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What’s Happening on Main Street – December 2019

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Recurring Events

  • Christmas Light Show – Cambridge
    Visit the annual Christmas Light Show in historic downtown Cambridge.
  • Dickens Victorian Village – Cambridge
    Take a trip back in time and experience old world England at historic downtown Cambridge, Ohio. It is charmingly transformed into a Dickens Victorian Village each holiday season. From November through December each year, visitors are invited to stroll amidst over 92 scenes of 180 lifelike figures representing classic scenes from the Victorian era. This innovative public art exhibition is enjoyed by families, couples, and groups alike – an experience that engages the senses as you explore the charming streetscape, striking historic architecture, and eclectic shops and eateries of Cambridge.
  • Stop, Shop, & Drop 20 – Chardon
    Chardon Tomorrow is challenging everyone to spend $20 at a locally-owned and operated business this holiday season. It’s time to give back to the local businesses who help sustain our local economy, donate to our organizations, and create our unparalleled sense of community.
  • Visit with Santa and Take a Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride – Delaware
    Get into the holiday cheer in historic downtown Delaware with horse-drawn carriage rides and visits from Santa. See events for times and dates.
  • Pour with a Purpose – Cleveland
    Brrrr, it’s cold outside! Join the Gateway and Warehouse Districts to raise money to provide monthly appreciation (hot drinks and refreshments) to our neighborhood clean and safe ambassadors during the winter months. Learn more via the link and support a worth cause.
  • North Pole Express – Lebanon
    Experience the magic of a train ride with Santa himself. During your hour long journey, Santa and his elves will make their way through the train to visit with each family. Celebrate with festive elves and holiday music while enjoying your hot chocolate and cookie. Every child will receive a bell from Santa’s sleigh.
  • Visit Santa’s House and Tour Downtown Marietta in a Carriage – Marietta
    Take a free carriage ride through historic downtown Marietta and stop by to see Santa to let him know what you want for Christmas this year. See events for times and dates.
  • Downtown Tiffin Holiday Cash Give-A-Way – Tiffin
    Shop at participating businesses Nov 15 – Dec 21 and enter to win $1000 cash. No limit to number of entries! Each participating business will also pick a winner from their entries to receive a $100 gift card to their business. Winners will be drawn Sunday, December 22 at noon at the Court House Square.
  • Downtown Tiffin Holiday Window Contest – Tiffin
    Help Downtown Tiffin celebrate the Holidays with a downtown tiffin window contest! Stop by the participating businesses and vote for your favorite. Voting begins November 30 on Small Business Saturday and ends December 5th. Winner announced at the Christmas tree Lighting on December 6th.
  • Santa House – Troy
    Come visit with Santa in downtown Troy! Santa’s House is located on Prouty Plaza in downtown Troy and Santa will be available for visits throughout the holiday season.
  • Vermilion Arts Guild Holiday Show – Vermilion
    The final show of the season puts the focus on winter and the holidays. Shop for holiday gift items among paintings, photography, jewelry, woodworking, ceramics and more all created by local Vermilion artists.
  • Wellington Community Christmas – Wellington
    November 29 – December 9 – Catch the holiday spirit with daily events in historic downtown Wellington. See the event listing for a full schedule of events.

December 1

December 2

  • Story Mob – Marietta
    Story Mobs are a little bit different than our normal Cash Mobs. Participants aren’t expected to shop, unless they want to! Instead, Story Mobbers will hear backstories about each participating business directly from the business owner. Mobbers will enjoy refreshments, live demos, sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes tours, and/or more thanks to each of our *surprise* participating locations!

December 5

  • Christmas Lights on the Square – Chardon
    Join Chardon Tomorrow as they light up the square for Christmas! Along with the colorful lights, they will have live music and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus! Cider and ginger snaps are served throughout the evening.
  • Light Up Vermilion! – Vermilion
    Christmas lights and shopping at night…in small town style. Come to Vermilion this evening an evening of holiday fun and activities.

December 6

  • Home for the Holidays Weekend – Delaware
    Main Street Delaware brings you a holiday to remember! Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6:30 pm.  Join other families and feel the sense of love and community as we light our magnificent Christmas Tree at the corner of William and Sandusky Streets. Delaware’s tree lighting is a magical experience. Other Friday night highlights include: – Horse-drawn carriage rides $1 per person, over the age of 5 – Life-sized snow globe – Frozen themed bounce house – Visits with Santa – Carolers and live musical performances – Magic and kids activities – Shopping and store specials
  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent
    Explore special exhibits, enjoy demonstrations, snacks, hands-on activities and more in downtown Kent.
  • First Friday: Moonlight Madness – Marietta
    December’s First Friday is a favorite for all of Marietta to enjoy! Shops are open EXTRA late for Moonlight Madness, some staying open straight through ’til midnight! Participating stores will each have a savings bucket filled with snowballs, each marked with a discount percentage ranging from 10% to 50%. Shoppers can select their merchandise and at the checkout, select a snowball for their surprise discount! Every single shopper will enjoy a discount at all participating locations throughout this entire Hometown Holidays events. Grab your holiday gift lists and head downtown for this year’s Moonlight Madness to #shoplocal this holiday season!
  • First Friday: Hometown Holiday – Medina
    Grab your friends and head to historic Medina the first Friday of each month for an evening of socializing, dining, shopping, dancing, laughing, and merriment.
  • First Friday: Hot Chocolate Walk – Middletown hot chocolate
    Downtown is getting HOT for our December First Friday! No matter the temperature outside, we will warm you up with a dozen or more Hot Chocolate Stops! Pick up your Passport Guide in Governor’s Square (corner of Central and Broad) to learn all of the tasty stops! Get stamped at each stop to be entered to win FREE HOT CHOCOLATE FOR A YEAR, thanks to our friends at Triple Moon Coffee Company and Mockingbirds! The event is family friendly but there will be “Boozy” & Delish Hot Chocolates options or mixers available for purchase at some stops for our 21+ friends.
  • Mount Vernon Christmas Festival – Mount Vernon
    The festivities downtown kick off in downtown Mount Vernon with Lights & Carols at 7:00 P.M. Santa arrives in style with a ride from Knox Motor Group. He starts the festivities by lighting the tree on the Public Square. After this, local musical groups will lead a Christmas Music sing along.
  • Christmas on the Green – Piqua
    Community caroling, horse-drawn carriage rides, strolling characters, children’s activities and live entertainment make this family-oriented holiday celebration a “must do” on many calendars. Stop in and visit downtown Piqua’s many stores to choose the perfect gift for your loved one.
  • Tree Lighting & Holiday Celebration – Tipp City
    Join Downtown Tipp City at the Zion Lutheran Church for the illumination of the Downtown Christmas Tree! This is a fun and festive event for all ages! Enjoy tunes from the Community Band, sing along with the Tipp City High School Choir, or snack on some delicious treats.
  • A Very Merry Main Street Christmas – Van Wert
    Head to historic downtown Van Wert for a day of festive celebration, including the Christmas tree lighting, Free train rides, crafts, hot cocoa, cookies, and photos with Santa. See the event listing for a full list of activities.
  • First Friday: Candlelight Walk & Gingerbread Village – Wadsworth
    Wadsworth’s traditional and cherished Candlelight Walk event a First Friday this year! Come downtown to get into the holiday spirit, stroll the luminary-lined streets, shop and dine local, and check out unique gingerbread houses on display inside of downtown businesses!
  • Downtown Churches Walking Tour – Wooster
    Tour 8 historical Downtown Wooster churches in one evening. At each church, participants can sing a Christmas carol, hear a bit of the church’s history & admire their Christmas decorations.

December 7

  • Northpole Adventures – Cambridge
    Help the less fortunate this holiday season and visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus and the gang from the North Pole in historic downtown Cambridge! Pre-registration is required and admission is by donation, either monetary or a non-perishable food item listed on the event page. All items will be donated to the Grace Pantry to help stock their shelves.
  • Home for the Holidays Weekend – Delaware
    Main Street Delaware brings you a holiday to remember! Dash for Dasher Scavenger Hunt – Santa has lost Dasher! Explore downtown Delaware following Santa’s clues to find him and have fun along the way. Main Street Delaware will collect a voluntary monetary donation or a box of cereal for our local food pantries. Holiday Shopping Extravaganza! Shop downtown Delaware stores with holiday specials, deals or snacks! Participate by getting a stamp at each store you make a purchase, turn in your card for a chance to win Chocolate Walk tickets!
  • The Holiday Marietta Marketplace – Marietta
    The Holiday Marietta Marketplace is a unique, mobile curated market showcasing the products of local and regional vendors and small businesses. This marketplace is located in the heart of downtown, providing visitors the opportunity to browse booths of art, quality handcrafts, vintage goods, and much more!
  • Jingle Booze Holiday Bar Crawl – Marietta
    Join Marietta Main Street for a Holiday Bar Crawl. Participants will receive exclusive drink discounts and food offers, as well as custom merchandise opportunities.
  • Mount Vernon Christmas Festival – Mount Vernon
    The Christmas Showcase will provide various forms of Christmas themed entertainment for the whole family to enjoy! Check out downtown to join in and spread some Christmas cheer! Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and check out all of the amazing gifts for sale at the Jingle Bell Marketplace. Visit the event page for a full list of events.
  • Downtown Piqua Holiday Parade – Piqua
    The tradition of celebrating the holiday season with an old-fashioned hometown parade is a long one in downtown Piqua. Families and friends, young and old, fill the streets for this festive event. After the parade kids can visit with Santa in the lobby of the Fort Piqua Plaza.
  • Downtown Holiday Open House – Portsmouth
    A follow up to Small Business Saturday, the Holiday Open House welcomes everyone to downtown Portsmouth to continue holiday shopping at local businesses. Downtown businesses will offer various discounts and sales, along with other holiday treats, for shoppers. The best gift you can give isn’t only the special, unique find in a local retailer, but the business you keep local! See you downtown soon!
  • Downtown Tiffin Christmas Walk – Tiffin
    Looking for a fun way to explore downtown Tiffin? The downtown Christmas Walk is a perfect way to see all the great downtown shops! For $20, your ticket allows you to visit participating location and collect a unique treat. There are typically 20-25 stops in the downtown area. Get a group of friends together and wear your walking shoes! Prior to the walk, $35 VIP ticket holders will enjoy a brunch at the Empire 138.
  • The Christmas Tree Ship – Vermilion
    No other community can boast a Christmas tradition like this one. Main Street Vermilion invites everyone, young and old, to bundle up and gather riverside at McGarvey’s Landing for the arrival of The Christmas Tree Ship!

