# Things to do with kids at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

> 13 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43203, in the Columbus area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Pumpkins Aglow](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/pumpkins-aglow--listing-310ccfa78b79fd08e772e9c5) — Sun, Oct 25 (+4 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Franklin Park Conservatory's family-friendly fall evening experience with pumpkin displays featuring pirates, under-the-sea mermaids and performing skeletons, the pumpkin house…
- [Community Day at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/community-day-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-3dc1d9902a525c55d9ca7400) — Sun, Nov 1 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. On the first Sunday of every month, residents of Columbus and Franklin County receive free general admission with ID, including all gardens, collections and daytime exhibitions…
- [November Chihuly Night at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/november-chihuly-night-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-64c1b0c854142bde774e66ce) — Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · All ages · From $17.33 · checked Oct 16. Franklin Park Conservatory stays open after dark so visitors can see its Chihuly glass collection lit against the botanical landscapes. Chihuly Nights are all-ages special…
- [Conservatory Aglow 2026](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/conservatory-aglow-2026--listing-f56e3492849e003e020e5076) — Nov 21 – Jan 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Franklin Park Conservatory's evening holiday light experience fills the outdoor gardens and indoor biomes with lights. New this year are a whimsical Whirly Tree by Tork Inc., a…
- [Math in Bloom: Fibonacci Day at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/math-in-bloom-fibonacci-day-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-9219d941641c04bfee21e98b) — Sun, Nov 22 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Franklin Park Conservatory celebrates Fibonacci Day early, on Sunday, November 22, as part of its Math in Bloom program with the Simons Foundation. The afternoon explores how the…
- [Create a Gingerbread House at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/create-a-gingerbread-house-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-cdde7addd661d1d40b004445) — Fri, Nov 27 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · From $10 · checked Oct 24. The day after Thanksgiving, Franklin Park Conservatory sets up a gingerbread station in the Wells Barn: families take a short fall walk to the barn and build a mini house from…
- [December Community Day: Celebrate Winter at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/december-community-day-celebrate-winter-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-04c981882735a9595e3dd1f9) — Sun, Dec 6 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. On the first Sunday of each month, Columbus and Franklin County residents get free general admission to Franklin Park Conservatory with ID. December's Community Day has a…
- [Cookies with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Conservatory Aglow](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/cookies-with-santa-and-mrs-claus-at-conservatory-aglow--listing-07b5b7e0dc5bfa144eb57c2d) — Fri, Dec 18 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · With admission · checked Oct 24. On two evenings of Conservatory Aglow, Franklin Park Conservatory adds a holiday visit to the light show: children decorate a holiday cookie with Mrs. Claus and then go see…
- [Kwanzaa African Drummers at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/kwanzaa-african-drummers-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-ec3c1a90d333c57320713bfd) — Sat, Dec 26 · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · With admission · checked Oct 24. To mark the first day of Kwanzaa, Franklin Park Conservatory hosts ethnomusicologist Jason Bouchea, associated faculty at The Ohio State University, with a troupe of African…
- [Out of Hand Entertainment Juggling Show at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/out-of-hand-entertainment-juggling-show-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-218dd26469bcc73456f8a7fe) — Sun, Dec 27 · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. During winter break, Franklin Park Conservatory brings in Out of Hand Entertainment, an international gold-medalist juggler with a one-man variety show of juggling, stunts…
- [Realm of the Reptiles at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/realm-of-the-reptiles-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-ed18e737960fda9c653edef7) — Mon, Dec 28 · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · With admission · checked Oct 24. A team of reptile educators visits Franklin Park Conservatory on Monday, December 28, for winter-break animal presentations in the Garden Pavilion. Children get an up-close look…
- [Ohio Falconry School Birds of Prey at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/ohio-falconry-school-birds-of-prey-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-f40cb2733d97cc88264f021a) — Wed, Dec 30 · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · With admission · checked Oct 24. On Wednesday, December 30, the Ohio Falconry School brings falcons, owls, hawks and buzzards to Franklin Park Conservatory's Garden Pavilion. The handlers explain falconry, one…
- [Noon Year's Eve at Franklin Park Conservatory](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/noon-year-s-eve-at-franklin-park-conservatory--listing-5c85d9b5364aae7a4e67c3ee) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · With admission · checked Oct 24. Franklin Park Conservatory's Noon Year's Eve gives young children a New Year's countdown they can stay awake for. In the Garden Pavilion, kids make a party hat, play games and…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/franklin-park-conservatory-and-botanical-gardens--listing-e997ed12ae3f572bf97aeeae) — Open on its own schedule · Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · From $17.33 · checked Oct 14. Indoor and outdoor botanical gardens on Columbus's east side with seasonal exhibitions, a Children's Garden, glassblowing Hot Shop and art. General admission hours are 10am-4pm…

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