Columbus parks canceling events due to wet weather

The wet weather is causing all sorts of cancellations for Columbus Parks and Recreation Department events.

Changes include:

  • Foundation for Youth’s Teen Center is moving its Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday night, due to the wet weather. The hunt will be held at the Donner Park Shelter House, and will include games and music starting at 7 Saturday night. The egg hunt will start at dusk. The event is free for children who are 12 to 19 years old.
  • The 59th annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at Donner Park is moving inside on Saturday. The event will be held inside Donner Center and will start at 9:30 a.m..
  • All youth soccer games are canceled for Saturday and the Blackwell soccer fields are closed today, Saturday and Sunday.
  • Youth soccer pictures will be held on Saturday as originally planned.
  • The parks department says that if you are planning to use the People Trail over the next days, you should watch out for flooding in some of the usual areas affected by high water.
  • Both Noblitt and Mill Race Parks could be closed at any time over the next few days as the water rises.
  • Thedepartment had already rescheduled its ribbon cutting for the bridge in Lincoln Park to yesterday afternoon because of Tuesday’s bad weather. Now they are planning to try again to have the ceremony and celebration, but no date has been set.