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International Compost Awareness Week and Compost Festival

International Compost Awareness Week and Compost Festival

Join the Oklahoma Compost and Sustainability Association (OCASA) in celebrating International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) May 4-10! This year we have a week full of events with the ultimate event being the Compost Festival at Scissortail Park on Saturday, May 10 from 9-1 p.m. Be sure to attend all the events mentioned! ICAW starts off on Monday, 5/4/25, with a virtual tour of the Norman Compost Facility, Commonwealth Farms, and two local composters backyards. On Tuesday, 5/5/25, there will be a tour of Fertile Ground Cooperative. On Wednesday, 5/6/25, OCASA teamed up with Oklahoma City Beautiful for a Sustainable Placemaking discussion and panel at Sailor and the Dock! Thursday will be Coffee & Compost at Scissortail Park, touring their compost operations at 10 a.m.! Friday, come along on a tour of the sustainability initiatives at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) starting at 10 a.m. Finally, Saturday will be the 4th annual Compost Festival at Scissortail Park from 9-1 p.m. There will be yoga, a community composting panel discussion, a backyard composting workshop (with free compost goodies to take home!), music from Compost Adjacent, and an interactive scavenger hunt with some super cool prizes. Be sure to follow OCASA (@okcomposts) on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for more details and updates!

Scissortail Park
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM on Sat, 10 May 2025

Event Supported By

Oklahoma Compost and Sustainability Association
compostfairyy@gmail.com
Scissortail Park
300 SW 7th St
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma