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OHIO ROAD TRIPS, FESTIVALS, EVENTS & MORE. |
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AN OHIO ISLAND NATURE & WILDLIFE ROAD TRIP ADVENTURE
Did you know Put-in-Bay has many Nature Preserves? These include the gravel beaches & reefs of the Scheeff East Point Preserve, spring wildflowers at the Jane Coates Wildflower Trail, rocky cliffs at the Massie Cliffside Preserve, hiking trails at Cooper’s, Morrison and Duff Woods Preserves, a StoryWalk Trail in Dodge Woods Preserve & more. If you're looking to birdwatch, skip rocks, search for beach glass or just hike & take in the peaceful scenery, this is the road trip for you!
How do I get to Put-in-Bay?
Miller Ferry is the only passenger/vehicle service to Put-in-Bay. You have the option to bring your vehicle or park it in one of their five free parking areas & walk on the ferry. You can rent a golf cart upon arrival at E's Golf Carts. You also have the option to bring your bicycle aboard the ferry for $2.50 round trip with this coupon (normal rate $5.00). These are all great ways to explore nature & wildlife at Put-in-Bay.
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Make sure you check out the Put-in-Bay Family Fun Packages with Miller Ferry, Narrated Tour Train, Butterfly House, Mini-Golf, Caves, Museums & more.
CLICK HERE to learn more.
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NOAH'S LOST ARK
EXOTIC ANIMAL SANCTUARY
Located right outside of Canfield Ohio between Youngstown and Akron off Rt. 224 you will find a very special animal sanctuary. Noah’s Lost Ark Exotic Animal and Rescue Center is a place that animals are given a second chance.
Location: 8424 Bedell Rd., Berlin Center, OH
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FIND WIZARDLY FUN
THIS SUMMER IN OHIO
Looking for something to do with the whole family? How about a weekend of “Harry Potter” themed events? From wizard treats to magical merchandise, these family-friendly events are sure to please every “Potter” fan in the house.
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CHRISTMAS IN JULY
HAWAIIN LUAU EXPEREINCE
Castle Noel
Date: July 27, 2024
Time: 7pm-9:30pm
Location: 60 S. Court St., Medina, OH 44256
Immerse yourself in the allure of Hawaii as Mark Klaus presents an awe-inspiring Hawaiian Luau like no other! Get ready for a night of non-stop fun, mouthwatering cuisine, and thrilling entertainment that will whisk you away to the heart of the Pacific paradise. With the rhythm of Hawaiian music guiding your every move, sip on refreshing island-style beverages and delight in a luau buffet fit for royalty. Every bite will transport you to the warm sandy beaches of Hawaii, leaving you craving for more.
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CHRISTMAS IN JULY
Lehman's
Date: July 13, 2024
Time: 10am-3pm
Location: 4779 Kidron Rd., Kidron, OH 44618
Deck your summer with holly and jolly at Lehman’s! Join us for fun holiday traditions with a summer twist.
Join Mrs. Claus from 11 am to 3 pm as she makes her yearly summer trip to Lehman’s on Saturday, July 13th to stock up on supplies for her garden at the North Pole.
Don’t miss Flower the Clown as he twists up some fun with his amazing balloon art. Brush on over to our wonderfully talented face painter for free face painting. There will be so much family fun at our annual Christmas in July!
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PRO BULL RIDING
Buckin' Ohio
Salute to America
Date: July 20, 2024
Gates open at 4:00 PM
Mutton Bustin’ sign-up at 4:30
Mutton Bustin’ begins at 5:30
Pro Bull Riding begins at 7:00
8154 Garman Rd, Burbank, OH 44214
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FTHE NORTHEAST OHIO QUILT SHOW | |
Date: July 18-20, 2024
Times: THU 9am-4pm |FRI 9am-4pm SAT 9am-4pm
Location: Wayne County Fair Event Center
199 Vanover St., Wooster, OH 44691
45 + Vendors, Classes & Lectures, Quilt Exhibits.
