Calendar of Events

Many FCPD programs and events are outdoors. Before traveling long distances, especially if severe, dangerous weather is expected, it is recommended you check the event listing on the calendar below or check the event on our Facebook page or call 614 321-4833 ext 103 or 740 652-4422 to confirm an event will take place.

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Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park) 10:00 am
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Jun 6 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. between May 23 – June 28 Shelldon Coloring Contest Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH  43130 Meet Shelldon!  Then get an entry form in the nature center.  Crayons and some markers will be provided.  You’re welcome to bring your own medium of choice (paints, [...]
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Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park) 10:00 am
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Jun 7 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. between May 23 – June 28 Shelldon Coloring Contest Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH  43130 Meet Shelldon!  Then get an entry form in the nature center.  Crayons and some markers will be provided.  You’re welcome to bring your own medium of choice (paints, [...]
Precious Pollinators (Mambourg Park) 11:00 am
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill) 11:00 am
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill)
Jun 7 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill)
May through October Open three days during the week: Wednesdays & Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sundays 1:00-4:00 p.m. plus Memorial Day & Labor Day 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Rock Mill Days 2025 (Weather Permitting, see Description & Notices below) Stebelton Park at Rock Mill 1429 Rockmill Place NW Lancaster, OH  43130 Standing [...]
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Focus on Ferns Walk (Wahkeena Nature Preserve) 1:00 pm
Focus on Ferns Walk (Wahkeena Nature Preserve)
Jun 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Focus on Ferns Walk (Wahkeena Nature Preserve)
Sundays, June 8 and 29, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m. Focus on Ferns Walk Wahkeena Nature Preserve 2200 Pump Station Rd Sugar Grove, OH  43155 Wahkeena Nature Preserve is home to over 30 different species of native ferns.   Join our naturalist for a walk on the forested trails (approximately 1.5 to 2 hours) and fern identification, folklore, [...]
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill) 1:00 pm
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Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park) 10:00 am
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Jun 13 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. between May 23 – June 28 Shelldon Coloring Contest Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH  43130 Meet Shelldon!  Then get an entry form in the nature center.  Crayons and some markers will be provided.  You’re welcome to bring your own medium of choice (paints, [...]
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Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park) 10:00 am
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Jun 14 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. between May 23 – June 28 Shelldon Coloring Contest Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH  43130 Meet Shelldon!  Then get an entry form in the nature center.  Crayons and some markers will be provided.  You’re welcome to bring your own medium of choice (paints, [...]
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill) 11:00 am
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill)
Jun 14 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill)
May through October Open three days during the week: Wednesdays & Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sundays 1:00-4:00 p.m. plus Memorial Day & Labor Day 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Rock Mill Days 2025 (Weather Permitting, see Description & Notices below) Stebelton Park at Rock Mill 1429 Rockmill Place NW Lancaster, OH  43130 Standing [...]
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Invaders Among Us (Mambourg Park) 1:00 pm
Invaders Among Us (Mambourg Park)
Jun 15 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Invaders Among Us (Mambourg Park)
Invaders Among Us Sunday, June 15, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m. Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH 43130 Friday, August 15, 2025 4:00-5:30 p.m. Smeck Park 7395 Basil Rd Baltimore, OH  43105 Did you know that some of your favorites plants may be harming our ecosystem!  After a brief presentation about invasive plants, we [...]
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill) 1:00 pm
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Plein Air in the Parks 2025 Series (Multiple Locations) 10:00 am
Board Meeting 2:00 pm
Board Meeting
Jun 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Commissioners Jeffrey Feyko, Chairperson Ami Williams, Vice-chairperson David Smith Sherry Orlando John Watts Director, Fairfield County Park District Marcey Shafer Location Coyote Run (The Tabernacle) 9212 Pickerington Rd Pickerington, OH  43147 Meeting Information Fairfield County Board of Park Commissioners’ regular meetings are at 2:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month.  If that is [...]
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Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park) 10:00 am
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Jun 20 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. between May 23 – June 28 Shelldon Coloring Contest Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH  43130 Meet Shelldon!  Then get an entry form in the nature center.  Crayons and some markers will be provided.  You’re welcome to bring your own medium of choice (paints, [...]
