​​Wine Tastings at the Toledo Zoo

Jan. 24, Feb. 14, March 14, April 11, June 6

7 pm - 9 pm

Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway
Toledo, OH
 

Come enjoy the finer things in life at a wine tasting. Each evening is spent at a different location at the Zoo. At each event you will enjoy a delectable mix of wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, live music, and socializing.

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Toledo Zoo: Adult Overnight - Aquarium

Thursday, March 13 at 6:30pm to Friday, March 14 at 10:00am

Toledo Zoo

2 Hippo Way

Toledo, OH

 

Have you ever wanted to explore the Zoo with no kids? Join us for an overnight that you are sure to remember forever! Sleep inside our Aquarium and experience special access tours and animal encounters. Participants must be 18 or older.

• Meet & greet touchable animals

• Learn animal care from zookeepers

• Take a night hike to view nocturnal animals

• Go behind the scenes to see animals up close

• Enjoy a pizza dinner and continental breakfast

 

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Monster Jam at Huntington Center

March 14-March 16, 2025

Friday March 14: 7pm

Saturday March 15: 1pm and 7:30pm (Pit Party 10:30am-12pm*)

Sunday March 16: 1pm and 6:30pm (Pit Party 10:30am-12pm*)

Huntington Center
500 Jefferson Avenue
Toledo, OH 43604
 

Experience Monster Jam® live and become a fan for life. With awesome trucks, amazing stunts and action-packed excitement, it’s the definition of fun for everyone! You’ll be close to the action watching the world’s best drivers tear up the dirt and show off crazy skills and all-out racing in fierce head-to-head battles of speed and skill.

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Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan

March 20, 2025

7:30 pm

Huntington Center

500 Jefferson Ave.

Toledo, OH

 

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Teddy Bear Care Fair

Sat, March 22

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway
Toledo, OH

 

Bring your favorite stuffed pal and Zoo volunteers and staff will make sure it’s fixed up and fit for another year! Visitors and their stuffies can also enjoy Keeper talks, animal feeding demonstrations, characters and more bear-y fun activities!

Teddy Bear Care Fair

 

Alice in Wonderland by Ballet Theatre of Toledo at the Valentine

Saturday, March 22, 2025

2pm - 4pm

Valentine Theatre
425 N. St. Clair Street
Toledo, OH

 

"Don't be late for this very important date". "Alice in Wonderland, the Ballet" is fun for the entire family with live music and an original score by David Jex. Join Alice on her adventure to Wonderland with some of her favorite characters; the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts.

Alice in Wonderland

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Paper Quilling Workshop

Saturday, March 29, 2025

1:30 pm - 3 pm

Handmade Toledo
1717 Adams St.
Toledo, OH 

Paper Quilling Workshop

 

In this Paper Quilling Workshop, you’ll learn how to roll, shape, and design intricate patterns using colorful paper strips! Perfect for beginners and craft lovers alike, this hands-on class will guide you through the basics of quilling techniques. With step-by-step instruction, you’ll create your own paper-quilled greeting card—a beautiful handmade keepsake or gift. All materials provided.

 

The 39 Steps

March 28th - April 6th, 2025

Friday: 7 pm
Saturday: 7pm
Sunday: 2 pm

Village Player's Theatre
2740 Upton Avenue
Toledo, OH

 

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!

The 39 Steps

 

Super Swiftie Science Party at Imagination Station

Saturday, March 29, 2025

6pm - 9pm

Imagination Station
One Discovery Way
Toledo, OH 43604

 

Design special UV bead friendship bracelets to trade. Dance the night away and shake it off with Swiftie sing-alongs. Turn up the treble and create your dream guitar to play your favorite songs. Make Swiftie slime that shimmers. Craft colorful chromatography butterflies to represent different Era. Enjoy sweet, Lover-inspired cotton candy.

Super Swiftie Science Party

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Toledo Mud Hens Opening Weekend

March 28-30, 2025

Games at 4:05 Friday and Saturday and at 2:05 on Sunday.

Fifth Third Field (Mud Hens Stadium)
406 Washington Street
Toledo, OH 
 

Saturday features a Fins & Feathers Blanket Giveaway, celebrating our two sports teams with a special blanket giveaway. (First 2,500 fans)

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Professional Championship Bull Riders & Championship Barrel Racing

April 5, 2025

7 pm.

