Ocean city has a fall and spring block festival every year. They close down asbury street from…read more4th to 14th street and tons of venders come to sell there various items: Food (kettle corn, pickles, crab cakes, potato chips, desserts etc); toys, crafts items, flowers, jewelry, so many other odds and ends. There is something for everyone. If you haven't been you must come!!

A great local carnival. Soft crab sandwiches were good but the oyster sandwiches were poorly made…read morewith a ton of bread and I found 1 oyster in it. We had a few sandwiches and the others only had 2 oysters in theirs. Skip those but the soft crab was what to get. There is a hand full of rides and several are under cover in a pole building so if it's raining or very sunny that's the place to be..seating is non existing and a place to sit and eat is very limited also.They did have ice cream ,candy apples,burgers,hot dogs,French fries plenty of cold drinks and the lines moved fast.. This carnival is a tradition in this town where the adults came here as kids bringing their kids now. It's free to enter and wrist bands can be bought to ride the rides all day..

This place is amazing they have rides for teens and toddlers they have the twister a long slide…read morebingo food and small games for quarters and amazing funnel cakes also a small ferris wheel great place for kids to go to it is very small and most rides are in a building hope u go and like it

The festival is worth a visit. When I went in 2025, it was only $6 per adult and $2 per child aged…read more5-12 and to be honest, you could go on their website for a coupon to get a dollar off. First things first: Park at the school and take the trolley over. It's a dollar round-trip and worth it. I think calling it a "Blueberry Festival" was a bit of a stretch. There were some blueberry things, sure, but I think I saw just as many folks selling stuff with lavender in it, but we didn't call it a "lavender festival." There were easily over a hundred vendors on the grounds and maybe 5 of them dedicated to blueberries. Highly recommend the blueberry ice cream from Island Creamery (but if you missed the festival, you can always get it at their storefront). Also, Sugarbakers' blueberry pie was killer, though to be fair, I am a sucker for blueberry pie. There were a few trucks and stands selling proper food, including a shawarma truck and a Greek food truck. So you could get a full meal or just graze from some folks selling snacks and pastries. Lots of artisans selling their wares from clothing, sculptures, jewelry, paintings, etc. Several folks sold their homemade tea blends. There were several musicians on the rotation, so enjoy the live music too! While about half of the vendors were outside, the other half were inside the center and it's a great way to escape the heat and humidity of July and enjoy some AC. The only other review on here (as of this writing) is 9 years old and while I don't know what it was like then, this seemed well-run and quite popular. If you're in the area while it's running, come check it out!

This festival is poorly ran by a man who believes he's more important than vendors or customers. He…read morecould care less if people come to the show as long as he made his vendor booth prices.. He sells electricity to 10 people who he puts all around 1 outlet. He has no fears about telling a vendor that they are unimportant. and he doesn't promise exclusivity unless you are willing to pay for it. He prefers to have arguments with his staff and vendors in front of customers. he likes to have witnesses, and he likes the drama. The show's customers dont buy much, and they are definitely not flying out the door with high end art. The fact the festival photo is a photo of the guy should speak columns.

Sunfest is the end of the summer season in OC and just celebrated its 48th year. A 4-day…read morecelebration of music, food, and over 200 artisans showing their handcrafted works. Shop the outdoor tents for jewelry, paintings, clothing, food, and so much more. The massive food tent offers diverse food options. There are so many activities going on beach mazes, tractor rides on the beach, dock dogs, pet parades, pumpkin races. This year's Shore Craft beer garden offered EVO, Burley Oak, and Big Truck. Thirty plus years and I still love the Spin Doctors!

