# Things to do with kids in Westerville, OH

> 16 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Westerville, OH (Franklin County, OH), in the Columbus area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Wolves: Fact vs. Myth with the Ohio Canid Center — Westerville](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/wolves-fact-vs-myth-with-the-ohio-canid-center-westerville--listing-fbe4a31f8ac830e5019f7b62) — Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Westerville Public Library · Ages 6+ · Free · checked Oct 24. A representative from the Ohio Canid Center comes to Westerville Public Library to separate wolf facts from fairy-tale myths. The talk covers wolf history, family life, habitat…
- [Zombie Halloween Pool Party — Westerville](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/zombie-halloween-pool-party-westerville--listing-6e37f91e34ff2940e1150296) — Sun, Oct 25 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Westerville Community Center · Ages 3–15 · From $8 · checked Oct 20. Westerville's zombie lifeguards take over the Community Center for a Halloween swim with a haunted trick-or-treat trail through the building. The party is for ages 3 to 15 and…
- [Pumpkin Parade at Westerville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/pumpkin-parade-at-westerville-public-library--listing-6576d005ecf1e3c862dc0c1c) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Westerville Public Library · Ages 0–7 · Free · checked Oct 24. On Halloween morning, Westerville Public Library invites children up to age 7 to come in their favorite fantastical costume for a silly, not-too-spooky storytime. After the…
- [Visit with a Leaf Vacuum at Westerville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/visit-with-a-leaf-vacuum-at-westerville-public-library--listing-acc8ac2ad4a7dea65bc7ad97) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Westerville Public Library · Free · checked Oct 24. For one hour on a Sunday afternoon, a City of Westerville leaf-vacuum truck parks outside Westerville Public Library so children can see the big machine that clears autumn leaves…
- [Visit with a Snow Plow at Westerville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/visit-with-a-snow-plow-at-westerville-public-library--listing-6ec8a1d9ae6907a9c3d3c7a2) — Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Westerville Public Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Westerville Public Library parks a real Genoa Township snow plow outside the library for kids to explore up close. Children can climb around the truck as staff allow, look at the…
- [Holiday Kids Maker Market — Westerville](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/holiday-kids-maker-market-westerville--listing-f1722058fc93ef3d53ad0824) — Sun, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Westerville Community Center · Free · checked Oct 20. At this holiday market the sellers are kids. Young entrepreneurs set up tables at the Westerville Community Center to sell and show off goods and crafts they made themselves…
- [Sacagawea Speaks! Native American Tales & Traditions — Westerville](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/sacagawea-speaks-native-american-tales-and-traditions-westerville--listing-6267771366c4b2cd7ddc5964) — Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Westerville Public Library · Free · checked Oct 24. For Native American Heritage Month, storyteller Robin Pease of Women in History portrays Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark carrying her baby, Pomp…
- [Sensory-Friendly Snowflake Castle — Westerville](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/sensory-friendly-snowflake-castle-westerville--listing-cae1f2c69927aca7df7680c8) — Sun, Nov 29 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Westerville Community Center · From $15 · checked Oct 20. Westerville Parks and Recreation sets up Santa's Workshop in a calmer, sensory-friendly form for people with developmental, physical or invisible disabilities. In 30-minute…
- [Model Trains on Display at Westerville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/model-trains-on-display-at-westerville-public-library--listing-ceb2271fe12d6ed20fff4467) — Nov 30 – Dec 13 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Westerville Public Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. For two weeks from the end of November, Westerville Public Library sets up a display of electric model trains that visitors of all ages can watch running, some operated by hand…
- [Holiday Crafts for Families at Westerville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/holiday-crafts-for-families-at-westerville-public-library--listing-e87a37e0fb16d703a07c0340) — Tue, Dec 1 · 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Westerville Public Library · Ages 8+ · Free · checked Oct 24. Families with children 8 and older can drop by Westerville Public Library on an early-December evening to design a personalized holiday ornament. Participants choose a ceramic or…
