During my trip, I searched the walls for news of Italian festivals… …only to find that I had either arrived a month late… …or a few months early. I was just a week early for these festivals in Atri and Catania… …and just a day late for the festival in … Read more
Recently, I’ve traveled across the sea to Italy… …where I set out to explore Sulmona… …Pescara… …countless other towns in the Abruzzo region… …Rome… …and Sicily (Catania primarily). During my adventures, I’ve traveled over mountains… …through forests… …near fields of poppies… …along seaside boardwalks… …and along rocky coasts… …all in … Read more
The Norwalk Strawberry Festival takes place in downtown Norwalk, offering plenty of kids’ activities, food options and rides. There are also strawberries for sales and some strawberry food items. 2026 DATE: May 23-24, 2026Location: Downtown NorwalkWebsite: https://www.norwalkjaycees.com/strawberry-festival.html **** This post documents my experience on May 26, 2018. It was a … Read more
The Ashville Viking Festival celebrates through a Saxon Market, various forms of entertainment, re-enactors representing many times periods of history and a nice selection of food – including turkey legs. 2026 Dates: April 25-26, 2026Location: Ashville Community Park165 Walnut StAshville, OH 43103Website: https://ashvilleohvikingfestival.com/ ****AUTHOR’S NOTE: I first visited the Ashville … Read more
The Mac N Cheese Throwdown is a macaroni and cheese festival and competition where guests taste a large variety of mac and cheese samples from local restaurants and vote. 2026 DATE: March 7, 2026Location: 2111 Center StCleveland, OH 44113Website: https://www.macncheesethrowdown.com/**** This post documents my experience on February 17, 2018. When … Read more
The Dalton Holidays Festival takes place at Dalton High School with all sorts of delicious Christmas treats, a nice assortment of holiday vendors, food, raffles and turkey bowling. 2025 DATE: December 6-7, 2025Location: 177 N Mill StDalton, OH 44618Website: https://www.facebook.com/daltonfestival/ **** I first visited the Dalton Holidays Festival in 2010. … Read more
Christmas in Zoar takes place in Historic Zoar Village where many historic buildings have some sort of attraction, whether live music, a vendor show, special Christmas personalities and more. 2026 DATE: December 5, 2026Location: Historic Zoar VillageWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricZoarVillage **** This post documents my experience on December 2, 2017. I drove … Read more
This post documents my experience on November 19, 2017. Here, in this rather inconspicuous building on Lorain Avenue… …DJ’s were spinning… …food vendors were prepping (The Manna Truck)… …and Clevelanders were shopping. This was The Cleveland Flea Holiday Market… …a 4 weekend long, seasonal flea and handmade craft market… …with … Read more
UPDATED: 4/29/26 Ohio has over 2300 festivals! 2300! Let that soak in a bit. If you’re new to Ohio, or even if you’re new to Ohio’s festival world, you may be searching through my 600+ festival reviews and trying to figure out what the best festivals are. And while I … Read more