Columbus Franklin County Metro Parks

Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • Scioto Sweep 2026

    Scioto Audubon Metro Park 400 W Wittier St, Columbus, OH, United States

    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.

  • For Adults: Pawpaw Party

    Slate Run Metro Park (Camp Starview) 9631 Neiswander Road, Ashville, OH, United States

    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.

  • Boiling Sorghum Molasses

    Slate Run Living Historical Farm 1375 OH-674, Canal Winchester, OH, United States

    Watch as sorghum molasses is boiled

  • Pawpaw Prowl

    Blacklick Woods Metro Park (Nature Center) 6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    Take a 1.25-mile hike to learn about our State Native Fruit and search the trees to find some.

  • For Adults 18+: Cookie Decorating

    Blacklick Woods Metro Park (Beech Maple Lodge) 6711 E. Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    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.

  • For Adults: Mindfulness Walk

    Blacklick Woods Metro Park (Nature Center) 6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    Join us for a relaxing, 1-mile hike where we occasionally stop to share something we are seeing, smelling, hearing or feeling.

  • Tots on Trails

    Blacklick Woods Metro Park (Nature Center) 6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    Share a slow-paced, half-mile hike with your toddler and discover nature together.

  • Fall Migration Bird Hike

    Blacklick Woods Metro Park (Nature Center) 6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    Join a naturalist on a 1.25-mile hike while we search the forest for migrating songbirds like warblers, vireos, tanagers and more.

  • Apples: Their History and Uses

    Slate Run Living Historical Farm 1375 OH-674, Canal Winchester, OH, United States

    Sample heirloom varieties, help press cider, and stir apple butter cooking over an open fire.

  • Adaptive Adventures: Carnival!

    Blacklick Woods Metro Park (Buttonbrush Shelter) 6975 E. Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    *Adaptive Adventures programs are designed for individuals with disabilities and their families!

    Join us for a carnival! Balloon artist (3-4pm), face paint, carnival games, campfire cooking and more! Find us at the Buttonbush shelter!

  • For Adults 50+: Carnival

    Blacklick Woods Metro Park (Buttonbrush Shelter) 6975 E. Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    Roast hot dogs and s'mores over an open fire, play carnival games like you did when you were a kid, enjoy the creative stylings of a balloon artist and more!

  • Harvest Moon Hike

    Blacklick Woods Metro Park (Nature Center) 6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    Celebrate the September full moon on this 2-mile hike.