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

Rex Baseball vs The Chillicothe Paints at 6:05pm

The Paints host their second postgame FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA of the season, sponsored by WKKJ 94.3 , as we celebrate Independence Day at the ballpark! The Paints host the West Virginia Miners at 7:05 p.m. Gates open at 6:05 p.m. Tickets are available at chillicothepaints.com, at the Paints' downtown office at 11 East 2nd Street, and […]

Art in the Park at Hopwell Culture NHP!!! Join us at Mound City for our annual summer art program. Learn about famous artists, art styles, and art techniques! Paint, Sculpt & Draw! Two sessions are available on each of the designated Wednesdays. The morning session is from 9:30am to 11:30 am. The afternoon session is […]

The Harrison Township  Fire & Rescue Annual fish fry. Dinners $8.00, Sandwich $5.00, Hot Dogs $1.00, all dish $1.00 a piece. Drinks and desserts available. All proceeds benefit Harrison Township Fire & Rescue Department and Association.

Join us on Thursday, July 4, at 2:00 PM, 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. […]

Ohio Jeep Fest (OJF) has been invited to invade Water Street for the City of Chillicothe's 4th of July fireworks display. There will be a beer garden, food, preferred parking, entertainment and the best fireworks display in Ohio.

The city of Chillicothe will celebrate the 4th of July with a spectacular fireworks show beginning at 9:45 pm in Yoctangee Park area.  They city pool will also have a pool party beginning at 7:00pm-10:00pm.

Join us Friday July 5th for the next Boogie! $3.00 Cover Gate opens at 7:00pm Music by Big Jim & the Twins start at 7:30! The Beer Wagon will be stocked! All are welcome! ID required to receive wristband for alcohol.

Join the Elks for the July Boogie on the Blacktop. Music by Big Jim & the Twins and the beer wagon will be stocked. All are welcome ID required to receive wristband for alcohol. Gate opens at 7:00pm Music by Big Jim & the Twins start at 7:30!

Saturday, July 6 Adena Mansion & Gardens will host their annual Red, White, and Blue Ice Cream Social in the barn from 11am – 4 pm. Bring your lawn chair or picnic blanket and sit back and relax while you listen to the live music and enjoy homemade fruit cobblers and root beer floats. Admission […]

Naz Winery presents a family-friendly event. Music by: The Idiot Fun Club, Temple Street Howlers, Thrillbilly Trash, Second Story String Band, and The Drifters. There will be a Woodfired Pizza Truck, Big Carl's BBQ, and Pop's Kettle Corn. Activities include: Inflatable obstacle course, hula hoop workshop, face painting, 50/50 drawing, yard games, bubble art, dance […]

Movie Night at the Majestic! A monthly film shown at the historic Majestic Theatre. This month's featured film is "The Little Mermaid". Online Tickets

Champion City Kings vs The Chillicothe Paints at 7:05pm

Join us Saturday July 6 during the Ohio Jeep Fest to see Keith Anderson live in concert with special guests Six to Noon. The concert is included with admission to the 3rd annual Ohio Jeep Fest. Tickets are $15 each after 5:00pm on Saturday or join us on Friday by purchasing a weekend pass. Come […]

Champion City Kings vs The Chillicothe Paints at 6:05pm

Join forces with us in Conquering the Cubes! Rubik’s, that is. We will have plenty of all sizes of cubes to play with - along with instructional videos and posters. Surely, somebody out there can solve it?! It will be fun to see

Join us in a fun and easy paper craft. We will be using paper bags as a base to make an alien monster puppet!

Chillicothe First Capital Rotary presents the annual "Wing Fest". Music entertainment by Bart and the Chasers.

The Pump House Center for the Arts exhibit in July is "The Graphic Designs of Dard Hunter 1900-1912". Due to high community interest, this Exhibition has been extended throughout the month of July. The opening reception for the extension will be from 7:00pm-9:00pm.

