The Grange Insurance Audubon Center offers fun events and activities for all ages to connect with nature. The Audubon Center is located in downtown Columbus, but you’ll feel like you are away from the city and immersed in nature along the Scioto River.
Grange Audubon Center offers STEAM-based programming for youth, birding and conservation experiences, as well as indoor and outdoor fun.
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Special Events at Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Summer Celebration Weekend is June 19-20!
Saturday, June 19, 2021 from 10a-3p. Celebrate the summer solstice, Juneteenth and Pride Month with special story times, multiple crafts, library-on-loan, Birdy Bags, Bird Olympics game, Pop-Up Art Shop featuring 6 art vendors and a presentation by Carol Abbott, volunteer NASA/JPL Solar Stystem Ambassador.
Sunday, June 20, 2021 from 5:30p-7:30p. Celebrate summer & Dad with Hot Dogs, Root Beer & live Bluegrass music by the Goldsberrys Band on the lawn. Dine on specialty jumbo hot dogs/chips by Dirty Franks Hot Dog Truck, and Ohio-made root beer in a keg. Bring your own blanket and/or lawn chair and enjoy the sights and sounds of summer.
Tickets are $25/adult includes 2 specialty jumbo hot dogs/chips/16 oz root beer $10/child (12 and under) includes 1 specialty jumbo hot dog/chips/8 oz root beer. Purchase your tickets here.
Weekly Fun at Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Turtle Tuesday
Each Tuesday morning at 11:30 am. Learn about some of the animals that call the Grange Insurance Audubon Center home! You’ll get to learn about each of our turtles, their habitat, diet and behavior and then watch as their food is prepared and served in front of your very eyes!
Please be sure to check in at the front desk when you arrive and our greeter will send you in the right direction. Pre-registration is required due to limited space at this time. Register here.
Preschool Story Time
Each Thursday morning at 10:00 am for nature-themed, read-alouds and maybe sing a song or two. Stay after to enjoy outdoor play time in our play space located near the native plant gardens or visit the turtles inside. Registration is currently required, program is free. Register here.
Birdwatching for Beginners
Saturday mornings from 10 – 11:30 am
Take a guided hike with our Grange Insurance Audubon Center Educators or Columbus Audubon Volunteers to see what birds you can find in your Scioto Audubon Metro Park each Saturday at 10 am. Guided hikes will give you the basics of birding and help you learn about areas in our park that are great for birdwatching! You can enjoy self-guided hikes in the park anytime during open hours.
Registration is currently required on Eventbrite to limit attendance. Please bring binoculars, or you can borrow a pair at the center if you leave your driver’s license at the desk for the loan. Register at the link here.
Reserve a private playtime!
Small indoor play room with books, bird watching, costumes, climbing structure and cave.
Reserve your playtime! Have an adventure while engaging in imaginative play in the Grange Insurance Audubon Center Forest Room Playroom and Climbing Area with your family and/or playgroup. No more than 15 in the group please (infants included).
Reservations for a party with a member is $30. Reservations for non-member groups is $40. See website for details and cancellation policies. Reserve your playtime here.
Adventure and Discovery Backpacks
The center offers a variety of nature-themed backpacks for family exploration at the park! Adventure Backpacks are geared to school-aged children and Discovery Backpacks are geared to preschoolers. Families can check out a backpack for an hour and a half from Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays between the hours of 10:30 am and 2 pm (10:30 – noon only on Saturdays).
Adults will just need to leave an ID with our staff person until each bag is returned. Pre-registration is required, items in the bag will be sanitized before your arrival and again after the bags are returned.
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
505 W Whittier St. Columbus OH 43215
614-545-5475
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OPEN Tuesday & Thursday 10a-7p, Wednesday & Friday 10a-5p, Saturday 10a-3p, Sunday 12p-5p
CLOSED MONDAY
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