| A RARE CELESTIAL OCCURRENCE WILL HAPPEN IN OHIO ON APRIL 8 |
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will travel through Mexico, cross the United States from Texas to Maine, and exit North America along Canada’s Atlantic coast. Residents of a 124-mile wide swath of Ohio will witness a total solar eclipse, where the moon’s shadow is cast on the Earth as it passes between the Earth and the Sun. For those outside this path of totality, a partial eclipse will still be visible. A total solar eclipse is a rare and spectacular event. On average, one happens somewhere on the Earth only once every 1.5 years. Only 21 total solar eclipses have crossed the lower 48 states in the entire existence of the United States. Ohio’s last visible one took place over two centuries ago, in 1806. The next total solar eclipse in Ohio will be in the year 2099.
While the 2024 total solar eclipse in Ohio will last no more than five minutes, a partial solar eclipse will be visible before and after the total eclipse. Times of totality will vary throughout the viewing areas. Eclipse spectators who are outside the outer limits of totality will only be able to see a partial eclipse. The 2024 total solar eclipse will be an exciting experience for all who view it! Learn more about the path of the eclipse and view the NASA 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Map HERE.
Ohioans can extend their eclipse experience by indulging in additional out-of-this-world activities. Whether it’s stargazing in one of Ohio’s state parks or exploring the wonders of the universe at a planetarium, there’s plenty to explore in Ohio. “The eclipse won’t last long, but there is plenty more to experience when you extend your stay here in Ohio,” says Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Department of Development, which oversees TourismOhio. “From stargazing at one of our many state parks to exploring space at one of our many museums, you’ll discover all kinds of adventure here in the Heart of it All.”
State agencies who have taken the lead in preparing for the total solar eclipse on April 8 laid out their plans for protecting Ohioans and the thousands of visitors expected to flood the state to witness the rare celestial event.
TourismOhio is making planning even easier with a new all-in-one landing page featured at Ohio.org/Eclipse. The site includes a comprehensive map with the best places to watch the eclipse and an interactive list of viewing parties, festivals, and other events happening across the state. The website also includes other family-friendly ideas to make the most of the busy weekend, including the top stargazing spots and science museums.
“The eclipse is just the start of many must-do activities this coming April,” says Sarah Wickham, TourismOhio Director. “Ohio promises something for everyone in the family. Our updated website is the essential road map to navigating all there is to do before and after the eclipse—and we know it can’t be done in one trip! We hope the memories made this spring inspire return visits for years to come.”
For more information on the Ohio Total Solar Eclipse, visit the Ohio EMA’s webpage.
| TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE SAFETY TIPS |
Safety is the number one priority when viewing a total solar eclipse. Remember, it’s never safe to look directly at the sun’s rays, even during a partial eclipse. Do not view any part of the bright sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the instrument as this will instantly cause severe eye injury. Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun. They transmit thousands of times too much sunlight and could damage the eyes. The only safe method is to use special eclipse glasses or hand-held solar viewers.
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Find more eye safety tips & travel preparedness HERE.
The auto club AAA suggests getting your car serviced and filled with gas before the big day. Do shopping and any chores beforehand because crowds will create lines in grocery stores and convenient stores and supplies may go quickly. If you plan to travel, pick your spot and check to see if reservations are needed and expect traffic jams.
| OHIO ECLIPSE EVENTS |
Find a full list of national eclipse events at nationaleclipse.com/events.html
| Organizer | Event Description | Dates/Location | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cedar | The Cedar in New Paris, Ohio, will host an event with food trucks and music. | Apr 8 New Paris, OH |
Free |
| Oxford, Ohio | Oxford, Ohio, will host a three-day event at various locations with food trucks, music, movies, a 5K, 10K, and half-marathon, and speakers. | Apr 6-8 Oxford, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Hickory Hill Lakes Campground | Hickory Hill Lakes Campground in Fort Loramie, Ohio, will host a four-day event with music and food trucks. | Apr 6-9 Fort Loramie, OH |
$399 |
| Butler County, Ohio | Butler County, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Hamilton, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Johnston Farm & Indian Agency | The Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua, Ohio, will host an eclipse event. | Apr 8 Piqua, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| St. Marys, Ohio | St. Marys, Ohio, will host an eclipse event at the Skip Baughman Stadium Complex with music, arts and crafts, and an attempt to break the world record for the most s’mores made and eaten at one time. | Apr 8 St. Marys, OH |
Free |
| Miami County, Ohio | Miami County, Ohio, has put up a website for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Troy, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Race the Eclipse | An eclipse race event starting at Kyle Park in Tipp City, Ohio, with a fun run, 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and vendors. | Apr 8 Tipp City, OH |
$50 |
| Shelby County, Ohio | Shelby County, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Sidney, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Boonshoft Museum of Discovery | The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio, will host an eclipse event. | Apr 8 Dayton, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| SunWatch Village | SunWatch Village in Dayton, Ohio, will host an eclipse event. | Apr 8 Dayton, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Unity of Dayton | Unity of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party with meditation. | Apr 8 Dayton, OH |
