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My Favorite Fests

My favorite festivals.

Ramp Up Peninsula – Peninsula, Ohio

Ramp Up Peninsula is a springtime festival that celebrates ramps, also knows as wild leeks or wild garlic. Along with presenations and educational lectures, vendors sell creative dishes and products using ramps for festival goers to experience them in various ways. 2026 DATE: April 25, 2026Location: Main Street and Mill … Read more

Cleveland Kurentovanje Winter Festival – Cleveland, Ohio – My Experience

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to the festival in 2020, which you can read about at https://ohiofestivals.net/cleveland-kurentovanje/ This post documents my experience on March 1, 2014. **** This past Saturday, St. Vitus Church watched over the neighborhood… …with its murals… …cultural decor… …and decorative flowers… (Photo courtesy of A Voice from … Read more

Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival – Centerburg, Ohio

The Oldtime Farming Festival has a bit of everything from crafters, animals, old tractors, entertainment, animal demonstrations, historical displays, euchre competitions and so much more! 2026 DATE: September 19-20, 2026Location: Centerburg Community Park21 OH-314Centerburg, OH 43011Website: https://www.centerburgoldtimefarmingfestival.com **** This post documents my experience on September 22, 2013. I finished my … Read more

Preble County Pork Festival – Eaton, Ohio

The Preble County Pork Festival promotes the area’s pork industry through demonstrations, pig races, and plenty of pork food products. There are also 350 arts and crafts vendors!

2026 DATE: September 19-20, 2026
Location: Preble County Fairgrounds
722 S Franklin St
Eaton, OH 45320
Website: https://www.porkfestival.org/

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This post documents my experience on September 21, 2013.

Author’s Note: I was invited to the Pork Festival and given a meal voucher. 

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Preble County in Southwestern Ohio has long been known as a major pork producer…

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Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA – Cincinnati, Ohio

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA offers a huge selection of German food and spirits as well as music entertainment, the world’s largest chicken dance and weiner dog races. If you haven’t had goetta before, you should really try it here. 2026 DATE: September 17-20, 2026Location: 2nd and 3rd StreetDowntown CincinnatiWebsite: https://oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/ **** … Read more

Backwoods Fest – Thornville, Ohio

The Backwoods Fest is a festival with 300 gift vendors, plenty of old-fashioned food and music entertainment. 2026 DATE: September 18-20, 2026Location: 8572 High Point RdThornville, OH 43076Website: http://www.thornvillebackwoodsfest.com/**** This post documents my experience on September 20, 2013. I started my festival weekend early Friday morn en route to Thornville… … Read more

Cedar Valley Settlers Celebration and Music Festival – North Olmsted, Ohio – My Experience

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In 2016, the festival was renamed to Hands On Heritage. This post documents my experience on September 15, 2013. ******************** At the end of a trail in the Rocky River Reservation… …people were heading to the Frostville Museum… …for a good ole Cedar Valley Settlers Celebration and Music … Read more

Art and Artisan Festival – Bedford, Ohio

The Art and Artisan Festival, put on by the Bedford Historical Society, brings artists together, as well as live entertainment, food vendors and more. This festival is discontinued.Location: Bedford Commons730 Broadway AveBedford, OH 44146Website: https://bedfordoh.gov **** In 2021, the festival changed names to the Art and Artisan Festival.This post documents … Read more