Rubbish to Runway Sustainable Fashion Show

The Rubbish to Runway Sustainable Fashion Event will take place over two nights, June 26th and 27th, 2026, at Veasey Memorial Park in Groveland.

This inspiring annual event is an intergenerational fashion show featuring garments upcycled or made by local designers from materials that would otherwise be recycled or thrown away. The event is an inclusive, body-positive event that promotes community participation, re-use, resourcefulness, and sustainable practices while supporting a vital, self-funding conservation property.

Our R2R 2026 theme is “World, Reimagined”. This theme embraces rediscovery, interconnectedness, and modern interpretations of traditional dress.

Rubbish to Runway, founded in 2010, is a celebration of innovation, arts, sustainability, and imagination. The amazing garments created for the event show how creativity and resourcefulness can make an impact. Each year, we reach out to various community groups, schools, and non-profit art centers to participate. Recent participants range in age from 5 to 80!

All proceeds from the event benefit Friends of Veasey park, a non-profit in Groveland. The funds raised from Rubbish to Runway 2026 will play a pivotal role in enhancing arts and environmental conservation education and ensuring the sustainability of Veasey Memorial Park.