A festival hosted by a church.
The St. Stanislaus Polish Festival is a parish festival with entertainment, plenty of Polish food, Polish merchandise and raffles galore. They even have spreadable pork lard and duck blood soup. 2025 DATE: October 3-5, 2025Location: St. Stanislaus Church3649 E 65th StCleveland, OH 44105Website: https://www.ststanislaus.org **** This post documents my experience … Read more
The European Festival at Fairview Park’s St. Mary Magdalene Byzantine Catholic Church is a parish festival that celebrates many European cultures through food and performance while also offering a selection of craft vendors and children’s activities. 2025 DATE: September 27, 2025Location: St. Mary Magdalene Byzantine Catholic Church5390 W 220th StFairview … Read more
The Serbian Cultural Festival takes place at the park in back of St. Sava’s in Broadview Heights, where you will find traditional Serbian cuisine, inflatables and music entertainment. 2024 DATE: August 31 – September 1, 2024Location: St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church2151 W Wallings RdBroadview Heights, OH 44147Website: https://www.facebook.com/StSavaCleveland/ **** This … Read more
The St. James Lutheran Brats and Crafts Festival is a parish festival celebrating its German heritage through a nice selection food (brats particularly), music and crafts. 2025 DATE: August 1-3, 2025Location: St. James Lutheran5660 Trabue RoadColumbus, OH 43228Website: https://stjameslutherancolumbus.com/ **** This post documents my experience on August 3, 2013. Right … Read more
The St. Joseph’s Ox Roast Fair is a parish festival with rides, tons of food booths and precious ox meat that is roasted in served as a dinner, a sandwich and a “sundae” over potatoes. 2025 DATE: July 18-20, 2025Location: St. Joseph Catholic Church11045 St. Joseph BlvdMantua, OH 44255Website: https://www.stjosephmantua.com/ox-roast-fair**** … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Over this weekend, powerful thunderstorms passed through the area and caused problems with many of the festivals that I attended either through delays, destruction or the cancellation of events. Please keep this in mind when reading these reviews, as my experience may not be the most typical. 2018 … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 20, 2013. Rather close to Ohio’s Indian Lake… …is St. Mary of the Woods Church in Russells Point… … where I happened to hear that they were having a festival! I walked onto the grounds… …by the candy art and fudge… …and made … Read more
The Immaculate Conception Parish Festival takes place on the Immaculate Conception Church grounds, offering music entertainment, all sorts of games, rides, food and more. 2025 DATE: July 18-19, 2025Location: Immaculate Conception Parish229 W Anthony St.Celina, OhioWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081578688221 **** AUTHOR’S NOTE: Over this weekend, powerful thunderstorms passed through the area and … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 19, 2013. Although I don’t usually go to many non-ethnic church festivals, I decided to make a stop in Fremont… …and check out the Sacred Heart Summer Fest. At first, this festival appeared to be a child’s wonderland… …with plenty of rides… …miniature … Read more