Juneteenth is a reference to June 19, 1865 when the last slaves were freed in Galveston, Texas. The celebration in Columbus includes live entertainment, activities and plenty of food and non-food vendors that celebrate the African-American culture. 2026 DATE: June 19-20, 2026Location: Genoa Park303 W Broad StColumbus, OH 43215Website: http://www.juneteenthohio.com/ … Read more
The Bedford Strawberry Festival takes place in Bedford’s Public Square. There are craft vendors, live entertainment, and food vendors, some of which have strawberry treats. The star, though, are the strawberry shortcakes and sundaes sold by the Bedford Historical Society. 2026 DATE: June 12-14, 2026Location: Bedford Public Square730 Broadway AveBedford, … Read more
The Riverfront Irish Festival in Cuyahoga Falls takes place at Falls River Square with two stages of music, an Irish Market Place and plenty o traditional Irish food. 2026 DATE: June 12-14, 2026Location: Falls River SquareCuyahoga Falls, OH 44221Website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048065006129 **** This post documents my experience on June 12, 2011. … Read more
The Pork Rind Heritage Festival takes place in the village of Harrod, where Rudolph Foods has its headquarters. Along with freshly fried pork rinds and cracklins, there are food vendors, a beer garden, rides and games, live entertainment, contests and more. 2026 DATE: June 12-13, 2026Location: Downtown HarrodWebsite: http://www.porkrindfest.com **** … Read more
The Cherry Fest takes place in the village of Whitehouse (near Toledo) with vendors, rides, a car show, BBQ chicken and cherry pie. 2026 DATE: June 11-13, 2026Location: Downtown WhitehouseWebsite: https://www.awchamber.com/cherry-fest **** This post documents my experience on June 11, 2011. Years ago, I went with my family to the … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I went back to the festival in 2016, which you can read about at https://ohiofestivals.net/tremont-greek-fest-2016/ This post documents my experience on May 28, 2011. **** It had been years since I’d been able to make my way to the Annunciation Church for their Greek festival, usually due to … Read more
The Mayfest is an arts festival next to the Berea’s beautiful Coe Lake. 2026 DATE: May 16, 2026 **** This post documents my experience on May 28, 2011. With many art festivals usually having the same setup, I wasn’t sure if the Mayfest would provide us with anything unique. But … Read more
This post documents my experience on May 28, 2011. Although Grafton isn’t all that far from where I live, I had never heard about the Grafton Village Firemen’s Festival until a coworker gave me a copy of her local paper. Being that it was a firemen’s festival (unique) and into … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: For a 2017 updated experience, please visit https://ohiofestivals.net/hessler-street-fair This post documents my experience on May 22, 2011. ******************** Sometimes, when things look like they’re about to end… …they simply don’t. Such was the case when, in the late 1960’s, University Circle, Inc. wanted to knock down the houses on Hessler Road … Read more