Festivals in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin! What a complete change from last week in Ohio, when it was -2 outside. Now it’s 39, the snow is melting and the idea of an outdoor festival doesn’t seem that far away. This weather actually makes me start to think about … Read more
Festivals in Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee! As I write this post about upcoming festivals and events, it is -2 (Fahrenheit) outside and festivals don’t feel so tempting at this exact moment. But, fortunately, this temperature situation is very temporary. It will be much warmer by the time the Medina … Read more
Wisconsin is added, Festival Fans! It’s official. I now have the state of Wisconsin added with nearly 800 festivals. I also have city pages made for Madison, Milwaukee and Eau Claire. I will also soon be adding city pages for Florida (Miami, Tampa, Florida Panhandle/Tallahassee) and Georgia (Atlanta). Hopefully, that … Read more
A new state is coming, Festival Fans! After already having added Florida and Georgia to the list of states covered, the winter and pandemic together have driven me to add yet another. By this time next week or so, I should be able to reveal ANOTHER STATE to be listed … Read more
As someone who owns and operates a festival website, let me tell you that Covid-19 has been driving me crazy. The weather is starting to warm up, the self-quarantine continues (the 6th week now?), and I long for road trips to festival cities where I can celebrate with various communities, … Read more
Maslenitsa is a Russian pre-Lenten festival that usually involves blini and Maslenitsa, a doll that represents winter and is sometimes burned. 2026 DATE: February 15, 2026 – CANCELLEDLocation: Russian Cultural Garden5947 Mayfield RdCleveland, OH 44124Website: https://www.russianculturalgarden.com **** This post documents my experience on March 1, 2020. Just before Eastern Orthodox … Read more
The Cleveland Kurentovanje Festival is a Slovenian Festival where lamb-skinned wearing Kurents ring bells to scare the winter away. Music, food and fun for all. 2026 DATE: February 14, 2026Location: Slovenian National Home6417 St Clair AveCleveland, OH 44103Website: https://www.clevelandkurentovanje.com/ **** I first visited this festival in 2014, which you can … Read more
Last year, my wife gifted me an omakase dinner at Kengo Sushi & Yakitori, a Toledo restaurant of which I had heard wonderful things. With our schedules and the distance, it took us some time to plan an evening to go out… …but we finally did this weekend… …and it … Read more
Christmas in the Village is a holiday festival in Plymouth, Ohio that offers over 80 vendors, live entertainment, a holiday cocktail area, food trucks and more. 2025 DATE: December 5-6, 2025Location: Downtown PlymouthWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/picourvillage **** This post documents my experience on December 7, 2019. At the annual Christmas in the … Read more