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CATAWBA ISLAND BOAT SHOW
(Admission is Free)
Start your boating season at the FREE in-water Catawba Island Boat Show! A
broad selection of power and sail boats will be on display, ready for boarding
and test drives on the lake.
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When: May 4 - 13, 2012
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Location: (Map
It) Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, and
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449.
Festival
Headquarters: Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center at 1750 State Park Road
in Oregon, OH 43616
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Phone:
419-898-4070
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Email:
biggestweek@bsbo.org
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Web:
www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com
This 10-day
event is planned at the peak of spring warbler migration in the Lake Erie Marsh
Region of Northwest Ohio. The "Biggest Week" will be jam-packed with
workshops, warblers, free guided walks, warblers, half-day trips, keynote
speakers, island birding trips, and more warblers.
“The
Warbler Capital of the World” features incredible views of warblers and other
many other migrating songbirds, guided trips to area birding hotspots and
private lands, Lake Erie Island birding trips, bird identification workshops,
evening keynotes and socials featuring some of the regions wonderful food, wine,
and music, and much more!
The festival is headquartered at Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center on the
shores of Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio. The Lodge is approximately ten miles east
of downtown Toledo, Ohio and fifteen miles west of Black Swamp Bird Observatory,
in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The Biggest Week is hosted by Black Swamp Bird Observatory,
Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center, Destination Toledo, and Lake Erie Shores &
Islands, and made possible by our many sponsors.
Printout:
American Birding
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(Admission
is Free)
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When: May
3 - 6, 2012 (Always the first full
weekend in May)
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Location:
(Map
It) McArthur, Ohio
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Phone: 740-591-1118
Some festivals have the
expected contests, some have a few that are interesting and only a hand-full
have the truly unique. At the Wild Turkey Festival in Vinton County, you will
hear people making the strangest noises while they compete in the Turkey Calling
Contest. This street fair features a parade, car show, quilt show, rides, games,
arts and crafts, and plenty of entertainment.
Printout:
Wild Turkey Festival
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BEARS’
MILL SPRING OPEN HOUSE
(Admission is Free)
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When: May
5 & 6, 2012 (Always the first weekend in May) on Saturday & Sunday from 11am to 5pm
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Location:
(Map
It) 6450 Arcanum-Bear’s Mill Road, Greenville, Ohio
45331
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Phone: 937-548-5112
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Web Site:
www.bearsmill.com
Celebrate National Preservation Month at Bear’s Mill! Built
in 1849 by Gabriel Baer and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
since 1975, Bear’s Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio
today. The Friends of Bear’s Mill non-profit organization is holding a special
Spring Open House the first weekend of May. Tour the four-story working antique,
shop in the Mill Store & Gallery and make a donation to help keep the doors open
and the wheels turning.
The Friends are dedicated to keeping the Bear’s Mill
property open to the public by offering community oriented events including
educational tours, nature walks, regional art exhibitions and unique shopping.
May, National Preservation Month, is a wonderful time to support the unique
historic landmark.
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COUNTRY
GARDEN MOTHERS DAY WEEKEND EVENT
At GoodSeed Farm Country Garden Center & Nursery
(Admission is Free)
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Open: May 11th
, 12th and 13th (Friday, Saturday and Mother’s Day
Sunday)
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Location: (Map
It) 200 Storer Rd in Peebles, Ohio 45660
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Phone:
937-587-7021
Three days of fun and savings. They'll give the first 1,200 mothers who attend a
FREE
BUTTERFLY BUSH
no strings attached. This annual Mother’s Day event continues a tradition
started in 1998 by the Boehme family, including a free plant gift for every
mother. Music, food, kettle corn, special promotions and specials all three
days! Visit
www.goodseedfarm.com.
