Seasonal Events
Forage Feast Class & PawPaw Plant Sale
Join local chef Lorenzo Tavani for an amazing (and edible) journey through the woods of Olentangy Caverns.
In this class we will meet Paw Paw farmer Valerie Libbey from Libbey Farm. We’ll explore this native plant and learn how to propagate and grow them for future bounty.
what to expect:
Class will begin with a guided hike, exploring in-season plants and mushrooms.
We will finish class with a wild food, family-style meal where we get to eat what we meet!
General dietary restrictions can be accommodated.
Class will last roughly 3 hours.
Cost: $99/person
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - FORAGE EVENTS TEND TO SELL OUT
Summer Art Series : Paint Your Own Pottery
Get artsy and craftsy at Olentangy Caverns this summer with our special paint-your-own pottery series!
LOCATION:
Enclosed shelter house at Olentangy Caverns
COST:
Illustrated art tiles: $16.50 / painted item
Piggy banks / Shaped banks: $26.50 / painted item
Mugs: $28.50 / painted item
Includes: unpainted item, 1 hour of painting time, and kiln firing.
AGES:
Available for all ages. Small children may need extra assistance painting.
EVENT DATES:
Thurs, June 6
Thurs, July 11
Thurs, August 8
*Items will be ready for pick-up 7-10 days after the event. These will be fired in a kiln, which makes them food safe.*
Please register online so we can be prepared with supplies!
Summer Outdoor Art Series: June, July, & August Workshops
Join us for arts & crafts!
We're so excited to create with you.
Age: Most crafts are ideal for ages 4 - 12. Younger hands will require grown-up helpers.
Location: Depending on weather and activity, we'll host workshops in the open-air shelter house or the enclosed shelter house room.
Price: $15 / child. Purchase single workshops — or join us for every date in the session.
Time: Workshops are open-house style. Please arrive anytime between 3:30 - 4:30pm, to ensure you're able to complete your craft by 5:30pm. Projects take approximately 45 minutes.
Session 1
JUNE 13: Botanical Bookmarks & Sun Catchers
Create a beautiful bookmark and sun catcher using real, pressed botanicals. With clear plastic shapes and special glue, we'll incorporate items from nature to create our keepsakes.
JUNE 20: Paint Your Own Canvas (first day of summer!)
Create shapes on your own wrapped 8x10 cotton canvas using materials like tape and stickers to create white space. Then paint over top with acrylic paint, let it dry a little, and remove the shapes to reveal cool shapes & patterns.
JUNE 27: Sun Prints & Painted Frames
Gather objects with interesting shapes, set your special sun print paper in the sun for 3-5 minutes, then rinse with water to discover an amazing cyanotype art piece! Next, we'll paint a wooden frame to display your latest creation.
Session 2
JULY 18: Hand Sew a Felt Animal Friend
JULY 25: Craft TBD
AUG 1: Craft TBD
Summer Outdoor Art Series: June, July, & August Workshops
Join us for arts & crafts!
We're so excited to create with you.
Age: Most crafts are ideal for ages 4 - 12. Younger hands will require grown-up helpers.
Location: Depending on weather and activity, we'll host workshops in the open-air shelter house or the enclosed shelter house room.
Price: $15 / child. Purchase single workshops — or join us for every date in the session.
Time: Workshops are open-house style. Please arrive anytime between 3:30 - 4:30pm, to ensure you're able to complete your craft by 5:30pm. Projects take approximately 45 minutes.
Session 1
JUNE 13: Botanical Bookmarks & Sun Catchers
Create a beautiful bookmark and sun catcher using real, pressed botanicals. With clear plastic shapes and special glue, we'll incorporate items from nature to create our keepsakes.
JUNE 20: Paint Your Own Canvas (first day of summer!)
Create shapes on your own wrapped 8x10 cotton canvas using materials like tape and stickers to create white space. Then paint over top with acrylic paint, let it dry a little, and remove the shapes to reveal cool shapes & patterns.
JUNE 27: Sun Prints & Painted Frames
Gather objects with interesting shapes, set your special sun print paper in the sun for 3-5 minutes, then rinse with water to discover an amazing cyanotype art piece! Next, we'll paint a wooden frame to display your latest creation.