Simmer has arrived and Art is a great way to keep your kids busy. In this class we will 1. Paint out cool cats canvas. If your child has never painted before, no worries a Nellie Dog staff member will walk all the kids through it step by step. 2. They will paint the cool […]

Main Library Reference Area (2nd Floor) Looking for something to do on your lunch break? Come knit or crochet with us. Feel free to bring whatever project you’re working on! We’ll have some yarn and patterns on hand in case you need inspiration.

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon floating down beautiful Paint Creek while having the opportunity to win prizes by completing non-mandatory pit stop challenges along the way. The family-friendly event will conclude with concessions, entertainment from our communities’ Chillicothe DJ, and giveaway prizes! Online Registration

Movie Night presented by Ross County Advocates in conjunction with the Pioneer Center is bringing How to Train Your Dragon 2. July 12th, 2019 at 6:00pm. Free Admission. Food and Drinks available for purchase at the Pioneer School on 11268 County Road 55, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601. Rain or shine, if shine bring a blanket or […]

You are invited to attend a night of song with singer-songwriter Cory Breth at Paper City Coffee in Chillicothe, Ohio! Please RSVP here: www.thesongbirdtour.com. More info: Admission to this concert is donation-based. You will have an opportunity to give as you feel inspired the night of the show. Cory: Cory Breth is a folk singer-songwriter […]

Join Alibi's as they welcome Pete Blevins to their stage. Pete will be performing from 8-midnight

Stop by 475 Western Ave, Chillicothe Enjoy family crafts and storytimes by library staff at 9:00 am and 11:00 am.

Be a superhero for the YMCA! Dash, Zoom, Fly - Superhero 5K and Sidekick Sprint will benefit the programs of the YMCA of Ross County. Race will begin at 8:30 sharp. We will accept last minute registrations beginning at 8:00 am. Registration is $20. Prizes for top first, second, third finishers for each male and […]

Join us for our 8th annual Touch a Truck event at the YMCA! Touch "big trucks" and a variety of vehicles and meet the people who protect, serve and build our community!

Join us for Paw Patrol - Pups and Pancakes! Chris Cakes - a professional pancake flipper from Columbus, Ohio will be flipping hot cakes outside and inside MCM - meet and greet with your favorite puppy pals! Enjoy an all you can eat pancake breakfast and get your pup autographs before you leave! Tickets can […]

The Chillicothe Youth Flag Football League presents their annual golf outing. Guaranteed great time! Lots of door prizes! $240 per four person team

Please join us in Chillicothe, Ohio for a walk to celebrate equal rights, diversity and visibility for LGBTQIA+ people in Ross County! Meet us at the tent in the Pump House Center for the Arts parking lot. All are welcome!

Please join us for food, music, and fun! If you can’t make it, listen in to iHeart radio for a live broadcast of our event. Registration opens at 10 a.m. Judging will be at 4 p.m. Dash plaques & Kickstand plates for each first 50 registered. *Proceeds for this event will be donated to the […]

Saturday July 13th - Meet the Drivers Night OVSCA Sprints $2,000 to WIN / $300 to start Late Models $2,000 to WIN / $300 to start UMP Modifieds $1,000 to WIN / $150 to start Sport Mods $400 to WIN / $100 to start Pit Gates 3:00PM Main Gates 4:00PM Fire Sprints 5:15PM Drivers Meeting […]

Salute to the Red, White & Blue Mid Season Championships with a Full Race Program featuring 3 Wide DTR UMP Modifieds Hurst Electric Modlites CSU Inspections Sport Mods Clays Performance Const. V8 Sportsman Hurst Electric Compacts Ohio Mobility South LLC 4 Cyl Stocks Hobby Stocks NO 305 Sprints Gates open at 3pm for business if […]

Join Ross Co Park District Outdoor Educator, Ms. Myranda, for a nature adventure! Come ready to get wet and dirty! Water bottles, hats and bug spray are always a good idea. All ages are welcome, and leashed pets will get lots or love!!

