South Orange River Day is our annual, community gathering to clean up our section of the Rahway River while celebrating environmental awareness and education. This family friendly, volunteer, river clean up, and exhibitions happens Sunday, May 3rd, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (Rain Date May 17th) at the Skate House by the pond in Meadowland Park (off Mead St.) in South Orange. For updates, registration info, and Rain Date notifications, follow South Orange Village and the South Orange Environmental Commission on social media @southorangevillage and @sogreenteam.

Save check in time in line, register in advance!

Activities, Exhibits, & Events

• Volunteer River Clean Up with the Green Team & Environmental Commission

• AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador 

• Electrify SOMA

• Meat Me In The Middle

• NJDEP, Wild on the Outside

• SOMS Student Scientists-River Curriculum

• South Orange Environmental Commission

• South Orange Public Library

• The Rahway River Watershed Association 

Check in on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Skate House by the pond in Meadowland Park (off Mead St.) in South Orange. For updates, including Rain Date notification, follow the SOEC @sogreenteam, South OrangeVillage @southorangevillage, or check back with this page.