The holiday season can be a busy time, Santa needs all the help he can get making gifts for the special people in our lives. Children, ages 4-12, are invited to attend Santa’s Workshop and make gifts for mom, dad, grandma, grandpa and more. All supplies will be provided, this is

NEW for 2025! The workshop in Tinsel Town is open and ready for our littlest gift-makers…tots ages 2 & 3. This program is the same as Santa’s Workshop, just for our little ones.  Registered guests will make hand-made gifts to give to others during the holiday season. Tots will be

When things just aren’t as easy as they were when we were younger, it’s hard to compete. So why not be part of our NEW Cracked Egg Extreme Hunt only for those ages 55 and up! This event is the same as the Extreme Egg events but with a specific

If you have ever enjoyed the Great Pumpkin Patch, we have designed a program with the same great fun but for our Little Sprouts, ages 2 & 3. The Little Sprouts Pumpkin Farm is open and ready for customers!  Join us for a pumpkin themed journey as we take you

Back by popular demand…… Join us for a Romantic Night Out at Caesar Ford Park where staff helps to take the guess work out of date night. Upon arrival, you will find a setting fit for romance with tables for two, and just the right amount of lighting and music

Did you enjoy growing up with Highlights Seek and Find puzzles? What if you and your kids could be part of a hide and seek game, with the Russ Nature Reserve being your puzzle board? That is right! Hundreds of pumpkins will be hidden along the trails at the Russ

The hunt for Bigfoot is on!  Bring your GPS, headlamps/flashlights and sense of adventure to Caesar Ford Park to see if you can find him.  Use coordinates to find trails marked by reflective fire tacks and if you are lucky, they will guide you to the the beast! Please register

Monarch butterflies are migrating to Mexico!  Come out to the park to help tag them as part of an International Citizen Science project. Their numbers are declining.  Learning more about their migration could help scientists find ways to help them. A limited number of nets will be available for use

Who’s looking for a good time!? Want to meet that special someone to share a night out on the town or maybe just to stay in to Netflix and chill? Well… we have an event for you! Come out to the park and get to know some like-minded people during

Have you ever wanted to create or plant your own “Teacup Succulent Garden”?  Please plan to attend this program where you will learn to put together a quick and easy Teacup Succulent Garden! You will create your very own teacup succulent masterpiece to take home with you!  A teacup, succulents,

A representative from the Ohio State University (OSU) Extension Office Greene County, will be joining us at the Fairgrounds Recreation Center Park (Large Shelter) to present information in reference to “Taking Charge of Your Diabetes”. This program will assist you in learning more about signs of diabetes, possible complications, and

What berries, mushrooms and plants are safe and which ones should we avoid?  Learn about the bounty of foods that can be found in the woods, meadows and your own backyard in Autumn.  Trails will be marked with signs by each plant.  A naturalist will be on hand to answer

Bring the whole family out to Spring Lakes to meet our Critter Cove ambassador reptiles!  Go on a reptile hunt around the lakes, play games and more at this fun, educational event focusing on our scaly friends! This is a station-based program.  Feel free to attend between 1 & 2:30

Looking for a unique date night? We’ve got you covered! You will slide into the Little Miami River on tubes tied for two. Enjoy the sounds of the Little Miami as night falls and you float leisurely to the end of the Narrows River Trail where a bonfire awaits you

Our popular “Build-a-Bear” program specifically for toddlers ages 2 & 3! Let’s help our baby sloths get into a bedtime routine with this fun, station-based program geared towards little sloths ages 2 & 3! Join us as we walk a bedtime story trail, take a bath, brush our teeth, have a bedtime snack

Cooking for one is usually no fun! We will explore why cooking for one is a challenge.  While enjoying the park atmosphere at the Fairgrounds Recreation Center Park (Large Shelter), you will learn strategies for cooking nutritious, appetizing meals – even for just one person! A representative from the Ohio State

Come out to the Fairgrounds Recreation Center Park (Large Shelter) and join us for a Western Arts program featuring knife throwing by Kirk & Melodee Bass. Get ready for some entertainment by Kirk & Melodee Bass!  Kirk Bass is a highly skilled knife thrower and has expertise regarding western arts!  You will be

Firetrucks, ambulances, tractors, OH MY!  What do you get when you fill a parking lot full of different working vehicles?  You get a whole morning of FUN! This program isn’t just for our littlest park goers, it is for the entire family!  So, come out to the Fairgrounds Recreation Center to

Back by popular demand!  Our stuffed animal program, similar to Build-a-Bear! NEW AGE GROUP THIS YEAR ~ 4-12! Our animal sanctuary is overflowing with animals in need of care…are you the right person to help take care of them? Our animal sanctuary has a variety of animals that are in need