Rain & Garden Show Returning To Westlake

WESTLAKE, OH — The Eighth Annual Rain and Garden Show will return to Westlake on April 6. The free event will highlight the importance of local waterways and feature local vendors and groups.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Market Square in Crocker Park. More than 40 vendors are scheduled to attend, including Drink Local, Drink Tap, the Lorain County Beekeepers Association, Aqua Doc, Don Mould's Plantation, Good Nature Organic Lawn Care, and more.

There will also be a "Kid Zone" for children. That area will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include a face painter, balloon clown, and Michael Roy of Cirque du Papier. The first 100 kids will get free gift totes.

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“We’re proud to offer such an important event to the Northeast Ohio community,” said Robert P. Kelly, P.E., Director of Engineering City of Westlake. “Clean and sustainable waterways are everyone’s responsibility. The Rain and Garden Show provides a great opportunity for education and dialogue about our local ecosystem.”

Westlake officials noted that storm water flows directly into Lake Erie, untreated.

The city's storm drainage watershed includes seven major streams and creeks that all discharge into the lake, including: Cahoon, Porter, Schwartz, Perry, Wilhelmy, Wischmeyer, and Wolf. The creeks have about 150 miles of storm sewers that collect rain from parking lots, roadways, buildings, and other developed areas.

More information about the Rain and Garden Show can be found at www.cityofwestlake.org/Go-Green.