/tags/festival festival en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:01:00 GMT /2025-07-28/in-darke-county-sharp-shooting-youngsters-emulate-ohio-original-annie-oakley Every year, gunslinging girls in Darke County prove their sharpshooting skills at the annual Annie Oakley Festival. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:01:00 GMT /2025-07-28/in-darke-county-sharp-shooting-youngsters-emulate-ohio-original-annie-oakley Kendall Crawford /2025-06-27/through-duels-and-dancing-ohioans-bid-jane-austen-a-happy-birthday-this-weekend The Heritage Village Museum Center is hosting a Jane Austen festival to commemorate 250 years since the British novelist was born. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:08:00 GMT /2025-06-27/through-duels-and-dancing-ohioans-bid-jane-austen-a-happy-birthday-this-weekend Kendall Crawford /arts-culture/2025-06-25/music-and-activism-take-the-stage-at-the-comfest-this-weekend Community Fest, better known as ComFest, got its start in 1972 amid the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Progressive politics have always been part of the festival and this year will be no different. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:07:37 GMT /arts-culture/2025-06-25/music-and-activism-take-the-stage-at-the-comfest-this-weekend Allie Vugrincic /2025-06-12/this-small-ohio-city-honors-its-mighty-black-heritage-this-weekend The Urbana Black Heritage Festival will give west-central Ohioans the chance to celebrate the powerful legacy and lasting contributions of past Black residents. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:15:00 GMT /2025-06-12/this-small-ohio-city-honors-its-mighty-black-heritage-this-weekend Kendall Crawford /2025-02-21/sick-of-winter-one-ohio-citys-solution-is-to-burn-it-to-the-ground Port Clinton’s “Burning Snowman” Festival bids adieu to cold weather by setting a giant snowman structure on fire. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:01:00 GMT /2025-02-21/sick-of-winter-one-ohio-citys-solution-is-to-burn-it-to-the-ground Kendall Crawford /arts-culture/2024-09-19/first-bexley-mural-festival-aims-to-paint-city-as-a-fun-energetic-community The festival happening Saturday will show off five new murals painted along East Main Street and will include food, music and vendors. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:44:19 GMT /arts-culture/2024-09-19/first-bexley-mural-festival-aims-to-paint-city-as-a-fun-energetic-community Allie Vugrincic /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-08-23/all-sides-weekend-with-clare-roth-columbus-african-festival An event this weekend celebrates the more than 100,000 sub-saharan Africans that live in Columbus. The Columbus African Festival will feature food,… Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-08-23/all-sides-weekend-with-clare-roth-columbus-african-festival /ideastream/2017-10-02/third-annual-fire-fish-festival-lights-up-lorain For the past few years, a flaming fish has lit up the Lorain night as it floats along the Black River for the annual Fire Fish Festival. It's the artistic brainchild of Lorain County Community College's Joan Perch and local arts impresario James Levin. The past two festivals have sparked with a civic rebirth in Lorain with retail stores, dance studios and art galleries popping up throughout downtown. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 15:00:00 GMT /ideastream/2017-10-02/third-annual-fire-fish-festival-lights-up-lorain /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-01-15/celebrating-the-works-of-playwright-august-wilson Considered one of the greatest playwrights, August Wilson wrote plays that examined what it meant to be African-American in the U.S. A high school dropout… Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-01-15/celebrating-the-works-of-playwright-august-wilson