What’s Happening in the Parks
The week ahead
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The following events and programs are happening the week ahead:
Reminder:
Green Thumb Garden Tour
Sunday, March 17, 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Park Foundation Pavilion
Do you love plants, have an interest in native gardens or want to grow your own food? Whether or not your thumb is green, there is plenty to learn at this free community event! There will be multiple workshops, activities and displays from local organizations like the Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District and Save the Maumee Grassroots Organization. You could win a free plant at the Plant Walk. Listen to a speaker at 1:00 p.m. about planning your own native garden and prepare yourself for a year of gardening and planting!
Featuring:
Spring Celebration: Birds, Bugs & Blooms
Saturday, March 23, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Park Foundation Pavilion
Celebrate the start of spring at Promenade Park! Make some new feathered friends from Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehabilitation Center at their noon raptor presentation, check out some items from our Explorer’s Library, investigate the park via a blooming scavenger hunt or create your own “bug hotel” to take home at this free community event.
Parks on Tap
Thursday, March 21
6:00 p.m. Hike at Kreager Park, 7225 North River Road
7:00 p.m. Trivia at Kekionga Craft Co., 7328 Maysville Road
It starts in the park and ends at the pub! Your team of 2-5 players (age 21+) will meet in Kreager Park (at the playground pavilion) for a guided hike where you’ll learn about local wildlife and park history. The fun then moves to Kekionga Craft Company where a trivia competition will determine how closely you were paying attention during the hike. Prizes will be awarded. A limited number of spots are still available. Get your team together and sign up today! Call 260-427-6000. Fee: $10 per team.
Also Happening:
Botanical Speedway
Until April 7, 2024
Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday evening hours 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 South Calhoun Street
Racers ready—rev your engines in the Botanical Conservatory’s latest winter exhibit. Kids will pedal along and burn some rubber on a tropical racetrack as part of this exciting family outing that will have you strolling down victory lane. Imagine accelerating toward the finish line on this fast, not furious, superspeedway. Helmets are available. On Your Marks, Get Set, GROW! Sponsored by English Bonter Mitchell Foundation, Howard P. Arnold Foundation, Magee-O’Conner Foundation, Fort Wayne Park Foundation, WANE 15 and 103.9 Wayne FM.
Kelly Bremer: The Octane Collection Until April 7
Speed, adrenaline, vibrant colors, intense sound and edge-of-your-seat thrills! This. Is. Racing! Nationally recognized artist Kelly Bremer presents “The Octane Collection.” Featuring thrilling acrylic paintings and renderings depicting iconic race and road cars spanning the past 100 years of the automobile. Dynamic perspectives pull you into the action while the subject’s realism and abstracted backgrounds hold you tight through every twist and turn. Get buckled up for a stunning visual trip through automotive and racing history.
