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Events Calendar

Lilac Festival & Street Fair

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Saturday, May 10, 2025
10 am-4 pm (WBGU will be at the festival from 10 am-2 pm)

The streets of Downtown Defiance are filled with activities as we celebrate the official flower of Defiance with the community’s largest Art and Craft Fair. Join both young and old for a day of entertainment that features free lilacs to the first 750 attendees, arts and craft vendors, unique food vendors, and children’s activities. The event is free and located on Clinton Street. Visit WBGU-PBS' vendor table from 10 am to 2 pm for free activities and giveaways! 

Rectangle-shaped image with the words Inspiring Young Gardeners: Cultivating Curiosity About Pollinators and Plants. A Free Virtual Training for Early Childhood Educators. Image has light green solid color on bottom half and an animation of the PBS KIDS Elinor Wonders Why characters including a bat, rabbit, adult elephant and young elephant standing in front of a garden of pink and yellow flowers.

Inspiring Young Gardeners Live Virtual Training for Early Childhood Educators

Early childhood educators are invited to Inspiring Young Gardeners: Cultivating Curiosity About Pollinators and Plants, a free live virtual training designed to spark a love of gardening and nature in young learners. This interactive session offers practical ideas for engaging children in planting, observing nature, and caring for gardens, while also exploring the essential role of pollinators in our ecosystem. Participants will receive ready-to-use resources, age-appropriate activities, a free gardening- or pollinator-themed children’s book, and two Ohio Approved / Step Up To Quality contact hours. For details, contact Laural Kirchner, WBGU-PBS Coordinator of Education, at kirchnl@bgsu.edu or download our flyer for registration details.

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