Dandelions, Warblers, Wild Turkeys, Spring Markets and more.
May is finally here, festival fans, and already we have 20 festivals in one weekend! And there will be even more in the weekends ahead.
This weekend, a really fun festival is going on at Breitenbach Vineyards in Dover, Ohio. They have turned their Dandelion Wine tradition into a full fledged festival called the Dandelion May Festival (Review) with plenty of Dandelion Wine, a Dandelion Cookoff, Dandelion foods and gifts and more.
Another cute festival is Green on the Green (Review) in Worthington, where the focus is sustainability. local living, and the planet Earth. This festival coincides with the Farmer’s Market and is a great Spring festival to get some local plants for gardening and just spending the Saturday morning in beautiful Worthington.
A third festival I would recommend, while not like a traditional festival, is the Biggest Week in American Birding. This celebration is a collection of guided walks, activities and exhibitors who come to celebration the northern migration of plenty of warblers as they stop to eat and rest before crossing Lake Erie. While it’s the ideal event for bird watchers, it’s also great for families or anyone with an interest in nature.
There are so many birds around (not only warblers, but also shorebirds, flycatchers, orioles, thrushes, vireos) that you’ll either feel like Snow White in an enchanted marsh or Tippi Hendren’s character Melanie under attack in The Birds.
Hopefully, the former.
Other great-sounding festivals this weekend include Cincy Cinco in Cincinnati, A World A’Fair in Xenia, the Van Wert Spring Fest and the Herb Day Festival in Gahanna.
And, if you have kids who love to read, you may want to check out Claire’s Day (Review) in Toledo.
It’s going to be a great festival weekend, so make sure you go through the list and check the map to see what may be around you.
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Upcoming Ohio Festival Weekend: May 4-7, 2023
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
If you can’t see the map on your smartphone, click HERE.
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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals
5/5-5/6 – Dandelion May Festival – Dover – My Review
5/4-5/7 – Wild Turkey Festival – McArthur – My Review
5/5-5/7 – The Biggest Week in American Birding I – Oak Harbor area – My Review
5/6 – Claire’s Day – Toledo – My Review
5/6 – Green on the Green – Worthington – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
5/5-5/6 – Spring Art Show and Open Studios at Screw Factory – Lakewood
5/6 – Medina Bird Fair I – Medina
5/6 – Harmonic Journeys Spring Holistic Fair – Rocky River
5/6 – Hello Spring Craft Fair – Sandusky
5/6 – FCC Spring Bazaar – Carroll
5/6 – Hometown Vendors LLC Craft and Vendor Show – North Ridgeville
5/6 – Western Reserve Poultry Club Show – Jefferson
5/6 – May Flowers Craft and Vendor Show – Rocky River
5/6-5/7 – GeoFair – Sharonville
5/6-5/7 – Psychic and Holistic Expo – Bowling Green
5/6-5/7 – Spring Fields and Flowers Marketplace – Springfield
5/6-5/7 – GeoFair – Sharonville
5/7 – Cin City Reptile Show – West Chester
OHIO FESTIVALS
5/4-5/7 – Wild Turkey Festival – McArthur – My Review
5/5-5/6 – Van Wert Spring Fest – Van Wert
5/5-5/6 – Mayberry Spring Market – Wapakoneta
5/5-5/6 – Dandelion May Festival – Dover – My Review
5/5-5/7 – A World A’Fair – Xenia
5/5-5/7 – The Biggest Week in American Birding I – Oak Harbor area – My Review
5/6 – The Indulge Event – Dayton
5/6 – Mother’s Day Market and Festival – Norton
5/6 – Vintage Ohio South Wine Festival – Springfield
5/6 – Claire’s Day – Toledo – My Review
5/6 – Herb Day Festival – Gahanna
5/6 – Green on the Green – Worthington – My Review
5/6 – South Lebanon Arts and Craft Fair – South Lebanon
5/6-5/7 – Ohio Celebration of Native and Veteran Heritage – Akron
5/6-5/7 – Ohio Civil War and Artillery Show – Mansfield
5/6-5/7 – Cincy Cinco – Cincinnati
5/6-5/7 – Glass Garden Art Festival – Laurelville
5/6-5/7 – Springtime in Ohio – Findlay
5/6-5/7 – Central Ohio Folk Festival – Lewis Center
5/7 – Art on the Alley I – New Philadelphia
AKRON-CANTON FESTIVALS
5/6-5/7 – Ohio Celebration of Native and Veteran Heritage – Akron
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
5/6 – South Lebanon Arts and Craft Fair – South Lebanon
5/6-5/7 – Cincy Cinco – Cincinnati
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
No festivals this weekend.
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
5/6 – Green on the Green – Worthington – My Review
5/6 – Herb Day Festival – Gahanna
5/6-5/7 – Central Ohio Folk Festival – Lewis Center
DAYTON FESTIVALS
5/6 – The Indulge Event – Dayton
TOLEDO FESTIVALS
5/6 – Claire’s Day – Toledo – My Review
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