Session 2
JULY 18: Hand Sew a Felt Animal Friend
JULY 25: Craft TBD
AUG 1: Craft TBD
Cave Yoga (Yes, yoga in the cave!)
2024 Dates:
Saturday, June 22
Saturday, July 20
6pm & 7pm
August & Sept dates to be announced
Relax body and mind as we connect to nature INSIDE THE CAVE with an inviting and inspiring class welcome to all levels. This multi-sensory experience will take your yoga practice to a place it has never been (including an impromptu yoga studio 75-feet underground).
CLASS difficulty: All Levels - Beginners Welcome (ages 12+)
Price: $29.50 / person
THINGS TO NOTE:
- We will walk down 58 stairs to enter the cave, so tennis shoes are suggested. However, you may choose to be barefoot or in socks once on your mat.
- The cave is naturally 55 degrees year round (nope, this is not hot yoga!), so please dress for your temperature comfort level.
- We will gather in the parking lot / museum area, then enter the cave as a group.
What to bring:
- Yoga mat (required)
- Old beach towel (strongly suggested: the cave floor can be damp and somewhat muddy, so this will protect your mat)
Kids' Gardening Class: Root to Fruit - in partnership with Cultivate Curiosity
Join us for a special collaboration class with Cultivate Curiosity where we will explore the parts of the plant through an interactive and playful activity.
During this class, kids will learn the parts of the plant (from root to fruit). They will explore plant parts through sensory play - smell, touch, and even taste! Kids will use parts of the plant to complete a puzzle, creating a unique plant of their own!
Ages: 2+
Price: $15 / child
About Cultivate Curiosity
Cultivate Curiosity is a collection of food education programs for children created by Laura Lemon, a Grove City-based mom with degrees in Nutrition Science and Public Health and a passion for food system education, gardening, and connecting others with nature.
Classes are designed around a play-based model so lessons are interactive, layered, and process-based.
Summer Outdoor Art Series: June, July, & August Workshops
Join us for arts & crafts!
We're so excited to create with you.
Age: Most crafts are ideal for ages 4 - 12. Younger hands will require grown-up helpers.
Location: Depending on weather and activity, we'll host workshops in the open-air shelter house or the enclosed shelter house room.
Price: $15 / child. Purchase single workshops — or join us for every date in the session.
Time: Workshops are open-house style. Please arrive anytime between 3:30 - 4:30pm, to ensure you're able to complete your craft by 5:30pm. Projects take approximately 45 minutes.
Session 1
JUNE 13: Botanical Bookmarks & Sun Catchers
Create a beautiful bookmark and sun catcher using real, pressed botanicals. With clear plastic shapes and special glue, we'll incorporate items from nature to create our keepsakes.
JUNE 20: Paint Your Own Canvas (first day of summer!)
Create shapes on your own wrapped 8x10 cotton canvas using materials like tape and stickers to create white space. Then paint over top with acrylic paint, let it dry a little, and remove the shapes to reveal cool shapes & patterns.
JUNE 27: Sun Prints & Painted Frames
Gather objects with interesting shapes, set your special sun print paper in the sun for 3-5 minutes, then rinse with water to discover an amazing cyanotype art piece! Next, we'll paint a wooden frame to display your latest creation.
Session 2
JULY 18: Hand Sew a Felt Animal Friend
JULY 25: Craft TBD
AUG 1: Craft TBD
Summer Art Series : Paint Your Own Pottery
Get artsy and craftsy at Olentangy Caverns this summer with our special paint-your-own pottery series!
LOCATION:
Enclosed shelter house at Olentangy Caverns
COST:
Illustrated art tiles: $16.50 / painted item
Piggy banks / Shaped banks: $26.50 / painted item
Mugs: $28.50 / painted item
Includes: unpainted item, 1 hour of painting time, and kiln firing.
AGES:
Available for all ages. Small children may need extra assistance painting.
EVENT DATES:
Thurs, June 6
Thurs, July 11
Thurs, August 8
*Items will be ready for pick-up 7-10 days after the event. These will be fired in a kiln, which makes them food safe.*
Please register online so we can be prepared with supplies!
