A festival basically set as a town celebration. The theme or focus doesn’t stem much further than that.
The Bedford Strawberry Festival takes place in Bedford’s Public Square. There are craft vendors, live entertainment, and food vendors, some of which have strawberry treats. The star, though, are the strawberry shortcakes and sundaes sold by the Bedford Historical Society. 2026 DATE: June 12-14, 2026Location: Bedford Public Square730 Broadway AveBedford, … Read more
The Cherry Fest takes place in the village of Whitehouse (near Toledo) with vendors, rides, a car show, BBQ chicken and cherry pie. 2026 DATE: June 11-13, 2026Location: Downtown WhitehouseWebsite: https://www.awchamber.com/cherry-fest **** This post documents my experience on June 11, 2011. Years ago, I went with my family to the … Read more
This post documents my experience on May 28, 2011. Although Grafton isn’t all that far from where I live, I had never heard about the Grafton Village Firemen’s Festival until a coworker gave me a copy of her local paper. Being that it was a firemen’s festival (unique) and into … Read more
Woosterfest is put on by the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce and held in downtown Wooster with children’s activities, vendors, live entertainment, a wine and beer garden and plenty of delicious food. 2026 DATE: October 2-3, 2026Location: Downtown WoosterWebsite: https://www.woosterchamber.com/woosterfest1 ****This post documents my experience on October 2, 2010. Named … Read more
This post documents my experience on September 11, 2010. When Harvey Wells founded Wellston (incorporated in 1873), he knew there was coal there to be mined. I mean look at him… …he’s one smart cookie. With the Wellston Coal and Iron Company setting up shop and other furnaces being built … Read more
The Salt Creek Valley Festival in Richmond Dale offers food, craft vendors, quilts, raffles, rides and characters. There’s a car show on Sunday. 2025 DATE: September 12-14, 2025Location: Richmond DaleWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057692768515**** This post documents my experience on September 11, 2010. Richmond Dale is an unincorporated community southeast of Chillicothe that … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 31, 2010. Some things were unclear to me about this festival. With the town of Violet being near Pickerington, would the Pickerington Violet Festival be a community festival or a flower festival? I mean, there WERE violets on the website. There were also … Read more
Celina Lake Festival is a festival that offers a lot, including rides, music, food and amphicars, which perform in the Grand Lake St. Marys. 2026 DATE: July 24-26, 2026Location: Downtown CelinaWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/lakefestival/ **** This post documents my experience on July 24, 2010. When I told my uncle about the upcoming Celina … Read more
The Rittman Sleepwalker Festival is a community celebration that remembers a time when there was such high traffic through Rittman that merchants would need to keep late business hours and often end up wearing pajamas or nightclothes. The festival is a smaller festival, but with all the food, games, vendors … Read more