250 Plates
Enjoy an inspired menu of locally sourced food prepared by the chefs of participating downtown restaurants, a cash bar (2 drink tickets included with each ticket purchase), and live music. The event will take place at the historic Mill Event Center in Downtown Lancaster. The area will be transformed into a cozy dining room where […]
National Ice Cream Day at Johnson’s Real Ice Cream
You’re Invited! Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with 🎨 Free Kids’ Crafts 🎈 Family Activities Sunday, July 19 12–3 PM All Johnson’s Real Ice Cream Locations!
America 250 Old Fashioned Fun, Picnic, and Open House at the Crabill Homestead
Spend a relaxed afternoon at the historic 1820s homestead, which offers a lovely view of the C.J. Brown Reservoir. Pack a picnic lunch, bring your chairs and blankets, and enjoy old-fashioned lawn games, hands-on crafts, America 250 picnic kit activities, and tours of the historic house. Our partners at Wittenberg University will even have a […]
Over-the-Rhine Homecoming Picnic
The Over-the-Rhine Museum is hosting a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This event is based on the Ohio America 250 July theme of “Ohio’s Homecoming and Picnic.” Our homecoming picnic will be held at Memorial Hall (1225 Elm Street) on Tuesday, July 14th, at 6:30 PM. Guests […]
Fired Up for Hamden – Celebrating America 250 and Hamden’s 150th Birthday
This event is a family-friendly event celebrating America 250 and The Village of Hamden’s 150th Birthday. With live demonstrations, touch-a-truck, and free food (while supplies last), this open house/picnic celebrates our local history and helps build our future alongside our first responders.
County Fair Traditions for America’s Big Birthday, 174th Montgomery County Fair
We are having a week-long celebration of community and agriculture with lots of fun and entertainment. There is nothing more American than the County Fair. Great food, traditional Rodeo, Tractor Pull and Demolition Derby, plus free activities such as laser tag, bounce houses, and petting zoo. Want something a little non-traditional? Try Pro Revolver Wrestling […]
America 250 Ohio, Homestead American Picnic
Enjoy the beautiful Homestead grounds and bring your picnic lunch or purchase food. Come see men dressed as Revolutionary Patriots, go back in time and experience colonial life in our 1804 home with tours led by colonial-dressed ladies, and visit the 1860’s museum of the Civil War Hospital and the Sisters of Charity who served. […]
United by Lee Community Picnic
Join the Shaker Historical Society and our United by Lee partners for a free community picnic celebrating the shared history of Shaker Heights, Lee-Harvard, and the former Warrensville Township communities. Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy catered food (or bring your own lunch), music, museum tours, crafts, and family-friendly activities on the Shaker Historical Society’s […]
Patriotic Pride at the Paulding County Fall Festival
Our festival will host a 300-ft traveling Vietnam memorial wall replica, a Gold Star Family traveling memorial, and we will have a variety of speakers and musicians sharing their stories and talents to honor the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks and to celebrate America 250, with a special emphasis on honoring our local […]
Joyful Afternoon Tea: A Historical Experience
Historic Afternoon Tea celebrating America 250 in relation to the Living History Reenactment taking place across the street in Muskingum Park, Marietta, Ohio. Two dates and two time sessions available. Costumed host and America 250 commemorative keepsakes.