ArborFest 2025
Presented by The Davey Tree Expert Company
2,900
attendees
80
dozens
of activities
50+
volunteers
1
amazing festival
Thank you
to our sponsors, without whom this festival would not have been possible
ArborFest Avenue
Arborists with Davey Tree Experts demonstrate how they climb the tallest of trees!
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
ArborFest HQ, the heart of the festival where tours begin!
Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight
Attendees stroll in the shade of Whetstone Park’s many trees.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
On the shuttle headed for ArborFest!
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Local band Six Feet Apart rocks the treetops!
Photo credit: Dara Naghari
Showing off native plants!
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Essence of Phreedom gets a visit from a furry friend.
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Tiny gnomes on display at Mixed Bag of Delight’s booth.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Turkeyfoot Creek Elderberry Farm displays their wares.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Discover Bats Ohio demonstrate how bat wings work.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Humans weren’t the only ones enjoying Columbus ArborFest!
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Attendees browse the books brought buy Columbus Metropolitan Library’s pop-up library truck!
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Learning about acorns on ArborFest Avenue.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Azure Apothecary display their custom tea blends.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Safe Green Schools ready to share how Columbus schools can continue to move towards sustainability.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
A beautiful day for a tree festival!
Photo credit: Dara Naghari
Red Beard Bees shows off delicious local honey.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Cyanotype photography of trees from around the world by Jeff Kuhlman.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Enjoying the shade and appreciating the art in Whetstone Park.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Guests walk and roll down ArborFest Avenue.
Photo credit: Dara Naghari
No lack of parking at the bike corral provided by Johnny Velo Bikes.
Photo credit: Dara Naghari
Mort Schmidt giving his legendary Tree ID Tour.
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
Native and locally grown plants for sale by Natives in Harmony.
Photo credit: Dara Naghari
Brad Noble shows his unique and vibrant art.
Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight
SMiLE, an organic eco-art installation. Part of the We Are Part of Something Bigger art exhibition organized by OBLSK.
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
Folks line up for food from Dos Hermanos and Greek Village on the Go.
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
Attendees learn how to do seining at the Olentangy River.
Photo credit: Susann Moeller
Craig Toothman staffs the Xerces Society Booth.
Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight
Navy volunteers wearing recreations of the original US Navy uniforms.
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Can’t help but say hello to all the good dogs at ArborFest!
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Showing off how easy it is to do home composting with The Compost Exchange!
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Shelter House
Green Columbus executive director Shelly Douglas talks about how we can get more canopy coverage at the annual Columbus Tree Summit.
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
Attendees share why they value trees at the Columbus Tree Summit.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Russel Tree Experts demonstrate how to properly prune a young tree.
Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight
Professor Simon Power talks about how the forests of Ohio have changed and adapted through history.
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
Simon Power present to a group of attendees
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
Painters and poets created art reacting to each other’s work as part of Ohio Poetry Society’s ekphrastic art exhibition at the Whetstone shelter house.
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
One of the poems created for the ekphrastic poetry exhibition title Urban Arboretum by Susann Moeller.
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
One of the paintings that was part of the ekphrastic poetry exhibition.
Photo credit: Ryan Foshee
Family Area
Kids play the pollinator game at the ArborFest family area
Photo credit: Alice Faust
Jared the Nature Guy teaches families how to speak the language of birds.
Photo credit: Alice Faust
Jared the Nature Guy teaches families how to speak the language of birds.
Photo credit: Alice Faust
Jared the Nature Guy teaches families how to speak the language of birds.
Photo credit: Alice Faust
Bird houses wait for their glue to dry after being assembled by children at the festival. The materials were donated by The Knue Shop.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Kids decorate free mosquito buckets designed to lure the mosquitoes and prevent their eggs from maturing. The buckets were donated by Pulp Juice and Smoothies.
Photo credit: Alice Faust
The family area community board thanking the many people and organizations who helped make it possible!
Photo credit: Jay Whitney
Kids play the pollinator game in the ArborFest family area.
Photo credit: Alice Faust
An ArborFest volunteer explains one of the activities at the family area.
Photo credit: Jay Whitney