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1. Ohio Open Doors When: September 9 – 18, 2016 Time: Times Vary Location: All Over Ohio The Ohio History Connection is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act with a 10 day period of unique tours, talks and special events at over 130 buildings across the state! One such event taking place this weekend is Family Day …

Read More about What Should We Do This Weekend? September 16-18, 2016

Since I started blogging, I have learned about so many interesting and awesome things going on in Columbus! I really like to try them out personally before I share them with you, but sometimes that’s just an impossible goal! How to solve that problem? I’m going to let 5 Columbus parents take over the blog to tell …

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1. Marion Popcorn Festival When: Thursday – Saturday, September 8 – 10, 2016 Time: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM Location: Downtown Marion Phone: 740-387-3378 Did you know Marion, Ohio is one of the top popcorn producers in the country? If you’re up for a road trip this weekend, you can celebrate popcorn with live musical acts …

Read More about What Should We Do This Weekend? September 9-11, 2016

We had beautiful weather for apple picking with friends at The Orchard and Company: blue skies, sunshine, fluffy white clouds and 70-some degrees! Now I’m officially in the mood for fall, looking up recipes for apple crisp and making note of all the fall festivals going on around town! The grounds of the orchard are …

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It’s Labor Day Weekend – the official end of summer. Sad. Tears. But I’m looking forward to things like apple picking and fall festivals, wearing boots and sweaters and drinking hot coffee instead of iced. 🙂 Enjoy your holiday weekend! 1. Gala Apple Picking at The Orchard and Company When: Friday – Sunday, September 2-4, 2016 Time: …

Read More about What Should We Do This Weekend? September 2-5, 2016 Labor Day Weekend!

  1. Obetz Zucchini Festival When: Thursday-Sunday, August 25-28, 2016 Time: schedule varies each day, see link for details Location: Memorial Park, 4175 Alum Creek Dr. Obetz, OH 43207 Phone: 614-491-1080 Celebrate zucchini with rides, food, a parade, live entertainment (like Clint Black), a cruise-in and more! Admission is free! 2. Kid’s Fest in Downtown Newark When: Friday, August 26, …

Read More about What Should We Do This Weekend? August 26-28, 2016

I’ve been working on this idea in my head for a while, keeping a mental list just for personal use, really. Once it started to come together, I decided I’d share it as a blog post because maybe it would help someone else who is staring into space during nap time, wondering what to have for …

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1. Commons for Kids at Columbus Commons When: Friday, August 19, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Location: 160 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215 This week’s Commons for Kids includes putt-putt golf, a bubble play zone and music from Columbus Folk Music Society! This is the next to last Commons for Kids of the summer! (Also Saturday …

Read More about What Should We Do This Weekend? August 19-21, 2016