A festival that’s either set in a particular time period or springs from some aspect of history.
This post documents my experience on August 19, 2012. If you’ve ever been to Grand Pacific Junction in Olmsted Falls… …not only should you recognize this stationary train… …but you should also be familiar with these old-fashioned-looking businesses. At first, it looks like fun… …a Wild West town to freely run wild … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 18, 2012. A long, long time ago, probably before Findlay’s gas boom of the 1880’s and definitely before I went to college there… …the back end of the city’s development was marked by Back Street. But now that the city has gone through so much … Read more
Put-in-Bay’s Pyrate Fest brings historic re-enactors and pirate fans alike in a family friendly festival done island style. 2026 DATE: June 26-28, 2026Location: DeRivera ParkBayview AvePut-in-Bay, OH 43456Website: https://www.visitputinbay.com/events/put-in-bay-pyrate-fest-xvii/ **** This post documents my experience on June 24, 2012. Put-in-Bay is a village on Lake Erie’s South Bass Island where … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 9, 2012. On such a beautiful morning, my mother and I left the Downtown Port Clinton Arts and Crafts Festival and headed down the road… …to the Fort Firelands RV Resort… …where people were celebrating the Pioneer and Primitive Arts Festival. Just outside of Fort Firelands… …there … Read more
The Historic Old West End Festival celebrates a Toledo neighborhood that has been saved from years of neglect and abandonment. Festival activities include house tours, music, vendors and an art show. 2026 DATE: June 6-7, 2026Location: Old West End Neighborhood, ToledoMusic and Food around Parkwood Ave and Woodruff Ave intersectionWebsite: … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 8, 2011. Sometimes Ohio can be undeniably magical, transporting festival goers through time and space to scenes of the Renaissance, the Great Trail, Colonial America… …and even Dodge City, 1878… …as it did through the Old West Festival. Located between Williamsburg and Mt. Orab…. …a ticket booth … Read more
The Pioneer Harvest Fest lets festival goers revisit the past through a self-guiding tour around the property. 2025 DATE: October 11, 2025Location: Iams Homestead Museum349 South BroadwayTrotwood, OH 45426Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/trotwood-madison-historical-society/pioneer-harvest-festival/828562636193245/ **** This post documents my experience on October 8, 2011. In 1834, in present-day Trotwood, Eli Iams bought 40 acres … Read more
The Algonquin Mill Fall Festival offers festival goers plenty of crafts, food and history as they explore the mill complex near Carrollton, Ohio. 2026 DATE: October 9-11, 2026Location: 234 Autumn Rd SWCarrollton, OH 44615Website: https://sites.google.com/view/carrollcountyhistoricalsociety/home **** This post documents my experience on October 7, 2011. Around 1800, George Tope moved … Read more
The Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival is a double festival since there is a traditional festival located in downtown Tiffin and a “Living Village” festival at Hedges Boyer Park. 2026 DATE: September 18-20, 2026Location 1: Downtown TiffinLocation 2: Hedges Boyer Park491 Coe StTiffin, OH 44883Website: https://www.tiffinfestival.com/ **** This post documents my … Read more