A festival that is pretty hard to categorize, consisting of ideas, unique things, etc.
The Ohio Viking Festival takes place at the Lake County Fairgrounds, offering a wide assortment of craft and artisan vendors, a Viking Village, a nice selection of food, music entertainment, demonstrations and shows. 2026 DATE: June 26-28, 2026Location: Lake County Fairgrounds1301 Mentor AvePainesville, OH 44077Website: https://www.ohiovikingfestival.com/ **** This post documents … Read more
The Westside Flea is a market with over 100 vendors offering a wide variety of products from second hand products to hand-made artisan products. There is also live music and a selection of food trucks. 2026 DATES:June 6, 2026July 25, 2026August 15, 2026Location: North Olmsted Community Park28114 Lorain RdNorth Olmsted, … Read more
The Huron Lake Front Market is a market festival located at Huron’s Lake Front Park where vendors offer crafts, food items, indoor/outdoor decor and more. There are also art activities for kids, games, live music and food trucks so that you could get a delicious meal and enjoy it with … Read more
The Frogman Festival is a celebration of cryptids and lore with an emphasis given to the area cryptid known as the Loveland Frog or Loveland Lizard. Taking place at a convention center, a large showroom holds 60+ vendors of all different media while other rooms are used for concessions and … Read more
The Paul Bunyan Show is one of the largest and oldest forest-industry shows in the country with 140 vendors, many live equipment demonstrations and a nice selection of food. 2026 DATE: October 2-4, 2026Location: Guernsey County Fairgrounds335 Old National RdOld Washington, OH 43768Website: https://www.thepaulbunyanshow.com/ **** This post documents my experience … Read more
The John Roger Smith Sorghum Festival allows visitors to tour the 5th generation French homestead while enjoying Appalachian folk music, food and heritage crafts. Sorghum syrup is also made during the festival, which visitors can purchase along with other sorghum food products. 2026 DATE: September 26-27, 2026Location: 8721 Careys Run … Read more
The Davis-Besse Community Day is an annual celebration with a 500+ car show, food vendors, large raffle, DJ and various kids activities such as bounce houses, petting zoo, and train rides. 2025 DATE: September 20, 2025Location: Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station5501 OH-2Oak Harbor, OH 43449Website: https://vistracorp.com/community/davis-besse-nuclear-power-plant-community-day-and-car-show/ **** This post documents my … Read more
The Lorain County Pride Fest is a family-friendly event in Oberlin’s Tappan Square where many community organizations and vendors come together to offer crafts, prizes, games and more. There are also live performances at the gazebo and a line of food trucks to offer lunch and snack options. 2026 DATE: … Read more
Celtic Fest Ohio takes place on the grounds of the Ohio Renaissance Festival where Celtic vendors, food and entertainment is celebrated. 2026 DATE: June 20, 2026Location: Renaissance Park10542 OH-73Waynesville, OH 45068Website: https://celticfestohio.com/ **** This post documents my experience on June 18, 2022. At the home of the Ohio Renaissance Festival… … Read more