Shelby Bicycle Days celebrates the history of Shelby Bicycles with an annual festival where visitors can find food trucks, vendors, inflatables, games and entertainment. There are also bike tours, a Bike-In Movie, and the Shelby Bicycle Museum Open House. 2026 Date: July 10-11, 2026Location: Downtown ShelbyWebsite: https://www.shelbycic.com/bikedays **** This post … Read more
The Antique Festival in downtown Loudonville is a smaller festival with a huge car show (Saturday). Antique dealers sell items that include license plates, bottles and interesting collectables and food vendors offer a nice variety of dishes. 2026 DATE: July 3-4, 2026Location: Downtown LoudonvilleWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/events/central-park-loudonville-ohio/mohican-antique-festival/1386792426256375/ **** This post documents my … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 30, 2012. As the day began to warm up, I left the festival in Columbia Station and made my way to the fairgrounds in Berea…. …but not without first stopping for an admission coupon at Marc’s. Thanks, Marc’s! Once I arrived at the fairgrounds, I parked the car… … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 30, 2012. After a night of storms throughout Ohio and a failed attempt to visit a festival in Willard (due to the rain), it was nice to wake up and see sunny skies and pleasantly warm weather. I rapidly got ready, hit the … Read more
Put-in-Bay’s Pyrate Fest brings historic re-enactors and pirate fans alike in a family friendly festival done island style. 2026 DATE: June 26-28, 2026Location: DeRivera ParkBayview AvePut-in-Bay, OH 43456Website: https://www.visitputinbay.com/events/put-in-bay-pyrate-fest-xvii/ **** This post documents my experience on June 24, 2012. Put-in-Bay is a village on Lake Erie’s South Bass Island where … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 23, 2012. Not only is the historic city of Bedford the birthplace of Archibald Willard, painter of the The Spirit of ’76 (he later lived and died in Wellington)… …it has a jewelry shop that sells local pasta sauce… …a Gionino’s Pizzeria branch right across the street… … Read more
An updated post of my 2024 experience can be found at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-scottish-games-celtic-festival This post documents my experience on June 23, 2012 when it took place at the Lorain County Fairgrounds. **** When I started blogging about festivals, I had only assumed that the Ohio Scottish Games consisted of an all-day sporting event … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I have a more current 2017 experience of Oberlin’s Juneteenth Festival at https://ohiofestivals.net/juneteenth-oberlin/ This post documents my experience on June 16, 2012. **** Oberlin is one of those great Ohio hippie towns where words like “green,” “organic” and “local” are used in everyday conversation and “no shoes/no service” … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 9, 2012. On such a beautiful morning, my mother and I left the Downtown Port Clinton Arts and Crafts Festival and headed down the road… …to the Fort Firelands RV Resort… …where people were celebrating the Pioneer and Primitive Arts Festival. Just outside of Fort Firelands… …there … Read more