Events
21 dec | Event – Oregonia, OH
Fort Ancient Earthworks & Nature Preserve 6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH 45054 Sun., Dec 21, 2025 7–10 a.m. The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks sites are known for tracking solar and lunar alignments in their earthen structures. Come watch the Winter Solstice sun rise through the mounds and observe the alignment with us! Gates open…
2 jan | Event – Newark, OH
Octagon Earthworks Visitor Center 125 N. 33rd St., Newark, OH 43055 Fri., Jan. 2, 2026 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Join us as we reflect on one year at the Octagon Earthworks and the achievements of Indigenous peoples! Start your day with breakfast at the Visitor Center. Drop in for programs for all ages. Explore the…
17 jan | Event – Oregonia, OH
Fort Ancient Earthworks & Nature Preserve 6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH 45054 Sat., Jan. 17, 2026 Noon–3 p.m. When people talk about the fur trade, it’s usually about the beaver trade and Canada—but here in southern Ohio, it is about the transition zone between the fur trade of the Great Lakes and the…
10 nov | Event
Join us on Monday, November 10 at the Ohio History Center in Columbus for a special event focused on the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, Ohio’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. A reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks were designed and built by ancient Indigenous…
11 oct | Event – Oregonia, OH
Every 18.6 years, the moon completes its cycle and reaches its Northernmost rising point. This year, the cycle reaches its end—come see the Northernmost rising point alignment built into the 2,000-year-old earthworks here at Fort Ancient, marking the end of the current lunar cycle. Moonrise will take place about 10:18pm; we expect the moon…
5 dec | Event – Newark, OH
PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR THIS EVENT Ancient American Indian architects designed the earthen walls of Newark’s Octagon Earthworks—now part of Ohio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site—with the 18.6-year lunar cycle in mind. Built about 2,000 years ago, the earthen gateways and avenue that connect the Observatory Circle to the…
18 jul | Event – Newark, OH
Join us at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 18 at the Octagon Earthworks visitor center in Newark, Ohio for a fascinating presentation! In March 2025, Dr. Laura Murphy spent two weeks working in the British Museum’s collections facility in London, England, where over 2,000 artifacts from the Squier and Davis collection are housed. She…