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
Downtown Worthington’s Green on the Green is a festival that promotes awareness of green alternatives and solutions through interesting eco-friendly products and services. 2024 DATE: TBDLocation: Corner of 161 and High Street, WorthingtonWebsite: https://www.greenonthegreen.com/ ****At the time of this review, Green on the Green was separate from the Worthington Plant … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Worthington Plant Fest had been combined with Green on the Green and may now simply be a part of that festival. You can read about the Green on the Green experience aspect at https://ohiofestivals.net/7-green-on-the-green/ This post documents my experience on May 11, 2013. ******************** Now that Julia … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I have returned to the Testicle Festival in 2017. To read that experience, please go to https://ohiofestivals.net/testicle-festival-tiro/ This post documents my experience on May 11, 2013. ******************** In the quiet town of Tiro, Ohio… …there’s a curious bar with an even more curious tradition that began 25 years … Read more