Northam Park is pretty solid for having plenty of activities to do including baseball, tennis, swimming, and plenty of walkpaths. The kids playground is new and very high quality though it lacks sufficient number or swings, especially infant/toddler swings. Parking is reasonable with street parking and shared parking having the library and elementary school next door. Kids love the bears statues for climbing and the large amount of free activity Green space is perfect for the young ones. There are also additional kids playgrounds from the adjacent schools if the main one...
Read moreI walk past Northam Park at least once each week but I actually visit Northam Park perhaps only once each year when I attend the annual Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival, "a day full of art, music, food, and activities at Northam Park."
The Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival hosts 25,000 visitors each year who participate in interactive performances and activities, purchase art from some 200 artists who work in a variety of media, and enjoy refreshments from a...
Read moreWe went here for fireworks on the Fourth, and it was fantastic. The space is beautiful already, and the show was perfectly executed. Everyone was pretty well behaved overall, and it seemed like the neighborhood around the park embraced the festivities instead of the opposite. UA did a great job with traffic control, and I love that so many people from the surrounding area walked ti the park for the fireworks. All in all, we had a great time and will certainly be visiting...
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