December 8

  • Home for the Holidays Weekend – Delaware
    Main Street Delaware brings you a holiday to remember! Holiday Parade – The Post Office also be on hand to collect your letters to Santa along the parade route!
  • Mount Vernon Christmas Festival – Mount Vernon
    The theme of this year’s Christmas parade is “Christmas in the Movies” and will include prize categories as in previous years. The parade route will come up South Main Street, around the square, and continue up North Main Street ending at the Living Center. Many local restaurants will be open for refreshments before and after the parade.
  • Tour of Lofts – Portsmouth
    Main Street Portsmouth is bringing back a classic this holiday season with the Tour of Lofts. The tour is a casual Sunday stroll through various downtown Portsmouth loft apartments that highlight ingenuity and modern creative design that complements the lifestyle of living in a dearly loved, but old and storied, space in the heart of downtown.

December 13

  • Home for the Holidays: Fire & Ice! – Chardon
    Join Chardon Tomorrow on beautiful Chardon Square for one of the premier holiday events in Northeast Ohio! Home for the Holidays is a community-wide celebration with local organizations partnering together to usher in the holidays for residents and visitors. In addition to annual favorites, like Santa at the Theater, horse-drawn carriage rides, uptown shopping, carolers, the hot cocoa bar and gingerbread contest we’ll feature live ice carving demonstrations, live reindeer (Friday), and the FIRE & ICE tower lighting. And stay warm and fit with Great Lakes Race Timing’s Frozen 4k!
  • Children’s Night – Millersburg 
    Santa in his sleigh on the Courthouse Lawn will listen to all the children’s Christmas Morning wishes while Olaf and Elsa greet them at The Village Toy Shop. While strolling along your way, stop in at participating business’s Elf Stations for treats and goodies!

December 14

  • Home for the Holidays: Fire & Ice! – Chardon
    Join Chardon Tomorrow on beautiful Chardon Square for one of the premier holiday events in Northeast Ohio! Home for the Holidays is a community-wide celebration with local organizations partnering together to usher in the holidays for residents and visitors. In addition to annual favorites, like Santa at the Theater, horse-drawn carriage rides, uptown shopping, carolers, the hot cocoa bar and gingerbread contest we’ll feature live ice carving demonstrations, live reindeer (Friday), and the FIRE & ICE tower lighting. And stay warm and fit with Great Lakes Race Timing’s Frozen 4k!
  • Ugly Sweater Tavern Trek – Kent
    The Ugly Sweater Tavern Trek starts at the Venice Cafe (163 W. Erie St.), where attendees can check in from 5PM to 8PM to pick up their Great Lakes Christmas Ale pint glasses and trek “passes.” Pass holders will be entitled to $5 GLBC Christmas Ale (and other GLBC beers) at participating businesses. Attendees may visit as many or as few locations as they wish. All ticket holders will be entered in a raffle prize drawing. Prizes will also be awarded randomly throughout the evening for the “Ugliest Sweaters” worn by attendees. This is a great opportunity to explore downtown bars and restaurants, enjoy time with friends, and kick off the holiday season!
  • Mega Mob – Marietta
    Shop local, have fun, and meet new people in our community all at the same time.
  • Holiday Loft Tours – Marietta
    This one-day-only, self-guided, exclusive event allows participants to tour upper-floor businesses and residences in Historic Downtown Marietta. If you’ve ever been curious about what lies above our first-floor storefronts, this is the perfect opportunity to sneak a peek!
  • Holly Jolly 5k/10k – Piqua
    Hit the ground running with the holiday tradition in downtown Piqua. These annual 5K & 10K runs make use of the beautiful Piqua PATH.

December 15

December 22

  • Free Movie Night at The Ritz – Tiffin
    Bring the whole family for a fun afternoon at The Ritz Theatre. Santa will be in the lobby from 11:00 – 1:00 and “Polar Express” will start at 1:00.

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What’s Happening on Main Street – November 2019

Posted by on October 27, 2019 · Leave a Comment 

November 1

  • First Friday: Pet Walk – Delaware
    Register your pet with Main Street Delaware for $10 and you’ll be able to walk your pet around to a list of businesses to collect treats from each one! You’ll also get the opportunity to have your photo taken with your pet by a professional photographer!
  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent
    Explore special exhibits, enjoy demonstrations, snacks, hands-on activities and more in downtown Kent.
  • First Friday: Who’s Your Hero – MariettaSuperhero Costume
    This night, Marietta Main Street honors all of our heroes, whether they are first responders, those serving our country, movie or comic characters, or those who inspire us the most!
  • First Friday: Bee Thankful – Medina
    Grab your friends and head to historic Medina the first Friday of each month for an evening of socializing, dining, shopping, dancing, laughing, and merriment.
  • First Friday: Shop Small – Middletown
    Get up, get out and #ShopSmall as Downtown Middletown kicks off Small Business month with a special First Friday featuring local favorites and downtown small businesses! Enjoy extended business hours, specials, live artists and more! Explore, shop, eat and drink LOCAL and show your downtown business community how much you care this First Friday!
  • First Friday: Thank You For Your Service – Painesville
    Join Downtown Painesville to support our veterans and active service members. Visit participating merchants to learn about local veterans and active duty personnel. Submit a photo and bio to info@mainstreetpainesville.org to celebrate or remember a special veteran or active duty personnel. Photos will be displayed at participating merchants.
  • Movie Night on the Lawn – Tipp City
    Join Downtown Tipp City for a showing of The Greatest Showman. Sing along with the award winning tunes or sit back and relax with the family! Bring your own lawn chair and blankets.
  • First Friday: Wadsworth History & Hauntings – Wadsworth
    Downtown Wadsworth is full of exciting history! Learn all about Wadsworth’s past while enjoying The Secret City Tour, Downtown Wadsworth Ghost Walk, and much more!

November 2

  • Black Bag Bingo – Lebanon
    Looking for a Fun Night Out with your Girlfriends? Play for a chance to win designer handbags! Coach, Kate Spade, Cole Haan, Michael Kors and more will be up for grabs when Black Bag Bingo returns.
  • Downtown Tiffin Scavenger Hunt – Tiffin
    Spend the day exploring downtown Tiffin for a chance to win great prizes! Teams of 3 or 4 will be tasked by visiting downtown businesses and completing different missions!
  • Main Street Van Wert Chicken Dinner – Van WertRotisserie Chicken
    Truly D’vine and Main Street Van Wert are selling $10 chicken dinners, including: 1/2 rotisserie chicken, baked beans, fruit, roll, and a cookie! Be sure to grab your ticket at either the Main Street Office and Truly D’vine or online. All proceeds go toward Downtown Van Wert Christmas Lighting!

November 4

November 8

November 14

  • FaLaLaLa Local Holiday Expo – Portsmouth
    The Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Portsmouth are teaming up to host the second Falalala Local Holiday Expo in the Scioto County Welcome Center, where local neighbors can come together and shop, or plan their shopping lists, based on area businesses or experienced crafters from their own community. You don’t need to order on Amazon or leave town for that special gift. We look forward to seeing you soon!

November 15

  • FaLaLaLa Local Holiday Expo – Portsmouth
    The Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Portsmouth are teaming up to host the second Falalala Local Holiday Expo in the Scioto County Welcome Center, where local neighbors can come together and shop, or plan their shopping lists, based on area businesses or experienced crafters from their own community. You don’t need to order on Amazon or leave town for that special gift. We look forward to seeing you soon!

November 16

  • Light Up Downtown – Marietta
    It’s time to deck the halls in downtown Marietta! Join alongside groups of volunteers as they officially install the holiday decorations for the upcoming Merry-etta holiday season!
  • Christmas Open House & Chocolate Walk – Millersburg
    The Burg will be hosting a casual but festive Holiday Open House & Chocolate Walk. Hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm. Each participant will purchase a empty box-while visiting each shop you will be given a piece of Coblentz chocolate. You will go home…with much more than a $15.00 box of chocolate for sure! Stores will be decorated for the holidays, there will be sales and many more festive events taking place including Nutcracker dancers in the windows. So please join Historic Downtown Millersburg and let’s start the holidays off in style….AND WITH CHOCOLATE!
  • Downtown Piqua Holiday Horse Parade – Piqua horse-drawn sleigh
    Imagine horse-drawn carriages, hitches and riders, all outfitted with Holiday Lights, making their way down Main Street. Christmas banners and decorated street trees will create an amazing backdrop for this dazzlingly fun family-friendly event.

