A festival hosted by a church.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: There is no parking on the festival grounds. Signs nearby direct festival goers to a parking lot at a neighboring business where buses transport people to and from the festival. ******************** When I arrived at the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church‘s A Taste of Greece … Read more
Down 10th Street in Wyandotte, Michigan… …you can find Our Lady of the Scapular Parish. Formerly known as Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, this beautiful church… …is the oldest Polish parish in Wyandotte… …connected to the first settlement of Poles in the area… …and host to the annual Polish Festival. … Read more
The St. Mary Romanian Festival is a celebration at the oldest Romanian parish in the country. Along with a gift market area, there is entertainment and a lot of great food. There are also church tours and a visit to their museum. 2023 DATE: August 18-20, 2023Location: St. Mary Romanian … Read more
The Feast of the Assumption West is the Assumption Church’s annual festival with music, food and children’s activities. 2023 DATE: August 13, 2023Location: Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary9183 Broadview RdBroadview Heights, OH 44147Website: https://www.coabvm.org/ **** This post documents my experience on August 12, 2018. While driving, … Read more
The SS. Robert and William Family Festival is a church festival that offers all sorts of delicious food, games, music and more. 2023 DATE: July 20-23, 2023Location SS. Robert and William Catholic Parish367 E 260th StEuclid, OH, 44132Website: https://www.srweuclid.cc/summer-festival **** This post documents my experience on August 12, 2018, when … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to this festival in 2021, which you can read at https://ohiofestivals.net/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-festival-cleveland/ This post documents my experience on July 15, 2018. **** When we arrived at Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Sunday after 12… …the festival was far from being ready. There had been a special … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 16, 2018. When I arrived at the St. Joseph Carnival and Music Festival… …the carnival was in full swing… …with plenty of games… …adult and kid rides… …and fair food… …including some decent options. Meanwhile, lucky festival goers followed signs… …to this building… … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 7, 2018. It was a beautiful day at the St. Anthony of Padua Carnival… …perfect for taking advantage of the rides galore… …playing some prize games… …and eating fried food a-plenty. It was also the perfect night for some friendly gambling. As you … Read more
125 years after a chapel named after John Fox was completed… …the now Faith United Methodist Church decided to celebrate… …and they did it via a festival called FoxFest. At the festival entrance, the church offered free entries to win some gift baskets… …while the Rotary offered a 50/50 raffle … Read more