2025 Calendar of Events
By Catharine Hadley, Arts and Entertainment Editor, catharinehadley@gmail.com
The theme of this column is "trying new things." I'm happy to be starting this new project of writing the entertainment column for Leisure Living Magazine! I've done all I could to make the entertainment listing complete and varied, so there should be something for everyone. Although I've done my best to make sure all the information is accurate, please go online or call ahead to confirm your plans.
Any suggestions and details of your upcoming events can be sent to me at catharinehadley@gmail.com.
Support a local museum, and have a great time doing it! The 21st Annual Big Splash Raffle benefitting the Maritime Museum of Sandusky is Aug. 16 at Sandusky Bay Pavilion. Enjoy the festival atmosphere, and maybe you'll be the big winner! Check the museum website for details.
Birding season isn't limited to springtime. Erie MetroParks Wings Over Lake Erie events, designed to help people enjoy our feathered wildlife, continue in September: Sept. 4 at Osborn Metropark Roger Johnson Nature Center, Huron; Sept. 6 at Community Foundation Preserve at Eagle Point, Sandusky; Sept. 8 at Wyandot MetroPark in Huron; Sept. 12 at Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area in Huron; and Sept. 27 Huron River Path MetroPark.
The MetroParks kick off the autumn season with the Osborn Fall Fest on Sept. 20 at Osborn MetroPark. Enjoy nature activities, music, food, and hayrides in the family-friendly event.
Senior Discovery Days are back at the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium every Wednesday in September and October. Seniors enjoy free admission and activities.
To submit an event, email it to catharinehadley@gmail.com by August 28.
September
Through Sept. 27 -"The Notebook, the Musical," Playhouse Square, Cleveland
Through Sept. 28 -Exhibits "My Brush with Life" featuring work by Nancy Pierce; "Living Large on Lake Erie" featuring work by Marsha Skinner; and "Light and Color Pastel" featuring work by Janet Wells; presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton. Artist reception is Sept. 5.
Through Oct 11 -"Costumes" photography exhibit, lobby of Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Through Nov. 30 - "Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms," Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo
Through Jan. 11, 2026 -In Vino Veritas exhibit, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sept. 16-18 -Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 18 -Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset event, downtown Vermilion
Sept. 19 -ZOOtoDO, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Sept. 19-20 -Ohio State African Violet Society Show and Sale, Kingwood Center Gardens, Mansfield
Sept. 19-21 -Cleveland Gaming Classic, I-X Center, Cleveland
Sept. 20 -Mrs. Roper Romp and Big Day at the Bay, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 20 -Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Sept. 20 -Fremont Pigeon Club show and shop, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont
Sept. 20 -Farmers Market and Get Active event, downtown Fremont
Sept. 20 -Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons tribute, Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain
Sept. 20 -Osborn Fall Fest, Osborn MetroPark, Huron
Sept. 20 -Davis-Besse Community Day and car show, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Oak Harbor
Sept. 20 -Miniature train rides, East Sandusky Bay MetroPark, Sandusky
Sept. 20 -Mrs. Roper Romp, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 20 -Jonathan Weibel performs "A Comedy Homecoming" presented by the Bellevue Society for the Arts, Bellevue
Sept. 22 -Peaceful Pace guided walk designed for those age 50 and older, James H, McBride Arboretum, Huron
updated 09.16.25 CAE
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