November 20

  • Friendsgiving – Delaware
    Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for everything we have and celebrate the simple things: family, friends, community, health and happiness. Let’s gather together to enjoy a wonderful meal and reflect on all for which we are thankful. Let’s propel thankfulness forward by showing our support toward the organization that works so hard to build our community. A portion of all proceeds from this event will be donated back to Main Street Delaware, the local downtown non-profit organization creating community in Delaware.

November 21

November 22

  • 2019 Candlelight Medina Walk – Medina
    The holiday season kicks off November 22-24, 2019, as Main Street Medina presents the 35th annual Medina Candlelight Walk. This annual, three-day event features a community Christmas tree and district lighting, live choral entertainment, an outstanding Holiday Parade of Lights, fireworks, visits with Santa Claus, and great shopping. New this year will be an expanded Medina Holiday Farmers Market and Christkindlemarkt on Broadway Street, and a 5k Run Santa Run by Second Sole.
  • Window Wonderland – Wooster
    The 2019 Window Wonderland is the perfect time for you and your family to ring in the Holiday Season in downtown Wooster! Santa will be coming off the roof, local shops and businesses will offer special activities, horse drawn carriage rides through downtown, window decorating competition, and much more!

November 23

  • City of Marietta Tree Lighting – Marietta
    Join Marietta Main Street for the City of Marietta’s official tree lighting! With thousands of lights, the vibrancy of our Christmas Tree nearly matches the vibrancy of downtown during the holiday season. Marietta Welfare League is providing cookies and hot cocoa and the Marietta Children’s Choir will perform. Let’s uplift the holiday season as a community and sing carols around the Christmas Tree.
  • 2019 Candlelight Medina Walk – Medina Medina Candlelight Walk
    The holiday season kicks off November 22-24, 2019, as Main Street Medina presents the 35th annual Medina Candlelight Walk. This annual, three-day event features a community Christmas tree and district lighting, live choral entertainment, an outstanding Holiday Parade of Lights, fireworks, visits with Santa Claus, and great shopping. New this year will be an expanded Medina Holiday Farmers Market and Christkindlemarkt on Broadway Street, and a 5k Run Santa Run by Second Sole.

November 24

  • 2019 Candlelight Medina Walk – Medina
    The holiday season kicks off November 22-24, 2019, as Main Street Medina presents the 35th annual Medina Candlelight Walk. This annual, three-day event features a community Christmas tree and district lighting, live choral entertainment, an outstanding Holiday Parade of Lights, fireworks, visits with Santa Claus, and great shopping. New this year will be an expanded Medina Holiday Farmers Market and Christkindlemarkt on Broadway Street, and a 5k Run Santa Run by Second Sole.

November 29

November 30

  • “Candy Canes & Christmas Carols” Cambridge Main Street Christmas Parade – Cambridge
    Get into the holiday spirit in historic downtown Cambridge! Listen to the sounds of the season thanks to local bands, see the lighted floats, and more!
  • Small Business Saturday – Chardon
    Join Chardon Tomorrow as they celebrate Small Business Saturday with coffee, doughnuts, and lots of great giveaways and raffles.
  • 2019 Pub Crawl – Lebanon
    Hit the street of historic downtown Lebanon for the 2019 Pub Crawl.
  • Merry-etta Christmas Parade – Marietta
    The annual evening holiday parade will include floats, dance routines, carolers, and much more, all complete with festive Christmas lights. As usual, Santa Claus will make his appearance in the parade at the very end!
  • Small Business Saturday – Van Wert
    Remember to Shop Small this Small Business Saturday. Those brick and mortar and independents are your friends and neighbors. Stop by the Downtown Van Wert retailers, and visit the Pop Ups on Main St. By shopping in our downtown, the money is guaranteed to stay in Van Wert!
  • Shop Small Saturday – Vermilion
    Main Street Vermilion is the Welcome Center for Shop Small Saturday. Stop in and pick up your FREE 2019 canvas totes, buttons, balloons, crowns and other Shop Small swag. Our local merchants have also have some special Shop Small Saturday specials, sales and discounts you’ll find in your tote, also with information about shopping in Vermilion. The Vermilion Arts Guild will be hosting their Holiday Open House that day at the Main Street location. Enjoy 10% savings on everything in the gallery and treat yourself to the free hot chocolate bar. Shop small. Shop local. Shop Vermilion.
  • Small Business Saturday – Wadsworth
    #ShopLocal in downtown Wadsworth and support local community businesses and organizations!
  • Small Business Saturday Pop-Up Shops – Wellington
    Support Wellington’s local businesses! Start with a great breakfast in one of our restaurants and then shop around town. There will be sales, promotions, and even a few extra pop-up shops peppered throughout town. Stop into the Main Street Wellington office to get information on who is participating and a canvas tote bag while supplies last.

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What’s Happening on Main Street – October 2019

Posted by on September 30, 2019 · Leave a Comment 

Recurring Events

October 3

October 4

October 5

  • Kent Oktoberfest – Kent
    Join Main Street Kent on Franklin Avenue for the sixth annual Kent Oktoberfest! Enjoy Polka music, German dancing, live entertainment, delicious local food, seasonal beer/cider and photo opps with Hans…aka Mr. Black Squirrel.
  • Fall Cider Crawl – Marietta
    Embrace the changing of the season with Marietta Main Street’s Fall Cider Crawl! Featured bars will offer specials, exclusive pricing and promotions, and other goodies exclusive to ticket holders.
  • Main Street Program Partners in Preservation Open House – Painesville
    American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are teaming up to grant $2 million in preservation funding, and College Hall has been chosen as a potential site! You can help Downtown Painesville by voting for us on http://voteyourmainstreet.org, and by attending this Open House event. This open house event will welcome guests into the main entrance area of College Hall to see the vision for upgrades and renovation through conceptual renderings, working toward the preservation of this historic treasure. Historical documents and artifacts will be on display that relate to the Woman Suffrage Movement and the rich history of the college and Painesville community.
  • Second Street Sales – Portsmouth
    Join Main Street Portsmouth downtown on Second Street to welcome outside vendors and bring the brick and mortar businesses to the sidewalks, for a day of the sidewalk sales that used to fill our streets.

October 7

October 10

  • Ladies Night Out – Medina
    It’s Witches Night Out! Dress up as your favorite good or bad witch, and haunt the district to shop for special deals, enjoy spooky snacks, convene with your coven, and have some fun. Grab a witch hat at the Main Street Medina table and get into the fun. Swag bags available for the first 200 guests.

October 11

  • Piqua Chocolate Walk – Piqua
    Enjoy a walk through downtown Piqua and visit over 20 locations offering chocolate goodness in all of its wondrous forms. Some stops have treats that can be enjoyed immediately and others will give you a treat to save for later.

October 12

  • Pumpkin Stroll – TiffinPumpkins
    Don’t miss the fall event of the year in beautiful Downtown Tiffin! Spend the day strolling from business to business gathering fall themed treats! All walkers receive a Pumpkin Stroll t-shirt.
  • Antique Car & Bicycle Festival – Wellington
    Come ROLL Through Time in Downtown Wellington. See a grand display of how we used to travel in style with vehicles manufactured prior to 1933. Everything was a little slower, and took more skill. But boy, oh-boy, were cars a work of art. Food and shopping vendors will be available, along with period music, and more.

October 17

October 19

  • Harvest Days & Fall Open House – Piqua
    Fall and holiday items, great food, fashion, decor, treats, antiques, and a pumpkin carving contest will delight you at this new event from Mainstreet Piqua.
  • Walking Tour: The Fine Art of Dying IV – Piqua
    This tour will take in areas not covered before and provide an insight into the burial customs and artistic carvings used in Piqua. The symbols used in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries such as the lamb, the rose and the urn will be reviewed and explained. The cemetery is a place of traditions and innovations, of massive memorials and small remembrances and examples of old world markers and new world adaptions. Tour is led by local historian Jim Oda.
  • HarvestFest – Tipp City
    Join Downtown Tipp City for a celebration of fall with music, food, and fun! Enjoy a Saturday evening in beautiful historic Downtown Tipp City, and listen to rockin’ tunes by The Big Wazu, enjoy frosty beverages or join in on the costume contest. This will be a fun & free event for all guests ages 21 and up!

October 20

  • Picnic at the Big Basket – NewarkNewark Longaberger Basket Building
    A rare opportunity to take a tour of the former headquarters of The Longaberger Company, known to many as the “Big Basket.” Explore the first two floors of the building, hear stories of Longaberger’s famed history, and enjoy food and live music while you picnic at the basket.
  • Medina Cars & Coffee Cruise-In – Medina
    Grab a cup of coffee on the Square, and then check out some of the beautiful, classic cars, street rods, and custom jobs parked around the Square.

October 21

  • Heritage Ohio Annual Conference – Newark

    Join us in Newark for 2 days of keynotes, workshops, and networking, October 22 and 23, plus a members only Legacy Circle Reception on October 21. We are bringing together the leaders of preservation and revitalization to provide you with an exciting and educational set of sessions, bringing back many of our most popular sessions and adding in some highly requested topics! Remember to book your hotel rooms, discounted rates end October 2nd.

October 22

  • Heritage Ohio Annual Conference – Newark

    Join us in Newark for 2 days of keynotes, workshops, and networking, October 22 and 23, plus a members only Legacy Circle Reception on October 21. We are bringing together the leaders of preservation and revitalization to provide you with an exciting and educational set of sessions, bringing back many of our most popular sessions and adding in some highly requested topics! Remember to book your hotel rooms, discounted rates end October 2nd.

