A festival where arts and crafts emphasized for sale.
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
This post documents my experience on July 16, 2016. As Willoughby residents got their weekly veggies at the farmer’s market… …tons of visitors were flocking into the neighboring downtown area… …for the Willoughby ArtsFest. Lined along three roads… …and within an area in the park… …artists offered everything from porcelain … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 13, 2015. I headed to Kent’s Fred Fuller Park… …for Art in the Park… …where artist booths were lined along the pathways… …selling hand-crafted items made of glass… …stainless steel (Alex Stoll)… …ceramics (Kimberlyn Bloise)… …wood (Tree City Carvers)… …and even fairy wings. … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 12, 2015. I came to the Miamisburg Artisan Festival on a cool, autumn-like morning… …as Evan Fiehrer entertained music lovers (Star City Music Studios)… …children were captivated with Indian tales (Miamisburg Historical Society)… …a juggler entertained passing guests… …artists prepared for the next … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 2, 2015. We arrived at The West Woods for the Nature Arts Festival… …but we ran into a snag, eventually finding another lot down the way. But when we missed the shuttle bus… …we went through the woods on foot… …(and someone’s private … Read more
2023 DATE: August 6, 2023This post documents my experience on August 2, 2015. The Chardon Square Association couldn’t have picked a more beautiful day… …to have themselves an Arts Festival… …especially when showcasing so many art festival offerings of a higher quality… …with post office door banks (Bob Ingersoll)… …glass … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 1, 2015. The (Royal) Bull Thistle Arts Festival began shortly after the Village of Fayette celebrated the nation’s bicentennial in 1976 and realized that festivals were a good thing for a community to have. Unfortunately, they had a bit of difficulty when it … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 1, 2015. I arrived at Arts in the Park shortly after its 10 AM opening… …and the festival already had a nice crowd. Art lovers combed the many aisles… …for everything from jewelry… …dishtowels… …bonsai (Leo Pelka)… …and soap (Gina’s Goat Milk Soap)… … Read more