My friend bought tickets for him and me for this event after we heard about it on Facebook and saw…read morethe bright, beautiful photos on the event page. For something that's called a "balloon and wine festival" that lasts nine hours, there were no balloons for 7 hours of their 9 hours of operation and no wine tasting. You pay by the glass ($6) or by the bottle. A wine festival does not have just four wines; the range of wines on the Triple Creek Winery website has far more wines than what they offered at the festival. No other wine types. It's extremely misleading. There are vendors that sell arts, crafts, jewelry, Maryland flags painted on wood ($200), and Solar City was even there to sell you energy-efficient solar panels! There's also a gutter-cleaning service ready to explain their products to you. Good grief. Note that these vendors likely paid the festival organizers to have a table/presence at the festival and thus the potential of thousands of future customers. You're paying $20 and fees to be sold the chance that the hot air balloons might go up. $35 on-site parking or $5 off-site parking with a shuttle (a school bus). If you get there at noon, you'll sit around for 8 hours for balloons. These folks cast a wide net for the term "weather permitting," which means anything more than a 6 mph wind the balloons cannot go up. The balloons evidently did go up around 7:30 pm, and the event ends at 9 pm, so that's your window in but there's no way of knowing ahead of time. It's just roll of dice. You go in that sweet window, you're happy; you don't, you're disappointed. My friend spoke to the man in charge/owner, a bellicose man who sternly said that he doesn't know when the wind will die down, and he has no control over it, but he certainly was counting cash as it rolled in from otherwise duped visitors. He told us rudely that we were free to leave and that no refunds will be given. Then he said we should go listen to the live music, which was a local artist singing to no audience. He then randomly mentioned 6,000 visitors on Friday. Seeing all of the disappointed reviews from dozens of others who came to the event page on Facebook and the winery's own page on Facebook to express their concerns about this event being a waste or time, misleading, and overpriced led me to wonder if there was a Yelp page; there wasn't until now. The signage for parking was poor, the communication was lacking and extremely poor, the festival website is confusing and disorganized. I have already informed friends and family that this is a waste of money and time. The festival, and the organizers, are full of hot air. Volunteers are staffed at the location. I'm happy that they do have satisfied visitors but I was certainly not one of them. We drove an hour and half to get there. Definitely not worth it.

Returned to give this event a second chance after being very disappointed last year…read more Parking: This year they had you park in the lot and they tractor trailer you over to the event. The ride over went fairly quick, but the giant line to return to your car at the end of the event was unbearable. We walked through the mud and across the road to get back to our car. They provided no walkway path for people who chose to walk over waiting behind 200 + people waiting for a tractor that holds 20 (they had 2 tractors running). We dodged cars, a tractor, and massive amounts of mud - in the dark. Food: The lines moved much quicker this year. This was possibly because they were fewer people than last year. It did seem like they had a few more food vendors. Wine: They upped the bottles to $25. This is not a $25 kind of wine. A few hours into the event they told us people could no longer buy bottles. There were only now only selling wine by the glass. Clearly this was so they could make more money. They are a winery. If they didn't have a supply of wine - they shouldn't be having a festival. This is the second day of a three day festival. Why are you not able to sell bottles? The people selling the wine were very nice. The blackberry wine taste was not consistent. Sometimes sweet and thick. Other times watered down. Limited selection. Vendors - Almost everything this year was political. No matter what your views - you should be able to attend an event without having to look at political things. Mostly tshirts and signs of. Almost no actual art or crafts. The coordinators of this event need to select vendors who are being inclusive - or be transparent on your website that you are a political event. Most of the other things for sale were the same mass produced manufactured things as last year. Balloons - What balloons? As others said - there were no balloons for the entire day. The started to inflate around 8:15 and they started deflating around 8:45. There were not 30 balloons. There were 9. The balloons could not go up because of the wind. That is understandably nomomews faukt. They lit up the balloons to make them glow instead. They let you walk around the balloons as they glowed. Not as cool as seeing them in the air - but it was a gyeat alternative! Walking around the balloons during the day would have been cool too. It's a balloon festival. We should've been able to view balloons during the day as well - even if they never left the ground. The half inflated balloon that you could PAY EXTRA to walk inside of does not count. We paid to get into a balloon festival. That should have been included. The website said no pets - but there were multiple people there with dogs. They had only one band. It did not play until very late in the day. The band had one sound that they used to butchered a variety of 80s songs. We appreciated the long break they took. There should have been live music all day. The website implies that there will be live music all day - this is not true. They need to be transparent and say there's one band and what time it plays - or deliver live music throughout the day. The portapot bathrooms were fairly clean! This was a highlight. Overall - I think the event was slightly better than last year. 1.5 stars. I think a lot of the improvement had to do with there being a smaller crowd. We arrived around 3 and there were tractors full of people already leaving the event. There is no reentry. They were leaving. People seemed to come and go the whole time me were there. Those leaving at 3 were not happy. There was little to do if you did not want to sit and chill under a canopy you brought yourself OR sit under the muddy communal canopy that was provided this year (something that was not last year). To sum it up - "meh!" This event has so much potential - yet they have not figured it out. The group planning this event needs to reach out to an event planner they have not worked with before. They should attend other events to learn what works and what doesn't. Having an all day event where nothing happens until hours into the event - does not work. 8:30 - 8:40 PM was great - but we arrived at 3. Sell bottles of wine - don't fake a need to ration and sell only by the glass. Add actual crafts people who are selling hand made things. Remove anything political (for sale or other) that divides any one group from another. Hold an event that is inclusive for all.