October 23

  • Heritage Ohio Annual Conference – Newark

    Join us in Newark for 2 days of keynotes, workshops, and networking, October 22 and 23, plus a members only Legacy Circle Reception on October 21. We are bringing together the leaders of preservation and revitalization to provide you with an exciting and educational set of sessions, bringing back many of our most popular sessions and adding in some highly requested topics! Remember to book your hotel rooms, discounted rates end October 2nd.

  • Taste of Geauga – Chardon
    Here’s your chance to experience several of Geauga County’s best restaurants in one fabulous event.

October 24

  • Culinary & Residential Tour of the Warehouse District – Cleveland
    The evening begins with an Opening Reception and continues with tours of five historic and modern residences led by knowledgeable and experienced guides. Throughout the event, guests will enjoy live music, a showcase of culinary delights from celebrated Warehouse District restaurants, wine, and craft beer. The evening concludes with a dessert and coffee reception.
  • Scare on the Square & Wadsworth Thriller – WadsworthWadsworth Thriller
    Dress up for the downtown trick or treat, followed up by Wadsworth’s famous Thriller. Afterward, dine with zombies at downtown restaurants! Go ahead, they’re not THAT scary!

October 26

  • Trick or Treat on Main Street – Cambridge
    Bring your favorite little ghost, goblin, princess, pirate or other costumed character to Historic Wheeling Avenue.
  • Brews & Brains on Main – Cambridge
    The virus has spread and the undead will be out on Wheeling Ave. The “antidote” can be found various spots in downtown Cambridge. This 21+ event is sure to be fun. Admission includes the “antidote” stops, admission to Hells Height’s Haunted House and a souvenir.
  • Clean Up Kent – Kent
    Time for fall cleaning in the City of Kent! Come to the Destination Kent CVB/Visitor Centre to pick up supplies and choose a spot on the map for your group to work. Enjoy a cup of coffee and a donut (while they last), then head out to Clean Up Kent!
  • Fall Clean Sweep – Marietta
    This day of volunteerism requires all hands on deck to support beautification efforts downtown! Many hands make light work, and Marietta Main Street need as much help as they can muster from local groups, residents, and visitors alike!
  • Peoples Bank Theatre Family Trick or Treat Festival – Marietta
    Starting at 5 pm,  a section of Putnam Street will be closed for the little ones to enjoy a street party filled with jumpy houses, food and soda, and more! Then, when you need a break from the gut-busting good time outside, you can enter the not-so-spooky haunted house and enjoy carnival games! However, once the sun begins to set at 7 pm, the ghouls will come out. For all of you young adults looking for a spooktacular time, join  enjoy the Disco Monster Mash, and a night-time of scares! There will be a DJ, costume contests, drinks & snacks, games, prizes, and more!
  • Ghost & Ghouls Costume Ball – Middletown
    The evening will feature the rocking band Velvet Crush, interactive games, costume contests, spooky snacks, cash bar + more! Each ticket will receive one complimentary signature, spirited cocktail. Tricks and treats will be around every corner, this is sure to be an evening that will haunt you forever.
  • Boo in the Burg & Ohio Wine Tasting – Millersburgwine glasses carved on pumpkin
    Join Historic Downtown Millersburg for a night of food, ghost tours, live entertainment and great wines.
  • Harry Potter Trick or Treat  – Tipp City
    Join the Merchants of Downtown Tipp City for a fun filled Trick or Treat. Dress up as your favorite Harry Potter character or in your most festive costume for a wizarding day Downtown!
  • Hometown Halloween – Troy
    Enjoy some spooky scares in historic downtown Troy.
  • Historic Main Street Trick or Treat – Van Wert
    Dress-up and visit the stores and offices in downtown Van Wert for the Downtown Business Owners Trick or Treat. Stop by the Wassenberg Art Center for some ghoulish craft kits. 

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What’s Happening on Main Street – September 2019

Posted by on August 26, 2019 · Leave a Comment 

Recurring Events

  • Take a Hike – Cleveland Take a Hike Tour in Cleveland
    Take a Hike offers six (FREE!) guided walking tours of distinct neighborhoods in downtown Cleveland! Weekly tours explore the Gateway District, University Circle, Warehouse District, Civic Center, Playhouse Square neighborhood and Canal Basin Park in the Flats. Each tour lasts approximately one and a half hours in length, and features actors and actresses portraying historic figures from Cleveland’s past. Check the website for the full schedule of tours.
  • South Town Cruise-In – Medina
    Join Main Street Medina for a weekly cruise-in in Medina’s South Town, Tuesday evenings, May 21-September 24th from 4-8pm at 233 Lafayette Rd (the former Hawkins Market parking lot, soon to be the new home of Medina County Habitat for Humanity). See some of the best classic, collectible, rat rod, hot rod, and muscle cars in Northeast Ohio, and enjoy classic tunes from the 1950-70’s with DJ Bruce. The South Town Cruise-In is free and open to the public.
  • Painesville Friday Night Car Cruise – Painesville
    Painesville’s famous Car Cruise is every Friday on the Square in Downtown Painesville! Stroll through vintage, muscle and unique vehicles lining beautiful Veteran’s Park while enjoying music, ‘hot dogs on the hill’ and East Coast Custard! Every Friday night, all summer long.
  • Yoga on East Green – Tiffin
    Stretch out and relax with Yoga Chuck each Saturday morning from 9 – 10 AM on downtown Tiffin’s East Green.

September 2

  • Speed Mob – Marietta
    Come to the Speed Mob in downtown Marietta to shop local, have fun, and meet new people in our community all at the same time.

September 4

  • Main Street Celebration & Downtown Summit – Tiffin
    Join with community and business leaders in commemorating a year of success for Downtown Tiffin. The night will include a chance for attendees to network, and live music is to be provided by Dave & Glenn and the Xpando Band. Ray Boylston, Senior Associate of RLS & Associates Inc., is to give the first local presentation on the proposed deviated fixed bus route for Tiffin, with time for community input. The event also includes the 2019 Downtown Tiffin Main Street Awards ceremony.

September 6

  • First Friday: Celebrate School Spirit – Delaware
    September’s First Friday celebration will feature the Ohio Wesleyan University Marching Bishops, as well as other on-stage performances by students from schools throughout the city and county! Delaware-area cheerleaders and mascots also are invited to help add to the fun. In addition, everyone is encouraged to wear their favorite school colors to the event, and local educators are invited to stop by a Teacher Appreciation Tent for special recognition and treats.
  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent
    Explore special exhibits, enjoy demonstrations, snacks, hands-on activities and more in downtown Kent.
  • Lebanon Cemetery Tour – Lebanon
    A Historical walking tour of the Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon. By lantern light, visit the graves of notable and historic Lebanon citizens & meet the “spirit” of the departed through historic character reenactments.
  • First Friday: Sternwheel Festival – Marietta
    September’s First Friday is the first day of the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival! Enjoy extended shopping hours, special promotions and activities throughout all of downtown.
  • First Friday: Friday Night Lights – Medina
    Grab your friends and head to historic Medina the first Friday of each month for an evening of socializing, dining, shopping, dancing, laughing, and merriment.
  • First Friday: Fall in Love with Art – Middletown
    Celebrate all of the different forms of art in our community- visual, performing and culinary. Plenty of artists from amateur to hobbyists to students to professional will be sharing their “Love Stories of Art” throughout Downtown. Be sure to pick up your Event Passport outside the PAC to help guide your way around town. Check out the Downtown Chili Cook Off and stay for the evening showing of Dumbo!
  • First Friday: First Responder Friday – Mount Vernon
    We’re taking some time in September to thank those that protect and help us. First Responder Friday is a theme that Main Street Mount Vernon is excited to share with you and to thank our friends at the Mount Vernon Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Vernon Fire Department, and Knox County, Ohio 911. The Main Stage will host The Slang and the South Stage Entertainment is Community Band of Mount Vernon Ohio. Celebrate our first responders with COTC, and experience hands-on what it takes to save lives. Meet first responders, and enjoy a variety of demonstrations, safety information, and a special visit and photo with our SURPRISE special guest! Kids and historic buildings lead to a fun educational experience; join KCLF as they share the history of downtown buildings in a fun way! Stop by the First Friday Cruise-In to see classic hot rods.
  • First Friday: Back to School – Painesville
    They’re finally going back to school, and Downtown Painesville is here to help you get them ready. Shop at the numerous downtown merchants and submit your entry in the photo contest.
  • First Friday: Foodie Friday – Tipp City
    Join Downtown Tipp City for our September Foodie Friday. Get a sampling of hors d’oeuvres, dinners, and desserts from some of our wonderful local eateries. Take a jaunt around our scenic and historic downtown, or stop at one of our bistro tables along the sidewalk and enjoy the tasty treats available at over 10 locations! This is sure to be a fun night out!
  • First Friday: Sports Night – Wadsworth
    Throw on your favorite sports team apparel and come downtown for some sports-themed fun! Lolly the Trolley will be on-site thanks to sponsor Premier Family Dental to shuttle downtown visitors to and from Art Wright Stadium so all can enjoy both the football game and First Friday on the same night!

