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
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
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
This post documents my experience on June 8, 2013. In the winter of 1907, Ernest R. Hazard, owner of Hazard’s Restaurant, needed a way to lure in the students from nearby Wilmington College. In order to do this, he held a contest with his employees, bringing out various ingredients for … Read more
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
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
This post documents my experience on June 2, 2013. As we’ve seen in the past, festivals are sometimes created to help with the survival and development of a community (ie Hessler Street Fair). One such festival ran this past Sunday in Cleveland’s Jefferson Park… …for the Southwest Cleveland community of … Read more
This post documents my experience on May 25, 2013. Although it may be easy to consider the “hobo” the same as a “tramp” or a “bum,” the hobo is quite different indeed. As explained by this bench… In case you prefer some visual clarification… …the above figure depicts a respectable … Read more
This post documents my experience on May 18, 2013. It’s not often that I find a festival with a strong Amish influence, even when located in Amish-populated areas. So when I heard that the town of Plain City (outside of Columbus) was having a Heritage Days festival… …next to a … Read more