The Dandelion May Festival celebrates the dandelion at the Breitenbach Winery (Dover) through dandelion wine sampling, dandelion cooking demos, dandelion products, arts and crafts, live entertainment and various dandelion-inspired dishes. DISCONTINUED IN 2026 (Now Dandelion Day)Location: Breitenbach Vineyards5773 Old Rte 29 NWDover, OH 44622Website: https://breitenbachwine.com/dandelion-festival/ ****This post documents my experience … Read more
The Geauga County Maple Festival takes place in downtown Chardon and is one of Ohio’s first major festivals of the year – it’s usually the first festival in Ohio with rides. Along with a pancake breakfast, maple syrup products and foods and maple syrup displays, the festival offers arts and … Read more
The Columbus (Winter) Beerfest is a beer festival that takes place at the Columbus Convention Center with plenty of samplings, pretzel necklaces, entertainment and fun. 2024 DATE: January 20, 2024Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center400 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215Website: https://columbusbeerfest.com/ **** AUTHOR’S NOTE: This review is for the winter … Read more
This post documents my experience on November 16, 2014. As the autumnal air got colder… …I decided to seek shelter at Akron’s Temple Israel… …and warm myself with an Art and Jewish Food Festival. Right as I walked inside… …I found handcrafted jewelry made out of silverware (Silver Wear) and … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 11, 2014. Although the playground in Hardesty Park seemed the same… …the pumpkin border marking the area… …made it clear that DeBord’s Halloween Festival was taking place. And within that pumpkin border was Halloween decor… …along the fields… …hanging from the trees… …and … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 11, 2014. Not only was downtown Medina decorated for Halloween with pumpkins… …and plenty of scarecrows… …but they were also celebrating a Halloween Harvest Festival… …right in the heart of the square. With some different events on each of the two days… …I … Read more
The Woollybear Festival, created by Cleveland meteorologist Dick Goddard, celebrates the Woolly Bear caterpillar, which is said to foretell the severity of the upcoming winter by its orange-brown stripe. This one-day festival takes place in downtown Vermilion and has an attendance of over 100 thousand festival goers each year. 2025 … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 27, 2014. Author’s Note: I last reviewed this festival in 2010. After a long festival-hopping day, I arrived in time to experience the musical entertainment, but came too late for the vendors. This year, I seemed to arrive in time for the vendors, … Read more
The Clyde Fair is a festival that takes place in downtown Clyde with rides, entertainment, concession, vendors, various races and a parade. 2026 DATE: September 18-20, 2026Location: Downtown ClydeWebsite: https://www.ofea.org/ **** This post documents my experience on September 20, 2014. Just east of Fremont is the city of Clyde… …the … Read more