September 7

  • Kent International Festival – Kent
    Enjoy live multi-cultural performances at the Dan Smith Community Park and a Passport Excursion at many downtown businesses! Participating businesses will offer activities and food/beverage samples from the countries they choose to represent during the event. Passports will be available for purchase for $5 each at “Customs” in the Dan Smith Community Park. Passport Excursion participants will receive a stamp for each destination visited. The first one hundred passport holders to return to “Customs” with their completed passports will receive a prize.
  • Run the World 5K – Kent
    Sign up for the 5th year of this 5K and raise scholarship funds for Kent State students to use on an education abroad experience of a lifetime! 
  • Pedal to Popped! – Kent & Ravenna
    Free social bike ride starting at Popped! and ending at our neighboring Popped! Everyone is welcome to ride with us – participants get water, a popcorn snack, an apple, and bike support from Kent Cycle.
  • Ohio River Sternwheel Festival – Marietta
    All events are FREE, and the atmosphere is festive and friendly. Marietta invites you to come early and stay late. Enjoy the continuous weekend entertainment from national and international recording artists, food and refreshments from the various vendors and enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the 44th Annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival!
  • Ladies Sip & Swap: The Sparkle Party – Middletown
    This party is a chance for (ladies 21 and over) to grab their friends, SPARKLE UP (prize for the crew with the most sparkle), and come out for a good time! Ladies can bring up to 3 accessory items with them (gently used but still fabulous). This could be jewelry, scarfs, belts, handbags, sunglasses, etc. You will leave with the same number of “new to you” items. While you wait for your name to be called, to go up and chose an accessories, there will be plenty of fun to get into! Hit the dance floor and enjoy sounds from the band. Golf carts will be available to cruise out to one of our “Sunset Selfie” areas and snap pictures of you and your Sparkle Crew.

September 8

  • Ohio River Sternwheel Festival – Marietta
    All events are FREE, and the atmosphere is festive and friendly. Marietta invites you to come early and stay late. Enjoy the continuous weekend entertainment from national and international recording artists, food and refreshments from the various vendors and enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the 44th Annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival!

September 12

  • Revitalization Series Workshop: Grow Your Business Through Email Marketing – Tipp City
    Building your reader list is critical to building your business and increasing sales…but more than building a list, it’s most important to cultivate your list so they stay engaged and excited about your business. How can you best engage your readers so they are ready to buy? How can you plan your launches so that your readers get excited every time you offer your product or services? And how do you keep a content marketing schedule going so you are consistently sending out valuable, engaging, and generous content your readers love to receive?

September 13

  • Opening Reception: Nature’s Bounty Show – Vermilion
    Wine, small bites and good company await you. Your chance to meet the artists from the Vermilion Arts Guild and talk about creativity and art. Nature’s Bounty Show & Sales runs September 14 through November 3rd at the Vermilion Arts Guild Gallery.

September 14

  • Chardon Community Sidewalk & Garage Sale – Chardon
    Hit the streets and find all the deals in downtown Chardon.
  • Port Middletown Arts Festival – Middletown
    Art comes to life in variety of ways. At this year’s festival, you’re in for a surprise. We’re bringing together the most unique and creative artists across Cincinnati and Dayton to show you art like you’ve never seen it before.
  • Hot Diggity Dog Day – Vermilion
    Enjoy quality time with your dog during Main Street event second annual Hot Diggity Dog Day. Held at the foot of Main Street in Vermilion you’ll find vendors, dog games and fun, prizes, kid activities, giveaways, off leash beach time and more including the K9 Costume Contest. Each registrant also receives a Wag Bag, filled with dog swag Afterward, stay in town to shop our Downtown Dog merchants featuring dog-related products and join in the Weenie Walk. Our restaurants are creating hot dog and sausage menu items and brews, drinks, desserts and more named for dogs! Many have pet friendly patios or offer carry out to enjoy in our downtown parks.
  • Wooster Arts & Music Fest – Wooster
    This year’s festival will feature amazing headliner bands, a fine art and craft show, children’s activities, local wine and beer, and gourmet food trucks. The fine art and craft show features 33 spectacular artists with works for sale and art demonstrations all day. Children’s activities will include balloons, the return of the Kids’ Creation Station, and chalk art.

September 15

September 20

  • Area 51 Fun Run – Medina
    Let’s have some Area 51 Fun and raise funds for Spokes Cafe! Spokes Cafe provides meaningful employment to adults with disabilities in Medina County and is a true asset to our community! Their coffee shop sits at the Champion creek trail head, which is the path we will run! Strollers and one dog per runner are permitted. Come dressed as your favorite alien, military security force or just wear your tin foil hat so we can’t read your mind!
  • Dog Day Downtown – Middletown
    Downtown Middletown is going to the dogs, again! Join us in downtown Middletown for the 5th Annual DOG DAY DOWNTOWN! This evening is all about you and your best friend! Bring your BFF’s (Best Furry Friends) to downtown Middletown to enjoy loads of free treats (trick or treat style for your pooch!), free vaccinations, $20 Microchipping, contests, raffles, explore multiple animal rescues, fun shopping and more!

September 21

  • Victory Heights & Clark Avenue Walking Tour – Piqua
    Victory Heights was a World War II housing complex and Clark Avenue holds many additional homes from that era. From brick bungalows built into the hill to the addition of asbestos and cement shingling (Glatex), the war made a huge impact on Clark Avenue housing. At the bottom of the hill, war industries such as the Wood Shovel & Tool Company and the Meteor Motor Car Company provided full employment to Clark Avenue residents who had just recently been suffering through the Great Depression.

September 22

  • Supper on the Square – Troy
    Dine around the fountain and enjoy a live musical performance by The Barnhart Band. We’ll kick off the evening with appetizers and live art demonstrations, followed with dinner prepared by Basil’s on Market, and desserts sourced from your favorite local spots. It will be a chance for fellowship, entertainment, and connecting with your neighbors.

September 25

  • Portsmouth Today – Portsmouth
    Through an upcoming quarterly public forum, the Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Portsmouth are working in part with Community Action to bring the community together, build momentum on progress, and focus attention on just how much goes on that often goes unnoticed. It will highlight positivity by focusing on a series of speakers who will update guests on their public events and projects, answer questions anyone may have, and hear input from those in attendance.

September 27

  • Haunted Spirits Pub Crawl – Mount Vernon
    Join Main Street Mount Vernon and Knox County Landmarks Foundation for a Haunted Spirits Pub Crawl! Have you heard voices in buildings when no one was around? Maybe it wasn’t just in your head. Listen to haunted stories about well-known locations in Mount Vernon as your group is guided from bar to bar. Want to really get in the “haunted spirit”? Come dressed in costume and be entered into a Costume Contest! Participants can vote on their favorite costumes throughout the night with the winner being announced when all groups reunite at SBC!
  • Downtown Troy Chocolate Walk – Troy
    Explore historic downtown Troy and sample delicious chocolates.
  • After Game Rally in the Alley – Van Wert
    Bring your crew out to celebrate football, friends, and friday nights. Adult beverages will be available for you to buy and enjoy after the football game!

September 28

  • Fall Festival – Cambridge
    Celebrate fall in historic downtown Cambridge.
  • Kent Creativity Festival – Kent
    Kent’s annual outdoor hands-on arts festival, this event will feature a wide variety of interactive creative activities presented by local and regional artists and art educators. Attendees can enjoy hands-on activities in jewelry-making, weaving, dance, silk screen, architecture, creative writing, improvisational theatre, poetry, sewing and music therapy. This multi-generational event is free and open to everyone. 
  • Country Applefest – Lebanon
    Head to Lebanon for a weekend of apples, crafts, and music.
  • Applefest 5K/10K/15K – Lebanon
    Become a racing champion before you head off to Applefest!
  • Harvest Moon Festival – Van Wert
    There will be everything you need for a fun day with your family! Food trucks, vendors, and even some fun activities for the kids! There will also be outhouse races and axe throwing. Don’t forget that Cadillac Ranch and Kaitlyn Schmit and the Move will also be playing!
  • Vermilion Tour of Homes – Vermilion
    Main Street Vermilion hosts another delightful Tour of homes. This year is extra special with an easily walkable tour of four beautiful homes in Historic Harbourtown as well as looks inside the Captain Gilchrist Guesthouse, Vermilion Opera House, Vermilion Lighthouse and Moes Marine Historic Boatyard. The atmosphere of this unique neighborhood with historic and lake captain homes is just steps from the Vermilion River, Main Street Beach and Lake Erie.

September 29

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What’s Happening on Main Street – August 2019

Posted by on July 28, 2019 · 1 Comment 

Recurring Events

  • Take a Hike – Cleveland Take a Hike Tour in Cleveland
    Take a Hike offers six (FREE!) guided walking tours of distinct neighborhoods in downtown Cleveland! Weekly tours explore the Gateway District, University Circle, Warehouse District, Civic Center, Playhouse Square neighborhood and Canal Basin Park in the Flats. Each tour lasts approximately one and a half hours in length, and features actors and actresses portraying historic figures from Cleveland’s past. Check the website for the full schedule of tours.
  • South Town Cruise-In – Medina
    Join Main Street Medina for a weekly cruise-in in Medina’s South Town, Tuesday evenings, May 21-September 24th from 4-8pm at 233 Lafayette Rd (the former Hawkins Market parking lot, soon to be the new home of Medina County Habitat for Humanity). See some of the best classic, collectible, rat rod, hot rod, and muscle cars in Northeast Ohio, and enjoy classic tunes from the 1950-70’s with DJ Bruce. The South Town Cruise-In is free and open to the public.
  • Painesville Friday Night Car Cruise – Painesville
    Painesville’s famous Car Cruise is every Friday on the Square in Downtown Painesville! Stroll through vintage, muscle and unique vehicles lining beautiful Veteran’s Park while enjoying music, ‘hot dogs on the hill’ and East Coast Custard! Every Friday night, all summer long.
  • Yoga on East Green – Tiffin
    Stretch out and relax with Yoga Chuck each Saturday morning from 9 – 10 AM on downtown Tiffin’s East Green.

