Festivals that either have food as a main theme or incorporate plenty of eating.
This post documents my experience on August 14, 2021. It was a beautiful day out at Quarry Hill Orchards. Inside, the market was full of guests… …sampling a slice of watermelon or melon… …sometimes a bit of both… …heading upstairs to the upper level… …to take part in the candle … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This post documents my experience on July 10, 2021, but I first attended this festival in 2018, when I accidentally arrived too early for the festival, but was able to walk in the procession. You can read about that experience at https://ohiofestivals.net/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-festival/ **** It was a beautiful summer … Read more
This post documents my experience on May 6, 2021. It’s been over a year since I have been able to attend a festival, so I can’t tell you how happy I was to drive out to the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds (wrong entrance, of course – go to the Eastland Road … Read more
This post documents my experience on March 1, 2020. Just before Eastern Orthodox churches entered the Lenten season… …Cleveland’s Russian community came together at the Russian Cultural Garden of Cleveland… …to celebrate Maslenitsa… …a holiday of pagan origin that bids farewell to Lady Maslenitsa, representative of the winter… …and hello … Read more
In the city of Kingwood, West Virginia… …the Preston County Buckwheat Festival was a multi-faceted celebration. Right off the bat, the festival came off as huge carnival with plenty of rides… …fun houses… …attractions… …games… …and carnival grub. Then, within the structures that bordered part of the carnival… …it began … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This post documents my experience on September 1, 2019, but I first attended this festival in 2010. You can read about that experience by clicking HERE. **** I took the kids to Port Clinton to say hi to Wylie Walleye… …and get some lunch… …at the Perch, Peach, … Read more
On the Howell Carnegie Library lawn… …the Rotary Club of Howell was selling something rather special and delicious… …ice cream made from official Howell melons… …in celebration of their annual Melon Festival. The Melon Festival took place in downtown Howell, with the majority running along W. Grand River Avenue… …where … Read more
In the town of DeWitt, Michigan… …I made my way downtown… …to visit their annual Ox Roast. Right off the bat, I saw that this was a festival where the carnival was a big draw… …as it had taken over the downtown area with all sorts of flying and spinning … Read more
When I first arrived in Montrose, I admit that the carnival first grabbed my attention… …as it was pretty sizable with plenty of rides… …various games… …and a lot of carnival food… …but I was more interested in what saw across the way… …since the carnival was only a part … Read more