Celebrate summer at Ode to Joy annual june picnic

Date & Time: Monday, June 22, 2026, at 6:00 pm  

Location: The Garden Club of Kent, 480 Ravenna Rd., Streetsboro OH

Cost: $5 per person, cash or check at the door

Bring a dish to pass!

RSVP: By Thursday, June 18 to BackyardPest@gmail.com

The 2026 summer solstice occurs on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 4:24 a.m., and The Garden Club of Kent will celebrate its arrival at the June Picnic on Monday, June 22. Club members and our property gardeners are invited to arrive at 6:00 pm to socialize and to tour the grounds. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm. Cost is $5 per person.

The club will provide brats and burgers with "all the fixings," as well as iced tea, lemonade, water and coffee. Members and gardeners are asked to bring a dish to pass and, if desired, their own adult beverages. 

The seasonal and permanent gardens on the property are in their infancy, and it’s great to see how creative folks can be about laying them out. Nature never sleeps, so the scene changes almost daily. What you see today will be transformed the next time you look around. 

Reservations are not required for the picnic, but members will get a reminder-to-attend call.