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Main Street Medina
Dates: July 25-28, 2024
Location: Historic Downtown Medina
Thursday, July 25 -
Ladies Night Out
Friday, July 26 -
Community Band Concert
Saturday, July 27 -
Medina Square Farmers Market
Sunday, July 28 -
Cars & Coffee
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ROCKET RIDE ADVENTURE +
ALIEN MINI-GOLF + FUN DAY + LUNCH – The Mars Mission Quest
Date: July 20, 2024
Location: Castle Noel
260 S. Court St., Medina, OH
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Rabbit Run Theater
Dates: through July 20, 2024
(select days)
Time: 7:30 pm
(evening performances)
Location: Rabbit Run Theater
5648 W. Chapel Rd., Madison, OH
Box Office: 440-428-7092
Next performance:
CLUE on Stage (Aug 2-24, 2024)
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Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Date: July 25-28, 2024
Location: 343 Via Mount Carmel
Youngstown, OH
Food. Continuous entertainment, Giant Italian auction. Kiddie rides & games. Free parking & shuttle.
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Mill Creek MetroParks
Date: July 20, 2024
Time: 11am - 3pm
Location: 840 Old Furnace Rd.
Youngstown, OH 44511
There will be live bug exhibits, including “The BugMan”; Orin McMonigle, author of dozens of books on insects; and Don Kovach, the local “Bee-Manager.” Other fun activities will include gentle and respectful bug-catching and release, bug crafts, and a bug tattoo station.
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We had a fun time on the "Hidden Treasures" Trail. Read about our experience here. | |
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Dates: July 26-28 2024
Location: Bridge St, Ashtabula Harbor
A Savory scent and alluring sizzle waft through the air at The Wine & Walleye Festival. Enjoy filets of perch and walleye from Lake Erie. Enjoy the winery samples of reds and whites, all while enjoying live music from local artists.
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NELSONVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL | |
Dates: July 26-28, 2024
Time: All day.
Location: Snow Fork Event Center 5685 Happy Hollow Road
Nelsonville, OH
The 3-day event billboard magazine calls “one of the best-kept secrets of the U.S. music festival circuit” offers a diverse lineup of 40+ national, regional, and local acts from a variety of genres in an intimate setting, along with camping, kid’s activities, unique artisan and retail vendors, local food, and more!
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Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation
Dates: July 27-28, August 24-25, 2024
Time: 1pm-4pm
Location: 12505 County Rd. 99
Findlay, OH
A great way to spend the day with the family! Enjoy games, quarter scale train rides, bounce house, and other family friendly activities and events all afternoon for one price.
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Dates: July 27-28, 2024
Location: Ball Field
121 Addison St., Kelleys Island, OH
Saturday movies: Wonka - Barbie Sunday movie: Ghostbusters
Relax outdoors at the Ball Field, off Addison Street, to watch popular box office movies, drive-in style, free of charge, in front of a large inflatable screen.
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DOUGHTY
VALLEY STEAM SHOW
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Dates: July 25-27, 2024
Location: 6017 OH-557
Millersburg, OH 44654
An Old Time Steam Show with working sawmill, threshing, antique tractors, toy models, small engines, flea market, oil field engines, horse pull, tractor pull, and lots more . Watch for our schedule coming soon. Lots of activities for the whole family.
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Date: July 26-28, 2024
Location: Maple Street, Harmar, OH
Cruise-in. Kids Zone. Beer Garden. Craft Demos, Food Trucks.
The Annual Historic Harmar Bridge Company, Harmar Days Festival, held the last weekend of July, celebrates the West Side of Marietta and raises funds to restore and reopen the Historic Harmar Bridge as well as the Harmar Village
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Dates: July 26-28, 2024
Friday, July 26, 5.30 p.m -11 p.m
Saturday, July 27, 11.30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 28, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: RiverScape MetroPark
Downtown Dayton
111 E. Monument Ave. Dayton
Admission is FREE
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Dates; July 18-20, 2024
Location: Atwood Lake Park
9298 Atwood Lake Rd NE
Mineral City, OH
Alive is a 3-day music festival with multiple stages, 40+ artists, beautiful camping + RV sites, a 1,500-acre lake, tasty food and drinks, VIP experiences, late night comedy, and so much more.
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Date: July 27-28, 2024
Location: Hale Farm & Village
2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath, OH
Fuel Cleveland is invitational show featuring motorcycle builders, rare bike owners, painters, and photographers, honoring the industry and it's crafts by carefully curating it and presenting it to lovers of antiquated modes of two wheeled transportation.
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CANAL WINCHESTER
BLUES & RIBFEST
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Dates: July 26-27, 2024
Friday 5pm-11pm | Sat Noon - 11pm
Location: Historic Downtown Canal Winchester, OH '
A two day summer street celebration featuring live blues music, world-class ribs, a wide variety of quality non-rib food options, children's activities, fan-cooled dining areas, and a beer & wine garden for our Blues/Rib-loving guests 21 and over.