$20 per car |
| Armstrong Air & Space Museum | The Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio, will host a three-day event with educational activities and food. | Apr 6-8 Wapakoneta, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Dayton Eclipse Fest | A festival at Restoration Park in Medway, Ohio, with music and food trucks. | Apr 8 Medway, OH |
$50 |
| Lima, Ohio | Lima, Ohio, has put up a website for the eclipse, but no specific information is provided yet about any planned community activities. | Dates TBD Lima, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Indian Lake Brewing Company | Indian Lake Brewing Company in Russells Point, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party. | Apr 8 Russells Point, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Ohio Hi-Point Career Center | Ohio Hi-Point Career Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio, will host an event with games, inflatables, and food trucks. | Apr 8 Bellefontaine, OH |
$25 |
| Ohio Caverns | Ohio Caverns in West Liberty, Ohio, will host an eclipse event. | Apr 8 West Liberty, OH |
$40 |
| Piatt Castle Mac-A-Cheek | Piatt Castle Mac-A-Cheek in West Liberty, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party. | Apr 8 West Liberty, OH |
Free |
| West Liberty, Ohio | West Liberty, Ohio, will host a four-day festival with fireworks, a statue dedication, and a dance competition. | Apr 5-8 West Liberty, OH |
$15 |
| Champaign County, Ohio | Champaign County, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Urbana, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Springfield, Ohio | Springfield, Ohio, will host an event at National Road Commons Park with music, food trucks, and vendors. | Apr 8 Springfield, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Hardin County, Ohio | Hardin County, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse, but no specific information is provided yet about any planned community activities. | Dates TBD Kenton, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Mystic Life Center | Mystic Life Center in Xenia, Ohio, will host an event with meditation. | Apr 8 Xenia, OH |
$20 |
| Forest, Ohio | Forest, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse, but no specific information is provided yet about any planned community activities. | Dates TBD Forest, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Findlay, Ohio | Findlay, Ohio, has put up a website for the eclipse, but no specific information is provided yet about any planned community activities. | Dates TBD Findlay, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Lawrence Orchards | Lawrence Orchards in Marion, Ohio, will host an event with games and food trucks. | Apr 8 Marion, OH |
Free |
| Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party at Doyt Perry Stadium with educational activities, music, solar telescope viewing, food, and exhibits. | Apr 8 Bowling Green, OH |
Free |
| Delaware County Historical Society | The Delaware County Historical Society in Delaware, Ohio, will host an event at The Barn at Stratford with speakers, food trucks, and yoga and meditation. | Apr 8 Delaware, OH |
$75 |
| Sandusky County, Ohio | Sandusky County, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Fremont, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Morrow County Fairgrounds | The Morrow County Fairgrounds in Mount Gilead, Ohio, will host a four-day event with food trucks, educational activities, and vendors. | Apr 6-9 Mount Gilead, OH |
$10 per car |
| Perrysburg, Ohio | Perrysburg, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse, but no specific information is provided yet about any planned community activities. | Dates TBD Perrysburg, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Rossford, Ohio | Rossford, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse, but no specific information is provided yet about any planned community activities. | Dates TBD Rossford, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| The Cardinal Center | The Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio, will host a four-day event with music, karaoke, vendors, food trucks, games, and bingo. | Apr 5-8 Marengo, OH |
Free |
| Port Clinton, Ohio | Port Clinton, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party at Waterworks Park. | Apr 8 Port Clinton, OH |
$5 |
| Springfield Township, Ohio | Springfield Township, Ohio, will host a three-day event at Homecoming Park in Holland with games and food trucks. | Apr 6-8 Holland, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Parkside Drive-in | Parkside Drive-in in Oregon, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party with movies, tailgating, music, prizes, and food. | Apr 8 Oregon, OH |
$100 per car |
| Norwalk, Ohio | Norwalk, Ohio, will host a three-day eclipse event. | Apr 6-8 Norwalk, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Imagination Station | Imagination Station in Toledo, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party with food trucks, games, educational activities, and music. | Apr 8 Toledo, OH |
Free |
| Toledo, Ohio | Toledo, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Toledo, OH |
Costs Vary |
| The University of Toledo | The University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, will host an eclipse event at Glass Bowl Stadium. | Apr 8 Toledo, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Cedar Point | Cedar Point in Sundusky, Ohio, will host an eclipse event. | Apr 8 Sandusky, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Erie County Fairgrounds | The Erie County Fairgrounds in Sundusky, Ohio, will host an event with food, vendors, face painting, and movies. | Apr 8 Sandusky, OH |
$5 |
| Kalahari Resorts & Conventions | Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Sundusky, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party. | Apr 8 Sandusky, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Sandusky, Ohio | Sandusky, Ohio, will host a four-day festival at the Jackson Street Pier with music and vendors. | Apr 5-8 Sandusky, OH |
Free |