Having a great time! First time for this Jazz Fest but it is a nice lineup and venue. There are a…read morefew venues participating this year so there isn't a bad place to be! We have been to Rehoboth quite a few times and for this occasion; it is special! There are many food options nearby so there is something available for every taste. Too many to name here! The community and service options are all around and parking is available everywhere. The service staff are volunteers and many have done this a few times before so, be ready to feel welcome!

This was my first and definitely not my last time attending the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival. It's…read morea 4 day event that draws hundreds from in and around the area and features local and national jazz musicians. The concerts were held at different venues around the city (with pricing from $29 to $72). The three concerts that we chose were all held at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center and they were : Friday night -Al Jarreau with Marc Antoine and Steve Cole, Sat 4pm- Pieces of a Dream with Eric Roberaon and Sat 10:30pm- All Star Super Show w/ Brian Simpson, Boney James, Eugene Groove, Nick Colionne, Chuck Loeb, Nathan East and Eric Roberson. All of the shows were outstanding. Although Al Jarreau is getting old and can't quite hit the notes like he used to, it was an honor seeing this jazz legend. It was a weekend of pure jazz that any enthusiast would have thoroughly enjoyed. In addition to the concerts, there was jazz being performed by local artist in the various establishments on in and around Rehoboth occuring during the early afternoon until late in the evening. The local fire station hosted an afternoon jazz band that featured a young female saxophonist that could give the likes of Boney James and Kim Waters a run for their money. It was awesome! We couldn't come to the beach without actually going on the beach, so we strolled the boardwalk and walk out on the sand, taking in magnificent views of the Atlantic on such a wonderful, but brisk and sunny weekend. We also visited the local shops and came away with tasty nut brittle and souvenir shirts for $5 a pop! One thing to mention is that based on my observations, Rehoboth Beach is very animal friendly with folks walking their dogs along the streets and boardwalk and local merchants setting out water and treats! So check with the various hotels in the area for pet friendly rooms and bring your pooch along for the trip! We will be back for next year's festival indeed.

My husband and I randomly encountered this Art festival this past wknd as we were hanging out in…read moreMalibu. It was FREE and plenty of parking available on the street, although if you want to park in their 'dirt parking lot', then it's $10 per car. Yikes! Fortunately, we were able to find free parking, woot! :) This art festival is pretty big, reminds me of those summer street fairs in New York or Huntington Beach (by the pier). It wasn't that crowded around noon on Saturday; however, it got more packed as the day passed by. There were at least 3-4 food trucks, and banks were there handing out freebies to the public. So fascinating to look at artwork and check out local art pieces / see the artists. The festival was held right near the local library and park, so location was great! Sunny weather helped too. :) If you have a good 1 hour to spare, then check this place out! It's a fun way to spend your weekend in Malibu.

