Pretty good set up. The festival covered about 2 or 3 blocks down S. Yearling. There was a stage…read morewith live music on each end. I got there after the rain passed through around 6pm. Drink tickets were available for $2 each. 1 cup of beer was 2 tickets, so $4/beer which is pretty darn cheap for a festival. I didn't count but I don't think there were the 26+ vendors they claimed to have. Still, there were plenty of choices. All in all a pretty good time.

Wow! What a fun time! I had to convince my boyfriend to come to this festival, as he used to work…read morein Whitehall and had a few bad experiences. I talked him into it and I'm glad we came. Admission is free! I'm not sure there's the 30+ vendors as they claim, but I didn't actually count them. There might not be 30+, but there is A LOT of food trucks with plenty of variety! Hot dogs and sausage, crab cakes, shrimp, red snapper, Jamaican food, all kinds of Mexican food, including churros. There's empanadas, fair fries, funnel cakes, cheeseburgers, grilled cheese, kona ice, any kind of ice cream ever, and even a few healthy options like fresh pita sandwiches and salmon. There's also plenty of drink options including beer. There's live bands, craft tents, a big blow up house for kids and put put golf. We saw a lot of dogs, so it's definitely pet friendly! We arrived around noon and had no trouble parking. We left around 3pm and it was PACKED! No parking available in sight and very crowded, including long lines for food and the bathrooms. I would say the earlier you get there the better, unless you don't mind huge crowds and lines. The only thing I'll complain about was the lack of shade. I'm pretty fair skinned and can only stand in the sun so long, even with sunscreen on. We sat on the sidewalk and street a few times just to avoid the hot July sun. They need more tables with umbrellas! This is a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon, though, and we'll for sure be back next year!

Super fun, well organized, lots of fun for everyone!…read more This event had been going on for 15 years, it was well planned, well executed and attended by so many people. The business had canopies all up and down the Main Street. Each canopy had friendly people handing out candy to the kids and telling the adults about their stores. There was live music, a fire truck, food trucks, and much much more. This event was fun and entertaining. The event was attend by so many families.

From Pataskala, and have seen this street fair grow and get bigger every year. There is no entrance…read morefee here... I recommend that you come in the evening, its cooler, the ride's light up and we have live music after 8pm. There is gambling here, which is always fun to try out.

I used to love this fair, today I went and it was not as good of an experience unfortunately. I…read moreenjoyed it but this was the only fair I went to this summer that did not have wrist bands for rides. It just kind of ruins it for the kids because the tickets are so expensive. I probably won't be returning because of this.

If you had asked me 5 years ago to rate the Village of Groveport's Independence Day Festival, I…read morewould have given it 4 stars. But over the past few years, and the downtown in the economy, its gotten a little weaker. In fact, it used to be a 3-day festival with live bands, food, and entertainment, but now its only one day with no live bands, only a few bouncy castles for the kids and a parade that I think is getting more and more peaked by the year. What redeems this event is that it really is a family event and you can spend all day here and have a good time. The children's parade starts at 10am and ends at a carnival. The main parade was at 1.30 and featured Eric Smith of the New York Jets as the grand marshall. The fireworks are surprisingly good and lasted around 30 minutes. Quite a few people come to watch the fireworks so parking can get a bit tight. The school lot was completely filled up but the cops aren't too diligent about ticketing for parking illegally during the fireworks (but you'd better move your car right afterwards) or you can also park for free at the rec center down the road. Or if you don't want to walk or risk a ticket, several of the houses along Main offer parking for $5 a car in their yards.

My family and I look forward to this event every year! The last 10 years we have been a vendor…read morerepresenting a non-profit that has Apple cider and water by donation. But that aside, this is a great family-friendly event with arts & crafts vendors, food, a chance to mix Apple Butter over huge fire pit, and plenty of free activities for kids and adults alike. The performers on the central stage with straw bales in the seating area makes a good place to rest before tackling more shopping, eating, or meeting up with friends you haven't seen since the last Apple Butter Day. Highly recommend this event. It's always on the 2nd Saturday in October.

