Pelotonia hosts a three-day experience as a centerpiece of its year-round fundraising efforts for innovative cancer research. Ride Weekend kicks off Friday with Opening Ceremony at McPherson Commons Park and continues Saturday and Sunday with a range of cycling options through Central Ohio. Participants can register as a Rider, Volunteer, or Challenger. You can also support by cheering on Riders along the route or donating to a participant's fundraising efforts. Learn more or register here and check out this helpful Dispatch guide: What you need to know and where to park.

Columbus Recreation and Parks is partnering for the second year with the Columbus Symphony for the Columbus Symphony Community Concerts! The Community Concert series is a week of FREE symphony performances across local community centers and parks. The full symphony provides a family-friendly performance with music ranging from orchestral classics to pop and movie hits. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. and last approximately one hour. Admission is free. All seating is general admission, lawn seating. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs and snacks.

Bring the family to the 2022 Tomato Festival to celebrate 56 years of tradition—along with great food, live entertainment, a car and bike show, carnival rides, pickleball tournament, and more! Head over to the event website for full details.

Join the naturalist on a quest to find as many living things as possible! Help us look for birds, flowers, trees, butterflies, or anything else that interests you. We will record our discoveries on iNaturalist throughout the entire day.

Join U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty as the Honorary Chair for Uplift Her 2nd Annual Women's Health Day. This is a day dedicated to health screenings, vaccinations, and fun physical activities! Also, Uplift Her will be honoring women that make an impact in the community. Register today! The event is free and open to the public.

Visit the Blacklick Woods Nature Center to make a S'more and enjoy a campfire to celebrate Campfire Day. The first Saturday in August is forever proclaimed to be Campfire Day and Night. The holiday was created in 2017 by Bob Matthews of Rochester N.Y., and author of  Holiday Insights.com. In researching holidays for over a dozen years, Bob was simply amazed that no one had created a day to celebrate and appreciate campfires. Boom, done.

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Enjoy this Short One-way Loop (SOL) on the edge of downtown Columbus, riding along the river, through parks, the Brewery District, and the Victorian and German Villages. All of that in less than 10 miles! Register here.

On the river downtown on Tuesdays, now though August 20. Two class are offered – 5:30pm and 6:45pm.  Classes are free, but there’s a $15 no-show fee, so commit and come on downtown! Each class is 1 hour and accessible for any skill level, from brand new beginner to experienced SUPer. Register here.

Come try your hand at this free archery program at the Archery Range at Scioto Grove! Come out anytime between the times listed. All equipment provided. Ages 8+.