THANK YOU
for a wonderful event!
We’re grateful to the whole community for showing up for sustainability
psst! share your pictures with #columbusarborfest
Get Involved
Columbus ArborFest is entirely volunteer run. If you would like to help plan next year’s fest, email us at columbusarborfest@gmail.com
Activity Schedule
Listen to live music from local band Six Feet Apart
Hear poe-tree readings from EcoPoetry of Columbus
See the modern movements of CoMo Dance
Meet with amazing organizations who drive sustainability and support our local ecosystems including:
- Franklin Park Conservatory
- OSU Master Gardeners
- Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District
- Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed
- Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries
- Drive Electric Columbus
- Green Columbus
- Columbus Recreation and Parks Department
- SWACO
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Keep Columbus Beautiful
- Blueprint Columbus
- And many more!
Free sapling giveaway courtesy of The Davey Expert Tree Company
Listen to Storytime with Whetstone Library
Hands-on arts and craft activities with Red Oak Community School
Join in with the children’s sing and dance-along
Learn about our local ecosystems with guided walks to the nearby waterways, forests, Park of Roses gardens, and Whetstone Prairie
Get up close and personal to our trees with Columbus City Arborists
Dedicated children’s area at the Davey Tree Seedling Center
Jazz up your lawn at the native plant sale with local nurseries
Free wellness classes at the Yoga Field
Delicious dishes from your favorite local food trucks including Hisham’s, Dos Hermanos, Tabouli Cafe, and Kona Ice
Climb inside some big vehicles like the OSU BUGmobile, forestry vehicles, and the Ohio 811 Interactive Educational Trailer
Check out the electric vehicle show with Drive Electric Columbus
Getting here
On foot or by bike 🦶/🚲
Columbus ArborFest will be taking place just off of the Olentangy trail. The festival is excited to provide a free bike corral for cyclists!
By bus 🚍
COTA lines #2 and #102 run regularly along high street. A shuttle will run from the library parking lot to the event.
By car 🚗
Come by ride share and get dropped off right by the entrance! Limited parking will be available in Whetstone Park. There is additional parking at the Whetstone Library and Community Center.
A special thank you to these local organizations for also opening their parking lots for public parking:
- Overbrook Presbyterian Church
- Ohio High School Athletic Association
(Both on the North side of Park, west of High St) - First Church of Christ, Scientist
- Calvary Bible Church
(Both on High St, near Library and Rec Center)
Visitors may park in the above lots for free to attend the event.