A festival focused on a particular holiday, national or religious celebration.
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 Glen)… …beautiful silver jewelry (The Silver Dragon)… …handmade cajons … Read more
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 all sizes browsed among booths… …where local organizations assisted … Read more
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 only confirmed as I observed music stage soundchecks… …petting … 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/ ******************** After 7 years, I returned to Dalton High School… …to help celebrate the Dalton Holidays Festival. As visitors tried their luck at the raffle… …I made a stop at Mrs. Claus’ … Read more
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 check out all over the village. But, thanks to … Read more
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 the beer tent. An unmarked building with no signs … Read more
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 games… …rides… …and face painting… …as adults relaxed in … Read more
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 fair food… …a good amount of rides… …and games … Read more
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… …vegans… …belly dancers… …art cars… …and plenty of humor. The Doo Dah is … Read more