A festival where arts and crafts emphasized for sale.
The Worthington Arts Festival offers a nice selection of arts and crafts vendors, food and children’s activities. 2026 DATE: June 20-21, 2026Location: High Street and OH-161 (Worthington)Website: https://worthingtonartsfestival.com/ **** This post documents my experience on June 16, 2018. It was a beautiful day to head to the Peggy R. McConnell … Read more
The FireFish Festival gives new life to downtown Lorain through art, music, food and more. At the end, a fish sculpture is lit on fire. 2026 DATE: September 19, 2026Location: Downtown LorainWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/firefishfestival/**** This post documents my experience on October 7, 2017. Along Broadway in downtown Lorain… …a band performance … Read more
The Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival takes place in Lincoln Park with local artists, local organizations and groups, a fair trade village, children’s activities, live entertainment and delicious food. 2026 DATE: September 19, 2026Location: Lincoln Park1200 Starkweather AveCleveland, OH 44113Website: https://experiencetremont.com/featured-events/tremont-arts-cultural-festival/ **** This post documents my experience on September 17, … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: in 2018, the festival was renamed the Miami Valley Bluegrass and Artisan Festival This post documents my experience on September 16, 2017. ******************** It was a beautiful day in Miamisburg… …perfect for celebrating the Miami Valley Bluegrass Heritage Festival. This festival incorporated the Miamisburg Historical Society‘s artisan festival… … Read more
Comfest, or Community Festival, is a fantastic festival with tons of music, food, vendors and more. Live every day the Comfest way! 2026 DATE: June 26-28, 2026Location: Goodale Park120 W Goodale StColumbus, OH 43215Website: https://www.comfest.com/AUTHOR’S NOTE: This post documents my experience on June 25, 2017, but I first visited Comfest … Read more
The Toast to Summer is a wine tasting festival with art, live music, and more at the Fayette County Airport. 2025 DATE: September 13, 2025Location: Fayette County Airport2770 OH-38Washington Court House, OH 43160Website: https://www.facebook.com/Toast2Fall **** This post documents my experience on June 24, 2017 when it took place in June … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 3, 2017. AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve been to the Hessler Street Fair once before in 2011. To read that experience and learn the festival’s history, please go to https://ohiofestivals.net/15-hessler-street-fair-cleveland-may-22-2011/ ******************** After 6 years, I finally got back to the Hessler Street Fair… …where this … Read more
It was a beautiful day at Cedar Lakes… …perfect for the Mountain State Art and Craft Fair. This festival was spread out over a large picturesque property… …and sectioned into one Americas Village… …and 4 villages based on the cultures that make up Appalachia. There was an Irish pub/restaurant in … Read more
The Willoughby ArtsFest takes place in downtown Willoughby where artists line the streets and fill the park with all sorts of hand-crafted items. Other offerings include plenty of food booths, street buskers and gazebo music performances, access to local businesses and much more. 2026 DATE: July 18, 2026Location: Downtown Willoughby … Read more