A festival where an event or series of events is the main focus.
Author’s Note: For newer photos of this festival, check out my 2013 visit https://ohiofestivals.net/holiday-circlefest-cleveland-revisit/. This post documents my experience on December 5, 2010. ******************** The moment finally arrived. After hours, if not days, of countless planning, traveling, and writing, I finally found myself attending my 100th festival of the year … Read more
This post documents my experience on November 27, 2010. In the fine city of Cleveland… …where Moses Cleaveland (spelled correctly) proudly held up some Christmas decor… …a festival was going on… …and it was a rather confusing one. Unlike other festivals where all the vendors and activities are all brought … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 30, 2010. As I was trying to figure which festivals I would attend in the fall, I noticed that many Ohio farms were having festivals during every weekend in October. These festivals offered corn mazes, hay rides, and various other activities, but it … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 24, 2010. If you’ve noticed about my festival posts, I try to focus on what festivals offer overall, not specific events that occur during it. If I happen to catch something, it may be written about as part of my experience, but I … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 22, 2010. For my 50th festival, I was hoping to do something local, laid back, and a little different than the other festivals I’ve been attending. So I went to Lorain’s Black River Landings, where the Community Animal Task Force was putting on their 2nd … Read more
2023 DATE: July 23, 2023This post documents my experience on August 15, 2010. In 1962, Liverpool Township was trying to plan their 150-year town celebration. Inspired by Mark Twain’s short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” a frog jumping competition was created to give children something to take … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 24, 2010. AUTHOR’S NOTE: In 2015, the festival has changed its name to the Dragon Boat Summer Learning Festival. **** Close to 2300 years ago, Qu Yuan, a Chinese poet, scholar and minister to the king of Chu (a southern state), found himself in … Read more
The Ashland Balloonfest takes place in Freer Field where there are food and merchant vendors, children’s activities, live music and a large amount of hot air balloons that come together for take off a a great balloon glow. 2023 DATE: June 22-24, 2023Location: Freer Field, 1264 Center Street, AshlandWebsite: http://ashlandohioballoonfest.com/ … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 26, 2010. After leaving Powell, I made my way to the Dublin Kiwanis Annual Frog Jump Festival in Dublin’s Coffman Park. Now this wasn’t my first frog jumping festival. Last year, I attended the Valley City Frog Jump Festival, a festival with hundreds of attendees who … Read more