A festival basically set as a town celebration. The theme or focus doesn’t stem much further than that.
The Huron Riverfest is a town festival with a long row of food vendors, a midway area and a stage at the docks. 2026 DATE: July 10-11, 2026Location: Huron Boat Basin330 Main StHuron, OH 44839Website: http://www.huronriverfest.com/ **** This post documents my experience on July 15, 2012. You can read about … Read more
Shelby Bicycle Days celebrates the history of Shelby Bicycles with an annual festival where visitors can find food trucks, vendors, inflatables, games and entertainment. There are also bike tours, a Bike-In Movie, and the Shelby Bicycle Museum Open House. 2026 Date: July 10-11, 2026Location: Downtown ShelbyWebsite: https://www.shelbycic.com/bikedays **** This post … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 30, 2012. After a night of storms throughout Ohio and a failed attempt to visit a festival in Willard (due to the rain), it was nice to wake up and see sunny skies and pleasantly warm weather. I rapidly got ready, hit the … Read more
The Genoa Homecoming is an annual festival that gives festival goers the opportunity to tour a quaint historic downtown. The festival offers various contests, rides and games, live entertainment, food vendors and more. 2026 DATE: May 28-30, 2026Location: Downtown GenoaWebsite: https://www.genoahomecoming.org/ **** This post documents my experience on June 2, … Read more
The Moonshine Festival is an annual festival that celebrates New Straitsville’s moonshining days during the Great Depression. Along with vendors and food, there is entertainment that includes wrestling, live music and various competitions and contests. Each year, there is also a working moonshine still on display for education purposes. 2026 … Read more
The Craft and Herb Festival takes place in downtown Wadsworth where vendors line the sidewalks, selling plants and craft items. 2026 DATE: May 9, 2026Location: Downtown WadsworthWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/events/1579512179983195 This event returned in 2026.**** This post documents my experience on May 19, 2012. Two years ago, when I first came to Wadsworth … Read more
This post documents my experience on May 12, 2012. One day, while mindlessly checking festival feed on the Ohio Festival Facebook page, a kind soul shared that there was a festival starting up in the NW Ohio village of Ottawa… …called Festival in the Flats. Of course, The Flats is a reference to Cleveland … Read more
Celebrating the town’s official flower, the Lilac Festival takes place in downtown Defiance. Music entertainment, vendors and more. 2026 DATE: May 9, 2026Location: Downtown DefianceWebsite: https://visitdefianceohio.com/events/main-street-events/lilac-festival-street-fair/ ****This post documents my experience on May 12, 2012. In the 1920’s, Defiance’s then-mayor, Ed Bronson, who happened to be president of the Defiance Garden Club, … Read more
The Ohio Sauerkraut Festival in downtown Waynesville hosts one of the best craft shows in the nation with a focus on interesting sauerkraut dishes for the curious foodie. 2026 DATE: October 10-11, 2026Location: Main StreetWaynesville, OH 45068Website: https://sauerkrautfestival.waynesvilleohio.com/ ****This post documents my experience on October 9, 2011. When I was … Read more