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ODDMALL - EMPORIUM OF THE WEIRD
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When: May 5, 2012 from 10:00am-7:00pm
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Location: (Map
It) Clarion
Hotel and Conference Center (Akron area)
240 East Hines Hills Road in Hudson, Ohio 44236
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Phone: 330-653-9191 or 888-403-0031
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Web Site:
http://www.oddmall.info
Oddmall is more than just an ordinary craft show. It's a celebration of
uniqueness, creativity, imagination, and wonder where artists, crafters, and
like-minded sorts gather to offer their unusual creations for public
consumption. It's a forum for creative expression, a classroom for esoteric
wisdom, a soapbox for wild ideas, a miraculous marketplace of the
unconventional, a metaphorical Serengetian watering hole where the zebras and
wildebeests of inspiration and artistry congregate amidst the snapping
crocodiles and scorching sunbeams of originality and ingenuity. ...umm yeah.
Anyway, it'll be fun. Trust me.
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OHIOANA BOOK FESTIVAL
“Celebrating Ohio's Authors”
(Admission and parking are Free and open to the public)
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When:
Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Where:
(Map
It) State Library of Ohio/Ohioana Library – 274 E. First Ave., Columbus, OH 43201
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Phone:
(614) 466-3831
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Website:
www.ohioanabookfestival.org
The Ohioana
Book Festival will bring more than 70 authors together with readers of all ages
for a day of panel discussions, readings, a book fair, children’s activities,
prizes, entertainment, and food.
Printout:
Ohioana Book Festival
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BUCKEYE HERITAGE FESTIVAL
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 When: May
18-20, 2012 - beginning at 10am daily
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Location: (Map
It) 530
South Main Street in Hicksville, OH 43526
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Phone:
419-542-9922
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Facebook page
listed as “Buckeye Heritage Festival”
The Buckeye Heritage
Festival features a Native American Pow Wow and Gathering. Native American
craftsmen will be on site creating authentic Native American items including:
silver, copper, and turquoise jewelry, spinning, weaving, flint knapping,
flutes, tanning, bead work, and more!. In addition to the Pow Wow, the Festival
will host crafters, flea marketers, and food. A variety of exhibitors and
children’s activities are also planned.
Printout:
Buckeye Heritage Festival
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OHIO CAMERA COLLECTORS SOCIETY AUCTION, SHOW & SALE
(Admission / donation requested)
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When: May
25 & 26, 2012 (Friday and Saturday of Memorial Weekend)
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Location: (Map
It) Aladdin Shrine
3850 Stelzer
Road, Columbus, OH
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Contact:
America's Oldest Camera Collector's Club annual
show, auction and swap meet.
Printout:
Ohio Camera Show
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INTERNATIONAL STREET FAIR
(Admission
is Free)
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When: May
19, 2012 - from 11am - 5pm (Usually the 3rd Saturday in
May)
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Location:
(Map
It) Court Street in
Athens, Ohio
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Phone: 740-593-4330
Athens'
International Street Fair has evolved over time to become a local and regional
favorite. This year's event, set for May 19, marks the conclusion to Ohio
University's 2012 International Week celebration. The Street Fair, which runs
from 11 am to 5 pm, is a collaboration of the university's international student
groups and nonprofit community organizations. Typically, more than 30
organizations have booths at the International Street Fair to sell food, crafts
etc. and there are stage performances throughout the day.
Printout:
International Street Fair
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OXFORD WINE AND ART AFFAIR
 (Admission:
$12 online, $15 at the gate)
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When: May 2012 date to be announced - 1p.m. to 10p.m.
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Location: (Map
It) Uptown Park, Park Place, Oxford, Ohio, 45056
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Phone: 513-523-5200
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Web Site: www.oxfordchamber.org
Enjoy charming Uptown Oxford for a day full of delicious wines, area art, local
cuisine, live music, and more. Sponsored by the Oxford Chamber of Commerce and
Frontier Communications, this event offers a fun-filled day for the whole
family, while raising funds to help support the Chamber’s scholarship fund.
