GROVEPORT TOWN HALL is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, and Sunday from Noon -
6 pm. For further information, please call (614) 836-3333.
  
In the TOWN HALL ART GALLERY, area professional and amateur artists and collectors regularly exhibit works of art or interesting collections. Recent exhibitions have included watercolors, vintage trains and Erector sets, collages and mixed media, antique glassware, and Victorian children's toys.  The Art Gallery is open during regular Town Hall offices:  Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, and Sunday from Noon - 6 pm.  "An Eye for Adventure" by Nikki Jason, features photography inspired by adventure on the ground and in the air.

Programming in the CULTURAL ARTS CENTER includes, but is not limited to Painting, Photography, Fiber and Other Visual Arts; Theater and Performing Arts, Culinary Arts, Crafts, Humanities (e.g. history, folk studies, language, travel), Health and Wellness, Natural Sciences, and Music. For a February 2012 calendar in the Cultural Arts Center, please click here.

CROOKED ALLEY KIDSPACE offers arts and educational programming for children.   Preschoolers through middle school students will enjoy arts and crafts, dance, theater and special events tailored just to them.  Located at 630 Wirt Road, KidSpace also offers an enclosed playground with a 15' treehouse and Children's Garden, and the opportunity to reserve the entire building for your own private event or party. For a February 2012 Just for Kids Newsletter, please click here. For a February Tween Scene newsletter, please click here.

Based in Town Hall, the GROVEPORT HERITAGE MUSEUM displays historic artifacts and memorabilia dating to the city's earliest days in the mid-nineteenth century. The Museum describes the merger of two towns on the Ohio and Erie Canal - Wert's Grove and Rarey's Port - into "Groveport" in 1847, still the only "Groveport" in the nation. Of special interest is the area devoted to the original Horse Whisperer, Groveport resident John S. Rarey, whose unique methods as a horse trainer earned international praise.

PARTY AND MEETING ROOMS at Groveport Town Hall and Crooked Alley KidSpace may all be reserved for your special event.  Usage of facilities is free to Groveport residents and taxpayers; a fee is charged to all non-taxpayers.  All Groveport residents and taxpayers must show a picture ID to receive free usage of facilities.  All renters must also sign in upon arrival and sign out upon departure to confirm attendance at your event.    For a brochure about facility reservations at Groveport Town Hall or Crooked Alley KidSpace, please click here.
  *  Town Hall's auditorium and ballroom can accommodate groups up to 115 persons with tables, or 263 people theater-style.  Two smaller rooms serve groups up to 50 persons.  For a Town Hall Reservation Contract, click here.
  * Crooked Alley KidSpace, the city's arts and education center for children, features one smaller room and one large room for your event.  For a KidSpace Reservation Contract, click here.
Note: Reservation of tennis courts, the Log House and all park shelters are through Groveport Recreation Center.

SPECIAL EVENTS attract guests throughout central Ohio.  
- To be held on Saturday, March 25, the Groveport Wellness Fair offers free screenings and free sample sessions by dozens of traditional and alternative providers.  Free admission.  Visit all three floors of Groveport Town Hall.  

- Village Independence Day festivities were held on Saturday, July 2, 2011.  Next year's festival will be held on July 4, 2012.

- KidsFest & Back to School Expo was held on Saturday, August 13 from 1-4 pm.  The event annually offers children ages 5 - 12 an end of summer festival just for them, while parents appreciate the valuable information designed to help prepare little ones for school.

- Groveport's Hometown Classic Car Show, co-sponsored by the Southeastern Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, was held on Sunday, September 18 from Noon - 3 pm.  The Show features the finest vehicles in the area from eras past. 

- Apple Butter Day, is held each year on the 2nd Saturday in October and offers music, homemade crafts and skilled craft demonstrators, all located in and around the grounds of the Village's 1820's Log House. 

- Make a Difference Day is a national day of service that is coordinated locally by the Community Affairs Department in Groveport Town Hall.  Co-sponsored by the Groveport Madison School District, in partnership with McGraw Hill Companies, M.A.D.D. 2011 included the collection and packing of toiletries and home products to benefit the Homeless Families Foundation and the YWCA Family Shelter. 

- Halloween was held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 5:30 - 7 pm, followed by the annual Groveport Madison Lions Club' Block Party at 7 pm at Main and Front Streets. 

- A Salute to Veterans is held annually on November 11 at 4 pm at Veterans Park, 421 Main Street.  Keynote speaker will be E-4 Daniel M. Hutchison, Director of Ohio Combat Veterans

- Santa Claus visits Groveport on the first Friday in December (this year on Friday, December 2.) The evening begins with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony across from Town Hall at 6:30 pm and the arrival of Santa on a fire truck to officially welcome the holiday season. For a listing of Santa's arrival and all December 2011 Christmas activities, please click here.