The Ohio Swiss Festival is the perfect way to get more acquainted with both Swiss cheese and the town of Sugarcreek. Enjoy Polka music, rides, live entertainment, vendors, delicious grub and a great parade. 2026 DATE: October 1-3, 2026Location: Downtown SugarcreekWebsite: https://ohioswissfestival.com/ ****This post documents my experience on October 2, … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 26, 2010. Founded in 1892, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church isn’t only a beautiful church located on the east side of Cleveland… …it’s the very first Hungarian Roman Catholic Church in the entire United States. So even though Julia and I had already … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 24, 2010. You can read my 2024 experience at https://ohiofestivals.net/columbus-oktoberfest-ohio/ **** In 2009, after considering their upcoming 44th Columbus Oktoberfest, the German Village Society realized that, due to area development, they could no longer hold their festival in its current German Village location. They also didn’t … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: In 2022, the festival reached out and let me know that there have been major updates since this review was done. Since then, until I write an updated review, I am not putting this experience on the Ohio Festival Guide. This post documents my experience on September 12, … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is an updated 2015 Review at https://ohiofestivals.net/st-nicholas-greek-festival-lorain-revisited/ This post documents my experience on September 9, 2010. ******************** To start my supercharged festival weekend (keep looking at the dates as you read through these postings), I stopped at the St. Nicholas Greek Festival since they start their festival on Thursday. … Read more
St. John Cantius Polish Festival takes place in Cleveland’s Tremont area with music, vendors, plenty of Polish food and a gambling area. 2026 DATE: October 24, 2026Location: St. John Cantius Church906 College AveCleveland, OH 44133Website: https://www.stjohncantiuschurch.org **** This post documents my experience on September 5, 2010. Just like St. Rocco’s… …St. … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: After this review, I got a lot of comments from parishioners that eventually asked for me to come back and give the festival a second shot. I eventually did return in 2014, where my experience was a lot different. You can read that review here – https://ohiofestivals.net/festival-of-saint-rocco-revisited-cleveland/ This … Read more
The Cleveland Hungarian Festival is Ohio’s largest Hungarian festival. It takes place German Central Park where festival goers can feast on stuffed cabbage, chicken paprikas, sausages and more. There are also folk dancers, a live animal show, vendors and more. 2026 DATE: September 6, 2026Location: German Central Park7863 York RoadParma, … Read more
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