The Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival is the oldest and largest Labor Day Festival in Ohio. The festival takes place in downtown Canal Winchester and offers rides, live entertainment, a labor day parade and a car show. There are also plenty of food vendors, a beer pavilion, craft vendors and … Read more
I have a more recent experience of this festival, when I returned in 2026. You can read that experience at https://ohiofestivals.net/millersport-sweet-corn-festivalThis post documents my first experience on September 3, 2016. **** When I first walked up to the Sweet Corn Festival’s giant corn… …I thought it might be a smaller … 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. 2026 DATE: September 4-7, 2026Location: The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral555 N High StColumbus, OH 43215Website: https://columbusgreekfestival.com/ **** This post documents my experience on September 3, 2016. I headed to the … 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. 2026 DATE: September 5-6, 2026Location: Westerville Sports Complex325 N Cleveland AveWesterville, OH 43082Website: https://www.ohiohistory.org **** 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