A festival where arts and crafts emphasized for sale.
Located in downtown Bowling Green, the Black Swamp Arts Festival features 100 juried fine artists, three music stages, plenty of hand-on artistic kids activities and a nice selection of food. ****This post documents my experience on September 8, 2013.For my experience in 2023, please visit https://ohiofestivals.net/bowling-green-black-swamp-arts-festival/ In the heart of … Read more
The Huron Rotary Fine Art and Food Festival is a small art festival with a nice selection of art vendors and a few food trucks. 2026 DATE: June 27, 2026Location: Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater330 Main St.Huron, OH 44839Website: https://www.facebook.com/huronrotaryclub **** This post documents my experience on August 11, 2013. … Read more
The BAYarts Art and Music Festival brings together over 70 local vendors, live music, food trucks and an activity area for the kids. A fun family festival with some nice summer shopping. 2025 DATE: June 28, 2025Location: 28795 Lake Road, Bay VillageWebsite: https://bayarts.net/events/annual-art-music-festival/ **** This post documents my experience on … Read more
The Wine and Arts Festival takes place in Grove City’s Historic Town Center and it offers a wide range of Ohio wines along with interesting arts and crafts. 2026 DATE: June 5-6, 2026Location: Grove City Town Center3378 Park StGrove City, OH 43123Website: https://grovecitytowncenter.org/wine-arts-festival**** This post documents my experience on June … Read more
The Columbus Arts Festival isn’t only the state’s best art festival with over 200 visual artists, there are also three stages for music, theatrical, poet and storytelling performances and plenty of great food. The location along Scioto Mile makes the perfect setting. 2026 DATE: June 12-14, 2026Location: The Scioto MileColumbusWebsite: … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 2, 2013. As we’ve seen in the past, festivals are sometimes created to help with the survival and development of a community (ie Hessler Street Fair). One such festival ran this past Sunday in Cleveland’s Jefferson Park… …for the Southwest Cleveland community of … Read more
The Ohio Gourd Show takes place at the Delaware County Fairgrounds where it offers workshops, demonstrations and all sorts of gourds, gourd art, crafts and more. 2025 DATE: October 3-5, 2025Location: Delaware County Fairgrounds236 Pennsylvania AveDelaware, OH 43015Website: https://ohiogourdsociety.com/ **** This post documents my experience on September 29, 2012 when … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 28, 2012. When I arrived near the Riverfront Arts Festival in Columbus, I wasn’t sure where I was supposed to park. Since it was located right next to COSI (Center of Science and Industry)….…there was plenty of paid parking in the area… …(even … Read more
The Lakewood Arts Festival takes place in downtown Lakewood along Detroit Avenue and offers 160 artists, music entertainment and food offered by both local businesses and community organizations. 2026 DATE: August 1, 2026Location: Downtown LakewoodWebsite: http://lakewoodartsfest.org/ **** This post documents my experience on August 4, 2012. The Lakewood Arts Festival is a … Read more