Pumpkins, Farm Festivals, and Coffee as things get ready to shift. Welcome back, Festival Fans! It’s that time of year where the last of the Pumpkin Festivals, Harvest Festivals, Weekend Farm Festivals – and even the Ohio Renaissance Festival (Review) – are coming to an end. If you missed the … Read more
The Chatham Apple Butter Festival is put on by the Chatham Community Church and offers live entertainment, a craft/vendor show made up of local artisans, apple butter made on the festival grounds and a menu consisting of chili, bean soup, chilidogs, and biscuits with apple butter. Discontinued in 2025Location: Chatham … Read more
The Mill Street Makers’ Market is a street market in downtown Medina that occurs monthly from May through October. Along with a wide selection of vendors, there are food trucks and live music. 2026 DATES:May 17, 2026June 28, 2026July 26, 2026August 30, 2026September 27, 2026October 25, 2026Location: Mill StreetMedina, OH … Read more
Operation Pumpkin is a pumpkin and art festival in downtown Hamilton where pumpkin carvers take part in a competition that delights festival visitors as they shop and eat with the help of over 100 vendors and food trucks. There are also plenty of pumpkin display photo ops, a kids’ zone … Read more
The Lebanon Oktoberfest is a festival fundraiser hosted by the Miller Ecological Park Foundation. It takes place in downtown Lebanon and offers live music, a biergarten and vendors. In 2024, the Warren County Environmental Forum joined to co-host the event. 2026 Date: October 9-10, 2026Location: Downtown LebanonWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/lebanonoktoberfest/ **** I … Read more
The Circleville Pumpkin Show and Festivals celebrating Fall Leaves, Apple Butter, Beets, Black Walnuts, and even Christmas. Welcome back, Festival Fans! While festivals are down in numbers this weekend, there are some special not-to-miss festivals you should know about. Here are some of the returning festivals this weekend… The Circleville … Read more
The Bob Evans Farm Festival takes place right on the farm in Rio Grande with a large selection of activities, food options, vendors and entertainment. 2026 DATE: October 9-11, 2026Location: Bob Evans Farm10854 SR-588Rio Grande, OH 45674Website: https://www.bobevans.com/farm-festival **** Getting to the Festival The Bob Evans Farm Festival takes place … Read more
The Chillicothe Halloween Festival takes place in Yoctangee Park with a great variety of vendors, plenty of food options and entertainment that includes live music, a haunted house, coffin races, and a ghost walk. 2026 DATE: October 9-11, 2026Location: Yoctangee ParkChillicothe, OH 45601Website: https://www.chillicothehalloweenfestival.com/ **** As the sun began to … Read more
Columbus Italian Festival, Apples, Apple Butter, Pumpkins, Sauerkraut, Oktoberfests, Halloween and Fall/Harvest Festivals this weekend. Welcome back, Festival Fans! This is one of the last really strong festival weekends before things start to shift. After this weekend, outdoor festivals are going to lessen and there’s going to me more of … Read more