International Voluntary Organizations

A Consortium of Voluntary Organizations with Global Connections Seeking to Improve the Quality of Life in Local Communities
March 24- April 25, 2025 * Citywide Join Central Ohio to celebrate the spectacular blossoms of more than 100 cherry trees in Franklin Park, Columbus, OH This year's festival is not at the Adventure Center but is at various venues throughout the festival time frame. Performances and activities will happen at various locations throughout the Greater Columbus metropolitan area. (Click on links to see the dates and venues) Check out the line-up! Head to as many venues as possible for passport stamps. Download a passport. Take a tasty trip on the Cherry Blossom Festival Food and Drink Trail. See festival flyer for 2025
(Inspired by the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC.)
Check out the video of the 2024 Greater Columbus Cherry Blossom Festival. The video has it all.

The International Peace With Justice Garden

Franklin Park, Columbus
A place where people can contemplate, experience, and feel peace ‑ within themselves, with the people around them, and with the world at large.

The Volunteer Wall of Honor

Part of the International Peace with Justice Garden
Promotes and encourages volunteer initiatives.

The Colors of Columbus

Franklin Park, Columbus
A collection of dwarf ornamental flowering trees representing the ethnicity, ancestry or heritage of the Greater Columbus residents showcasing it as a diverse cosmopolitan city.

Upcoming events

Greater Columbus Cherry Blossom Festival
March 24 - April 25, 2025 learn more →
Peace Garden Cleanup
Community In-Service Project and Picnic 2025 Date TBD Participants bring food to share. and meet at the Peace Garden in back of the Adventure Center. Franklin Park, Columbus, OH
IVO Fall Family Picnic
October 2025 TBD Franklin Park, Columbus, OH
"Peace is always beautiful." Walt Whitman
"Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees." John Muir
Contact Us
P.O. Box 212 Columbus, OH 43216

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