EVENTS
WORKING TOGETHER, TO MAKE OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE!
Ohio Wins CANVASSING, Sundays - 1PM-4PM, meet at 2054 Cherry Valley Rd, Newark, OH 43055, Event Description: Knock on doors with the OhioWins Democratic Coordinated Campaign in Newark! Sign up HERE
Thursday, June 25th, Happy Hour, 6:00 PM at Buckeye Lake Margaritas 4675 Walnut Rd., Buckeye Lake, OH
Sat. June 27th - Johnstown Parade, Kathy McLeish and Amy Rigsby are participating. Reach out if you would like to march with them: kathymcleish@gmail.com, amyr4ohio@gmail.com
Saturday, Jun 27th, @ Front Quad of Denison University, Granville, Granville Pride Festival , 12noon - 4:00PM, volunteer to help at our Dem Club booth HERE
Saturday, July 4th, Granville 4th of July Parade, staging near Wildwood park at 9-10:00 AM, Parade at 11:00 AM. Everyone is welcome to march with the Democratic Club and our Candidates - wear your club or candidate T-shirts, available at the office. Bring candy…we can always use more! The parade ends at Broadway and Granger St. All marchers are invited to 494 N Granger St. (Tracee and Paul’s house) for a picnic following the parade. Traffic can be crazy, so it’s best to relax and let it calm down before trying to get back to your car. Register HERE
REGISTER HERE!
Thursday, July 9th, 6:30-8:30PM fundraising event for Dr. Amy Acton @ Buckeye Lake. This is a collaboration with Fairfield, Licking, Muskingum, and Perry counties. Location will be provided to RSVP list 24 hrs. before the event. Registration information below - this event will fill up fast.
July 15th, 6:00 PM, Candidate fundraiser - Save Our Democracy Lawn Party. A fundraiser for Licking County Candidates - JERRAD CHRISTIAN US Congress OH 12, MASON BLANKENSHIP OH Rep 68, KATHY MCLEISH Co. Commissioner, MICHAEL DALSANTO Juvenile Court Judge, & DAVID BRANSTOOL Common Pleas Judge. In Granville OH. Wednesday, July 15, 2026 * 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Music by Tom Carroll, Jazz Guitarist, Food by City Barbecue - Wine * Beer * Soda - venue, hosting, music, food, beverages have all been donated. YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND! 100% of your ticket will go to candidates. REGISTER HERE No rain checks or rain date.
Friday, July 17th, John Lewis Rally on the Newark Square @ 5:00PM. We are once again partnering with the NAACP to honor John Lewis and his fight for Voting Rights! Sign up HERE
Friday, July 17th, Dem booth at the Alexandria Fun Days, 5:00-10:00PM. We need people to help set up and do the first shift (4:30-7:30) and do the 2nd shift with clean up (7:30-10:30). Sign up to help HERE
Saturday, Jul 18th, Adopt-a-Highway Licking Co Dem Club @ 8am - 11am. Meet at the Licking County Dem Club Office at 8am for a Safety Training and to sign the waivers (2054 Cherry Valley Rd, Newark, OH 43055). We then we car pool out to our location—St Rte 161 and St Rte 310 Interchange. The minimum age for volunteers is 12. All participants must sign a waiver and view safety material (responsible adults must sign for everyone under 18). The waiver, will be available at the Dem Club Office, starting July 1, 2026. If you are unable to sign prior to the pick-up, you can sign on pick-up day. Trash bags and safety vests will be provided.
Past Events:
Our Demands for May 1st - Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first. - ICE Out. No private army serving unchecked federal power. - Expand democracy, not corporate power. - Defend free and fair elections. Join us as together we celebrate May 1st through action and community.
Saturday, March 28th - NO KINGS, 1:00 PM @ Newark Courthouse Square, Was a Huge success! We had 1500 on the Square!
thank you to Anton Krieger of Buckeye Environmental Network
If you missed Anton’s presentation on toxic gas and oil well brine being spread on roads in Licking Co., you can view his presentation HERE … Anton also gave us access to his extensive research, through records requests and fact finding. If you are interested in digging deeper, reach out via email: office@lcdemclub.com
We Marched for ICE OUT FOR GOOD on SATURDAY, JAN. 10TH at the Newark Courthouse Square. We marched peacefully in honor of Renee Good and against the Fascist takeover of our country! Over 150 marched in the cold and rain!
Tuesday Nov. 4th 7:00 - 11:00pm - Election watch party - Honoring all of the hard work our candidates have put in! West Church Social, 1650 W. Church St. , Newark, OH in the Speakeasy! See their MENU - Family friendly Arcade…Join us to celebrate our Candidates!
Saturday, Oct. 18th, 1,200 Patriots were on the Courthouse Square in support of the Constitution of the United States of America! We sang, we marched, and we did it all Peacefully! Thank-you to all the volunteers who helped us have a joyful, peaceful, musical, meaningful event!
Friday, July 25th @ 4:00 PM, Dr. Bryan Hambley, will join us at the office, for a meet and greet, to discuss his candidacy for Ohio Secretary of State
Who would have thought collecting trash could be so much fun? Great Job team! 17 bags…
Fourth of July Parade and after party!
Success! Over 1000 showed up for our NO KINGS national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump admin. Next Date: July 17th!
Newark Strawberry Fest.
Our presence at the Strawberry Festival is especially important this year!
Volunteers will chat with fairgoers, promote our candidates and the Democratic platform, check voter registrations, gather petition signatures, eat strawberry shortcake and represent the Democratic Club in Licking County.
pictures from our April 19th rally in Newark
the April 5th rally in Newark - HANDS OFF… photographs by Anne Piombino
Granville Parade 2024
So many people cheered us on in the Granville parade! We were grateful for the support and thoroughly enjoyed the day!
Granville Pride
What a great turn out and a fabulous celebration! We are proud that our community works to empower and advocate for the well-being of our LGBTQIA+ Community.
Newark Strawberry Festival
From registering people to vote and advocating for the democratic party to eating strawberry treats, we enjoyed every minute of this annual kick-off to summer!
First Parade of the Season!
The Licking County Democrats made a great showing at the Utica Ice Cream Festival parade. Our physical presence and visible signs carried important messages.