A festival focused on a particular holiday, national or religious celebration.
This post documents my experience on December 15, 2018. On a chilly day in downtown Hudson… …a Christkindlmarkt (German Christmas market) took place on the Clocktower Green… …with Christmas music performances (Blaskapelle)… …free candy canes for the kids (Howard Hanna)… …and various vendors spread about… …offering warm alpaca clothing (Whistler’s … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 1, 2018. Street sections were closed off at Crocker Park… …in order to celebrate Liberty Fest… …where entertainment included rock and roll (Monica Robins and the Whiskey Kings)… …unicycle demonstrations… …bike jumps… …and acrobatics (Jasmine Dragons). Down the side streets, festival goers of … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 30, 2018. When I got to the Ontario Fourth of July Festival… …I thought that the deflated inflatables could be a sign that the festival hadn’t yet begun… …even after arriving 40 minutes past the time indicated on the Facebook event. This was … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I first visited the Dalton Holidays Festival in 2010. You can read that experience here: https://ohiofestivals.net/98-dalton-holidays-festival-december-4-2010/ This post documents my experience on December 2, 2017. ******************** After 7 years, I returned to Dalton High School… …to help celebrate the Dalton Holidays Festival. As visitors tried their luck at … Read more
This post documents my experience on December 2, 2017. I drove to Historic Zoar Village… …followed parking signs next to the church (or Meeting House)… …purchased my admission for a wristband… …and explored the Christmas in Zoar festival. At first, the map was overwhelming… …as there were various things to … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 4, 2016. The Firelands Labor Day Festival (108th this year) is a festival to explore. Beyond the carnival midway… …with its various rides… …and games… …there’s a back seemingly private wooden area where you can get a steak dinner… …or hang out in … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 3, 2016. It was a beautiful day in Canal Winchester… …perfect for a Labor Day Festival. The main stage was being set up for that evening… …with a secondary stage ready to go… …and kids and families were taking advantage of the various … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 30, 2016. As the car show was being set up at the middle school… …I made my way into Cahoon Memorial Park… …where Bay Days had already begun. This four day festival (no events on Sunday) acted mostly as a town carnival… …with … Read more
2023 DATE: July 4, 2023This post documents my experience on July 4, 2015. If you live in Columbus, you most likely have heard of the Doo Dah Parade. Begun in 1983, the parade has been attracting many tens of thousands each year… …with its offerings of Marching Castros… …fantastic puppets… … Read more