Riverfest Columbus > Activities

Genoa Park and COSI
Friday, July 29, 2011
5:00pm to 10:00pm

Come out for a fun-filled family night on the Scioto River. The night will consist of hands-on activities, food, and musical entertainment. The event will conclude by watching fire dance on the Scioto River as Dwight Lenox & Lenox Avenue Express Performs.

Schedule of Activities

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CREEK EXPLORATION: ALUM CREEK
Sunday, July 3rd at 5 p.m.
We’ll use nets, buckets, and scoops to uncover fish and other critters in our creeks. Please wear close-toed shoes and be prepared to wade. Meet at the Three Creeks Park, Confluence Trail bulletin board
3860 Bixby Rd
Groveport, OH

PRESCHOOLERS: CREEK CRITTERS
Thursday, July 7th at 10 a.m.
Hike ¼-mile to the creek and wade in to find the creatures that call our creeks home. Please wear close-toed shoes and be prepared to wade. Meet at the Three Creeks Park, Confluence Trail bulletin board
3860 Bixby Rd
Groveport, OH

LUNCHTIME CHAT: DAMSELS AND DRAGONS
Wednesday, July 13th at 12:00pm
Eat your lunch while enjoying a talk about damselflies and dragonflies. Afterward, we will walk down the sidewalk to the lake to catch nymphs in the water and spy adults flying.
Sharon Woods Metro Park; Schrock Lake Picnic Shelter
6911 Cleveland Ave
Westerville, OH
Questions: call the Sharon Woods Naturalist Office at 614-865-4507

JUST FOR KIDS: WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE
Wednesday, July 13th at 1:00pm
Play games and enjoy stores about the importance of water in the lives of people, animals and plants. Dress to get wet. Ages 6-12
Blendon Woods Nature Center
4265 E. Dublin-Granville Rd
Westerville, OH

JUST FOR KIDS: WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE
Saturday, July 16th at 10:00am
Play games and enjoy stores about the importance of water in the lives of people, animals and plants. Dress to get wet. Ages 6-12
Blendon Woods Nature Center
4265 E. Dublin-Granville Rd
Westerville, OH

PRESCHOOLERS: CREEK EXPLORERS
Saturday, July 23 11:00 a.m.
Walk a half- mile down to Big Darby Creek and get wet looking for creek critters.
Meet at Whispering Oaks Picnic Area
3225 Plain-City Georgesville Rd
West Jefferson, OH

FAMILY WADING
Saturday, July 23 2:00 p.m.
Hike one mile to Big Darby Creek and catch and release creek critters.
Meet at Sycamore Plains
2009 Amity Rd
Hilliard, OH

PASSPORT TO FISHING
Sunday, July 24th from 1-3 p.m.
Learn about fish habitat, knots, casting and fishing tips, while completing the Division of Wildlife’s Passport to Fishing program. Then, stay to fish for as long as you’d like. Space is limited. Ages 7-15. Must pre-register at http://reservations.metroparks.net/programs
Meet at the Three Creeks Park, Confluence Trail bulletin board
3860 Bixby Rd
Groveport, OH

Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
111 Liberty Street, Ste. 100
Columbus, Ohio 43215
www.morpc.org