Highbanks BIGGEST Event of the YEAR! Join us from 5-8pm for a fun family event to celebrate the first days of fall! Enjoy hayrides, inflatables, campfires & marshmallows, archery and ...Read More
Celebrate fall equinox by joining a naturalist for a 1 mile hike in the forest while searching for animals, plants, and insects. Meet in Big Meadows PIcnic Area near the ...Read More
Join us in the nature center for a one-hour chamber music performance by Zephyr Chamber Winds. This concert is funded by a Friends of Metro Park Grant and is produced ...Read More
Come out for an evening social hike to the wetland bird blind with a Highbanks naturalist. We'll meet new people, look for migrating birds, and chit chat as we take ...Read More
Take a one mile walk with a naturalist to learn and practice several techniques for bringing mindfulness into your relationship with nature, with the goal of feeling more present in ...Read More
Join Yoga instructor, Margaret McCullough from North YMCA, for chair Yoga intended to improve balance and muscle strength through Yoga poses. We will be either seated or standing to do ...Read More
Learn all about the insects that buzz around the park and go on a short hike to look for them! We'll use nets to catch bugs and magnifying glasses to ...Read More
Join us for a fun afternoon with local author Tracy Blom as she reads from her delightful new book, "Lissa Loves Bugs." Following the reading, we'll venture into the meadows ...Read More
Drop by anytime between 1-230pm and get creative making your own butterfly feeder to take home. Meet inside nature center. All ages are welcome. Meeting Location Notes: Highbanks Nature Center ...Read More
Join Joanie Calem, local folk musician, singer/song-writer, and storyteller, for an hour long music and story program. Audience members are welcome to sing or dance along as Joanie takes us ...Read More
Explore the Olentangy River to look for some of the animals that live in the river. Be prepared to get wet! Shoes required in the river for your safety. Please ...Read More
Learn about bats and take a 1.5-mile hike to look for our flying mammals in the evening sky. During the bat hike, we will try to see as many bats ...Read More