Santa’s Workshop – Registration Required

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

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Tinsel Town Tots – Registration Required

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

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Christmas Decor/Gift Making – Registration Required

Do you have a family member or friend who values personalized handmade gifts over store purchased items? Or are you looking for cute Christmas décor of your own? Join GCP&T as we get you ready for the holiday season with hand-crafted Christmas Decor Each handcrafted wooden snowman is $10 to make.

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Christmas Ornaments – Registration Required

Join GCP&T as we get you ready for the holiday season with hand-crafted ornaments for your tree! Each ornament is $2. You can register to make anywhere from 1-6 ornaments. Supplies will be provided, you are welcome to bring additional supplies to use. Due to space, only registered guests may

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Bleach Splattered Christmas Shirts – Registration Required

Get creative and design your own bleach dyed Christmas style T-Shirt. I know, I know… Halloween hasn’t even passed yet! But Christmas is right around the corner, after Thanksgiving of course. You will not want to miss celebrating in your very own personalized Christmas shirt! Each paid registrant will receive

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Pumpkin Glow at Caesar Ford Park – No Registration

We give a whole new meaning to GLOW with our Pumpkin Glow! No traditional, candlelit pumpkins here…just hand-painted pumpkins in black light-reflective paint! The trails of Caesar Ford Park will be lined with hundreds of hand-painted pumpkins covering everything from cartoons to music to horror shows, animals, and more. Once

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Pumpkin Glow: Sensory Friendly Night – No Registration

Have you ever wanted to come to pumpkin glow but weren’t sure if it would be accessible for your family? Have no fear, the Pumpkin Fairies are here! This special night of Pumpkin Glow will feature a sensory friendly atmosphere with lower sounds, clear trail markings, fewer lights with ALL

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Wellness Walkers

Each week, we will get our heart rate up and get moving while enjoying the outdoors in our beautiful parks. Walks are guided and self-paced. Greene County Parks & Trails, Fairborn Parks and Recreation and the City of Beavercreek Parks Department have teamed up to provide walks all over Greene

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Night of Romance – Registration Required

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

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The Great Pumpkin Patch – Registration Required

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

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Nature Preschool – Registration Required

On Wednesdays we do wild! Nature is a great classroom and we are so excited for Wild School Wednesdays! We will learn all the basics, colors, letters, numbers etc… Students will also learn all about nature with our animal ambassadors and outdoor classroom! Our home base will be the Critter

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Nature Preschool – Registration Required

On Wednesdays we do wild! Nature is a great classroom and we are so excited for Wild School Wednesdays! We will learn all the basics, colors, letters, numbers etc… Students will also learn all about nature with our animal ambassadors and outdoor classroom! Our home base will be the Critter

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Monarch Tagging – No Registration

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

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Speed Dating – Registration Required

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

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Take Charge of Your Diabetes – No Registration

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

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Autumn Foraging – No Registration

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

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Reptile Safari – No Registration

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

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Romantic River Rendezvous – Registration Required

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

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Bedtime for Baby Sloth – Registration Required

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

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Cooking for One or Two – No Registration

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

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Touch A Truck – No Registration

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

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Animal Sanctuary – Registration Required

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

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SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT RESERVATIONS

We currently can NOT take reservations for facilities or campsites for dates after May 31. Please wait until our new reservation system opens on June 1. If you would like to request a reservation for an event BEFORE May 31, please use this form to let us know details.

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