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Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park) 10:00 am
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Jun 21 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. between May 23 – June 28 Shelldon Coloring Contest Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH  43130 Meet Shelldon!  Then get an entry form in the nature center.  Crayons and some markers will be provided.  You’re welcome to bring your own medium of choice (paints, [...]
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill) 11:00 am
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill)
Jun 21 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill)
May through October Open three days during the week: Wednesdays & Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sundays 1:00-4:00 p.m. plus Memorial Day & Labor Day 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Rock Mill Days 2025 (Weather Permitting, see Description & Notices below) Stebelton Park at Rock Mill 1429 Rockmill Place NW Lancaster, OH  43130 Standing [...]
Chat with a Canal Historian (Lockville Canal Park) 4:00 pm
Night Hike (Smeck Park) 9:00 pm
Night Hike (Smeck Park)
Jun 21 @ 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Night Hike (Smeck Park)
Saturday, June 21, 2025 9:00-10:30 p.m. Night Hike Smeck Park 7395 Basil Rd (south of OH-256) Baltimore, OH  43105 Have you ever lost your way in broad daylight?  How do animals get around at night?  On this two-mile hike we will put our senses to the test and learn the adaptations animals use to navigate [...]
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Skulls & Furs (Zeller Park) 10:00 am
Skulls & Furs (Zeller Park)
Jun 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Skulls & Furs (Zeller Park)
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:00-11:00 a.m. Skulls & Furs Zeller Park 8475 Benadum Rd Carroll, OH  43112 It is always best to admire wild animals from a distance.  If you have ever wanted to pet a opossum, we can offer the next best thing!  Come to feel some animal furs and check out cool animal [...]
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill) 11:00 am
Yoga in the Park (Smeck Park) 5:00 pm
Yoga in the Park (Smeck Park)
Jun 25 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Yoga in the Park (Smeck Park)
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Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park) 10:00 am
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Jun 27 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. between May 23 – June 28 Shelldon Coloring Contest Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH  43130 Meet Shelldon!  Then get an entry form in the nature center.  Crayons and some markers will be provided.  You’re welcome to bring your own medium of choice (paints, [...]
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Intro to Nature Photography (Wahkeena Nature Preserve) 9:00 am
Intro to Nature Photography (Wahkeena Nature Preserve)
Jun 28 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Intro to Nature Photography (Wahkeena Nature Preserve)
Saturday, June 28, 2025 9:00-11:00 a.m. Intro to Nature Photography Wahkeena Nature Preserve 2200 Pump Station Rd Sugar Grove, OH  43155 Join naturalist and wildlife photographer Leah for an introductory lesson on photographing the natural world and its inhabitants via a guided hike all over the preserve. Ages 16+. Bring your own camera. What to [...]
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park) 10:00 am
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Jun 28 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Shelldon Coloring Contest (Mambourg Park)
Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. between May 23 – June 28 Shelldon Coloring Contest Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH  43130 Meet Shelldon!  Then get an entry form in the nature center.  Crayons and some markers will be provided.  You’re welcome to bring your own medium of choice (paints, [...]
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill) 11:00 am
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill)
Jun 28 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill)
May through October Open three days during the week: Wednesdays & Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sundays 1:00-4:00 p.m. plus Memorial Day & Labor Day 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Rock Mill Days 2025 (Weather Permitting, see Description & Notices below) Stebelton Park at Rock Mill 1429 Rockmill Place NW Lancaster, OH  43130 Standing [...]
Firefly Walk (Mambourg Park) 8:30 pm
Firefly Walk (Mambourg Park)
Jun 28 @ 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Firefly Walk (Mambourg Park)
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Focus on Ferns Walk (Wahkeena Nature Preserve) 1:00 pm
Focus on Ferns Walk (Wahkeena Nature Preserve)
Jun 29 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Focus on Ferns Walk (Wahkeena Nature Preserve)
Sundays, June 8 and 29, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m. Focus on Ferns Walk Wahkeena Nature Preserve 2200 Pump Station Rd Sugar Grove, OH  43155 Wahkeena Nature Preserve is home to over 30 different species of native ferns.   Join our naturalist for a walk on the forested trails (approximately 1.5 to 2 hours) and fern identification, folklore, [...]
Rock Mill Days 2025 (Stebelton Park at Rock Mill) 1:00 pm
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