A festival focused on a particular holiday, national or religious celebration.
The Doo Dah Parade is a satirical parade in which anyone can participate. Located in the Short North, there is also a small festival area with food vendors and entertainment. 2026 DATE: July 4, 2026Location: Goodale Park120 Goodale St Columbus, OH 43215Website: https://www.facebook.com/DooDahParade **** This post documents my experience on … Read more
This post documents my experience on October 11, 2014. Although the playground in Hardesty Park seemed the same… …the pumpkin border marking the area… …made it clear that DeBord’s Halloween Festival was taking place. And within that pumpkin border was Halloween decor… …along the fields… …hanging from the trees… …and … Read more
Author’s Note: I returned to CircleFest to enjoy the festivities and take some pictures, which you can see here. For an actual review of what to expect at the festival, please go to my original post, found HERE. Enjoy the photos! This post documents my experience on December 8, 2013. … Read more
This post documents my experience on November 22, 2013. After all this talk of my upcoming 300th festival… …Julia and I finally made it happen at Wooster’s American Red Cross… …at the annual Festival of Trees. Taking place on both floors… …the festival offered free refreshments… …Christmas music… …opportunities to … Read more
The Lorain County Organized Labor Day Festival celebrates workers with food, music entertainment, a huge car show, and more. 2026 DATE: September 6, 2026Location: Black River Landing421 Black River LnLorain, OH 44052Website: https://allevents.in/lorain/lorain-county-labor-fest/200030164990703 **** This post documents my experience on September 1, 2013. Down at Lorain’s Black River Landing… …Uncle … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 3, 2011. Even though it’s practically in my back yard, I had never made it to Lorain’s Port Fest. Maybe I overlooked it since it goes on shortly after the city’s big International Festival. Maybe I had just been busy. But this year, coinciding with … Read more
This post documents my experience on December 16, 2010. Now that the year is winding down, we all tend to slip away into thoughts of how our past year went and how the next one will go. We analyze the “mistakes” we made, promising not to repeat them. We even … Read more
Author’s Note: For newer photos of this festival, check out my 2013 visit https://ohiofestivals.net/holiday-circlefest-cleveland-revisit/. This post documents my experience on December 5, 2010. ******************** The moment finally arrived. After hours, if not days, of countless planning, traveling, and writing, I finally found myself attending my 100th festival of the year … Read more
This post documents my experience on December 4, 2010. Out in the Cleveland neighborhood of Ohio City… …across the street from the foodie mecca, the West Side Market… …Great Lakes Brewing Company had an idea. This idea was to create a festival in the spirit of the German Christmas markets, which they would … Read more