# Candy Land Wild about Winter at Penitentiary Glen

> Event for families in the Cleveland area (OH). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Nov 21 – Jan 3 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Where: Penitentiary Glen Reservation, 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Free
- Organizer: Lake Metroparks
- Official page: https://www.lakemetroparks.com/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

Lake Metroparks' free indoor holiday tradition turns the Candy Land board game into a life-size walk-through at Penitentiary Glen Reservation in Kirtland. This year's theme, Wild about Winter, takes families on a wintry adventure about what happens above and beneath the snow, with a themed craft, new scavenger hunts and hands-on exhibits. On Wild Weekends, Saturdays add animal chats and s'mores around a campfire and Sundays add animal enrichment demonstrations in the Wildlife Center yard. Best for preschoolers and early-elementary children.

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