The Feast of the Assumption is a parish festival that takes over Cleveland’s Little Italy with plenty of food and wine. You should not wear white at this festival. 2026 DATE: August 13-16, 2026Location: 12021 Mayfield RdCleveland, OH 44106Website: https://holy-rosary.org/schedule-of-events ****I first wrote about the Feast of the Assumption back … Read more
The Germanfest Picnic takes place in historic St. Anne’s Hill with plenty of German food, drink and entertainment for all. 2026 DATE: August 14-16, 2026Location: Dayton Liederkranz Turner German Club1400 E 5th StDayton, OH 45402Website: https://germanfestdayton.com/ This post documents my experience on August 15, 2015 when the festival took place … Read more
The Hispanic Heritage Festival is an annual festival that celebrates the Hispanic Heritage through live performances, delicious ethnic food, vendors, educational booths, children’s activities and more. 2025 DATE: September 20, 2025Location: Riverscape Metropark237 E Monument Ave.Dayton, Ohio 45402Website: http://www.pacodayton.org/index.html **** This post documents my experience on August 15, 2015. The … Read more
The Taste of St. Casimir’s is a parish festival with plenty of Polish dishes, music and church tours. 2026 DATE: July 25-26, 2026Location: St. Casimir Church8223 Sowinski AveCleveland, OH 44103Website: https://www.facebook.com/CasimirCleveland **** This post documents my experience on July 31, 2015. Just west of Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens sits St. Casimir’s… … Read more
This post documents my experience on November 16, 2014. As the autumnal air got colder… …I decided to seek shelter at Akron’s Temple Israel… …and warm myself with an Art and Jewish Food Festival. Right as I walked inside… …I found handcrafted jewelry made out of silverware (Silver Wear) and … Read more
The Springboro Oktoberfest is an ethnic church festival (United Church of Christ) that offers a large selection of German foods, music entertainment, games and kids’ activities. 2026 DATE: September 11-12, 2026Location: Springboro United Church of Christ5 W Mill StSpringboro OH 45066Website: https://www.oktoberfestspringboro.org/ **** This post documents my experience on September … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 13, 2014. I arrived at the North YMCA just an hour after the start… …of the New American Festival (see NOTE at end). The festival celebrated the city’s culture and heritage through the immigrants and refugees that came here from such countries as… … Read more
The St. Rocco Festival is an Italian parish festival with gambling games, music, and plenty of Italian food, including their famous zeppoles. Be sure to catch the Greasy Pole Climb as it’s really entertaining – just don’t stand too close to it. 2025 DATE: August 29 – September 1, 2025Location: … Read more
The Pierogi Fest is a Ukrainian church festival that offers its varied pierogi along with musical entertainment, gift vendors and children’s activities. One of the few fests where I’ve seen pierogi stuffed with blueberries and cherries! 2025 DATE: June 28-29, 2025Location: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church9672 State Rd North Royalton, … Read more