Printout:
Oxford Wine and Art Affair
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MOONSHINE FESTIVAL
(Admission is Free)
Once the moonshine capital of the world, New Straitsville hosts an annual
festival devoted to celebrating the history and making of moonshine. During the
days of Prohibition, the town of New Straitsville churned out more moonshine
than anywhere else in the country. The festival has been held every May since
1971. The five-day Moonshine Festival features free live entertainment,
amusement rides, carnival style food and drinks, and the Moonshine Festival
parade
along New Straitville’s Main Street.
The city gets a
five day license to brew old fashion moonshine to demonstrate to the complicated
process to festival goers. Visitors can also visit the history museum and see a
working moonshine still display. No sampling allowed, but visitors are welcome
to experience everything else this unique festival has to offer.
Printout:
Moonshine
Fest
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OAK HILL FESTIVAL OF FLAGS
(Admission is Free)
The Oak Hill
Festival of Flags is an annual tradition that has commemorated Memorial Day and
has become a fun filled way to celebrate the holiday weekend. The Festival of
Flags was first created by the town to celebrate patriotism around Memorial
Day weekend. There are more than 2000 flags on display and festive decoration
around the town each year for the event. The festival is held at Aetna Park and
includes continuous, fun and free entertainment for people of all ages.
Features like rides, crafts, food booths, an old car show, a baby contest, dog
show, several historic exhibitions like Oak Hill’s one-room school, a quilt
show, a karaoke contest, a corn hole tournament, children’s activities and an
annual 5-k run. The festival highlights the history of the town with five days
of endless activities.
Printout:
Oak
Hill Festival of Flags
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Main Street Port Clinton
WALLEYE FESTIVAL
(Admission is Free)
With a beautiful view
of Lake Erie from the Waterworks Park in Port Clinton, the Walleye
Festival is four days of great outdoor celebration to kick of the
beginning of summer. Port Clinton is known as the “Walleye Capital of the
World”
and
brings in those from all over seeking yellow perch and, of course,
walleye. With free entertainment including
a kid's fishing derby, a
city-wide garage sale, carnival rides, a Grand Parade, live concerts, a
5-k race and hundreds of street venders from around the nation the Walleye
Festival is one the Ohio’s largest outdoor celebrations. The free annual
festival is four days of fun on the picturesque Lake Erie shore.
Printout:
Walleye Festival
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FEAST OF THE FLOWERING MOON
(Admission
is Free)
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When:
May 25 - 27, 2012 (Memorial
Weekend)
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Location:
(Map
It) Chillicothe,
Ohio (downtown at Yoctangee Park)
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Phone: 800-413-4118
This annual three-day themed event features native-American music and dancing,
traders and exhibits and mountain-men encampments depicting pioneer life in the
19th century and daily entertainment. In addition, it displays arts
and crafts and traditional entertainment and food. All events are FREE to the
public. These events include: Main Stage Entertainment, Kid's Fun Run
(Saturday), Senior Citizens Day & Bingo (Friday), Gospel Day (Sunday), Memorial
Day Parade, Duck Race (ducks are free at the Hospice Booth), & more.
Printout:
Feast of the Flowering Moon
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(Admission
is Free)
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When: May
26 & 27, 2012 (Memorial Weekend) from 10am - 9m
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Location:
(Map
It) 303 West Broad St. in Columbus, Ohio
(Genoa Park)
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Visit
http://asian-festival.org
This festival is a major
draw in central Ohio and attracts approximately 50,000 or more visitors of all
backgrounds annually. Not only will guests learn about the cultures and
traditions of the people from China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Korea,
Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Laos and Pakistan – to name about a dozen – it
presents a very rich and fun experience. Activities are abundant. They include
performing and visual arts shows, children’s activities, cultural displays,
martial arts demonstrations, and educational exhibitions.
