty. Tickets are $20 and support The Great Raleigh Cleanup’s green dreams.
This isn’t sponsored (we’d let you know if it was). We just love planet-friendly parties with a good beat. (Just so you know: Sponsored content in our newsletter is always marked with “*”).
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