| Dan Lew Exchange | Dan Lew Exchange in Mansfield, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party at Central Park with music. | Apr 8 Mansfield, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Mansfield, Ohio | Mansfield, Ohio, has put up a website for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Mansfield, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Richland County Fairgrounds | The Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield, Ohio, will host a four-day festival with speakers, food trucks, music, vendors, movies, arts and crafts, and games. | Apr 5-8 Mansfield, OH |
$5 |
| Richland County, Ohio | Richland County, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse, but no specific information is provided yet about any planned community activities. | Dates TBD Mansfield, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Lakeside Chautauqua | Lakeside Chautauqua in Lakeside, Ohio, will host a three-day event with scavenger hunts, games, art activities, trivia contests, and movies. | Apr 6-8 Lakeside, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Huron, Ohio | Huron, Ohio, will host an event at the Huron Boat Basin with educational activities and food. | Apr 8 Huron, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Freedom Valley Campground | Freedom Valley Campground in New London, Ohio, will host an event with a hot dog roast. | Apr 7-8 New London, OH |
$33 |
| Kelleys Island, Ohio | Kelleys Island, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse, but no specific information is provided yet about any planned community activities. | Dates TBD Kelleys Island, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Put-in-Bay, Ohio | Put-in-Bay, Ohio, will host an eclipse event at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. | Apr 8 Put-in-Bay, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Bellwether Farm | Bellwether Farm in Wakeman, Ohio, will host a three-day festival with music, farm activities, a fishing derby, farm-to-table meals, open mic sessions, and yoga. | Apr 6-8 Wakeman, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Vermilion Valley Vineyards | Vermilion Valley Vineyards in Wakeman, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party with music and food. | Apr 8 Wakeman, OH |
Free |
Lorain County Fairgrounds |
The Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, will host a three-day festival with vendors, food trucks, a Magic: The Gathering tournament, and music. | Apr 6-8 Wellington, OH |
$10 |
| Avon Lake, Ohio |
Avon Lake, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party at Avon Lake High School Memorial Stadium with music, food trucks, and vendors. | Apr 8 Avon Lake, OH |
$15 |
| Crocker Park | Crocker Park in Westlake, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party with music and vendors. | Apr 8 Westlake, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Westlake United Methodist Church | Westlake United Methodist Church in Westlake, Ohio, will host an event with music and food. | Apr 8 Westlake, OH |
$20 |
| Medina, Ohio | Medina, Ohio, will host a three-day event at various locations with a 5K, speakers, a scavenger hunt, fireworks, a bar crawl, food trucks, and solar telescope viewing. | Apr 6-8 Medina, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| The Ohio State University | The Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio, will host an event with ecucational activities, disc golf, and food trucks. | Apr 8 Wooster, OH |
Free |
| Maraq Gourmet Soup Shop | Maraq Gourmet Soup Shop will host an event at Simchat Torah Beit Midrash in Broadview Heights, Ohio, with educational activities, food, music, dancing, vendors, and games. | Apr 8 Broadview Heights, OH |
$5 |
| Bookhouse Brewing | Bookhouse Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party. | Apr 8 Cleveland, OH |
Free |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will host an eclipse viewing party at Wade Oval in University Circle in Cleveland, Ohio, with music and educational activities. | Apr 8 Cleveland, OH |
Free |
| Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Cleveland, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Great Lakes Science Center | The Great Lakes Science Center will host a three-day festival at North Coast Harbor in Cleveland, Ohio, with educational activities and food. | Apr 6-8 Cleveland, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Total Eclipse of the HeartLAND Party | An eclipse tailgating party at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. | Apr 8 Cleveland, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Copley Township, Ohio | Copley Township, Ohio, will host an eclipse viewing party at Copley Community Park. | Apr 8 Copley, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Boston Mills Ski Resort | Boston Mills Ski Resort in Peninsula, Ohio, will host an event with food and music. | Apr 8 Peninsula, OH |
Cost Unknown |
| Lake County Astrological Association | The Lake County Astrological Association will host an eclipse viewing party at the Wickliffe Italian-American Club in Wickliffe, Ohio, with speakers. | Apr 8 Wickliffe, OH |
$10 |
| Summit County, Ohio | Summit County, Ohio, has put up a webpage for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Akron, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Kent, Ohio | Kent, Ohio, has put up a website for the eclipse to provide information about local area events. | Dates Vary Kent, OH |
Costs Vary |
| Chardon, Ohio | Chardon, Ohio, will host an event at Chardon Square with speakers, educational activities, an art show, face painting, and food trucks. | Apr 8 Chardon, OH |
Free |
| Geauga County, Ohio | Geauga County, Ohio, will host an eclipse event at the Geauga County Fairgrounds in Burton. | Apr 8 Burton, OH |
Free |
| NASA COVERAGE |
- 2024 Total Solar Eclipse – Information about the 2024 total eclipse, including where and when the eclipse is, how to prepare, activities, and images. LINK
- Total Solar Eclipse Safety – Safety information about the eclipse, including eye safety and resources for other hazards. LINK
- General Solar Eclipse – General information about eclipses, including other upcoming eclipses, citizen science, and scientific information. LINK
Not in the path of the eclipse? Watch with NASA from anywhere in the world. NASA will provide live broadcast coverage on April 8 from 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. EDT on NASA TV, NASA.gov, the NASA app, on YouTube: go.nasa.gov/3OI7nLF.