- [STEAM Experiments: Snow at Westerville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/steam-experiments-snow-at-westerville-public-library--listing-aee237c701461de918dcb368) — Thu, Dec 3 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Westerville Public Library · Ages 6–11 · Free · checked Oct 24. In this after-school session, children ages 6 to 11 use science, technology, engineering, art and math to run a set of snow experiments at Westerville Public Library. It is part…
- [Westerville Holiday Celebration & Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/westerville-holiday-celebration-and-tree-lighting--listing-23572459a31115b81d2604b4) — Fri, Dec 4 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Westerville City Hall Courtyard · checked Oct 20. Uptown Westerville's holiday evening centers on City Hall. The Parade of Lights rolls down State Street between Home and Plum streets at 6:45 p.m., with City vehicles and…
- [Kitten Portraits at Westerville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/kitten-portraits-at-westerville-public-library--listing-1d1bd33ed28f7584c3ca3fd0) — Fri, Dec 18 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Westerville Public Library · Ages 8–18 · Free · checked Oct 24. Kids and teens ages 8 to 18 visit with adoptable cats and kittens from the rescue Fairytales and Tiny Tales at Westerville Public Library, then draw a portrait of one of them…
- [Play with Robots at Westerville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/play-with-robots-at-westerville-public-library--listing-e0ef24d4db9629176b37fbff) — Mon, Dec 21 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Westerville Public Library · Ages 4–11 · Free · checked Oct 24. On the first Monday of winter break, Westerville Public Library brings out its kids' technology collection, robots included, for an hour of hands-on play. Children ages 4 to 11…
- [Joyful Hedgehog Magic Show with Erica Carlson — Westerville](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/joyful-hedgehog-magic-show-with-erica-carlson-westerville--listing-fdac02d6954fc6ffeefc2a4f) — Sat, Jan 9 · Westerville Public Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Magician and local children's author Erica Carlson brings her Joyful Hedgehog Magic Show to Westerville Public Library, starring Sedgewick, a real live hedgehog. The show builds…
- [Discover Archeology: Seeds of the Past — Westerville](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/discover-archeology-seeds-of-the-past-westerville--listing-28f62ee576e271d03ae5a13e) — Wed, Jan 20 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Westerville Public Library · Ages 6–11 · Free · checked Oct 24. Presenters from Newark Hopewell Earthworks visit Westerville Public Library to show children ages 6 to 11 how people in Ohio grew native plants thousands of years ago. Kids learn…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Inniswood Metro Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/inniswood-metro-gardens--listing-cbcf5d66d0df0cccdce5c8f0) — October 1–March 31: 6:30am–7pm. · Inniswood Metro Gardens, Westerville · checked Oct 14. 123-acre botanical garden within a nature preserve with more than 2,000 plant species and theme gardens, including the Sisters' Garden, a 2.8-acre children's garden. ADA…

## Recently ended

- [Barktoberfest at Rocky Fork](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/barktoberfest-at-rocky-fork--listing-6fcab13feff7d140705c708a) — ended Thu, Oct 15

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in Franklin County, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/counties/franklin-county-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/counties/franklin-county-oh.md)
- Other towns in Franklin County, OH: [New Albany, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/new-albany-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/new-albany-oh.md), [Dublin, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/dublin-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/dublin-oh.md), [Hilliard, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/hilliard-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/hilliard-oh.md), [Gahanna, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/gahanna-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/gahanna-oh.md), [Worthington, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/worthington-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/worthington-oh.md), [Grove City, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/grove-city-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/grove-city-oh.md), [Bexley, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/bexley-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/bexley-oh.md), [Upper Arlington, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/upper-arlington-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/upper-arlington-oh.md), [Whitehall, OH](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/whitehall-oh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/towns/whitehall-oh.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Columbus](https://grassyknees.com/columbus) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus.md)
- [This weekend in Columbus](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/this-weekend.md)

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