A festival where an event or series of events is the main focus.
This post documents my experience on May 17, 2014. Just off of Route 6 near Bowling Green, you can find the Wood County Historical Center and Museum… …where history is preserved… …among antiques… …models… …and trophies and more*. And since they hosted this year’s Northwest Ohio Woodland & Wildlife Family … Read more
Author’s Note: I returned to CircleFest to enjoy the festivities and take some pictures, which you can see here. For an actual review of what to expect at the festival, please go to my original post, found HERE. Enjoy the photos! This post documents my experience on December 8, 2013. … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: In 2016, the festival was renamed to Hands On Heritage. This post documents my experience on September 15, 2013. ******************** At the end of a trail in the Rocky River Reservation… …people were heading to the Frostville Museum… …for a good ole Cedar Valley Settlers Celebration and Music … Read more
The Art and Artisan Festival, put on by the Bedford Historical Society, brings artists together, as well as live entertainment, food vendors and more. This festival is discontinued.Location: Bedford Commons730 Broadway AveBedford, OH 44146Website: https://bedfordoh.gov **** In 2021, the festival changed names to the Art and Artisan Festival.This post documents … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 29, 2012. As I finished my festival day from Columbus to Greenville to Tipp City to Dayton and back to Columbus again, I was lucky enough to make it in time to finish my day… …at Smith Farm Market‘s Fall Festival. It was a … 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 came back to this festival in 2016, which you can read about at https://ohiofestivals.net/brite-winter-2016/ I’ve also been to this festival in 2011, which you can read about at https://ohiofestivals.net/5-brite-winter-festival-cleveland-february-19-2011/ This post documents my experience on February 18, 2012. **** After hearing that the Brite Winter Festival decided to move to … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 11, 2011. When you have a relatively old building (1906) where there used to be a basement mortuary for a number of years (20), its reuse could be rather limited. Perhaps you could hold some ghost tours there or even duplicate a Victorian … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: You can also read the 2012 Review at https://ohiofestivals.net/1-brite-winter-festival-revisited-cleveland-february-18-2012/ The 2016 Review is at https://ohiofestivals.net/brite-winter-2016/ This post documents my experience on February 19, 2011. ******************** As the sun began to slowly roll down into the freshly refrozen horizon… …I rolled down Cleveland’s Columbus Road… …where, on the other side of … Read more