AUTHOR’S NOTE: I originally only listed the Family Bird Festival at Magee Marsh in Oak Harbor since this was the only real festival-like event that I’ve found. Unfortunately, I’m not even sure if this event even still goes on.But since I now list the full birding events for other states, … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/dandelion-may-festival-revisited/ ******************** There’s something to be said about unexpected surprises. When you hear about a festival that’s in a small town (let alone a winery in that small town), you can’t help but be a little apprehensive in regards to what … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/maple-festival-chardon/ ******************** With all the festivals I went to in 2009, those that stood out the most were those that really seemed to take advantage of the theme or product their festival stood for. The Grape Festival in Geneva had grapes, … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2013 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/ghoulardifest-cleveland/ ******************** I headed to, possibly, my last festival of the year, only to be guided by the faint rainbow that fell here. Very faint. And as the leaves began to change and fall, bringing in the Halloween season, Cleveland set … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: In 2021, I returned to this festival to write an updated experience. You can read about this experience at… https://ohiofestivals.net/columbus-italian-festival/ **** Let me say right off that I’m not a big Italian festival fan and that is due to the fact that I’m not a tomato-sauce kind of … Read more
It’s after 9:30 pm as I write this and I just consumed some DQ small sundae with pumpkin pie pieces, tag-a-longs and caramel sauce. The 15 year old cashier even raised her eyebrow when I ordered it. That HAS to imply some mistake on my part. So, sure, I’m wired…but … Read more
This was almost my Festival Hiatus Weekend……almost. I really had nothing scheduled and I may have mentioned it as such to a coworker, because she later gave me a rather thorough list of Ohio Festivals for the month of October. Finding the one in Wooster rather feasible, I decided to … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/geneva-grape-jamboree-revisited/ ******************** Geneva, Ohio, not to be confused with Geneva-on-the-Lake, seems a rather quaint city. Surrounded by wineries and country roads, one wouldn’t expect a festival all that big. I mean, when you’re passing this… …how big a festival would you expect? But … Read more
One of Lorain’s best festivals is definitely the Lorain International Festival. A cornucopia of food brought together for a mass of hungry festival goers. It’s almost like a culinary Epcot Center where the World Showcase is squeezed together in 1/1000 the space. If in a group, you and your friends … Read more