Holiday Gifts

10:00 am - 4:00 pm Tue-Fri 1:00 - 4:00 pm Sat-Sun Randall Thropp, Curator for Creating the Illusion: Costumes and characters from the Paramount Pictures Archive The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio is located in Lancaster, just southeast of Columbus. Donations are graciously accepted.

Cost: Free Admission

Contact: Decorative Arts Center, Phone: 740-681-1423

Please join us as we celebrate Independence Day. We will have events all weekend beginning on Friday and ending on Wednesday. Cattle Roundup, Breakaway Roping, Sorting Clinic, Open Sorting, horse parade in Murray City, Pot Luck Dinner, Fireworks in Murray City, Fun Show. Do not forget to bring your bathing suit for the pool. Hope to see you at the ranch. Friday,......

Cost: Assorted Costs

Contact: Smoke Rise Ranch, Phone: 740-767-2624

12:00 - 5:00 pm on Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat $5.00 Free admission on Wednesdays Members and Children under 12 are Free

Cost: $5/adults except Wed

Contact: Dairy Barn, Phone: 740-592-4981

2:00 pm Join us to celebrate Independence Day the way they did two centuries ago as you are transported back in time to experience the holiday like it was celebrated in the early 1800s. This event will take place at the picnic pavilion and there is no charge to attend. Activities will include readings of portions of the Declaration of Independence, patriotic......

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Adena Mansion and Gardens, Phone: 740-772-1500

2:00 pm Archery was a common pastime for both adults and children in the Worthingtons time. Join us for Archery at Adena, where children will be given an introductory lesson in archery on the lawn of the estate. Feel free to bring your own bow if you have one, but please no crossbows. Reservations are required and admission is free (all children must have an adult chaperon).

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Adena Mansion and Gardens, Phone: 740-772-1500

10:00 pm Fireworks. Annual 4th of July fireworks display on the Hocking college Campus. Hocking Valley Scenic Railroad offers a train ride from the station to Hocking College.

Contact: Hocking College

9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sat and Wed. Saturdays - Year Round. Wednesdays - April/December. This is one of the areas most celebrated institutions. The first market, held on a summer day in 1972, drew participation from three producers the following week, there were five. That summer, market participation peaked at a dozen vendors, mostly vegetable producers.......

Cost: Free event

Contact: Athens Farmers Market, Phone: 740-593-6763

Come help us rob the Train and join the Posse. Join us on Thursday to begin rehearsal and practice some mounted shooting. Train Robbery will take place on Saturday. Cost to ride: $85 with your own horse (1st or 2nd time), $40 with your own horse (veteran riders), $250 with a rented ranch horse. Not comfortable with riding but still want to participate. Ride the train...

Cost: $85-250 per person

Contact: Smoke Rise Ranch, Phone: 740-767-2624

7:00 - 9:00 pm. Enjoy Live Music. All shows are held at the Bandstand in downtown Lancaster, 104 North Broad Street. This event is sponsored in part by Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Bank.

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Lancaster Parks and Recreation, Phone: 740-687-6651

3:00 pm. Come enjoy the 1980s classic tale of adventure and friendship. When two brothers from the -Goon Docks- find out they might lose their house they are desperate to find a way to keep their home. They find a treasure map, gather their friends, and head off to find the treasure. The only problem. The misfits must beat a group of bad guys vying for the......

Cost: $2.00 per ticket

Contact: The Athena Cinema, Phone: 740-592-5106

6:00 pm Departure. Adult - $22.00, Child - $18.00, Senior - $20.00 Ride back in time when our train carries a gold shipment only to encounter... bandits on horseback. Kid-friendly and fun for the whole family. Ride back into history when our old-time train carries a -gold- shipment. the robbers are planning an attack with their horses and guns to rob the......

Cost: $18-22 per person

Contact: Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, Phone: 740-249-1452

11:00 am - 4:00 pm Adena Mansion and Gardens will host their annual Red, White, and Blue Ice Cream Social in the barn. Bring your lawn chair or picnic blanket and sit back and relax while you listen to the live music and order some homemade fruit cobblers and root beer floats to enjoy. Additional cost for cobbler and floats. Admission is $10.00 for adults,......

Cost: $5-10 per person

Contact: Adena Mansion and Gardens, Phone: 740-772-1500

8:00 am - 12:00 pm New Location on West Chestnut Street Between Broad and Columbus. The Lancaster Farmers Market has nearly 30 vendors throughout the season, which spans Saturdays May to October. Each week our farmers and artisans bring a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, crafts, meat, flowers, eggs, and more. The market takes place......

