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Castalia Cold Creek Celebration – Castalia, Ohio

The Castalia Cold Creek Celebration is an annual festival that celebrates the village through activities, food and the participation of local groups. 2026 DATE: July 17-19, 2026Location: Downtown CastaliaWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070050379531This post documents my experience on July 19, 2013. The village of Castalia is probably best known for the old tourist … Read more

Community Days Celebration – Brook Park, Ohio

Brook Park Community Days is a town festival is a town festival with a fair share of rides, games and typical festival grub, accented with booths from local organizations. 2026 DATE: July 10-12, 2026Location: Brook Park Recreation Center17400 Holland RdBrook Park, OH 44142Website: https://www.facebook.com/brookparkrec **** This post documents my experience … Read more

Fairview Park Summerfest – Fairview Park, Ohio

The Fairview Park Summerfest is a community festival that takes place in Bohlken Park. Along with plenty of food and vendors, booths are held by local organizations and businesses. There is also live music, fireworks, a parade and a midway area with rides, games and carnival food. 2026 DATE: July … Read more

BAYarts Art and Music Festival – Bay Village, Ohio

The BAYarts Art and Music Festival brings together over 70 local vendors, live music, food trucks and an activity area for the kids. A fun family festival with some nice summer shopping. 2025 DATE: June 28, 2025Location: 28795 Lake Road, Bay VillageWebsite: https://bayarts.net/events/annual-art-music-festival/ **** This post documents my experience on … Read more

Park Street Festival – Columbus, Ohio – My Experience

This post documents my experience on June 8, 2013. Still full on a banana split, I headed south on Park Street… …to attend my last festival of the day. And although it appeared kid-friendly at first… …the Park Street Festival gave me a party vibe. Sure, there were your family … Read more

Wine and Arts Festival – Grove City, Ohio

The Wine and Arts Festival takes place in Grove City’s Historic Town Center and it offers a wide range of Ohio wines along with interesting arts and crafts. 2026 DATE: June 5-6, 2026Location: Grove City Town Center3378 Park StGrove City, OH 43123Website: https://grovecitytowncenter.org/wine-arts-festival**** This post documents my experience on June … Read more

Columbus Arts Festival – Columbus, Ohio

The Columbus Arts Festival isn’t only the state’s best art festival with over 200 visual artists, there are also three stages for music, theatrical, poet and storytelling performances and plenty of great food. The location along Scioto Mile makes the perfect setting. 2026 DATE: June 12-14, 2026Location: The Scioto MileColumbusWebsite: … Read more