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The Wilderness Center
Date: July 20, 2024
Time: 4pm-9pm
Location: 99877 Alabama Ave SW
Wilmot, OH
Join The Wilderness Center for a new, family-friendly evening summer event to celebrate our shining friends, fireflies! Explore the magical world of fireflies and other nightly creatures, combining education, hands-on activities, and flashes of fun!
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Visit 15 filming sites.
Dates: August 9-11, 2024
This isn’t your typical movie tour experience. The Shawshank Trail is truly one of a kind for movie fans with 15 filming sites. You can start where you want and end where you want as you drive to see the sites at your own pace!
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Can't decide what to do? Visit our special fun day calendar for special one day road trip itineraries. We have done all the planning for you. All itineraries are self-driving and you are in charge of purchasing any event tickets ahead of time.
(We will be adding even more one day itineraries to our calendar. Check back often.)
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Enjoy Christmas in July in Ohio's Amish Country. | | |
Spend a day in Medina County. | | |
Spend a day exploring two area museums highlighting fashion. Don’t worry, we have allowed plenty of time to try a local restaurant for lunch and enjoy dinner in a refurbished church, | | |
Spend the day exploring the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Your day's adventure includes, a beautiful waterfall, a train ride and a concert under the stars. | | |
CALLING ALL CAR ENTHUSIASTS | |
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Dates: July 25-27, 2024
Location: 614 W. Perkins Ave.
Sandusky, OH 44870
July 25th - Must see racing 410 Sprints, Sprint Lights, Ohio Weelman Series
July 26th - $1 general admission - All American Iron, Pure Stocks, Renegades, Beginner Stocks
July 27th, ISMA/MSS Supermodifieds Fast 40, Ohio Wheelman Series (Street Stocks)
July 27th - ISMA/MSS Supermodifieds 100 laos, other division TBA
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Date: August 7, 2024
Time 2pm-10pm
Location: Downtown Ravenna Ohio
Every year in August thousands of racecars, hotrods, classics, semis, tractors, motorcycles and vehicle enthusiasts of all ages descend on downtown Ravenna for a HUGE cruise-in!
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A PUT-IN-BAY EVENT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS. | | |
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BASH ON THE BAY 7
MUSIC FEST
August 21-22, 2024
Location: Put-in-Bay Airport
Get ready to dance the night away.
Headliners:
August 21st - Jelly Roll
August 22nd - Hardy
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REVOLUTION ON THE TUSCARAWAS | |
Dates: July 13-14, 2024
Time: Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
Location: Fort Laurens
11067 Fort Laurens Rd NW, Bolivar, OH
Fort Laurens will have a variety of different 18th century demonstrations like: Music, Artillery, Cooking, Medicine, British and American soldiers, and so much more!
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WWII Living History Reenactment
Dates: August 15-17 2024
480 Lake Rd, Conneaut, OH
America's premier living history event, D-Day Ohio a highly realistic experience of the WWII European Theater of Operations and the D-Day Normandy invasion. This free reenactment occurs every August on the long, sandy Lake Erie beach at Township Park in Conneaut!.
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TIME TO FILL THOSE CALENDARS | |
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MY OHIO FUN GIVEAWAY
Giveaway:
Two (2) All Day Waterpark Admission tickets.
Valid through: May 31, 2025
Not valid on Saturday, holidays or special holiday blackout dates listed on tickets.
Sign-up for your chance to win Two (2) All Day Waterpark Admission tickets to Kalahari's Waterpark, Sandusky, OH . Deadline to enter: Friday, July 19, 2024 at 12 PM EST. This giveaway is sponsored by Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, Sandusky, OH. .
Must be 21 or over to enter. All travel is at own risk.
THE WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED VIA THE EMAIL OR PHONE # USED WHEN SUBMITTING THE FORM. There is no cost to enter or to claim your prize if you are the winner.
CLICK HERE TO ENTER
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ROAD TRIP PLANNING TOOLS - FREE | |
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ASHTABULA
"OHIO'S WINE COUNTRY"
Visitor Guide
Download or request your free copy: click here
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OHIO AMISH COUNTRY
Download or request your free copy:
click here
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OHIO ROAD TRIP
NEWSLETTER
Did you miss our last special road trip
newsletter edition?
To view click link below:
MAY - 2024
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Need travel ideas?
We have teamed up with fellow Ohio tourism partners to send you their visitor guides, attraction brochures and more from around the State of Ohio. All for FREE.
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