I have been to this craft show for years and it continues to amaze me. Lots of same vendors year…read moreafter year with a sprinkle of some new stuff I have never seen. The vendors are super friendly and very helpful. They food is amazing as it is each year.

There are some cute vendors but I'd say only about 20% of them were of interest to me. Lots of…read morestuff that collects dust. Lots of food options and I've had things in years past that were delicious! The he bourbon chicken isn't one of them. It was spicy and most bourbon chicken isn't and the flavor was off. The funnel cake we got was really crunchy and overcooked. They also had some live music.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

Oktoberfest was pretty fun! This was our first year going and it was a great experience. My husband…read morewas volunteering with his job, the kids got their faces painted and balloon animals, and we all enjoyed some delicious food. They had a good variety of food trucks and we tried everything from funnel cakes to samosas. The beer was good too

I volunteered this year at the New Albany Classic and it was a wonderful experience. Helping The…read moreCenter for Family Safety and Healing foundation was a great feeling. I always like giving back to my community. This was the eighteenth year of the New Albany Classic and seeing so many families coming together for a good cause was wonderful. There was so much to see from the farm tours I helped assist with to the horse competitions and concerts on stage. Disney's Dove Cameron and Ryan McCarten were there. As well as Rae Lynn and Skylar Stecker. They rocked it yesterday! There were plenty of food trucks there from Schmidt's to Dan's Deli. Plenty of rides for the kids. Face paintings for the children as well. So as you can tell it was very family friendly. I even heard how much the kids loved the farm tour I had given because they got to see the tractors and fruits and vegetables that were being grown such as tomatoes, peppers, okra, cucumbers, berries and sweet potatoes. Some of the tomatoes looked sad and were dying off. In all, if I had children I would definitely bring them to this type of an event. As I said before, it was very family friendly and so many organizations were there to keep the vibe up like the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Crew and Sunny 95.