The Summer Moon Festival takes place in Neil Armstrong’s hometown of Wapakoneta. Events go on downtown as well as at the Armstrong Air and Space Museum. 2026 DATE: July 14-19, 2026Locations: Downtown Wapakoneta Armstrong Air and Space Museum500 Apollo DrWapakoneta, OH 45895Website: https://www.facebook.com/wapaksummermoonfest**** This post documents my experience on July … Read more
The Immaculate Conception Parish Festival takes place on the Immaculate Conception Church grounds, offering music entertainment, all sorts of games, rides, food and more. 2026 DATE: July 17-18, 2026Location: Immaculate Conception Parish229 W Anthony St.Celina, OhioWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081578688221 **** AUTHOR’S NOTE: Over this weekend, powerful thunderstorms passed through the area and … Read more
Lambert Days takes place in Ohio City and celebrates John William Lambert, who built the first gasoline powered single cylinder vehicle. Along with vendors, food and entertainment, the festival offers a parade, inflatables, special dinners and sports competitions. A community wide garage sales also takes place during festival weekend. 2026 … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 19, 2013. Although the city of Fostoria has a nearly 100 year history of making glassware and tableware before operations moved to Moundville, WV… …let me start off to say that the only glass-related aspect of the Glass Heritage Festival is the Glass … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 19, 2013. I actually fell upon the Kansas Firemen’s Festival by accident, noticing signs in nearby Bettsville en route to Fostoria and realizing that the festival was going on that very moment… …so I followed the signs to Kansas… …and easily located the … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 19, 2013. Although I don’t usually go to many non-ethnic church festivals, I decided to make a stop in Fremont… …and check out the Sacred Heart Summer Fest. At first, this festival appeared to be a child’s wonderland… …with plenty of rides… …miniature … Read more
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
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
In case you wish to read some adventures that take place outside of Ohio for a change, I am posting a day-by-day account on my other blog, Mangiam-OH. I will post links to each post as I create them. Enjoy! – Kristian Day 1 – Beginning of the Great Trip … Read more