The Sweet Corn Festival is a particularly large festival with a bit of everything – food galore, a large midway with rides and games, live entertainment, all sorts of merchants, more games and donuts you need to get.. 2026 DATE: September 2-5, 2026Location: 2905 Chautauqua BlvdMillersport, OH 43046Website: https://www.sweetcornfest.com/ ****This … Read more
The HotLick Bluesfest is a blues music festival in downtown Granville, Along with the food and merchandise of local businesses, there are food trucks and a beer garden. 2026 DATE: August 29, 2026Location: Downtown GranvilleWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063491472764 **** This post documents my experience on September 3, 2016. In downtown Granville, locals … Read more
The Greek Festival takes place at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral and offers plenty of delicious food, merchandise and entertainment. 2025 DATE: August 29 – September 1, 2025Location: The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral555 N High StColumbus, OH 43215Website: https://columbusgreekfestival.com/ **** This post documents my experience on September 3, 2016. I … Read more
The Ohio Cup Vintage Base Ball Festival is a competition in a festival format, complete with 1860’s-era version games, food vendors and a few merchandise vendors. 2025 DATE: August 30-31, 2025Location: Westerville Sports Complex325 N Cleveland AveWesterville, OH 43082Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1240035427050597/1240035437050596/ **** This post documents my experience on September 3, 2016. … Read more
The Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days is a festival that takes place in Bedford Public Square. Along with food vendors, a children’s activity area and music performances, there are educational workshops, ceremonies/rituals performed at scheduled times, various psychics and vendors that sell everything from Tarot cards and crystals to books … Read more
The Valley City Street Fair is a small town festival that offers food, games, raffles, inflatables, vendors and entertainment. 2026 DATE: August 14-16, 2026Location: Downtown Valley CityWebsite: https://valleycity.org/event/91st-annual-street-fair/This post documents my experience on August 21, 2016. As firefighters took turns at the Dunking Booth… …we strolled into downtown Valley City… … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 13, 2016. Early Saturday morning in Vermilion’s Sherod Park… …kilt-wearing weight lifters had a “gathering” of sorts… …where they set up stations all around the area… …to compete against each other with their weight-lifting skills… …during “The Reckoning” Highland Games and Festival. Although … Read more
Our Lady Queen of Peace Family Fest is a parish festival that offers delicious food and entertainment. 2024 DATE: July 27, 2024Location: Our Lady Queen of Peace Church708 Erie StGrafton, OH 44044Website: https://olqpgrafton.org **** This post documents my experience on August 5, 2016, when the festival was called Our Lady … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 23, 2016. Even in the hot weather, the whole family wanted to check out the Marblehead Summerfest. Max, pausing to consider the Vintage Car Ride… …decided on a vehicle more his size. Meanwhile, I strolled down the rows of vendors… …where merchandise ranged … Read more