A festival where some type of critter takes the center stage.
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
Inspired by the Mark Twain story, the Valley City Front Jump Festival allows festival goers to either bring in or rent a frog for a rather interesting competition. Food, music and frog-games are also part of the fun. No frogs are eaten at this festival. 2026 DATE: July 19, 2026Location: … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 14, 2010. When I came across some information about a quilt festival, I can’t say that I was inspired to run out and check it out. Granted, it was in Wellington, so not that far away, but there was a $5 admission charge … 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
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve returned to this festival in 2016. You can read the updated festival review here –https://ohiofestivals.net/festival-of-the-fish-vermilion/ This post documents my experience on June 18, 2010. ******************** When festival-goers hear of Vermilion, Ohio, the first thing that pops in their head is the Woolly Bear Festival, a festival where people … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/port-clinton-walleye-festival-revisited/ This post documents my experience on May 31, 2010. ******************** One of the great risks of both planning and attending a festival is weather. You never can tell what’s going to happen – especially in Ohio. And, sometimes, while things … Read more
The Biggest Week in American Birding takes place in Oak Harbor, Ohio when warblers start making their way back north over Lake Erie. Birders flock together to see the birds up close with and without binoculars and take plenty of photos. While not a traditional festival, there are many events, … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to the festival in 2013, which you can read about at https://ohiofestivals.net/skunk-fest-north-ridgeville/**** I really wasn’t sure where to go today. On the one hand, there’s a potato festival in Mantua (1 hr 15 min) that advertises pierogies and potato pancakes. But, on the other hand, there’s … Read more