Things to do

Learn more about those herptiles – which surely you just learned was a term! – at Penitentiary Glen Reservation’s Hungry Hungry Herps event on Aug. 25 from 12-4 p.m. ...

Lake Metroparks Farmpark will hold Milk & Honey Weekend this weekend (Aug. 17-18), giving visitors of all ages activities to illustrate how many of the foods and products we consume daily are brought from a farm setting. ...

It’s officially the time of year when rows of towering sunflowers begin popping up in farm fields and gardens across Northeast Ohio. Take a stroll through a maze of these whimsical beauties, snap some family photos, cut your own bouquet or enjoy the sunflower fields during these last days of summer.  ...

Join us for outdoor family-friendly fun at Crocker Park, Pinecrest, and First & Main on Tuesdays beginning August 6. We'll send off summer with Jungle Terry and his animal friends, plus a scavenger hunt! All events feature exhibitor tables with activities and giveaways, snacks, glitter tattoos and more!  ...

National Waterpark Day is July 28. Cool off and enjoy some thrills at a Northeast Ohio Waterpark.  ...

What a way to cap National Ice Cream Month: The Akron Zoo will play host to its annual Chillin’ at the Zoo ice cream tasting event on July 27 from 6-9 p.m. ...

The Charles Martin Corvi Fund partners with organizations that support families who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss. Contributions to the fund will be used to partner with healthcare systems and nonprofit organizations to identify families who need support, and the fund focuses its efforts on advocacy, research, grief and remembrance. ...

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The 2024 Summer Olympics run July 26-August 11 in Paris, France. Enjoy the Games in Northeast Ohio with these family-friendly, Olympic-inspired events happening locally.  ...

Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio, backed by the movie theater giant Regal, this summer are participating in the Summer Movie Express 2024 program, which is designed to help kids avoid summer learning setbacks. ...