The Greek Oktoberfest Festival is a traditional Greek festival at St. George Greek Orthodox Church (Massillon) with a few extras. DATE: October 2-3, 2026Location: St. George Greek Orthodox Church364 First St SEMassillon, OH 44646Website: https://www.stgeorgemassillon.org/greekoktoberfest **** This post documents my experience on October 7, 2011. I’ve been to many Oktoberfests … Read more
The Pumpkin Festival in Huntsburg, Ohio is a small town festival offering giant pumpkins, all sorts of pumpkin foods and treats, games, crafts, and live music. 2026 DATE: October 3-4, 2026Location: 16534 Mayfield RdHuntsburg, OH 44046Website: https://huntsburgpumpkinfestival.com/ **** This post documents my experience on October 1, 2011. On a cold … Read more
The Barberton Mum Fest takes place at Lake Anna Park, where mums transform the area into a breathtaking scene. Festival goers can enjoy a good amount of shopping, eating and activities. 2026 DATE: September 26-27, 202610 AM – 6 PM Both DaysLocation: Lake Anna Park615 W Park AveBarberton, OH 44203Website: … Read more
The Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival is a double festival since there is a traditional festival located in downtown Tiffin and a “Living Village” festival at Hedges Boyer Park. 2026 DATE: September 18-20, 2026Location 1: Downtown TiffinLocation 2: Hedges Boyer Park491 Coe StTiffin, OH 44883Website: https://www.tiffinfestival.com/ **** This post documents my … Read more
The Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival takes place at Urbana’s Freshwater Farms, where there are fishery tours, games, music, vendors and food. 2026 DATESSeptember 12, 2026September 19, 2026September 26, 2026Location: Freshwater Farms of Ohio2624 US-68Urbana, OH 43078Website: https://fwfarms.com/festival/ **** This post documents my experience on September 17, 2011. Freshwater Farms … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 17, 2011. Charles W. Fairbanks was not only the 26th Vice President of the United States under Theodore Roosevent, he was the namesake of Fairbanks, Alaska…. …and child of Unionville Center, located northwest of Columbus. Here, in the center of town, this village … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in 2016. You can read that experience at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-pawpaw-festival-albany You can also read about my first experience in 2009 at https://ohiofestivals.net/20-pawpaw-festival-lake-snowden-ohio-91909/ This post documents my experience on September 17, 2011. **** With flavors compared to mangoes, bananas, avocados and pears, the … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 3, 2011. Four months ago, I wanted to move forward with Ohio Festivals promotions and print some shirts to sell. I had two samples printed up to wear while festival hopping (see above), but they were too expensive to sell to the public … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 27, 2011. Deep in the land of the Big Walnut Golden Eagles… …two neighboring township festivals celebrated together… …connected only by a free trolley service. This posting is dedicated to the Galena Summerfest… As I took the free trolley from Sunbury to Galena, I was … Read more