August 1

  • Chardon KidsFest & Flea Market – Chardon
    The Kids Flea Market is a great opportunity for kids to get rid of those old, unused toys, games and clothes while providing a safe venue for learning the basics of entrepreneurship. KidsFest features games and activities including the dunk tank (with Chardon teachers!), tug-o-war, pizza eating contest, dancing with Jasmine Dragons, and much more!
  • Farm to Table Dinner & Pie Auction – Portsmouth
    This year’s Main Street Portsmouth Farm to Table Dinner and Pie Auction consists of homemade chicken noodle soup, salad, veggies, and a pie. The meal is prepared and served by Portsmouth farmers market vendors. There will also have a live pie auction, where guests can bid on pies made by our farmers market vendors and donated by members of the community. There will also be live music and an open beer bar.

August 2

  • First Friday: Celebrate Our Law Enforcement! – Delaware
    August First Friday! Come downtown from 6 to 9 p.m. and join us in celebrating our local heroes! This free family event will have lots of activities for kids, police cars for little ones to explore, and food. There will be a bike corral with check-in at the corner of Central and Sandusky, so your bike will stay safe and sound while you enjoy all this fun night has to offer!
  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent
    Explore special exhibits, enjoy demonstrations, snacks, hands-on activities and more in downtown Kent.
  • First Friday: Downtown Art Walk – Marietta
    August’s First Friday is a special Downtown Art Walk, with a twist!
  • First Friday: Bee Kind in Medina – Medina
    Grab your friends and head to historic Medina the first Friday of each month for an evening of socializing, dining, shopping, dancing, laughing, and merriment.
  • First Friday: Italian Fest – Middletown
    Buon giorno! Downtown Middletown is going Italian! Join Downtown Middletown for a festive First Friday filled with Italian fun! Italian themed food & drinks will be plentiful, including a community progressive dinner – Mangia Middletown! Come enjoy Italian music, bocce, a gondola race for the kids, a spaghetti eating contest, a family movie night, and more as we celebrate all things Italiano!
  • First Friday: Dog Days of Summer – Mount Vernon
    Your furry family is welcomed at the August 2nd Dog Days of Summer themed event. The Main Stage will host Three Rivers Bluegrass and the South Stage Entertainment is Soul Legacy. Meet Jungle Joe and his Crickey Croc friends. Bring your puppy pals for dog treats and giveaways. Don’t miss this PAWsome Event! Ever wonder what upstairs looks like downtown? Get a sneak peek into “Hidden Spaces” with Knox County Landmarks Foundation in August’s look at historic downtown buildings. A “DAWGUST Costume Parade” as part of the celebration. Looking for a new fur kid? Main Street Mount Vernon will be hosting a pet adoption event during First Friday. The First Friday Cruise-In is on the square for the 2019 season.
  • First Friday: Who is Your Superhero? – Painesville
    Join the Downtown Painesville Organization and participating merchants to celebrate our Superheroes. This First Friday is a kickoff to the National Night Out being held at Veteran’s Park. Come dressed as your favorite superhero and bring along you real life superhero. Stroll throughout the downtown and meet with local and to infamous heroes. You never know who you may see!
  • First Friday: Putt-Putt Downtown – Tipp City putt putt
    Join Downtown Tipp City for the second annual putt-putt adventure course through the downtown shops! Each participating shop will have their own unique miniature golf hole to challenge you along your way. This is a family-friendly event and you are encouraged to come decked out in your best golf gear!
  • Fridays on Prouty: Dayton Funk AllStars – Troy
    Performing legendary hits from the annals of Dayton, Ohio Funk history, this amazing twelve-piece All-Star group includes notables such as Tony Allen on guitar, Deron Bell on talk box, vocalist Felicia Jefferson and Ronald Nooks. Three horns, three keyboards and two percussionists. DFunk delivers a big authentic Dayton-funk sound.
  • Fountain Park Summer Music Series: The Everly Set – Van Wert
    In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with Bye Bye Love and Wake Up Little Susie, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. Now, six decades later, two acclaimed NYC singer-songwriters with a death-defying, three-decade age difference combine millennial innocence with baby-boomer pluck to present. The Everly Set; featuring Sean Altman & Jack Skuller celebrate The Everly Brothers, with songs like Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie, Cathy’s Clown, All I Have To Do Is Dream, When Will I Be Loved, Crying In The Rain, Love Hurts, Bird Dog, Claudette, Walk Right Back, and more hits.
  • Movies in the Park: A Bug’s Life – Vermilion
     Bring a lawn chair or blanket and your favorite movie snacks. Or walk over to Poppin’ Around and get a bag of FREE popcorn from this popular merchant. Movies start at dusk.
  • First Friday: Around the World – Wadsworth
    This month’s international theme comes from “Around the World in 80 Days” and will be partnered with the Wadsworth Airport’s hot air balloon weekend! The American Legion will return with their hugely popular downtown BBQ.

August 3

  • Antiques in the Alley – Millersburg
    Do you love Antiques, recycled items, up-cycled or unique lawn art? Are you interested in true artisans and having an item that is truly one of a kind? Antiques in the Alley encompasses the entire town of Millersburg including the Courthouse Lawn, alleys, sidewalks and shops! The Burg throws open it’s doors and let’s everyone take the entire day to search for the perfect item to take home. Food and drinks can be found in any of our pubs and food trucks. Plan to stick around because the night brings entertainment-whether you prefer live or Karaoke, it’s all here.
  • Chalk it Up! – Vermilion
    August marks the fourth year for this colorful event that fills a portion of Main Street with colorful chalk art. This year’s theme is (drum roll, please): NAUTICAL! Enjoy bright chalk drawings created by local artistic talent. Enjoy some family and kid-friendly interactive opportunities, too.

August 4

  • Dog Days of Summer – Wellington dog in park
    Shop pet friendly vendors for items for YOU or your furry pals. Visit rescue and organizations that work to educate owners and help pets in need. Bring your leashed and friendly dog(s) to enjoy games, contests, demonstrations, crafts, treats, and more.

August 5

  • Cash Mob Monday – Marietta
    Come to Cash Mob Monday in downtown Marietta to shop local, have fun, and meet new people in our community all at the same time.

August 8

August 9

  • 9th Annual Rivers, Trails, & Ales Festival – Marietta
    Mark your calendars! Join us for the 9th Annual Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival in historic downtown Marietta! A full weekend of road and mountain biking, paddling, hiking, trail running, regional craft beers, shenanigans, and general hometown FUN!
  • Fridays on Prouty: Sadie Bass Band – Troy
    County music singer Sadie Bass could be the poster child for outlaw country music. Her small-town roots taught her everything she needed to know about hunting, fishing, softball playing, pick-up truck driving and chasing her dreams. To Sadie, living the dream means writing songs about faith and family, romance and growing up country. Singing country music is what she loves best.
  • Hidden Spaces – Van Wert
    Hidden Spaces is back! Tickets are only $10 and when purchased gets you access to some of the great Hidden Spaces just steps off the sidewalk in Downtown Van Wert.
  • Fountain Park Summer Music Series: John Denver Tribute – Van Wert
    Ted Vigil has an uncanny physical and musical resemblance to John Denver. When he takes the stage and begins to sing, the audience is transported back in time. Making a return trip to Van Wert, Ted will take you on a “Rocky Mountain high” as we finish another season of fun and music in Fountain Park.

August 10

  • Chardon BrewFest – Chardon chardon brewfest
    More than 25 local breweries will be pouring, plus live music and onsite food vendors. This event is truly a Geauga one-of-a-kind!
  • 9th Annual Rivers, Trails, & Ales Festival – Marietta
    Mark your calendars! Join us for the 9th Annual Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival in historic downtown Marietta! A full weekend of road and mountain biking, paddling, hiking, trail running, regional craft beers, shenanigans, and general hometown FUN!
  • Family Movie Night – Medina
    Join Main Street Medina for the 7th Annual Movie Night on the Square. Grab a blanket and some friends and enjoy a family friendly movie at dusk in our historic Uptown Park!
  • Hops in the Hangar – Middletown
    The 2nd Annual Hops in the Hangar is a unique, craft beer tasting event that will surely take flight! Beer has never looked so cool as being served in a huge, operating airport hangar – talk about unique ambiance! Hops in the Hangar will feature a wide selection of beer from breweries big and small and showcases a variety of aircraft. The professional skydivers jumping overhead will create an experience few will forget. The evening will be packed with beers, planes, food trucks, music and more.
  • Down a River, Down a Beer – Piqua
    Piqua’s 6th annual riverside craft beer festival to promote great beer and to encourage appreciation and conservation of the Great Miami River as a valued resource for our communities. Each year, Dr. Beer creatively curates a varied collection of 99 craft beers to sample. Fiery braziers burning in the river, live music and a very cool beer-swag silent auction add to the fun.
  • Downtown Tiffin Garage Sale Days – Tiffin
    Snag some great deals in downtown Tiffin!
  • East Green Summer Concert Series: Wally and the Beavs – Tiffin
    Wally and The Beavs performs a wide range of music: Including songs by Steely Dan, Chicago, Joe Cocker, and The Beatles; as well as Motown and classic-rock favorites. The band is known for very strong vocal harmonies complimented by a dynamic horn section. You can dance all night or simply sit back and enjoy the humorous stage antics and powerful music from Wally and The Beavs.
  • All Washed Up: Driftwood Art Contest – Vemilion
    All Washed Up is your opportunity to create something unique using materials found in abundance on local beaches.

