For Adults: Pawpaw Prowl
Take a 1.25-mile hike to learn about our State Native Fruit and search the trees to find some.
Take a 1.25-mile hike to learn about our State Native Fruit and search the trees to find some.
Take a tram ride to Blacklick Creek and then wade in the water in search of aquatic critters.
The Annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival is a fun-filled, educational community event celebrating one of America’s largest native tree fruits, the pawpaw (Asimina triloba). This all-weekend event highlights the rich history and future possibilities of the pawpaw through delectable food and beverages, and a full line-up of presentations and activities that cover pawpaw growing, cooking, genetics, medical use and other topics related to sustainability. Special events at the festival include competitions for the best and biggest pawpaw, a pawpaw cook-off, a best pawpaw-related work of art and the ever-popular pawpaw-eating contest.
Come and join us for barrels of fun, with climbing, slacklining, canoeing, live bands, food trucks, beer, and lots of activities for both humans and dogs, their four-legged friends.
Create your own cereal box collage in this fun, hands-on workshop. Plus, take home a signed print of one of Michael’s vibrant Modern Pop Art creations!
Join Keep Columbus Beautiful and Green Columbus at Scioto Audubon Metro Park for Scioto Sweep 2026, our annual cleanup focused on protecting the Scioto River through land and water cleanups.
Celebrate the pawpaw, an understory tree with the largest edible fruit native to North America. Sample the fruit, try a tasty treat and learn cool pawpaw facts on a 1-mile hike.
Take a 1.25-mile hike to learn about our State Native Fruit and search the trees to find some.
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Grab your flannel and let’s get crafty with a touch of cornstalk charm—it's time to build your very own scarecrow from head to toe! You’re invited to our Scarecrow Making Workshop, held at Howell Park in Bremen, Ohio. Whether you're into classic country charm or scarecrow-chic, you’ll create a one-of-a-kind fall decoration perfect for your porch, garden, or to display in your yard.
Naturalist and baker extraordinaire, Shannon, is back by popular demand for another cookie decorating class! You'll learn the basics of designing Ohio state symbol cookies such as a pawpaw and a spotted salamander.
Sample heirloom varieties, help press cider, and stir apple butter cooking over an open fire.