The St. Stanislaus Polish Festival is a parish festival with entertainment, plenty of Polish food, Polish merchandise and raffles galore. They even have spreadable pork lard and duck blood soup. 2026 DATE: October 2-4, 2026Location: St. Stanislaus Church3649 E 65th StCleveland, OH 44105Website: https://www.ststanislaus.org **** This post documents my experience … Read more
The Oldtime Farming Festival has a bit of everything from crafters, animals, old tractors, entertainment, animal demonstrations, historical displays, euchre competitions and so much more! 2026 DATE: September 19-20, 2026Location: Centerburg Community Park21 OH-314Centerburg, OH 43011Website: https://www.centerburgoldtimefarmingfestival.com **** This post documents my experience on September 22, 2013. I finished my … Read more
Arts in the Alley is a large arts festivals where over 100 artists offer everything from photography and fine art to jewelry and crafts. Visitors can also enjoy a nice selection of food vendors, more gift vendors, live entertainment and a children’s area with artistic activities and fun. 2026 DATE: … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 21, 2013. Back in 2009, I came to downtown Columbus for a chalk festival called Via Colori, which coincidentally took place in conjunction with Independents’ Day… …a festival with a mission “to celebrate and develop independent culture, commerce and creativity.” Interestingly enough, I … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 21, 2013. After almost missing the last festival in St. Marys… …I happily parked along the cornfields near North Lewisburg… …and got ready to enjoy the Union County Covered Bridge Bluegrass Festival. But only a minute or two after I arrived onto the … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 21, 2013. When I initially arrived at the Grand Lake St. Marys address found on the park’s website, I found nothing but some boats. I was convinced that the fall festival was taking place at some other part of the lake and considered … Read more
The Fort Loramie German Heritage Festival is a German celebration with food, music and plenty of beer. 2026 DATE: September 25-26, 2026Location: Downtown Fort LoramieWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/german.heritagedays **** This post documents my experience on September 21, 2013. In the village of Fort Loramie… …the German flag waved with the American… …as … Read more
The Lions Club Fall Festival takes place downtown in the village of Jamestown, where there are food vendors, vendors, entertainment and more. 2026 DATE: September 18-19, 2026Location: Downtown JamestownWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/jamestownohiolionsclub **** This post documents my experience on September 21, 2013, when the festival was called the Lions Club Bean Festival. … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 21, 2013. When many people first think of Xenia, they can’t help but think of the tornadoes that passed through there and almost destroyed it… …but did you know that “Xenia” – pronounced ZEEN-yah – comes from the Greek word that means “hospitality”? … Read more