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Lancaster Handmade Market, Phone: 740-277-6305

9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sat and Wed. Saturdays - Year Round. Wednesdays - April/December. This is one of the areas most celebrated institutions. The first market, held on a summer day in 1972, drew participation from three producers the following week, there were five. That summer, market participation peaked at a dozen vendors, mostly vegetable producers.......

Cost: Free event

Contact: Athens Farmers Market, Phone: 740-593-6763

12:00 pm Local Chillicothe artist skip Hathaway will offer an art class for children of all ages. The classes will take place at the Education Center. Children of all ages are welcome to attend this event, which is offered at no cost. Art supplies will be provided and children must be accompanied by an adult chaperone.

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Adena Mansion and Gardens, Phone: 740-772-1500

Departure is One Hour before dust. (7:30pm in summer months and 6:30pm in fall months.) There is always something unique happening in the Hocking Hills. Join us for a fantastic way to enjoy the pristine Hocking Hills scenery at night. Night time canoeing is a unique experience. The Hocking River is calm and peaceful before the night fall. Experience the Hocking......

Cost: $45 per canoe

Contact: Hocking Hills Adventures, Phone: 740-385-8685

2:00 pm Join us on the grounds of Adena Mansion and Gardens for a game of Base Ball (yes, two words) as the Adena Worthingtons take on the Ohio Village Muffins. Step back to the 1860s and cheer on the Worthingtons.

Cost: $5-10 per person

Contact: Adena Mansion and Gardens, Phone: 740-772-1500

9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sat and Wed. Saturdays - Year Round. Wednesdays - April/December. This is one of the areas most celebrated institutions. The first market, held on a summer day in 1972, drew participation from three producers the following week, there were five. That summer, market participation peaked at a dozen vendors, mostly vegetable producers.......

Cost: Free event

Contact: Athens Farmers Market, Phone: 740-593-6763

7:00 - 9:00 pm. Enjoy Live Music. All shows are held at the Bandstand in downtown Lancaster, 104 North Broad Street. This event is sponsored in part by Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Bank.

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Lancaster Parks and Recreation, Phone: 740-687-6651

9:00 pm - 12:00 am Since 1890 this location in Lancaster has provided spirits and good times. Ale House 1890 continues that tradition with great food/libations in a landmark location with live music. Chelsea Roese and the Peddlers rock out the patio at Ale House 1890.

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Ale House 1890, Phone: 740-277-6053

8:00 am - 12:00 pm New Location on West Chestnut Street Between Broad and Columbus. The Lancaster Farmers Market has nearly 30 vendors throughout the season, which spans Saturdays May to October. Each week our farmers and artisans bring a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, crafts, meat, flowers, eggs, and more. The market takes place......

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Lancaster Handmade Market, Phone: 740-277-6305

9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sat and Wed. Saturdays - Year Round. Wednesdays - April/December. This is one of the areas most celebrated institutions. The first market, held on a summer day in 1972, drew participation from three producers the following week, there were five. That summer, market participation peaked at a dozen vendors, mostly vegetable producers.......

Cost: Free event

Contact: Athens Farmers Market, Phone: 740-593-6763

10am-6pm Fri. 10am-5pm Sat. 10am-4pm Sun. Free Parking. If you love art, gardens and music, you must see Lilyfest. This is the ultimate festival for flower and art lovers. Lilyfest is held annually at the Bishop Educational Gardens and features multiple flower gardens cared for by local gardeners. Lilyfest also features the works of over 70 artists in......

Cost: Free Donations accepted.

Contact: Lilyfest Committee, Phone: 740-969-2873

2:00 - 4:00 pm. Due to the popularity of our tours we now require preregistration. This is an outdoor walking tour and will cover the entire loop of the grounds including the cemeteries so if you have small children, bring a stroller. George Eberts, an expert on the history of the Athens Asylum or -The Ridges,- will lead an outdoor walking tour of the asylum......

Cost: $12-$15 per person/Res Req

Contact: Athens Asylum, Phone: 740-592-2280

The beginning of a Celebration of Music and the Arts. A wondrous burst of music, art and family fun with excitement all over town - 75 events - many Free.

Cost: $25 per person on average

Contact: Lancaster Festival, Phone: 740-687-4808

9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sat and Wed. Saturdays - Year Round. Wednesdays - April/December. This is one of the areas most celebrated institutions. The first market, held on a summer day in 1972, drew participation from three producers the following week, there were five. That summer, market participation peaked at a dozen vendors, mostly vegetable producers.......

