A festival where the season or aspects of a season is/are emphasized.
Just off of Horner Chapel Road, through this opened gate… …festival goers were able to drive to the Soaring Eagle Retreat for a Summer Solstice Celebration. Here, tents and tables lined along two large aisleways… …where festival goers could talk with local archaeological organizations… …and get up close to see … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Oakland Nurseries held fall a festival at each of their locations. While this review only shows the fall festival in Columbus, I think it would be safe to assume that the other fall festivals were similar. **** Out at Oakland Nursery… …through the entrance… …and passed the pumpkin … Read more
In downtown Wellington, visitors admired newly decorated Halloween window displays… …and got up close to seasonal residents planted along the sidewalks… …before making their way here… …where they could “Fall” in Love with the town by means of a festival. Local groups and organizations were present throughout the festival area, … Read more
In the Village of Luckey’s Basic Park… …the annual Fall Festival was taking place… …offering decorated pumpkins… …wood carvings… …and all sorts of interesting items. At this rather impressively sized flea market… …visitors could find everything from Match Box cars to metaphysical supplies (Indigo Elephant Gifts)… …milk jugs to traffic … Read more
Author’s Note #1: I first attended the Summer Market in 2014, when it was located in Avon Lake. You can read that post at https://ohiofestivals.net/the-summer-market-avon-lake/ Author’s Note #2: When I was at the festival, the music was played through a loudspeaker system but friends told me that there were live … Read more
Just before Eastern Orthodox churches entered the Lenten season… …Cleveland’s Russian community came together at the Russian Cultural Garden of Cleveland… …to celebrate Maslenitsa… …a holiday of pagan origin that bids farewell to Lady Maslenitsa, representative of the winter… …and hello to the spring with a plethora of blini or … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I first documented this festival in 2014, which you can read about at https://ohiofestivals.net/cleveland-kurentovanje-winter-festival/ **** It had been a few years since I last attended the Cleveland Kurentovanje… …yet it was still as lively as ever. As Polka music filled the Slovenian National Home, vendors on the main … Read more
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… …through specialty drinks that included Christmas Mimosa, Gingerbread Eggnog … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Leaf Peeper’s Festival has Heritage Exhibits at various locations. This may include a train exhibit, a petting zoo and more. This experience only covers what was found at the festival’s main site. **** As travelers drove into Davis, West Virginia, they became instantly aware of the Leaf … Read more