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The City of Watertown hosted its first ever Resilient Watertown Eco Fest on May 10, 2025. Visitors got the chance to speak to vendors who can help make their lives greener, explored sustainability concepts, and had some fun along the way. The City hosted 20 vendors, 5 city committees and organizations, and 5 community organizations. We also had interactive activities organized by the Hatch and the Museum of Science, held two speaker sessions, got visits from the Bookmobile and crosstown EV shuttle, and more!
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to learn and play with us, and a special shout out to our vendors: Kuhlman Electric, NEC Solar, Toyota of Watertown, and ARE.
We can't wait for next year!
Sponsors
Vendors
Vendors
Akian Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electric
Brahma Kumaris
Charles River Watershed Association
Clean Energy Lives Here | MassCEC
Elcee Jay Creations
Farina’s Bicycles and Power Equipment
Forests for Watertown
Forge (heat pump installer)
Green Tiger Co Sustainable Goods & Refill Shop
HandUp Mattress Resale & Recycling
Hatch Makerspace
Helpsy Textile Recycling (bring your clothing donation pile!)
HomeWorks Energy
New England Ductless
Pearl’s Premium Low Maintenance Lawn Seed
Save Watertown Wildlife
Seed Bakery
Trees for Watertown
VERTEX Engineering
Volkswagen
Wada Hoppah
Watertown Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
Watertown Community Gardens
Watertown Environment and Energy Efficiency Committee
Watertown Faces Climate Change
Watertown Free Public Library
Watertown Public Arts & Culture Committee
Watertown Stormwater Advisory Committee
Watertown Transportation Management Association
YES! Plastic Free
Transportation
Transportation
Free guest parking for Eco Fest is available within the complex in the East Parking Garage on Kingsbury Avenue (off of Arsenal Street). After parking, follow the signage on foot to the Commander's Mansion property located at 440 Talcott Avenue. Please see the parking attendant at the entrance to the Commander's Mansion property for reserved handicap parking. The City's Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee will also have staffed bike racks set up by the Welcome Tent for guests to use.
Activities
Activities
Bounce House
Climate themed carnival games
E-bike test rides
Scavenger Hunt
Bookmobile
Live DJ
EV showcase
Speakers
11:30am-12:15pm - From Net Zero to Community Connection: Watertown's Leadership in Sustainability - The City of Watertown invites you to sit in on a panel of elected officials and city staff to discuss what Watertown is doing to address all aspects of sustainability, from modernizing city operations to collaborating with community groups to being a leader in Net Zero school construction.
Panelists: Mark Sideris, City Council President; Silas Fyler, Assistant Director for Energy Management; Laurel Schwab, Sustainability Manager
Moderated by Erika Oliver Jerram, Director of Community Design
1:00pm-1:45pm - Heat Pumps with Loie Hayes of Green Energy Consumers Alliance - Come learn about the basics of heat pumps, the process of heat pump installation, and more!
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