Westwood Rising: summer STEAM program

Name: Westwood Rising: summer STEAM program
Start: 2026-06-12T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-12T11:30:00-04:00
Location: Westwood Town Hall

Date & Time

Fri Jun 12 2026 at 10:30 am to 11:30 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Westwood Town Hall | Cincinnati, OH

Details

Westwood Rising: Summer STEAM Program is a free summer program designed to expand access to creative learning for youth in Cincinnati’s largest neighborhood.
Running from early June through early August 2026, the program will offer recurring, arts-integrated STEAM classes for summer campers and other neighborhood children ages 5–12.
Sessions will be held on Fridays from 10:30-11:30am outdoors on the grounds of Westwood Town Hall, weather permitting, transforming a familiar civic space into an engaging hub for creativity, learning, and play.
*No events on June 19th or July 3rd for holiday celebrations.*
**All children under 10 MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian regardless of class.**

SEE OUR WEEKLY EVENT PARTNERS, ACTIVITIES, DESCRIPTIONS, & AGE RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW.
More information to come; updates will be made as we get closer to each event.

June 12: Eco Printed Bandanas - Westwood Grows 🌿
- Create your very own custom bandana with plants gathered from around Westwood Town Hall with Mary Dudley of Westwood Grows! Bandanas provided, while supplies last. All ages welcome!

June 19: **NO EVENT - Juneteenth**

June 26: Meet the Trees around Town Hall - Westwood Grows 🌳
- Join Mary Dudley of Westwood Grows for a walk around Westwood Town hall and talk about the trees living in the park. Say hi to your very tall plant neighbors :) All ages welcome!

July 3: **NO EVENT - 4th of July Weekend**

July 10: Touch a Truck - Altafiber 🚚

July 17: Dinos and Digs - Westwood Library 🦖
- Learn about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, dig for “fossils” and make your very own “fossil” out of clay with the Westwood Public Library! All ages welcome!

July 24: Compost Up Close - Westwood Grows 🪱

July 31: Engineer It! - Cincinnati Museum Center 📐

August 7: Water Bottle Rockets - The Cincinnati Observatory 🚀

August 14: Animal Encounter - Great Parks 🦎

Many thanks to our Westwood Rising sponsors, Leah Slicer Real Estate Group and AltaFiber, the official telecom sponsor of Westwood Rising, for helping to bring free, fun, and educational programming to the children of Westwood!