Cave Yoga (Yes, yoga in the cave!) (Copy)
2024 Dates:
Saturday, June 22
Saturday, July 20
6pm & 7pm
August & Sept dates to be announced
Relax body and mind as we connect to nature INSIDE THE CAVE with an inviting and inspiring class welcome to all levels. This multi-sensory experience will take your yoga practice to a place it has never been (including an impromptu yoga studio 75-feet underground).
CLASS difficulty: All Levels - Beginners Welcome (ages 12+)
Price: $29.50 / person
THINGS TO NOTE:
- We will walk down 58 stairs to enter the cave, so tennis shoes are suggested. However, you may choose to be barefoot or in socks once on your mat.
- The cave is naturally 55 degrees year round (nope, this is not hot yoga!), so please dress for your temperature comfort level.
- We will gather in the parking lot / museum area, then enter the cave as a group.
What to bring:
- Yoga mat (required)
- Old beach towel (strongly suggested: the cave floor can be damp and somewhat muddy, so this will protect your mat)
Summer Art Series : Paint Your Own Pottery
Get artsy and craftsy at Olentangy Caverns this summer with our special paint-your-own pottery series!
LOCATION:
Enclosed shelter house at Olentangy Caverns
COST:
Illustrated art tiles: $16.50 / painted item
Piggy banks / Shaped banks: $26.50 / painted item
Mugs: $28.50 / painted item
Includes: unpainted item, 1 hour of painting time, and kiln firing.
AGES:
Available for all ages. Small children may need extra assistance painting.
EVENT DATES:
Thurs, June 6
Thurs, July 11
Thurs, August 8
*Items will be ready for pick-up 7-10 days after the event. These will be fired in a kiln, which makes them food safe.*
Please register online so we can be prepared with supplies!
Mother's Day Paint Your Own Pottery Pop-up
Get crafty with mom on Mother's Day at our FIRST ever paint-your-own pottery pop-up!
Choose which items you plan to paint. (Mugs will be dishwasher safe after going through the kiln.)
We'll have 15 paint colors and lots of brushes.
*Items will be ready for pick-up 7-10 days after the event. These will be fired in a kiln, which makes them dishwasher safe.*
CHOOSE FROM:
— Mom-themed mug (16 oz) $26.50
— Flower mug (16 oz) $26.50
— “I love you mom” art tile (6"x 6") $19.50
— Mom ornament (2" x 5") $16.50
— Flower vase (approx 3" x 7") $32.50
— Frame (8” x 6”) $38.50
Price includes: unpainted item, 1 hour of painting time, and kiln firing.
Registration is required to ensure we have enough supplies.
Solar Eclipse Viewing at the Caverns
Looking for a kid-friendly spot to get outside and view the solar eclipse? Join us! Parking is free. Hang out on the playground, go gem mining, enjoy the petting zoo — there's a lot to keep the kids entertained while we await totality.
ISO-certified eclipse glasses will be available for purchase, but quantities are limited (250) and may sell out. Bring your own solar eclipse glasses if you can!
FEATURING: DIRTY FRANKS FOOD TRUCK
Offering amazing hot dog creations, tater tots, and more!
FEATURING: IRON GRILL FOOD TRUCK
Offering BBQ, hamburgers, and assorted desserts.
FEATURING: WEATHERVANE KETTLE CORN from Heath, Ohio
Offering flavored popcorn and kettle corn popped onsite (weather dependent).
FEATURING: BESTEAS DRINK DEN (Bubble Tea & Smoothies)
Eclipse Begins: 1:55 pm
Maximum Eclipse: 3:12pm
Eclipse Ends: 4:27 pm
PRE-ORDER SOLAR ECLIPSE GLASSES FOR PICKUP AT THE EVENT
https://www.olentangycaverns.com/eclipse-glasses-online-ordering
PLEASE NO RV's, TRAILERS, OR OVERSIZED VEHICLES. PARKING WILL BE VERY LIMITED AND WE WANT TO HOST AS MANY FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE.
Opening Day 2024
Join us for opening day!
9:30am - 12pm: Der Dutchman Donut truck
10:30am - 12:30pm Arts & Crafts for Kids (free!)
11am - 2pm: McGinnis’ Grill Food Truck
1 - 2pm: Erica Carlson, Sedgie the Hedgehog, & Balloon Animals (free!)
1 - 3pm: Face Painting (free!)