Huntington Center

500 Jefferson Ave.

Toledo, OH

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Pretty Woman—The Musical

April 3 - 6, 2025

Stranahan Theater
4645 Heatherdowns Blvd
Toledo, OH 

 

Pretty Woman—The Musical is based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award®-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, an original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J. F. Lawton. 

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Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

April 1 – April 30, 2025

Wood County Museum

13660 County Home Rd

Bowling Green, OH

 

Join the Wood County Museum for the 5th Annual Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt Presented by Sleek Academy & All About the Kids Learning Center. From April 1-30, find all 10 egg signs and collect the clues to win a prize. Signs will be “hidden” all around the Museum grounds, all 50 acres! This is a FREE community event!

 

Spring Wildflower Walks

April 2, 2025

6:30 pm – 7:45 pm

Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve

26940 Lime City Road

Perrysburg, OH 43551

 

Woodland wildflowers put on a brief but beautiful show on the forest floor. Join us for a naturalist-led stroll to see who is staring this week and learn why these flowers are called ephemerals.

Wildflower Walk

 

Pretty in Pink

Friday, April 11, 2025

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Valentine Theatre
425 N. St. Clair Street
Toledo, Oh 43604
 

Andie (Molly Ringwald) is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss (Annie Potts), who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky classmate Duckie (Jon Cryer), who has a crush on her.

When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane (Andrew McCarthy), asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realizes that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

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TMA Date Daylight: Arrange and Paint

April 12th

2pm-5pm

Toledo Museum of Art

Classroom 137 Main Building

Plough Entrance

Toledo, OH

 

Inspired by TMA’s Rachel Ruysch exhibition and botanical art collection, embrace the beauty of spring through a hands-on workshop that combines floral arrangement and painting. In this creative session, instructor Kati Kleimola will guide participants in designing stunning floral displays while also exploring the artistic process of capturing the natural world on canvas. No prior art or floral experience required – just bring your enthusiasm for art and nature! 

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Breakfast with the Bunny

Saturday, April 19, 2025

9:00 am - 11am

Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway
Toledo, OH

Celebrate the spring season at Breakfast with the Bunny! Participate in an egg hunt, cookie decorating, and various crafts. Enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet and an egg-citing animal encounter. There will also be a meet and greet photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny. Tickets include parking and Zoo admission.

Breakfast with the Bunny

 

Easter Egg Hunt at Schedel Arboretum

Saturday, April 19, 2025

11am - 3 pm

Schedel Gardens and Arboretum
19255 W. Portage River South Rd.
Elmore , OH
 

Egg hunts in the beautiful 17-acre gardens, fun kid activities, food trucks, bouncy house!

Admission FREE! Collecting canned goods for our local food bank.

Sponsored by Genoa Bank, Materion Corp., and Taylor Automotive Family.

Rain or shine a GREAT family event.

Egg Egg Hunt

 

Earth Day Seed Bombs

Toledo Museum of Art

Saturday, April 26

1pm –3 pm

Monroe Street Terrace

Toledo, OH

No Registration Required

Join us for a hands-on vermicomposting activity and meet our team of hardworking Red Wriggler worms! Learn how these tiny creatures transform food scraps into nutrient-rich compost, perfect for nourishing plants and reducing waste. Get up close, ask questions, and even try your hand at composting. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just curious about sustainability, this interactive experience is fun for all ages. Drop in and see the power of worms in action!

Earth Day Seed Bombs

 

Early Ohio on the Portage

May 2 – May 4, 2025

Wood County Museum

13660 County Home Rd

Bowling Green, OH

Friday May 2nd from 9AM – 4PM
Saturday May 3rd from 10AM – 4PM
Saturday May 3rd 6PM-8PM Lady Brandeberry Ball
Sunday May 4th from 10AM – 4PM

 

Enjoy FREE family fun on the grounds of the Wood County Museum at the Early Ohio on the Portage Living History/Reenactment event the first weekend in May for a living history event featuring costumed interpreters portraying life during the exploration of the Northwest Territory and the Ohio Country, especially along and near the Portage River in Wood County. Experience Early Settlers, Native Americans, Military and Political Growth, and Home Life Activities. Period Reenactors from 1750s to 1860s. Pioneer and Early American Life Portrayals.