Printout:
Asian Festival
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CHALK ART FESTIVAL
(Admission is Free)
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When: May
19, 2012 - from 9am – 5pm
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Location:
(Map
It) Medina, Ohio at the
historic business district around the town square
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Phone:
330-952-0910
All chalk art will be created
between 9am-3pm, and judging will take place between 3-5pm. Main Street Medina
will provide the boards for professional and college students, as well as
pastels. High School students will work in pastels around the Square. Prizes
and awards will be given to the top three in each category, Professional,
College, and High School. Professional artists will be eligible to win one of
three gift certificates ($100, $75, $50) to local restaurants. College and High
School students will compete for gift certificates from $75 to $25. Following
the Festival, the boards will be displayed in storefronts throughout the
Historic District. In addition to the live chalk art demonstrations, children’s
activities, a farmer’s market, and fun for the whole family. The event will be
held rain or shine.
Printout:
Chalk
Art Fest
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NATIVE AMERICAN POWWOW
(Admission: $7-adults,$3-seniors & students,free-5 & under &
participants,$15-weekend Pass)
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When:
May 26 - 28, 2012 (Memorial Weekend)
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Location: (Map
It) Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard, Ohio - 4100 Columbia St
(Exit 13 off I- 270)
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Phone:
614-443-6120
Native American dancing, music, arts, crafts, foods. Sponsored by the Native
American Indian Center Of Central Ohio Po Box 07705 Columbus, Ohio 43207-0705.
Printout:
Powwow
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(Admission
is Free)
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When: May 26
- 28, 2012 (Memorial Weekend)
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Location:
(Map
It) Ye Olde Mill ·
11324 State Route 13 · Utica, OH
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Phone: 800-589-5000
or
740-892-4272
What’s summer without ice cream. If you like ice cream, you will love this
festival, which has plenty of that and more.
A mile south of Utica, Ohio,
the Utica Old Fashion Ice Cream Festival on the grounds of Velvet Ice Cream Co.
is held every year on Memorial Day Weekend. This festival starts with the grand
parade to kick off the celebration. Over 90 artisans and food venders come to
the event every year. The festival starts out with an ice cream parade and the
crowning of the Festival Queen. Anyone can participate in the Velvet Ice Cream
ice cream eating contest and take tours of the factory to see how it’s made.
Other events include live musical performances, egg tosses, pony rides, sheep
herding by border collies, antique gas engines, a car show, motorcycle show and
a magic show. The 37 year old tradition
brings about 40,000 people
to Utica, and they gulp down more than 75,000 scoops of ice cream. Ice cream and
family fun is a perfect way to kick off the summer.
Printout:
Velvet Ice Cream Festival
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YMCA MEMORIAL DAY FAMILY GETAWAY
CAMP
YMCA Camp Willson, located in Bellefontaine, OH, is the
perfect place to share time with your family! The weekend is filled with
exciting and relaxing activities. Campfires, boating, great food, wall
climbing, hiking, horseback riding, great meals and so much more.
$126/adults, $101/teen,
$88/child 6-12 yrs., 5 & under
free. Call 1-800-423-0427 for registration information. Visit our website at
www.ymcacampwillson.org
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"ROARING TWENTIES LIVE" at SPEAKEASY DINNER THEATRE
(Admission:
$35.00 per
person / Usually sells out so order tickets in advance)
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When: Call for dates
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Location: (Map
It) Speakeasy is located on West Mansfield Street on the Square in
downtown Bucyrus, Ohio
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Phone:
419-562-0720 or toll free 866-562-0720
"Roaring
Twenties Live" is a production that involves history, singing, dancing, and lots
of fun. This production takes you back to the Roaring Twenties during
prohibition. The location where the play is produced is the actual tunnel area
where the gangsters traveling from Chicago to New York by train spent many hours
during the 20's and early 30's. During the performance you may get the
opportunity to meet Al Capone. The production is full of excitement and
surprises. Production presented by the Bucyrus Tourism & Visitors' Bureau and
the Bucyrus Little Theatre Group.
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When: May 26 - 28,
2012