Events

The early bird (watcher) gets the worm...or best sightings! Join one of our campus urban forestry staff for a birdwatching walk at the new Pinnacle Knob trails. Bring your binoculars or cameras if you'd like. Meet at the parking lot, directions found here: https://forestryoutreach.berea.edu/trails/pinnacle-knob/

Create a faux stained glass 12" Pumpkin, 12" Raven, or 12" Black Cat with Pumpkin just in time for the Fall/Halloween season. We offer a large variety of types and colors of glass to make it your own! All supplies included.

Come join us each Saturday from 10:00-11:00 am at the Forestry Outreach Center for Forest Meditations! This is an opportunity to connect with ourselves, each other, and the world. All are welcome! We will meet in the “Nature’s Classroom” gazebo. Bring your mats or cushions if you like. Chairs will be provided. We will start […]

Please join us for the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Fall Art Market, October 18th, 10am-5pm and October 19th, 10am-4pm on the lawn of the Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea, Kentucky (I-75, Exit 77). Not only will you find the finest in art and craft, but we will also be featuring two new sections […]

Join us on October 18th at Fire & Fern Glass Studio's Pumpkin Patch for a dazzling display of 100s glass pumpkins, gourds, acorns, ghosts, and more! In addition to the bountiful patch, the event will feature a limited number of collectible 2025 pumpkins signed by artist Jacob Moody. More details for the event will be […]

 Celebrate Fall in the Heart of Old Town Berea!  Join us for the 1st Annual Old Town Fall Festival, where creativity, community, and autumn magic come together. At the center of it all is Fire & Fern Glass Studio’s dazzling Glass Pumpkin Patch — featuring a beautiful array of handblown glass pumpkins, gourds, acorns, and […]

Old Town is about to GLOW! We’re bringing the magic of the season to life with our Pumpkin Glow Garden — a community-driven art display and pumpkin carving contest, held at the first annual Old Town Fall Festival. How it works: Anyone can participate! Individuals, families, schools, businesses, and community groups are invited to carve […]

Give yourself the gift of a break and reconnect with the natural world! Come join us for a rejuvenating experience outdoors at the Forestry Outreach Center/Pinnacles. Give yourself the gift of a break and reconnect with the natural world! Nature R&R is a slow-paced, relaxing and restorative forest experience. Please bring water and a portable […]

Doggy Halloween party at Tillie Dog Park Dog Costume Contest... Judging at 12:00!! Raffle at 12:30!! 11 am- 1 pm

Join us for an evening with poet J. Stephen Rhodes, celebrating his newest collection Earthen Vessels. Through intimate and evocative poems, Rhodes explores the blessings and contradictions of family life, blending memory and insight into luminous portraits of childhood and beyond. Earthen Vessels has been praised as “the native tongue of memoir,” with each poem […]

Want to make new friends? Worried about hiking alone until you gain your confidence? Want to learn about the local wildlife? Then join a group hike at the Pinnacles in Berea! Every Saturday at 1:00 pm, FOC staff and Berea College students will be ready to hike with you! The group that attends will decide […]