Early Ohio on the Portage

 

Lady Brandenberry Ball

Sat., May 3, 2025

6 pm

Wood County Museum

13660 County Home Rd

Bowling Green, OH

 

This FREE Regency Era-themed ball (circa. 1800-1820) will be held under cover on the grounds of the Wood County Museum at 6:00pm during our living history weekend–Early Ohio on the Portage (May 2, 3, & 4th). The Ball is meant to be a merry amusement for all ages. Regency/Bridgerton-style attire or formal attire is encouraged but not required. A dancing partner is not required; neither is previous dancing experience. Free dance lessons will start at 3:00PM. Live music by the “Roots Cellar String Band”.

Lady Brandenberry Ball

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Clue: A New Comedy at the Stranahan Theater

May 6 – May 11, 2025

Stranahan Theater
4645 Heatherdowns Blvd
Toledo, OH

 

A mansion. A murder. A mystery.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

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Black Violin

Thursday, May 8, 2025

7:30 pm

Valentine Theater

410 Adams Street

Toledo, OH

 

Black Violin is led by classically trained string players Wil B (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin). Joining them onstage are DJ SPS and drummer Nat Stokes. The band uses their unique blend of classical and hip-hop music, often described as “classical boom,” to overcome stereotypes and encourage people of all ages, races, and economic

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Biggest Week in American Birding

May 9-18, 2025

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
13551 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor, OH 

 

Organized and hosted by Black Swamp Bird Observatory, The Biggest Week In American Birding is a 10-day festival in northwest Ohio, “The Warbler Capital of the World!”  The festival is held in early May to coincide with the peak of songbird migration.  Immerse yourself in spring songbird migration and experience some of the best birding North America has to offer. The festival has something to offer beginner and seasoned birders alike, with bird identification workshops, guided birding trips, daily guided field trips at the world famous Magee Marsh, American Woodcock field trips, keynote presentations, a Birders' Marketplace, and evening socials with free food and music. Come for a few days or stay for the whole 10-day celebration.

Biggest week in American Birding

 

Couples Therapy

May 10, 2025

8 pm

Valentine Theater

410 Adams Street

Toledo, OH

 

Couples Therapy is a theatrical show unlike any other. It is a unique and clever combination of theatre, stand-up comedy, and improv that is as funny as it is insightful. Audiences go on a hilarious and interactive ride as a pair of married relationship experts attempt to help couples with their relationships, but as the show goes on, we see that they have more problems than their patients! And fear not guys, this is not one of those beat down sessions on men. Instead, we equally explore, appreciate, and laugh at the differences between men and women. So, step in and step up!

Tickets

 

Music at the Museum

Wood County Museum
East Wing porch of the Historic County Home Building
13660 County Home Rd.
Bowling Green, OH
 

June 13, July 11, August 8, September 19, 2025

6 pm

FREE LIVE MUSIC CONCERT AT WOOD COUNTY MUSEUM

The Wood County Museum will hosting its 2nd annual concert series “Music at the Museum Presented by Visit BG Ohio”, a free concert featuring Live Music on the east wing porch of the historic County Home building on four dates in 2024: June 13, July 11, August 8, and September 19 – starting at 6:00 PM. Each concert will feature 3 bands (TBA at a later date)

The September “Music at the Museum”, will feature 3 bands: TBA at a later date

Concert-goers are asked to bring chairs or blankets for lawn seating.

Food trucks and yard games will also be onsite

Food Truck lineup: TBA at a later date

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Little Shop of Horrors

Friday, June 13, 2025

7 pm – 9 pm

Village Player's Theatre
2740 Upton Avenue
Toledo, OH

 

Little Shop of Horrors is a man-eating, award-winning musical. Based on the 1960 film by Roger Corman and featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin), Little Shop follows meek plant store attendant Seymour, his co-worker crush Audrey, her sadistic dentist of a boyfriend and the man-eating plant that threatens them and the world as we know it.

Little Shop of Horrors

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