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.

I'd been planning to stop in and check out this local fest, since hearing about it two years ago,…read morewhile at the Serbian Festival. These local ethnic festivals are, in my opinion, a fantastic way to show centra Ohio's cultural diversity! The church is beautiful. Stained glass windows. Vibrant mosaic tiles. Paintings all over the walls. Macedonian music playing outside. As you enter through the building. There is two rows of food - both sides of the line offer the same goods. Tons of pork and beef dishes, kabobs, sausages. Dessert are the later half of the line. Cream puffs, pastries, baklava, fruit-and-nut concoctions. I'm planning to systematically nibble through all these treats. I'm extra excited for a bite of the stuffed pepper and giant sausage (for the love, I can't remember the name of them - but they look very plump and juicy)!!

The best food! Fair prices! The best desserts options. I feel bad for them because of the rainy…read moreweather,I know what it takes to organize such an event!

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!

This is the nicest festival I have been to in Canal Winchester…read more Compaired to the rather small ones they usually host, this was pretty major for such a small town. The car show was cool, alot of very nice vintage cars to admire with owners willing to give you the story on them. A lot of kids, rides, snacks, games as well as live bands for adults and the usual fried foods and art/jewelry stands to browse. Also goes on the entire labor day weekend which is nice. Perfect for a stroll on a beautiful late summer day with the family.

Somehow my wife and I managed to justify not just one, but two (!) meals of fair food this weekend…read more Such is the joy/curse of living within walking distance of the annual Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival. The first go-round was understandable -- we haven't eaten the junky treats of fair food in years. So we loaded up on the first day with corn dogs and fried cheese. The next day, we found ourselves drawn back to the festivities at lunch. Ribbon fries. Elephant ears. Lemon Shake-ups. Yet more fried cheese. How are we still alive? I still feel a little sick. Along with the wonderful fair food, this 80-year-old celebration boasts the usual small town carnival stuff -- a midway with games, live music ( I heard at least three Journey covers), arts and crafts, a car show and a parade. No huge surprises, other than the fact that the small town of Canal does it up so big. It's a blast!

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.

My husband and I went to the festival on August 8,2025 . It was so disappointing. There was nothing…read moredo to with tomatoes . Only stayed an hour wasn't worth coming to the festival . Only one booth selling tomatoes. If there is a way to give zero stars I would definitely to that . My husband and I went to the 2019 tomato festival and we went through a tent area and seen all the tomatoes people had grown and the prizes they had won . Now that was an enjoyable experience. But the 2025 tomato festival was a joke . It was a waste of time. The current mayor probably got the tomato festival up this year . He was in a dunking booth and they were charging $2 to dunk him it should have been free . Don't waste your time , not worth it .

If I could give this zero stars I would! What a shitfest this so called tomato festival was! Only…read moreone booth selling tomatoes & the rest was more like a carnival with rides for the kids & food vendors selling fair food. Don't waste your time going.

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.

Eggfest is the one event I look forward to attending every year. The food is plentiful and…read moredelicious. It can be crowded but the lines typically go fast and it allows you some time to digest. There's a dog show that happens two times during the day, cooking demonstrations and vendors tents as well. It's a bonus that All the proceeds go to cancer research. I recommend going earlier than later as some vendors run out of food. Overall, one of the best foodie events there is. I definitely recommend.

I had seen a reference to this online, but figured it was just a grill show and ignored it…read more Sweetie surprised me with tickets for my birthday, and it turned out to be more than that. Really a food festival/cooking competition. At Fortress Obetz, mainly in the shade under the bleachers, there were dozens of contestants from regional restaurants, food shops, and private teams. Tickets include free samples, so we wandered and tasted. Mainly BBQ-leaning items, but also tacos, bagels and lox, and more. The worst thing I had all morning was still pretty darn good, and some were stellar. You can vote for your favorite. The competitors were friendly and informative, proud to share and talk about their entries. Baby K wasn't much into it, she's not a carnivore, but she had some pita and a snowcone, and a cookie. There were vendors with baked goods, lemonade, grilling supplies, etc. Free bottles of water, nicely chilled on a hot day. A beer garden. Go early; it got busy quick, and there was just a conga line going from table to table for tastings. Parking at the stadium is easy. There was music throughout the day, cooking demos, and a dog skill show.