AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to the festival in 2020, which you can read about at https://ohiofestivals.net/cleveland-kurentovanje/ This post documents my experience on March 1, 2014. **** This past Saturday, St. Vitus Church watched over the neighborhood… …with its murals… …cultural decor… …and decorative flowers… (Photo courtesy of A Voice from … Read more
The St. Stanislaus Polish Festival is a parish festival with entertainment, plenty of Polish food, Polish merchandise and raffles galore. They even have spreadable pork lard and duck blood soup. 2025 DATE: October 3-5, 2025Location: St. Stanislaus Church3649 E 65th StCleveland, OH 44105Website: https://www.ststanislaus.org **** This post documents my experience … Read more
The Fort Loramie German Heritage Festival is a German celebration with food, music and plenty of beer. 2026 DATE: September 25-26, 2026Location: Downtown Fort LoramieWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/german.heritagedays **** This post documents my experience on September 21, 2013. In the village of Fort Loramie… …the German flag waved with the American… …as … Read more
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA offers a huge selection of German food and spirits as well as music entertainment, the world’s largest chicken dance and weiner dog races. If you haven’t had goetta before, you should really try it here. 2026 DATE: September 17-20, 2026Location: 2nd and 3rd StreetDowntown CincinnatiWebsite: https://oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/ **** … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 7, 2013. When Max and I pulled into the IAV (Italian American Veterans) for the Festa Italiana, it was our fourth festival of the day. He had been in and out of car seats and strollers at least three times already and I … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 7, 2013. It was a busy weekend in Lorain with a popular Greek festival, an Italian festival… …and an Oktoberfest all going on at the same time. The first two fests were pretty close to each other, while the Oktoberfest was nearly ten … Read more
The European Festival at Fairview Park’s St. Mary Magdalene Byzantine Catholic Church is a parish festival that celebrates many European cultures through food and performance while also offering a selection of craft vendors and children’s activities. 2026 DATE: September 26, 2026Location: St. Mary Magdalene Byzantine Catholic Church5390 W 220th StFairview … Read more
The Serbian Cultural Festival takes place at the park in back of St. Sava’s in Broadview Heights, where you will find traditional Serbian cuisine, inflatables and music entertainment. 2024 DATE: August 31 – September 1, 2024Location: St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church2151 W Wallings RdBroadview Heights, OH 44147Website: https://www.facebook.com/StSavaCleveland/ **** This … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 24, 2013. In downtown Medina… …the world was coming together in the square… …in the form of an International Fest… …and the square’s sidewalks swelled with people. Families occasionally wandered off to hear Native American folklore… …kids took advantage of inflatables and face … Read more