August 11

August 16

  • Main Street Family Friday – Ravenna
    The whole family can and visit unique downtown merchants, tabled organizations around downtown and great restaurants. There will be fun activities, specials, entertainment and more before the movie, Mary Poppins Returns, starts at dusk on the square. Bring your blanket. This event is free!
  • Fridays on Prouty: The Jugtime Ragband – Troy
    With a bit of jazz, blues and swing; a pinch of old-time gospel and even classic showtunes this band promises an energetic amalgamation of upbeat Dixieland and swing tempos underlying a heavy dose of powerful 1920s inspired vocals styles. Influences include Louis Prima, Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong and the Boswell Sisters. Enjoy songs composed by some of the best songwriter from the early mind-twentieth century.
  • Fountain Park Summer Music Series: Van Wert Area Community Band – Van Wert
    The Van Wert Area Community Band is a group of musicians of all ages who enjoy playing their instruments and making music.

August 17

  • Classic Cruise-In Car Show – Cambridge
    Classic cars, trucks and motorcycles will line up and down Wheeling Avenue in historic downtown Cambridge.
  • A Twist on Prohibition: A History-Themed Bar Crawl – Marietta
    Live it up roaring twenties style for one night in historic, downtown Marietta! Sadly, 100 years ago you couldn’t grab a drink… legally. Beginning in May 1919, the sale, manufacturing, and transportation of alcoholic beverages became illegal. Bootlegging, backwoods stills, speakeasies, and corruption all grew, creating rampant illegal consumption… and that’s just here in Washington County! But why are we telling you all this when you can learn for yourself during this fun bar crawl? Oh, and don’t forget you’ll be drinking for a good cause. This event serves as a fundraiser for both The Castle – Marietta, Oh & Marietta Main Street. Cheers!
  • Art in the Park – Painesville
    Come experience Lake County’s premier art show of the summer with over 60 artists and art vendors.
  • Rockin’ River Duck Drop – Piqua
    Do you have a duck in training? Want to sponsor a duck-lete? Make your selection and you could win awesome prizes. All proceeds of the Rockin’ River Duck Drop support Mainstreet Piqua.
  • 11th Annual Vermilion Harbour Triathlon/Duathlon – Vermilion triathlon athletes
    Hundreds of athletes and spectators descend upon Vermilion to compete in this annual event that tests physical endurance. So whether you’re racing for an overall title or giving multisport racing a try for the first time, the Vermilion Harbour Triathlon/Duathlon is for YOU! The event takes place at Sherod Park, an ideal location for every stage of these swim/bike/run events.

August 18

August 23

August 24

  • The Great Marietta Marketplace – Marietta
    The Great Marietta Marketplace is a unique, mobile curated market showcasing the products of local and regional vendors and small businesses. This marketplace is located just footsteps from downtown, providing visitors the opportunity to browse booths of art, quality handcrafts, vintage goods, and much more.
  • Medina Fest – Medina
    Medina Fest will feature businesses, music, food, and activities unique to Medina. The four main event components include music, Medina family activities, a Medina business expo, and Medina restaurant row. The Medina County Farmers Market will also be part of the festivities.
  • East Green Summer Concert Series: New Day Collective – Tiffin
    The New Day is a collective of vertan Detroit musicians. A new project, the band formed in 2019 and is currently working on their first record. Stylistically the band is rooted in Jazz Fusion, Funk, Rock, Latin, R&B and Hip Hop with a Detroit edge. The band plays a mix of originals and select covers from bands like The Brecker Bros, and Snarky Puppy and The Crusaders.

August 28

  • Wadsworth Food Truck Festival – Wadsworth
    This beloved community event is a great way to end the summer as the downtown will be lined with Wadsworth’s best food establishments and supporting food trucks! Don’t miss the delicious fun coming downtown Wadsworth!

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What’s Happening on Main Street – June 2019

Posted by on May 31, 2019 · Leave a Comment 

Recurring Events

  • Take a Hike – Cleveland Take a Hike Tour in Cleveland
    Take a Hike offers six (FREE!) guided walking tours of distinct neighborhoods in downtown Cleveland! Weekly tours explore the Gateway District, University Circle, Warehouse District, Civic Center, Playhouse Square neighborhood and Canal Basin Park in the Flats. Each tour lasts approximately one and a half hours in length, and features actors and actresses portraying historic figures from Cleveland’s past. Check the website for the full schedule of tours.
  • Kent Restaurant Week – Kent
    From slow-cooked barbecue and authentic Italian cuisine to fresh sushi and exquisite small plates, Kent eateries can satisfy a range of cravings. Enjoy special “prix fixe” menus offering a three-course meal for one set price at each place.
  • South Town Cruise-In – Medina
    Join Main Street Medina for a weekly cruise-in in Medina’s South Town, Tuesday evenings, May 21-September 24th from 4-8pm at 233 Lafayette Rd (the former Hawkins Market parking lot, soon to be the new home of Medina County Habitat for Humanity). See some of the best classic, collectible, rat rod, hot rod, and muscle cars in Northeast Ohio, and enjoy classic tunes from the 1950-70’s with DJ Bruce. The South Town Cruise-In is free and open to the public.
  • Yoga on East Green – Tiffin
    Stretch out and relax with Yoga Chuck each Saturday morning from 9 – 10 AM on downtown Tiffin’s East Green.

June 1

  • Main Street Kent Art & Wine Festival – Kent
    Join Main Street Kent for the 13th annual Art & Wine Festival in downtown Kent! Enjoy Ohio wine, live music, local art, and creative food concepts from the area. Entry to the event is free. Attendees may participate in wine tasting for $20.
  • Kids Day of Safety & Play – Medina
    Head to the Square on Saturday, June 1st, for a full day of free, family fun, entertainment, games, and the incredible Safety Fair on Broadway Street. Enjoy face painting, balloon twisting, a book sale, summer reading kick-off, meet the Medinasaurus, and much more.
  • Troy Strawberry Festival – Troy
    This family friendly festival has over 200 Arts and Crafts exhibitors, non stop entertainment on two stages, activities for kids and so much more! Enjoy a variety of food and of course delicious strawberry delights. This years theme is “A Berry WACO Weekend”. Located in beautiful historic downtown Troy and along the Great Miami River levee.

June 2

  • Troy Strawberry Festival – Troy Troy Strawberry Festival
    This family friendly festival has over 200 Arts and Crafts exhibitors, non stop entertainment on two stages, activities for kids and so much more! Enjoy a variety of food and of course delicious strawberry delights. This years theme is “A Berry WACO Weekend”. Located in beautiful historic downtown Troy and along the Great Miami River levee.
  • Guys in Bloom: Wine & Cigars – Vermilion
    It’s the second year for this manly event that’s all about cigars, wine and Vermilion in Bloom. Only $55, you get two hand-rolled cigars, a drink (beer or wine), heavy appetizers and other manly stuff. Hosted by the Wine Vault, which will be closed for this event, you won’t want to miss it.

June 3

  • Story Mob – Marietta
    Story Mobs are part of Marietta Main Street‘s Cash Mob Line-Up! Story Mobs are a little bit different than our normal Cash Mobs. Participants aren’t expected to shop, unless they want to! Instead, Story Mobbers will hear backstories about each participating business directly from the business owner. Mobbers will enjoy refreshments, live demos, sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes tours, and/or more thanks to each of our *surprise* participating locations! Each Story Mob event focuses on supporting local business in downtown Marietta. Once participants show up at the initial meeting location, clues will be provided to learn the surprise locations of the evening’s Story Mob event!

June 6

  • Ladies Night Out – Wooster
    The 12th Annual Ladies Night Out will be feature live music and for just $5 per person, receive a “passport” and goodie bag. The passports will detail each merchant and what “special” they will be offering for the night. Ladies get your passport stamped for a chance to win prizes! Downtown restaurants will also be offering specials for the night! So get your girlfriends together for a fun night out!

June 7

  • First Friday: Pop Up Workout – Delaware
    You get to sweat on center stage at First Friday in Delaware! We will be on the street doing squats, lunges, push ups and more! Get ready to have a great time in the middle of this awesome street festival with music, vendors and more. Grab a friend and get ready to have some fun!
  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent
    Explore special exhibits, enjoy demonstrations, snacks, hands-on activities and more in downtown Kent.
  • First Friday: Kids Art Walk – Marietta
    June’s First Friday is Kids Art Walk, featuring artwork from our local students in Washington County! We will have artwork displayed at some of our amazing downtown businesses.
  • First Friday: Summer Splash – Medina
    Grab your friends and head to historic Medina the first Friday of each month for an evening of socializing, dining, shopping, dancing, laughing, and merriment.
  • First Friday: Hot Fun in the Summertime – Middletown
    Who is excited about SUMMER?! Downtown Middletown is and we are ready to celebrate with a night of games, local shopping, a unique twist on BINGO, and chances to win $150 in prizes! Family Fun for EVERYONE! Join us in celebrating summertime and our awesome downtown!
  • First Friday: Summer Celebration – Mount Vernon
    The season kicks off with a Summer Celebration at the June 7th First Friday. Main Stage entertainment will be the Kokosing River SURF CLUB, complemented on the South Stage (E. Gambier Street) by Yvonne Sanson – Singer / Songwriter students. Start your summer off right at the beach ball bonanza with sand, sun, and fun at COTC Central Ohio Technical College (COTC); enjoy sand art, hoola-hoops and beach ball fun! Partnering with the Knox County Landmarks Foundation (KCLF), MSMV is bringing a behind-the-scenes look at the downtown Mural Projects. Grab a ride on the tractor and hear John Donnelly, the artist, tell about inspiration, working with the community, and hidden Easter eggs. Enjoy the Cruise-In at First Friday.
  • First Friday: Beers, Brats, & Bros – Painesville Bratwurst
    Come celebrate that special guy in your life be joining us for Beer, Brats, and Bros First Friday. Stroll throughout Downtown Painesville visiting participating merchants to challenge yourself to some fun activities.
  • First Friday: Wine Vine – Tipp City
    Attention wine enthusiasts! Don’t miss Downtown Tipp City’s June First Friday event. Tickets are on sale for $25. This event is for people 21 and up with a valid ID and wristpbands will be provided at check-in. Check-in will be at our wonderful sponsor’s location, Fox And Feather Trading Co. at 115 W Main St. Grounds for Pleasure Coffee House will be providing free Lyft rides for the event as well!
  • First Friday: First Responder Friday – Wadsworth
    Main Street Wadsworth and the City of Wadsworth are partnering for this great event celebrating our local police, fire, and EMS!

