AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/dandelion-may-festival-revisited/ This post documents my experience on May 1, 2010. ******************** There’s something to be said about unexpected surprises. When you hear about a festival that’s in a small town (let alone a winery in that small town), you can’t help … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/maple-festival-chardon/ This post documents my experience on April 25, 2010. ******************** With all the festivals I went to in 2009, those that stood out the most were those that really seemed to take advantage of the theme or product their festival … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2013 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/ghoulardifest-cleveland/ This post documents my experience on October 23, 2009. ******************** I headed to, possibly, my last festival of the year, only to be guided by the faint rainbow that fell here. Very faint. And as the leaves began to change … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: In 2021, I returned to this festival to write an updated experience. You can read about this experience at… https://ohiofestivals.net/columbus-italian-festival/ This post documents my experience on October 10, 2009. **** Let me say right off that I’m not a big Italian festival fan and that is due to … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 9, 2009. I returned to the festival in 2025 for an updated experience. You can read that experience at https://ohiofestivals.net/prairie-peddler-festival-butler-ohio **** It’s after 9:30 pm as I write this and I just consumed some DQ small sundae with pumpkin pie pieces, tag-a-longs and … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 4, 2009. This was almost my Festival Hiatus Weekend……almost. I really had nothing scheduled and I may have mentioned it as such to a coworker, because she later gave me a rather thorough list of Ohio Festivals for the month of October. Finding … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/geneva-grape-jamboree-revisited/ This post documents my experience on September 26, 2009. ******************** Geneva, Ohio, not to be confused with Geneva-on-the-Lake, seems a rather quaint city. Surrounded by wineries and country roads, one wouldn’t expect a festival all that big. I mean, when you’re passing … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 20, 2009. One of Lorain’s best festivals is definitely the Lorain International Festival. A cornucopia of food brought together for a mass of hungry festival goers. It’s almost like a culinary Epcot Center where the World Showcase is squeezed together in 1/1000 the … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 20, 2009. After a long driving day Saturday, I had another 2-3 festivals to hit on Sunday. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to do it, but I remained optimistic. From Columbus, I figured I should take advantage of my location … Read more