This is just a category to apply to reviews of festivals coming up.
This post documents my experience on December 7, 2019. At the annual Christmas in the Village… …downtown Plymouth was particularly festive. Skaters glided across an ice-less rink… …kids played in a miniature castle (Castle Playhouse by Gary)… …and pretended to be king… …adults drank in the spirits of the holidays… … Read more
This post documents my experience on December 15, 2018. On a chilly day in downtown Hudson… …a Christkindlmarkt (German Christmas market) took place on the Clocktower Green… …with Christmas music performances (Blaskapelle)… …free candy canes for the kids (Howard Hanna)… …and various vendors spread about… …offering warm alpaca clothing (Whistler’s … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I first visited the Dalton Holidays Festival in 2010. You can read that experience here: https://ohiofestivals.net/98-dalton-holidays-festival-december-4-2010/ This post documents my experience on December 2, 2017. ******************** After 7 years, I returned to Dalton High School… …to help celebrate the Dalton Holidays Festival. As visitors tried their luck at … Read more
This post documents my experience on December 2, 2017. I drove to Historic Zoar Village… …followed parking signs next to the church (or Meeting House)… …purchased my admission for a wristband… …and explored the Christmas in Zoar festival. At first, the map was overwhelming… …as there were various things to … Read more
In 2023, Ice-A-Fair will return on 2/4. This post documents my experience on February 4, 2017. On a sunny, winter day in downtown Vermilion… …ice sculptures were set about the town… …in celebration of an event called Ice-A-Fair. The sculptures caught visitors’ attention… …and often led them into area businesses… … Read more
The 2023 Brite Winter will be February 25. AUTHOR’S NOTE: You can read my earlier reviews of the Brite Winter Festival. Click HERE for when it was at Crane Memorial Park in 2011 and click HERE for when the festival moved to Ohio City in 2012. This post documents my … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This review is for the winter version of the Columbus Beerfest. Since I believe the Summer Beerfest will be about the same, I am attaching the review to both fests. This post documents my experience on January 30, 2015. Allow me to introduce you to my friend Rich… … Read more
This post documents my experience on January 12, 2013. Since my last festival in early October, many events have occurred. We had a presidential election, I’ve had another birthday and, most importantly… …I’ve gained a new festival companion. This past weekend, his mom and I decided to take him to … Read more
This post documents my experience on November 20, 2010. Usually, a festival has to seem pretty special for me to come from the other side of the state. There are a few things I look for to help me made this decision, like how unusual it is, its uniqueness, and the amount … Read more