[Note: Due to current budgetary restraints, some of the previously offered Special Events may not be held in 2009. Events canceled thus far include St. Patrick's Family Day, Easter Egg Hunt, Marshmallow Drop, Volunteer Recognition, Music in the Park Summer Concerts.]  
 

The community is invited to enjoy the many special events offered by the Village of Groveport, including:

Lunch with the Bunny is held the week prior to Easter at Groveport Recreation Center, 7370 Groveport Road,

"East Meets West" at the Village's annual Wellness Fair, held at Groveport Town Hall in the spring of each year. Dozens of traditional and alternative health care practitioners offer visitors a sample service, literature and general information at this free event, held this year on Saturday, March 28 from 11 am - 2 pm.

Keep Groveport Beautiful Day is held in May for volunteers who plant flowers in area parks, distribute flower seeds and litter bags to area neighborhoods, and pick up trash in communal areas.

A free Nature Fair is annually held in early June in Heritage Park, 551 Wirt Road. The fair, to be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 11 am - 2 pm, will feature children's crafts, educational displays and hayrides.
 
Village Independence Day is celebrated each year on July 4.  The festival will be downsized in 2009 with the Main Street Parade at 1:30 pm and fireworks at dusk. 
 
Brown Dog Day. Brown dogs, white kittens, iguanas and all types of pets are included in the Village's annual pet show and competition.   Prizes may go to the puppy with the longest eyelashes or the most exotic pet.  

Groveport's Hometown Cruise-In, co-sponsored by the Southeastern Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, is held in mid-September from Noon - 4 pm.   Featuring a juried show of cars at least 25 years old, awards are presented to the Top 30 entrants at 4 pm.  Other vehicles are welcome to participate but are ineligible for awards. 
 
Apple Butter Day, annually held on the second Saturday in October offers pioneer music, homemade crafts and skilled craft demonstrators, all held on the grounds of the Village's 1820's Log House in Heritage Park on Wirt Road.

Halloween will be celebrated on Thursday, October 29 with Trick or Treat from 5:30 - 7 pm, followed by a community Halloween Block Party, sponsored by the Groveport Madison Lions Club, at 7 pm in front of Groveport Town Hall.   Other Halloween-related special events and programs are sponsored by Groveport Town Hall, Heritage Park Nature Center and Groveport Recreation Center.  

Salute to Veterans is held annually on November 11 in Groveport's Veterans Park, 421 Main Street. The tribute recognizes all recent sponsors of engraved bricks in the park's Honor Court.
 
Santa Claus visits Groveport on the first Friday of December beginning with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony across from Town Hall at 6:30 pm and the arrival of Santa in Town Hall at 7 pm to officially begin the Christmas season.

Hometown Holiday is held on a Sunday afternoon in December from 1-5 pm.  Co-sponsored by the Groveport Heritage Society and the Village of Groveport, the program offers sites of interest for members of the entire family to enjoy.   A horse-drawn carriage ride and tour of historic homes are featured.