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June First Friday – MTV @ Downtown Mount Vernon
Jun 2 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
June First Friday – Presented by Riverside Recovery Services.
ACTIVITIES:
-Classic Car Cruise-In Sponsored by A+ Autobrokers
-The MTVArts Cast of the Little Mermaid
-Food Trucks
-Entertainment
-Vendors
-KidZone
-AND MORE
THIS IS A DORA (Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area) APPROVED EVENT.
Keep checking back for more updates!
Ghost Walk at Historic Ohio State Reformatory @ Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield
Jun 2 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Enjoy a 2 hour guided tour at night throughout the Reformatory, focusing on paranormal stories and information. Coats, hats, gloves(cold months) and flashlights are highly recommended. Ages 13 and up with valid ID. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Registration is from 7pm till 7:45pm; the walk starts at 8pm.

Movies on the Square @ Sunbury Square
Jun 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Mark your calendars for some great Summer Movies in Sunbury!

Movies will begin at dusk | Concessions will be available

June 2nd – Minions – The Rise of Gru

July 7th – Top Gun Maverick

Aug. 4th – Moana

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Wildflower Fairy Trail @ Infirmary Mound Park
Jun 3 @ 7:30 am – 8:30 pm
The magic returns to Infirmary Mound Park! We are so glad the fairies have migrated back to the Wildflower Trail and moved in today. They were excited to find a beautiful display of spring wildflowers waiting to greet them! Their village will be up through the month of September! And more fairies will be moving in at times over the summer! Will you find them all? This year you can also use the United Fairy Postal Service to write to the fairies. They may even write you back!
To access the trail, park at the Shelter 6 parking area. Visit the sign near the playground and grab a map or print one at home! Follow the signs and map around Mirror Lake to the start of the Fairy Trail. If Shelter 6 is full, you can park at the Shelter 5/horse gravel lot. Find the map here: https://lickingparkdistrict.com/activities/
The start of the Wildflower/Fairy Trail is about 1/4 mile from the parking area at Shelter 6. The actual Fairy Trail is a 1/4 mile loop.
The wee folk wanted us to share some Fairy Directives while visiting:
1) Please be kind to all creatures!
2) Leave No Trace! Please do not leave any glitter, trash, or plastic. These can hurt the fairy friends.
3) Please stay on trail! There are plants like poison ivy and stinging nettle in the woods in this area!
4) Please leave houses as you find them! So the next visitors can experience the magic as well.
Share your adventures at #LPDfairytrai
Granville Farmers Market @ Raccoon Valley Park
Jun 3 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Established and sponsored by the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce, the market is celebrating its 30th year of providing delicious foods and an opportunity to shop with friends and neighbors. The market features a wide variety of options with over 50 (Steve would have the exact number) local farmers, bakers, specialty food producers and more. In addition to the weekend market, the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce also sponsors a Tuesday market throughout the summer. And there is an indoor market in town during the winter months. Join Granville for a day at the Market!

Alum Creekend @ Alum Creek State Park
Jun 3 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Alum Creekend is coming up!! Come celebrate Alum Creek State Park with us on Saturday, June 3rd at the Beach (3400 Lewis Center Rd, Lewis Center, OH 43035) from 10am – 4pm. Check out the flyer below for some of the fun activities that will be going on that day!

Lighthouse Service @ Gay Street United Methodist Church
Jun 3 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Lighthouse Service – Saturday, June 3 @10:00 a.m. in the church sanctuary

Sean Kenney’s NATURE CONNECTS® – sculptures made with LEGO® Bricks @ Kingwood Center Gardens
Jun 3 @ 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects Made with LEGO® Bricks, an award-winning and record-breaking exhibition that uses beautiful works of art made from simple toy blocks to explore animal endangerment, the balance of ecosystems, and mankind’s relationship with nature is coming to Kingwood Center Gardens from June 2 to September 17, 2023.  Produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Nature Connects depicts important topics that the New York artist, Sean Kenney, holds dear, from protecting an animals’ habitat to planting a garden.

Nature Connects further shows that just as LEGO pieces interconnect, everything in nature is interconnected in a delicate balance. The narratives, along with the intricate displays, also explore the importance of conservation, the balance of ecosystems, predator/prey relationships, as well as the relationships between humankind and the natural world.

Columbus Chicken & Beer Fest 5th Anniversary @ Dodge Park
Jun 3 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The annual Columbus Chicken and Beer Festival is back! This year will be our 5th year anniversary! Relocated to Dodge Park to accommodate our growing audience, the Chicken & Beer Festival will be back bigger and better than ever in 2023! This year’s festival will feature some of the best local food trucks, breweries, artists, and 50+ merchants including [Franklinton Press, Snow Sisters, Embody Your Soul, Heartland Bank, Manifest Me… etc] . We are also proud to announce that this year, proceeds from Chicken & Beer will benefit Use Your Ears, a non-profit organization that connects Greater Columbus area youth with a network of music-related resources, workshops, and opportunities.
Our goal is to provide a FREE, all-inclusive day of family-fun in the city’s first neighborhood–Franklinton!
Rich with history and culture, this area is a wonderful example of how we can bridge the city’s historic past with the opportunities and possibilities for the future.
Stayed tuned for more details on music lineup, food trucks, volunteer opportunities, vendor spots, games, and more!
Outdoor Adventures @ Infirmary Mound Park
Jun 3 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Outdoor Adventures is back! Come out to Infirmary Mound Park to experience the fun the great outdoors can be. Try out kayaks and canoes on Mirror Lake, ride the zipline, touch a firetruck, throw a disc for disc golf, practice your target skills in the archery trailer and bb gun inflatable, and hike to the wildflower fairy trail. Various community organizations will be on hand with fun activities and Monarch Meadows will have native plants for sale to take home. The Bugman, Ohio Nature Education, and Ohio Canid Center will have live animals and there will also be a farm petting zoo. Hungry? Food Trucks will include Tacomania, Poppy’s Roadside Diner, Holy Crepes, and Liberty Kettle Corn! Families can also enjoy the Nature Playscape. All activities free