Arbor Day 2023

The City of Palm Coast will be holding its 18th Annual Arbor Day event on May 6th from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave. Admission is free! Refreshments and products from vendors will be available for purchase.

The tree tent opens at 9 a.m. A Master Certified Arborist will be in the tree tent from 9 a.m.-noon, offering free guidance on proper pruning, placement, planting, and root shaving techniques. To get a free tree, bring a non-perishable, non-expired human or pet food item to trade for the tree while quantities last! City of Palm Coast employees and volunteers will be available to assist with loading the trees into your vehicle. 

This year’s Arbor Day celebrations will commemorate the City’s recognized commitment to help aide in the recovery of Monarch Butterflies nation-wide by joining Monarch City USA. 

The native Monarch butterfly release will be at 11 a.m. Other fun activities are planned for all ages, including a butterfly tent, a petting zoo, free arts and crafts, and goodie bags for the kids. 

This year also brings new additions with fun and exciting community contests to take place on Arbor Day: a Kid’s Costume Contest and an Event Day Photo Contest. 

Butterflies, Dinosaurs, Bumblebees, Plants and more! – Have your children wear their favorite Arbor Day-themed attire to participate in a Kid’s Costume Contest at 10:30 a.m. near the butterfly release station. Participants are asked to arrive at 10 a.m. to check-in. Winners will be announced prior to the butterfly release. 

In hopes to gather photos taken from the community on event day, we will be hosting an Arbor Day Photo Contest. Whether you capture live performances, large crowds, favorite vendors, the abundance of butterflies, or the beautiful scenery in Town Center - Submit your photos below.

While at the event, residents will also be able to take advantage of free paper shredding services. City of Palm Coast employees will be on standby to assist attendees wishing to use this service by wheeling totes to attendees' cars to help unload paper and bring it to a chute that dumps all of it into a shredder.