Apple Butter, Pumpkins, Halloween and Spooky Pooches: 275+ Festival Weekend I’m sorry to say, Ohio, but this may be one of the last big festival weekends of the year. After this weekend, festival numbers drop, allowing for more craft and vendors show (usually without the entertainment and sometimes even the … Read more
The Columbus Italian Festival takes place at St. John the Baptist Church, offering delicious Italian food, entertainment, music, rides, games, a children’s activity area and more. 2026 DATE: October 9-11, 2026Location: St. John the Baptist168 E Lincoln StColumbus, OH 43215Website: https://www.columbusitalianfestival.com/ **** The post below documents my experience on October … Read more
The Fall Festival at Oakland Nursery offers kids’ games, pig racing, a petting zoo, music and food. Oakland Nurseries are in Columbus, Delaware, Dublin and New Albany 2025 DATE: October 11-12, 2025Locations: See website for addresses in Columbus, Delaware, Dublin and New Albany.Website: https://www.oaklandnursery.com/page/sales-and-events/ **** This post documents my experience … Read more
350+ Festival Weekend with more apples, pumpkins and Oktoberfests Festival numbers are still relatively high many festival celebrations dealing with Fall, Foliage, Apples, Apple Butter, Pumpkins, and Oktoberfests. There are some Ethnic Festivals and some Halloween Festivals, plus plenty more about Farms and Beer. It should be a good festival … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 2, 2022. In downtown Wellington, visitors admired newly decorated Halloween window displays… …and got up close to seasonal residents planted along the sidewalks… …before making their way here… …where they could “Fall” in Love with the town by means of a festival. Local … Read more
Over 350 Festivals this weekend: Oktoberfests, Farm Festivals and so much more! As we enter October, the festivals still remain strong. Farm festivals kick up, along with more Oktoberfests, fall festivals, and festivals dealing with the autumnal harvest (pumpkins, apples, grapes/wine). Some northern states may have a slight decrease this … Read more
Oktoberfest Findlay takes place right on Main Street with polka music, a children’s area, plenty of food and a lot of locally made beer. 2025 DATE: September 27, 2025Location: Downtown FindlayWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/OKTOBERFESTFINDLAY/ ****This post documents my experience on September 25, 2021. Right in the heart of downtown Findlay… …Dave Malinowski … Read more
The Roche de Boeuf Festival takes place in downtown Waterville, offering music , a Pioneer Village, art, local businesses and food. 2026 DATE: September 19, 2026Location: Downtown WatervilleWebsite: https://watervillechamber.com/roche-de-boeuf-parade-and-festival/**** This post documents my experience on September 25, 2021. AUTHOR’S NOTE: “Roche de Boeuf” means “rock of beef” or “buffalo rock” … Read more
The Luckey Fall Festival offers a huge flea market, music, tractor pulls and a great assortment of food options. 2026 DATE: September 25-27, 2026Location: Adams St between Krotzer Ave and Gilbert RdLuckey, OH 43443Website: https://luckeyfallfestival.com/This post documents my experience on September 25, 2021. In the Village of Luckey’s Basic Park… … Read more