A festival hosted by a church.
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
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I first visited the St. Mary Romanian Festival in 2010. You can read that experience here: https://ohiofestivals.net/47-romanian-festival-cleveland-august-20-2010/ This post documents my experience on August 19, 2018. ***** St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Church isn’t only a great church to visit… …for its beautiful interior… …and wonderful detail… …but there’s … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 12, 2018. While driving, something caught my eye… …and directed me to the Church of the Assumption… …where I found the Feast of the Assumption West taking place. Although the car show took place across the street… …everything else took place on the … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 12, 2018. AUTHOR’S NOTE: I originally thought this festival was an Oktoberfest (this photo was taken at the festival), but later noticed that their Facebook page called it an International Family Festival. In 2021, I was told that it was officially the Ss. … 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
This post documents my experience on August 26, 2017. Behind St. Josaphat’s in Ukrainian Village… …passed the Men’s Club’s Rummage Sale… …and across the field… …there was a festival taking place. The St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival was split into an outdoor and indoor area… …with the outdoor offering such activities … Read more