AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to this festival in 2019. You can read that experience at… https://ohiofestivals.net/perch-peach-pierogi-polka-festival/ This post documents my experience on September 4, 2010. **** Over this Labor Day weekend, if you walked through downtown Port Clinton… …past the mural… …and Wylie Walleye… …you would have found the Perch, … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 3, 2010. You can also read my experience in 2023 at https://ohiofestivals.net/cleveland-oktoberfest/ This past Labor Day weekend, the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds were transformed… …with inflatable German beer bottles… …and impressive sand valkyries. Yes, it was once again time for the Cleveland Labor Day Oktoberfest. … Read more
St. George’s Romanian Heritage Festival takes place in Canton with delicious dinners and desserts, kids’ activities and souvenirs. 2023 DATE: August 27, 2023Location: St. George Romanian Byzantine Catholic Cathedral1121 44th St NECanton, OH 44714Website: https://www.stgeorgeoh.org/ **** This post documents my experience on August 29, 2010. On the way back from … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to this festival in 2022. You can read that experience at https://ohiofestivals.net/german-american-festival-oregon This post documents my experience on August 27, 2010. **** As I’ve said in the past, ethnic festivals often work toward the preservation of culture. The German-American Festival in Oregon is no different. It started in Toledo … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to this festival in 2018. You can read that experience here: https://ohiofestivals.net/st-mary-romanian-festival/ This post documents my experience on August 20, 2010. ******************** On Cleveland’s Warren Road sits the oldest Romanian parish in the country… …St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Church. Founded in 1904, the parish was originally … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review here – Feast of the Assumption This post documents my experience on August 14, 2010. ******************** The hot, sunny weather of the Ohio Outdoor Quilt Festival changed rapidly before we headed out to the Feast of the Assumption in Little Italy. Clouds were filling the … Read more
The International Festival has a great assortment of food, fun things to do, various gift vendors and a tour of the center. 2023 DATE: September 30 – October 1, 2023Location: Islamic Center of Greater Toledo25877 Scheider RdPerrysburg, OH 43551Website: https://icgt.org/internationalfestival/ **** This post documents my experience on August 8, 2010. … Read more
The Pokrova Ukrainian Festival is an ethnic festival in Parma, Ohio with musical entertainment, gifts and foods that include pierogi and chicken kiev. 2023 DATE: August 4-6, 2023Location: Pokrova Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church66812 Broadview RdParma, OH 44134Website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064743814449 **** This post documents my experience on August 7, 2010. While heading back … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 1, 2010. Lorain’s Hungarian Day is one of those festivals I heard about through a newspaper clipping. I found no website, banner, or lawn sign. I doubt anything was even mentioned at the Lorain County Visitor Bureau. Although I’m not clear on the festival’s … Read more