Come and meet Tom, The Space Painter and have 45 minutes of audience participation, laughter, storytelling, and joyful juggling! Tom Sparough is a juggler, storyteller, writer, and facilitator. He is known to hundreds of thousands of people as the Space Painter, which comes from a description of juggling that Tom received from a two-year-old child. […]

The open road is calling and Ohio is filled with wonderful destinations for every traveler. Join AAA and explore stay-cation ideas in the Great Seal state. Road trips, unique destinations, scenic routes, tourist attractions and more will be shared. Each point of interest within just a few hours from home. Includes handouts and free resources […]

Join Nellie Dog on July 16th from 9:00am-Noon as they start the day painting the Dog Canvas. If the kids have never painted before, no worries there will be a Nellie Dog staff member on hand to help them every step of the way. They will get to use their imagination and paint their dog […]

What could be more fun than making iridescent slime? Taking some home with you!

Main Library Annex Room A Using first-person stories from the book Not Far from Me: Stories of Opioids and Ohio, this event will feature an in-depth community discussion to encourage critical, historically-informed dialogue around opioid use with the aim of reducing stigma. The goal of this conversation is to challenge our existing attitudes about who […]

Bring your toddlers so they can squish and play with slime. This slime is taste safe

47 S Paint St, Chillicothe Our lunchtime book group meets at Paper City Coffee Shop. Copies of each month’s book are available several weeks ahead of time at the Main Library and the Northside Branch. In July, we’ll be reading Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures.

The Pump House Center for the Arts exhibit in July is "The Graphic Designs of Dard Hunter 1900-1912". Due to high community interest, this Exhibition has been extended throughout the month of July.  The Lecture will be held in the evening from the hours of 7:00pm-8:00pm. Stop by and enjoy

Please join the cast & crew of Tecumseh! as they have lunch and talk about the FREE production, “The Winter's Tale”, which will take place the evening of Sunday July 21 at the Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre. Bring your lunch, and enjoy some time with our guests! This casual event has become a yearly favorite.

The Lucy Webb Heritage center will have a First Ladies round table Friday, July 19th at 2 p.m. .. Rebecca Nobile will be speaking on Varina Howell Davis the first and only Confederate First Lady of the southern states.. Please come and join us, We will have refreshments after.. Look forward to seeing you there..

You only have a minute to complete each task. Can you do it? There will be multiple games to complete. Can you do the most?

Main Library Annex Room A Please join us for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. We will invite audience members who remember the moon landing to share their memories. The party will include moon-themed snacks and activities.

Please come & join us for our first Farm to Table event. We will start the evening by touring our gardens, fields, livestock, & sunflower press then end the evening with a meal that you will help hands on prepare from products straight from the farm! You’ll get to try a samples of our beef […]

Join us for our 1st Adult Night at MCM! Experience a sneak peek to 50 West Brewery with small bites and beer pairings. Backyard games will be setup outside on the bricks - head inside to participate in science experiments and other museum fun! Single Ticket: $30 Couple Ticket: $50 Tickets available for purchase at […]

Aron Jones & The Kool Kats give Elvis fans exactly what they want, a live Elvis experience as close to the real thing as possible.  The Kool Kats are lifelong fans of Elvis and want to give the fans the absolute best Elvis tribute show that they have ever seen. Our show is family friendly […]

The Chillicothe Restoration Foundation will be holding a walking tour of the historic Caldwell Street with some homes and gardens open for the tour. Tickets will be available the day of the tour at the 5th Street end of Caldwell. Booklets will be available for purchase for $5.00. Last tickets will be sold at 3:30pm.

