ArborFest 2025

Presented by The Davey Tree Expert Company

2,900

attendees

exhibitors

dozens

of activities

50+

volunteers

amazing festival

Thank you

to our sponsors, without whom this festival would not have been possible

ArborFest Avenue

Arborists with Davey Tree Experts demonstrate how they climb the tallest of trees! Photo credit: Jay Whitney

ArborFest HQ, the heart of the festival where tours begin! Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

Attendees stroll in the shade of Whetstone Park’s many trees. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

On the shuttle headed for ArborFest! Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

Local band Six Feet Apart rocks the treetops! Photo credit: Dara Naghari

Showing off native plants! Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Essence of Phreedom gets a visit from a furry friend. Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

Tiny gnomes on display at Mixed Bag of Delight’s booth. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Turkeyfoot Creek Elderberry Farm displays their wares. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Discover Bats Ohio demonstrate how bat wings work. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Humans weren’t the only ones enjoying Columbus ArborFest! Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Attendees browse the books brought buy Columbus Metropolitan Library’s pop-up library truck! Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Learning about acorns on ArborFest Avenue. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Azure Apothecary display their custom tea blends. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Safe Green Schools ready to share how Columbus schools can continue to move towards sustainability. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

A beautiful day for a tree festival! Photo credit: Dara Naghari

Red Beard Bees shows off delicious local honey. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Cyanotype photography of trees from around the world by Jeff Kuhlman. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Enjoying the shade and appreciating the art in Whetstone Park. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Guests walk and roll down ArborFest Avenue. Photo credit: Dara Naghari

No lack of parking at the bike corral provided by Johnny Velo Bikes. Photo credit: Dara Naghari

Mort Schmidt giving his legendary Tree ID Tour. Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

Native and locally grown plants for sale by Natives in Harmony. Photo credit: Dara Naghari

Brad Noble shows his unique and vibrant art. Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

SMiLE, an organic eco-art installation. Part of the We Are Part of Something Bigger art exhibition organized by OBLSK. Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

Folks line up for food from Dos Hermanos and Greek Village on the Go. Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

Attendees learn how to do seining at the Olentangy River. Photo credit: Susann Moeller

Craig Toothman staffs the Xerces Society Booth. Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

Navy volunteers wearing recreations of the original US Navy uniforms. Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

Can’t help but say hello to all the good dogs at ArborFest! Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

Showing off how easy it is to do home composting with The Compost Exchange! Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

Shelter House

Green Columbus executive director Shelly Douglas talks about how we can get more canopy coverage at the annual Columbus Tree Summit. Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

Attendees share why they value trees at the Columbus Tree Summit. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Russel Tree Experts demonstrate how to properly prune a young tree. Photo credit: Clintonville SpotLight

Professor Simon Power talks about how the forests of Ohio have changed and adapted through history. Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

Simon Power present to a group of attendees Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

Painters and poets created art reacting to each other’s work as part of Ohio Poetry Society’s ekphrastic art exhibition at the Whetstone shelter house. Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

One of the poems created for the ekphrastic poetry exhibition title Urban Arboretum by Susann Moeller. Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

One of the paintings that was part of the ekphrastic poetry exhibition. Photo credit: Ryan Foshee

Family Area

Kids play the pollinator game at the ArborFest family area Photo credit: Alice Faust

Jared the Nature Guy teaches families how to speak the language of birds. Photo credit: Alice Faust

Bird houses wait for their glue to dry after being assembled by children at the festival. The materials were donated by The Knue Shop. Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Kids decorate free mosquito buckets designed to lure the mosquitoes and prevent their eggs from maturing. The buckets were donated by Pulp Juice and Smoothies. Photo credit: Alice Faust

The family area community board thanking the many people and organizations who helped make it possible! Photo credit: Jay Whitney

Kids play the pollinator game in the ArborFest family area. Photo credit: Alice Faust

An ArborFest volunteer explains one of the activities at the family area. Photo credit: Jay Whitney