Forest Park Civic Association

06/10/2026

Shared as FYI. The FPCA does not sponsor this event.

Vendors and food trucks — Unity Festival 2026 wants you. 🎉

Join us Saturday, September 19 from 3–7 PM at the North YMCA in Northland. Bring your food, your craft, your business — and connect with hundreds of neighbors in one afternoon.

📍 1640 Sandalwood Pl, Columbus OH 43229
🎪 Free community event | All are welcome

Apply now: https://start.elevatenorthland.org/2026-festival-vendors/

Questions? [email protected]

06/08/2026

🏡Hey, what does the civic association do anyway? 🧐Join us for an hour on Tuesday, June 9, and find out. Everyone in Forest Park is always welcome. On the agenda will be updates on the Northland Fourth of July Parade and our FPCA float, proposed developments in and around the neighborhood, security and crime in Forest Park and Northland, and other interesting news.

06/06/2026

Despite the rain, we are still holding Forest Park Night at Gabby’s. Please join us (inside where it’s dry) for some food and community.

06/04/2026

🎶☀️ Forest Park Night at Gabby’s is back! ☀️🎶

Join your neighbors from across Forest Park as we kick off summer with an evening of music, food, and community!

📅 Saturday, June 6
📍 Gabby’s Patio in Tamarack Circle (next to Donatos)
🕕 6:00 p.m. until ???

Enjoy live music from The Alexander Band while catching up with friends and meeting neighbors. Food and refreshments will be available, and we invite everyone to bring a covered dish to share. Everyone is invited!

Come celebrate the start of summer with the Forest Park community—we hope to see you there!

06/03/2026

The Northland Community Fourth of July Parade is back for America's 250th Birthday!

The parade - started in 1962 - is the only traditional parade on July 4th in the City of Columbus.

It returns to Karl Rd. on Saturday, July 4, 2026, as it marches through Forest Park.

The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Karl Rd. and Morse Rd. and travels north to Dublin-Granville Rd. through Forest Park East and West. This year's theme is "250th Anniversary of America". This parade is organized by the Northland Community Council (FPCA is a member of the NCC). It is a completely volunteer effort which requires hundreds of hours of dedicated work.

Residents and non-profit groups can enter the parade at no cost. Businesses can enter for $150 and politicians can enter for $300. See the link below to register your float or group. The more the merrier!
https://northlandparade.org

HELP WITH OUR FPCA FLOAT!
We are looking for people to help dream up a float ideas, help create it, and to march in the parade with us. Contact Mary or Rita at [email protected] if you can help.

KIDS CAN JOIN WITH THEIR BIKES & TRIKES!
The FPCA Bikes & Trikes tradition continues in this year's parade. Kids can decorate their bikes, trikes, wagons or scooters and join the parade when our FPCA float passes Woodward Park Middle School. Your child can stay in the parade all the way to the shopping center at Dublin-Granville Rd. or you can extract them anytime along the Karl Rd. route if their legs get tired.

Our judges will select several winners based on decorations representing the theme of "250th Anniversary of America" and another for "Originality".

Children and parents/guardians should meet in the Woodward Park Middle School at 9:15 a.m.

Parents or guardians must register participants and sign a waiver the morning of the parade. Kids five and under must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or older sibling in the parade. We ask all children to wear a helmet if riding a bicycle.

We are looking for a few volunteers to help wrangle the kids and to judge the decorations. Contact Mary or Rita at [email protected] if you can help.

06/03/2026

This is what the area looked like when Forest Park was developed.

🚧 A Columbus aerial photo looking north of I-71 and SR-161 during construction sometime between 1958-1963.

05/28/2026

Shared as FYI...

05/28/2026

Shared as FYI...

Stay cool this summer with a FREE box fan from the Franklin County Office on Aging.

Eligible residents must be Franklin County residents, age 60 or older and schedule a pickup date in advance.

Available pickup dates begin May 28 and continue through Sept. 1 at Memorial Hall, 280 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

To schedule your FREE box fan pickup, visit officeonaging.org/boxfan or scan the QR code on the flyer.

Delivery is available only for homebound seniors. Please call (614) 525-6200 to schedule a delivery.

05/28/2026

Thanks to all of you! This account is growing fast this year and has doubled our followers. We are glad to have you all involved with the neighborhood and interested in what is happening in Forest Park!