🍁 When Will The Leaves Change In Columbus?

Plus: 🐚 This Ohio Park Lets You Dig For 375-Million-Year-Old Fossils

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Chelsea Wiley
September 04, 2025

Sponsored by the Greater Columbus Arts Center 🖼️
Explore Columbus through a new lens with the For Us by Us Public Art Tour curated by Lance Johnson. This self-guided tour highlights 11 inspiring works across the city, celebrating compassion, empathy, and connection through public art. Discover the pieces that bring our community together and experience art made authentically. For more info, head over to columbusmakesart.com 

Hello, Thursday! Chelsea here.

I love fall so, so much. Not just because I get consistent access to all things pumpkin flavored or because football is finally back. I love it because I believe it’s the most beautiful season in Columbus. If you’re already dreaming of cider, hikes, and crunching leaves underfoot, we’ve got the scoop on when peak colors will hit. From Highbanks to Hocking Hills, fall will be here before you know it.

Navigator Feature Story: 🍁 When Will The Leaves Change In Columbus?

🍷 Sip, Savor, Repeat: North Market Wine Fest Returns To Bridge Park
The North Market Wine Fest at Bridge Park is back Sept. 19–20, bringing wineries from near and far to Dublin for tastings, food, and live music. If that sounds like fun to you, then you picked a great day to open the newsletter. We’re doing a giveaway and by hitting reply to this email with the password (which you’ll find in the article above) you’ll be entered to win two tickets!

🐚 This Ohio Park Lets You Keep 375-Million-Year-Old Fossils (For Free!)
Ever wanted to dig up 375-million-year-old treasures? Fossil Park in Sylvania lets you hunt for real Devonian-era fossils by hand—no fancy tools required! Perfect for families, school groups, or anyone who loves a hands-on adventure in Ohio’s prehistoric past.

Headlines 📰 

🎬 Ohio awarded nearly $46 million in film tax credits to 25 projects, including Gabriel and the Guardians, an animated fantasy series by Delaware native Jason Moody. Produced locally at his new studio, Colossal Entertainment, the first season is expected mid-next year. (WOSU)

🏘️ A new executive order on homelessness is raising concerns locally, with advocates warning it could make life harder for people without homes while reshaping support programs. The focus on “public safety” risks painting vulnerable neighbors in a harsher light. (Matter News)

🎶 Sydney Reeves is carrying on a family tradition by dotting the “I” in Script Ohio this Saturday, honoring both her band legacy and her late father’s memory. It’s a full-circle moment for the sousaphone player and her family. (NBC4)

🌧️ Weather: 71 and cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m.

Sponsored by Germania Singing & Sport Society 🍺
Raise your stein! Germania’s 68th Oktoberfest hits September 19-21 with live German bands, bratwurst, craft beers, dancing, and the US Steinholding State Qualifier. Come for the music, stay for the polka, and celebrate Columbus’ oldest Oktoberfest. Prost! Click here for more info.

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☀️ Have an awesome Thursday, friends! It might be a little gloomy, but it won’t last forever, so get out there and enjoy it while you can.

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- Chelsea