My favorite festivals.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This event has turned into an expo and is no longer listed as a festival. This post documents my experience on September 23, 2017. **** Across the pond in Longwood Park… …a vendor booth landed on a witch’s sister… …and, boy, was the witch mad! Fortunately, that didn’t … Read more
2023 DATE: June 23-25, 2023AUTHOR’S NOTE: This post documents my experience on June 25, 2017, but I first visited Comfest in 2010 and wrote about both the festival and its history. You can read that post here – https://ohiofestivals.net/21-com-fest-columbus-june-26-2010/ ******************** Seven years after my first visit to Comfest, I had … Read more
2023 DATE: June 23-25, 2023This post documents my experience on June 24, 2017. At the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics… …a quite impressive festival called Country Fest took place on the grounds. Like other festivals, there were rows of vendors… …many offering knick-knacks and accessories. But here, there … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 3, 2017. AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve been to the Hessler Street Fair once before in 2011. To read that experience and learn the festival’s history, please go to https://ohiofestivals.net/15-hessler-street-fair-cleveland-may-22-2011/ ******************** After 6 years, I finally got back to the Hessler Street Fair… …where this … Read more
The Ohio Pawpaw Festival celebrates the largest edible native fruit of the United States (and Ohio’s State Fruit) through education presentations, various pawpaw competitions, the use of pawpaw in each of the festival’s food vendors, and a selection of pawpaw beer. There are also a nice assortment of vendors, educational … Read more
The Fair at New Boston is a festival/fair set in 1790-1810 with period vendors, entertainment and food. Tons to see and do. 2023 DATE: September 2-3, 2023Location: 936 S Tecumseh RdSpringfield, OH 45506Website: https://www.facebook.com/FairatNewBoston/ **** This post documents my experience on September 4, 2016. Beyond the entrance banner, admission gate… … Read more
2023 DATE: September 1-4, 2023This post documents my experience on September 3, 2016. I headed to the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral around lunch time… …in order to take full advantage of their Greek Festival… …and I was immediately given plenty of options in the outdoor area… …with such dishes as … Read more
2023 DATE – May 20-21, 2023AUTHOR’S NOTE: I first attended the Cleveland Asian Festival in 2011, which you can read about HERE. This post documents my experience on May 22, 2016. ******************** During this year of the monkey, I returned to Cleveland’s Asia Plaza… …to celebrate the Cleveland Asian Festival. … Read more
In the village of Deerfield, Michigan… …the American Legion was going nuts… …for nuts… …as they kicked off their 15th Annual Testicle Festival (sorry, couldn’t resist). I had gone to a Testicle Festival in Ohio and I wanted to see how it compared… …so I drove to Deerfield, walked by … Read more