A little Groveport history: Back in the day, Groveport was 2 settlements - Wert's Grove and…read moreRarey's Port. Wert's Grove was settled primarily as an orchard and the streets on this side of the village reflect that (Cherry, Oak, Walnut, Grove, etc.) Although there isn't an Apple Street, the residents of Groveport decided Apple Butter Day was a good way to remember the town's start and bring together the community. Volunteers start weeks before the festival making apple butter from scratch using manual methods (i.e. a copper kettle over a fire and a wooden stirrer on a long pole). Most of this is canned for people to buy at the festival (or at the Heritage Center throughout the year), but some is saved to be reheated the day of the festival and sold with thick pieces of homemade bread for $2 a slice. If nothing else, I have to get a slice of this bread!! In the meantime, there is entertainment (animals and pony rides for the kids, live music, apple butter making demos, etc.), food (churches and youth groups make better than your average fair food and fudge, lots of fudge), and vendors (get your Christmas shopping done early!). I think that this event is getting better as it goes on. This last one was packed with people and there was enough going on to keep us down there for several hours!

I've always enjoyed the Asian Festival. It's held during Memorial Day weekend in Franklin Park…read more It's a great opportunity to celebrate the diverse Asian communities of Columbus. There are live performances, vendors, and food. My problem with the festival when I attended in May 2023 is that attendance has really grown, but vendors and space haven't. The lines for food were crazy long. Everywhere we walked, it just felt very overcrowded. Maybe it's time to consider a new venue and a way to entice more vendors to participate.

Always have a blast at the Asian Festival. Good food, entertainment, and we spend hours exploring…read moreeach year. We like to grab some food and grab a seat on the grass in the park and enjoy some food. We have been attending for well over 10 years, only time we have missed was when it was cancelled during Covid. I would absolutely recommend and it so educational to see the different countries, heritage, art, and cultures represented.

Always a fun time, and although this year it was a little gray, it seemed at it's largest so far. I…read morehave been 3 times I think now and I always walk away with lots of honey and bee-themed goodies, being as we keep bees at our house too (its a lifestyle, just bee :). The end of the summer is a perfect time to stock up on beeswax candles for the upcoming cozy, mystical autumn days-- I'm so glad I did that this year! After we shopped, we checked out a mead tasting in the library just off of the main road and had a blast trying all the different flavors. I walked away with a bottle of orange blossom honey raisin mead for myself plus an extra bottle to include in a wedding gift. A new vendor addition was a shaved ice truck that had honey drizzle for all of the shaved ice. Yum! It's, of course, always a little more fun if it's sunny given the theme, but I still had a great time this year too.

Super fun, quite a large festival for a small town. Loved how involved the whole fest was…read more Attractions, educational demonstrations, honey samples galore, meade tastings, popcorn, corn dogs, bubble tea, artisinal crafts, and face painting, live music, and Im sure I am forgetting a lot. Great traffic averting as well because it was blocked off in a way that didn't disrupt the flow of traffic. Lithopolis Ohio showed itself off with this honey festival.

A very nice little holiday festival in Creekside, in the heart of Gahanna. Loads of things for…read morekids: a train, facepainting, ornament making and other crafts, etc. Performances by the Pinnell Dance School dancers, and I think a band earlier. And Santa and the tree lighting, of course. Lots of vendors, and free samples and other handouts like hot chocolate from the realtors sponsoring it. Many photo ops, fake snowballs for the kids, fake snow machine, and much more. Baby K loved it. I had fun. Plenty of food trucks too, and of course the local restaurants. Mill Street was closed so I'm guessing to get into the garage you'd have to come from the north or east. We parked just across the creek in the park south of 62, and had a very short walk. Definitely coming next year.