Geauga Park District
When summer is hottest, it’s time for two great arts festivals in Chardon: Geauga Park District’s 30th annual Nature Arts Festival at Big Creek Park...
For more information and registration, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.
Great Day For Arts In Chardon
Aug. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
When summer is hottest, it’s time for two great arts festivals in Chardon: Geauga Park District’s 30th annual Nature Arts Festival at Big Creek Park and the Chardon Square Association’s 40th annual Chardon Arts Festival on historic Chardon Square.
The events are connected by a free 5-minute bus ride. Admission and parking are completely free at both.
On Chardon Square, the Chardon Arts Festival returns with more than 100 juried artists. Featured local artist is Jim Anderson, of Farmhouse Stoneware. Learn more about the Chardon Square festival at www.chardonsquareassociation.org.
Meanwhile, at the Nature Arts Festival in Big Creek Park at 9160 Robinson Road, 50 regional artists and farm market vendors make for a truly unique indoor/outdoor event. All artists are juried for wildlife/nature-inspired artwork.
Complete lists of art vendors, farm market vendors, food options and live music and entertainment will be posted at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org, including make-n-take crafts, face painting, balloon art, nature-inspired poetry and prose readings and more.
Want S’More
Aug. 8
Celebrate National S’more Day by roasting a marshmallow and building one of these delicious treats, plus learn a bit of s’more history, at the former Boy Scout campgrounds of Chickagami Park.
Registration is required to join and to select a time slot.
Moths & Meteors Overnight Event
Aug. 11-12, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Bring a tent and spend the night enjoying the Perseid Meteor Shower and the night-flying moths attracted by black light and mercury vapor lamps at Observatory Park in Montville Township. Registration is required to keep the crowds manageable.
Park telescopes will be available for viewing non-meteors if the weather is clear, and a naturalist will be on hand from sunset to sunrise. The best meteor viewing in clear weather should be 1-3 a.m.
Tents may be set up any time after 4 p.m. and removed by 9 a.m. the next morning. No campers, trailers or generators, and pets must be kept on leash. Inclement weather will cancel the event.