Join Ross County Farm Bureau July 21 for its second “MADE on the Farm” event!  Adena Mansion will be offering a discounted rate for tours of the mansion and garden before the event: $8 for adults and $4 for kids. Learn about Ohio Farm Bureau while enjoying food, entertainment and fellowship with farmers and the […]

The "tale" of The Winter's Tale unfolds in scenes set sixteen years apart. In the first part of the play, Leontes, king of Sicilia, plays host to his friend Polixenes, king of Bohemia. Suddenly, Leontes becomes unreasonably jealous of Polixenes and Leontes's pregnant wife, Hermione. Leontes calls for Polixenes to be killed, but he escapes. […]

We’re going to shoot for the moon! Come and paint it.

Join us for paint night. We will be painting “Magnolia”. All supplies provided and beginners welcome.

Join us to celebrate the Frankfort SunflowerFestival for a sunflower painting event. All supplies are provided.

The Ross County Historical Society invites children 6-12 years old to join them for their 2019 Summer Junior Member program Art, Artists, & the Art of Storytelling at the Ross County Heritage Center, 45 W. 5th Street Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Join them as they explore their […]

You read the books, you completed the activities, now come get your trophy and enjoy the best party of the summer! 6–7 pm: Enjoy music by the Shazzbots, pick up a free hotdog from our finale party sponsor, the Haute Doggerie, an ice cream from Shine Orthodontics, trophies and other fun 7–7:15 pm: Grand prize […]

Join us, as we team up with the Silver Bridge Bruisers; Ladies Roller Derby team to raise money for our local youth. Bring a school supply and get an extra door prize ticket, bring two=get two. The girls will be in full makeup and uniform, skate around the parking lot and sell 50/50. They may […]

Come celebrate your summer of reading fun at our final bookworm party! We will have a craft, games, and snacks

Join Bishop Flaget for their annual Christmas in July Bazaar. The Haute Doggerie will be serving lunch.

An action packed day of fun and excitement where you are the main event. Come enjoy over 25 obstacles with your friends in the beautiful hills of Southern Ohio. A 5 km of muddy insanity is waiting to be conquered! Time to get your mud on! Online Registration

The Southern Ohio Corvette Club presents their annual Adena Mansion Car Show. All vehicles are welcome. Registration is 10am - 12:30pm

Beat the heat with a day full of water events and ice cream floats. Join the Friends group and Tar Hollow staff at the dam for a slip n slide, water balloons, and water guns. After dueling with your friends, relax while eating an ice cream float. Floats cost $3 and the proceeds go back […]

This event is a fundraiser for the downtown Christmas tree. It is our goal to LIGHT UP downtown like never before. Each participant will receive a tee-shirt and a booklet for the evening with rules and a guide for your trek on beautiful downtown Chillicothe. There will be riddles, fun facts, and other "gifts" throughout […]

Main Library Annex Room A Adults - join Lisa Barlage from Ohio State University Extension to learn about the basics of freezing fruits, vegetables, jams and herbs. Class will wrap up with a chance for everyone to make a quick strawberry freezer jam

The Junior Archeologist program is an opportunity for children to learn about the archeology at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park and have fun at the same time! Children ages 5 -12 are invited to participate in this event on Thursday, August 1st, from 9:30 am – 2:30 pm.  Two sessions are available.  Sign-up your child […]

Chillicothe First Capital Rotary presents the annual "Taste of Chillicothe". The event highlights many different vendors from our area. Grab and friend and head downtown to enjoy yourself while helping raise money for community organizations. Music will be provided by Ben True and the Basement Collective.

Join the Pump House Center for the Arts on August 1st from 7:00-9:00pm for the Ellen Chester Reception. Her artwork will be displayed throughout the month of August.

Movie Night presented by Ross Co Advocates in conjunction with the Pioneer Center is bringing "How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World". August 2nd, at 6:00pm. Free Admission. Food and Drinks available for purchase at the Pioneer School on 11268 County Road 550. Rain or shine

The ceremony and festival will start at 11 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. It is being held at Yoctangee Park under the Big Lion’s Shelter. Participants are asked to bring their favorite corn dish and a buffet plate as a feast of green corn dishes will be occurring. There will […]