It's ok here. 10 dollars to park that sucks. The stuff there was decent. Bit expensive. Dick van…read moredyke is here that's cool. His grandsons artwork is actually pretty good. I just don't have the money to buy it. We won some things for spinning Wells Fargo wheel of fortune. Our other friend won a picture frame. It made my fiancées day for a picture with Dick Van Dyke

Love this venue for any concert. All floor seating is a Good seat. Eat dinner at a nice…read morerestaurant before the concert. The vendor food is good but I would prefer relaxing in the AC for dinner @ 1/2 the cost for food.

I've been going to the fair every year all my life. It's an amazing atmosphere to be in and I try…read moreto go as often as I can when the time of year does roll around. Typically it's the same staff/vendors every year so you can really get familiar with the people and what they offer. Everyone is always pretty nice (of course there will be some bad apples) and all the events are organized well so there isn't much confusion or chaos for people who aren't very settled in to the event. It can be hot so a lot of people tend to go out night for the best experience if you're looking to ride rides. But most livestock events are held during the day; depends on what you're into. This event is sure to bring fun and a good time to whoever comes, and I would definitely recommend a few days of it to anyone.

If you love Greek food, been to Greece, would like to go to Greece or are Greek, the Greek…read moreFestival is like a mini vacation to Greece without the horribly long and expensive flight lol! It is a once a year opportunity to eat, every day for 4 days, from a variety of traditional delicious Greek food ( lamb shank, Spanakopita,Moussaka, Pastitsio, Greek Salad, Shish Kabob, Gyros, Dolamathes etc) and all the sweets & pastries. Pricing is low to moderate depending on what you get. A lamb shank platter the most expensive entree can be approx $16. Be sure and read the free Festival Album it has great tips for those learning about Greece and the cuisine peppered through out. A Live band The Golden Flame does a set noon-2 then after 5 daily, they do a great job of filling the Convention Center with toe tappin Greek Music. It is so much fun to watch all the ages get up and dance from babies to old ppl! You don't even have to know what you are doing, just grab a hand and dance along:) Live Greek Folk Dancers, the Demetrakia from St Demetrios in Baltimore expertly perform in traditional costumes nightly. There are a bunch of unique vendors of jewelry, art, imports etc for cool stuff you can't find in regular stores. Of course one of my fav booths is the Ladies Philoptochos Bakery Booth. I LOVE the cookies, any and all of them! They freeze well too;) A must are the Loukoumathes (fried honey balls), made to order drenched in honey syrup and topped with your choice of either cinnamon, powered sugar and/or crushed walnuts, they are so delish you will want the Papous Carryout size (it a great value). Only downside(hence 4 stars) is at night it can be very busy (lines), so will i go before 6pm to beat the crowds. It is a great facility all indoors air-conditioned, nice restrooms, family atmosphere, free and easy parking, free admission opens at noon daily, handicap/stroller accessible. They also have 2 raffles one to win $1000 the really cool raffle, that my friend won a couple years ago, sells ONLY 100 tickets @ $100 each to win $5000! I usually go in with friends on multiple tickets for even better odds;) Good luck! Kali Teehee!

It's like a small town farmers market. It was like going to a better Trader Joe's. I will…read moredefinitely go back next time I'm in the area.

Stopped by on our way back from Ocean City this past Tuesday. Parking was easy and kids under a…read morecertain age are free and so are grandparents, so we loved that for our group. Tons of things for the little ones to do from feeding goats, little playhouses, playgrounds, corn maze, picture set up areas, and much more! Wish we had the space for pumpkins in the back of our car, we would of grabbed a few.