Cost: Free event

Contact: Athens Farmers Market, Phone: 740-593-6763

IT IS FINALLY HERE. Cowgirl Boot Camp. Heres to the girls who can pretty much fix anything with bailing wire and duct tape. Join us for the chance to test old knowledge and to learn something new. We will be hitting the trails, roping, cow working, mounted shooting, pistol shooting as well as dabbling in the finer things in life like wine tasting at a local......

Cost: $350 per cowgirl

Contact: Smoke Rise Ranch, Phone: 740-767-2624

Join in on our brand new splash Pad and prepare to get wet and wild. This weekend the Splash Pad and other water activities will be free of charge to all campers. Do not forget to bring your super-soakers and get ready for squirt gun wars, water balloon relays, wet wagon rides, and our water balloon challenge. It is gonna get more than a little wet and you know......

Cost: Free to all campers

Contact: Hocking Hills Adventures, Phone: 740-385-8685

3:00 pm. Join us during Ohio Brew Weeks Last Call festivities for a one-time-only, extra special return to Pepperland. Newly restored in 4K with 5.1 Surround Sound for its 50th anniversary, Yellow Submarine is a fantastic tale brimming with peace, love, and hope, presented today more complete and colorful than ever before. It is propelled by essential Beatles......

Cost: $2.00 per ticket

Contact: The Athena Cinema, Phone: 740-592-5106

9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sat and Wed. Saturdays - Year Round. Wednesdays - April/December. This is one of the areas most celebrated institutions. The first market, held on a summer day in 1972, drew participation from three producers the following week, there were five. That summer, market participation peaked at a dozen vendors, mostly vegetable producers.......

Cost: Free event

Contact: Athens Farmers Market, Phone: 740-593-6763

8:00 am - 12:00 pm New Location on West Chestnut Street Between Broad and Columbus. The Lancaster Farmers Market has nearly 30 vendors throughout the season, which spans Saturdays May to October. Each week our farmers and artisans bring a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, crafts, meat, flowers, eggs, and more. The market takes place......

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Lancaster Handmade Market, Phone: 740-277-6305

9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sat and Wed. Saturdays - Year Round. Wednesdays - April/December. This is one of the areas most celebrated institutions. The first market, held on a summer day in 1972, drew participation from three producers the following week, there were five. That summer, market participation peaked at a dozen vendors, mostly vegetable producers.......

Cost: Free event

Contact: Athens Farmers Market, Phone: 740-593-6763

6:30pm Departure for the Hawaiian Moonlight Tour. All Weekend Long Celebrate the Hawaiian Weekend with us. Events are scheduled for Saturday, July 28th. 10:30am - 3:00pm - Tie Dye a T-shirt at the Fun Center Pavilion (BYO shirt for $3.00 and Buy an Adventure Shirt for $10.) 11:00am - Beach Ball Volleyball - Meet at the Volleyball Court. 2:30pm - Limbo......

Cost: $45/Advanced Tickets Req

Contact: Hocking Hills Adventures, Phone: 740-385-8685

Departure is One Hour before dust. (7:30pm in summer months and 6:30pm in fall months.) Fall in love and reconnect again with your partner. Imagine canoeing under the bright full moon with the river current gently pushing you along. Night time canoeing is a surreal experience. Explore the river with your spouse, paddling in and around some of the most scenic......

Cost: $45 per canoe

Contact: Hocking Hills Adventures, Phone: 740-385-8685

8:00 am - 12:00 pm New Location on West Chestnut Street Between Broad and Columbus. The Lancaster Farmers Market has nearly 30 vendors throughout the season, which spans Saturdays May to October. Each week our farmers and artisans bring a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, crafts, meat, flowers, eggs, and more. The market takes place......

Cost: Free Event

Contact: Lancaster Handmade Market, Phone: 740-277-6305

Gates open 7:00 pm, Show 8:00 pm. Adrian James -A.J.- Croce is an American singer-songwriter. He is the son of singer-songwriters Jim Croce and Ingrid Croce. Croce is a piano man, first and foremost, and a vocal stylist second. His muted growl pulls from a host of American traditions and anti-heroes — it is part New Orleans, part juke joint, part soul, but......

Cost: $25/30 per person

Contact: Fur Peace Ranch, Phone: 740-992-6228

9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Sat and Wed. Saturdays - Year Round. Wednesdays - April/December. This is one of the areas most celebrated institutions. The first market, held on a summer day in 1972, drew participation from three producers the following week, there were five. That summer, market participation peaked at a dozen vendors, mostly vegetable producers.......

Cost: Free event

Contact: Athens Farmers Market, Phone: 740-593-6763