Fun Events in Toledo, Ohio | Schmakel Smile Design

November is a BLAST for Toledo Families!

The eleventh month of the year is going to be a great one! If you’re looking for some fun events in Toledo, there is much to choose from. MythBusters, the beauties of art and dance, parades, and Christmas lights top November’s many great offerings. As always, we at Schmakel Smile Design encourage you to check them out!

Explosive Fun with MythBusters in Toledo!

Do you and your family love to watch MythBusters? We sure do! The show makes education very entertaining as its hosts set about proving or disproving some downright wild and crazy stuff. (And who doesn’t think Jamie’s mustache is epic? Seriously!)

MythBusters fans in Toledo and Lucas County will want to make a special trip to Imagination Station during the month of November. “MythBusters, The Explosive Exhibition” features the show’s real-life operations room filled with many of the gadgets, props, videos, and blueprints used by MythBusters’ hosts. You and your family will have the opportunity to apply the scientific method to uncover the truth behind many popular myths.

Have every wondered if you can really drive a car while blindfolded? Or hang from the edge of a cliff? Or even better, are you fast enough to dodge a speeding paintball? If you’re up for the challenge of proving or disproving these and other myths, then Explosive Fun with Myth Busters is just for you! Make a strip to Imagination Station, located at 1 Discovery Way at the corner of Summit and Adams Streets on the riverfront in downtown Toledo. Find hours, directions, and parking information online.

Take the Family to the Toledo Museum of Art

Did you know that there are more than 30,000 works of art close to home just waiting to be appreciated? You and your family can discover them at the Toledo Museum of Art. Of the many beautiful works of art to enjoy are American and European painting, as well as the history of art in glass, ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works. You and your family also can take in a variety of Asian and African art, medieval art, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic arts, and modern and contemporary art.

This November, check out the Museum’s Degas and the Dance. The exhibition centers upon the works of French Impressionist Edgar Degas (1834–1917). Here’s something rather interesting about Degas and his work: Even though he began studying dancers late in his career, the beautiful ballet imagery he immortalized in his many sculptures, paintings, pastels, prints, and photography makes up more than half his body of work. Now that’s true dedication to the dance!

The Museum promises Degas and the Dance to be an immersive experience that allows visitors to learn about and interact with the artist’s work. The exhibition, which runs from October 15 through January 10, 2015, is a collaboration with Toledo Ballet.

And speaking of the connection between art and dance, by sure to check out Toledo Museum of Art’s In Motion Works on Paper Gallery. Like Degas and the Dance, this exhibition features the visual and artistic elements of dancing as a form of expression. Viewing is available to you and your family through January 3, 2016, making November the ideal time to enjoy this and other Toledo Art Museum offerings!

More Fun Events in Toledo: Christmas Lights!

Looking to create some great holiday memories and maybe add another family tradition? Check out the Lights Before Christmas at The Toledo Zoo. This family-holiday event features more than one million lights, more than 200 lighted animal images, and the always-popular dancing lights. We know that attending this wonderful community event will help you create memories that will last a lifetime!

Lights Before Christmas at The Toledo Zoo kicks off Friday, November 13, and the event lasts until Saturday, January 2, 2016. Visit the website for dates, times, and more information.

Must–See 2015 Toledo Blade Holiday Parade

How can you not love a parade, and this one, in particular! Considered one of the biggest and best holiday parades the Midwest has to offer, the Blade Holiday Parade in Toledo features giant helium balloons, marching bands, and more than 80 clowns, as well as Shriner units, floats, equestrian units, mascots, specialty units. And Santa Claus will be there too, of course. It wouldn’t be a holiday parade without him! The fun starts at 10 AM on Saturday, November 14. We hope to see you there!

Everyone at Schmakel Smile Design loves to enjoy the amazing activities that Toledo and the greater Lucas County area have to offer. We hope that you do, too. And our community has so many wonderful opportunities from which you and your family can choose. We truly hope to see you out and about at any and all of these awesome community events!