Festivals that either have food as a main theme or incorporate plenty of eating.
The Peaches and Cream Summer Harvest Festival takes place at Quarry Hill Orchards with music, peach ice cream and more. 2026 DATE: August 8, 2026Location: Quarry Hill Orchards8403 Mason Rd #1Berlin Heights, OH 44814Website: https://quarryhillorchards.com/special-events/peaches-and-cream-a-harvest-celebration/ **** This post documents my experience on August 14, 2021. It was a beautiful day … Read more
Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Italian (Parish) Festival is a great cultural festival that’s fun for the family. It offers an assortment of Italian food, games of chance, entertainment and more. 2026 DATE: July 8-12, 2026Location: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church1355 W 70th StCleveland, OH 44102Website: https://olmc-cleveland.org/events **** This … 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
Maslenitsa is a Russian pre-Lenten festival that usually involves blini and Maslenitsa, a doll that represents winter and is sometimes burned. 2026 DATE: February 15, 2026 – CANCELLEDLocation: Russian Cultural Garden5947 Mayfield RdCleveland, OH 44124Website: https://www.russianculturalgarden.com **** This post documents my experience on March 1, 2020. Just before Eastern Orthodox … 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
The Perch, Peach, Pierogi and Polka Festival takes place at the Knights of Columbus in Port Clinton. All the foods in the festival name are present, along with more food, crafts, and polka fun. 2026 DATE: September 4-6, 2026Location: Knights of Columbus109 E Perry StPort Clinton, OH 43452Website: https://www.kofc1750.org/ **** … 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