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Beginning January 2026, all program registration will be online. Registration will now open at 8:30 a.m. on the first day of the month prior to the program. Please register for the individuals in your household only. If you have questions regarding this new process, please call Nature Realm Visitors Center at 330-865-8065 (Wednesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m.).

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Metro Parks Ensemble Season Finale

The park district’s volunteer band is wrapping up their 25th year of music in the parks! Join us to celebrate with this special finale performance. The…

CV/Himelright Lodge
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Concert at Liberty Park: Western Reserve Community Band

Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of instrumental music by the Western Reserve Community Band, made up of musicians from around…

LP/Nature Center
Close-up of delicate light purple flowers with thin, tubular petals and green leaves against a soft green background

Good Garden Talks: Cozy Up with Chamomile & Bergamot Teas

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn all about comforting chamomile and wild bergamot, native plants…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
Two cyclists wearing helmets ride on a leaf-strewn forest path surrounded by green trees and foliage.

Senior Cycling

Join like-minded senior Summit Metro Parks supporters as we ride and explore various trails. We will gather to socialize and determine the…

BHT/SR 303 Lot
A tree canopy full or bright orange and yellow leaves.

Spree With Me: Nature Saunter

Appreciate nature’s transition to autumn at a leisurely pace with a stroll along the 1.4-mile Downy Loop Trail.

WH/Downy Loop Trail
Two cyclists wearing helmets ride on a leaf-strewn forest path surrounded by green trees and foliage.

Senior Cycling

Join like-minded senior Summit Metro Parks supporters as we ride and explore various trails. We will gather to socialize and determine the…

BHT/SR 303 Lot
Fallen leaves covering the ground.

Leaf It!

Autumn means time for that tedious task of raking, bagging and disposing of leaves — or does it? Learn how leaving the leaves can benefit…

LP/Nature Center
orange and white pumpkins sit on a table outdoors

Pumpkin Carving

Join us to create a seasonal work of art! BYOP (pumpkin, that is) or register to receive two free pumpkins per family. Carving utensils provided….

LP/Nature Center
Fallen leaves covering the ground.

Spree With Me: Nature Saunter

Learn about and appreciate the colors of autumn at a leisurely pace with a stroll along the 1.3-mile Rock Creek Trail.

FR/Brushwood Area
Two cyclists wearing helmets ride on a leaf-strewn forest path surrounded by green trees and foliage.

Senior Cycling

Join like-minded senior Summit Metro Parks supporters as we ride and explore various trails. We will gather to socialize and determine the…

FT/Erie Road Trailhead
Divided by an aisle, people sit watching a person in a yellow shirt and red and white santa hat conducting a band in a lodge.

Metro Parks Ensemble Holiday Concert

Celebrate the season and get cozy indoors with a holiday performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble! Light refreshments will be provided. Enjoy…

CV/Himelright Lodge