June 8

  • A Day of Enchantment – Cambridge
    Hear ye hear ye Cambridge Main Street is looking for a few good princesses, princes, pirates and fairies for A Day of Enchantment. Young ladies and gentlemen ages 3-9 are invited to spend the day with a variety of princesses, princes, a famous pirate or two and even fairies! From bounce houses to a magical carriage ride there is something for everyone during this popular event.
  • East Green Summer Concert Series: The Right Now – Tiffin
    Rescheduled concert from June 1st. Head to the Frost-Kalnow Amphitheater for a free concert with The Right Now! The Right Now’s pop-meets-soul sound is more than a vehicle for Stefanie Berecz’s captivating voice. The celebration of thoughtful, catchy songwriting and intricate arrangements evokes a subtle sophistication in the tradition of Quincy Jones’ 70s and 80s masterpieces. Since 2008 the band has toured much of the United States and released three acclaimed albums, racking up placements in television, national commercials, and the multi-million-selling video game Watch Dogs.

June 11

  • Main Street Live! – Van Wert
    The Historic Main Street Van Wert is excited to announce its Annual Main Street Live Award Dinner. Tickets are $20. Don’t miss a night of celebrating downtown and entrepreneurs at this year’s main street live.

June 14

  • Main Street Family Fridays – Ravenna
    Main Street Ravenna and our friends from the Ravenna Parks and Recreation Department present Main Street Family Fridays featuring Movie’s on the Square. The whole family can visit unique downtown merchants and great restaurants between 5 and 9 p.m.! There will be fun activities, specials, entertainment and more before the movies start at dusk on the square. Bring your blanket!
  • Sculptures on the Square – Troy
    Sculptures on the Square features 22 life-sized sculptures created by internationally renowned artist, Seward Johnson. There is also one sculpture created by local artist, Shannon Timura, that will be on display. Troy Main Street also invites visitors to be “Be Part of the Art” with art-related activities and experiences throughout the exhibition period. June 14th will serve as the kick-off gala with onsite artists and a musical performance led by 50s and 60s variety group, The Buzz Ford Show featuring the American Kings.
  • Movie on the Square – Wooster
    Wooster is going Hollywood! And we have your ticket to a FREE, family-friendly, community event in wonderful Downtown Wooster. The movie SPIDER-MAN: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) will be featured on a 33-foot movie screen in the middle of the square. Bring a blanket, chairs & friends! Popcorn, along with other food and beverages will be available for purchase.

June 15

  • National Road Bike Show & Rib Fest – Cambridge
    Hot rods and Harleys, trikes and bikes will line Wheeling Ave during this annual event. Come out to see bikes, rat rods and more and grab a bite to eat at one of the many food trailers. Stay for the live bands and entertainment and enjoy a cold beer too!
  • Medina County Pizza Palooza – Medina
    Medina County Pizza Palooza showcases the best, local pie shops in Medina for a chance to win the 3′ tall Judges Choice and 3′ tall People’s Choice trophies for Best Pizza in Medina County. Buy a pizza passport tasting ticket for just $8, and be a judge! Pizza Palooza is also an important day where we, in partnership with United Way of Medina County and Feeding Medina County, get to showcase and highlight over 60 county non-profit and social service agencies, doing good work for the residents of our community.
  • Vintage in the Village – Tipp City
    Lovely Downtown Tipp City will come alive with shopping for vintage, antique and artisan treasures, along with a wide array of food trucks and activities.
  • East Green Summer Concert Series: Mark Randisi & The Motor City Horns – Tiffin
    Hear the classic sounds of Mark Randisi & The Motor City Horns in downtown Tiffin at the Frost-Kalnow Amphitheater. The Motor City Horns feature some of Detroit’s most versatile musicians. Individually, MCH members have worked with a variety of artists, bands, and orchestras, including Justin Timberlake, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Yo-Yo Ma. As a group, they have joined forces with Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (2006–2007 “Face The Promise” Tour and 2011-2013 North American Tour, 2014-15 Ride Out Tour), Clarence Clemons and The Temple of Soul, Noel Gallagher, and Robert Randolph and The Family Band.

June 18

June 19

  • Ohio Chautauqua Tour – Chardon
    Join Chardon as they host the touring Ohio Chautauqua! Full of live events! Actors, music, camps and history!
  • Walk & Dine – Cleveland
    Experience Downtown living in the Gateway District Cleveland on Wednesday, June 19 at the 22nd Annual Walk and Dine culinary residence and cultural tour throughout the city’s historic Gateway District. This year’s event features eleven culinary partners, wine & craft beer tastings, and five luxurious residences with stunning views and convenient urban amenities.
  • Summer on Winter Concert: Part I – Delaware
    Free, fun, outdoor summer concert series right here in our own historical Downtown Delaware! On W. Winter St. between Sandusky and Franklin. Part one of the series will feature the Hoodoo Soul Band, who are well known for their funk, soul, rhythm & blues in the Central Ohio area!

June 20

  • Revitalization Series Workshop: Design – Van Wert
    Join Heritage Ohio in Van Wert as we explore Design in Downtown. We have several speakers lined up to talk with you about local projects as well as hands-on opportunities to do some placemaking in Downtown Van Wert. We will have sessions on painting colorful crosswalks, opportunities to discover how temporary signage can increase foot traffic in your downtown as well as a chance to spruce up an existing pedestrian alleyway. Please come prepared by wearing comfortable shoes and clothes that you do not mind getting splashed with a little paint. Lunch will be on your own in downtown so you will have plenty of time to explore what Main Street Van Wert has to offer. We look forward to seeing you downtown!
  • Ohio Chautauqua Tour – Chardon
    Join Chardon as they host the touring Ohio Chautauqua! Full of live events! Actors, music, camps and history!
  • Kent Torch Fest – Kent
    2019 is the 50th anniversary of the famed Cuyahoga River Fire that forever cemented the title “Burning River.” Kent will commemorate this anniversary with live music, food vendors, river themed activities and a ceremony celebrating the hard work of the Kent community in preserving the river for future generations.
  • Third Thursday: Staycation – Tiffin
    Join Main Street Tiffin for a Staycation in downtown tiffin! Think tropical, fruity and fun. Treat yourself to all that downtown has to offer and join us for trivia at 7pm!

June 21

  • Ohio Chautauqua Tour – Chardon
    Join Chardon as they host the touring Ohio Chautauqua! Full of live events! Actors, music, camps and history!
  • Middletown Pride – Middletown Middletown Pride Festival
    With the signature PRIDE RIDE kicking things off, Downtown Middletown has some BIG TIME fun planned for a night full of fun, acceptance and celebration. Everyone and everyBODY is welcome. (Glitter is optional, but amazing attitudes and kind spirits are mandatory).
  • June Concert & Cruise-In – Wooster
    Main Street Wooster presents a family oriented event featuring classic & street rod cars on display in Downtown Woo! Our concert and cruise-in will feature live music from The Usual Suspects and The Repeat Offenders. Classic cars & street rods are welcome!

June 22

  • Ohio Chautauqua Tour – Chardon
    Join Chardon as they host the touring Ohio Chautauqua! Full of live events! Actors, music, camps and history!
  • Downtown Mini Golf – Marietta
    Downtown businesses have created their very own custom putting greens for community members to putt their way around downtown. People of all ages can enjoy the putting greens by purchasing a $5 wrist band from the Main Street tent at the Armory from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Wrist bands are free for kids 12 and under accompanied by an adult. (Tickets are only sold day of at the Armory). All golfers will receive a score card to be used as they go around to each hole and putt, shop, eat, and have fun!
  • South Town Cleanup – Medina
    Main Street Medina, in partnership with the City of Medina, will host our first cleanup day in the South Town District, roughly bordered by Smith, Broadway, Lafayette, and Huntington. Snacks, trash bags, gloves and vests will be provided. Please bring rakes, brooms, and shovels, and a personal reusable water bottle.
  • Art on Main – Ravenna
    Visit downtown Ravenna for amazing art, as well as area food trucks and wine.

June 23

June 27

June 29

  • Pizza Palooza – Tiffin Pizza
    Bring the whole family to enjoy a taste of Tiffin and Seneca County! Attendees can purchase $1 tickets that can be redeemed for a slice of pizza from any vendor, snacks, soda, or water. Half of each ticket sold will go toward downtown revitalization. During the event, The Porter & Sayles Band will be playing live at the Frost-Kalnow Amphitheater.

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What’s Happening on Main Street – February 2019

Posted by on January 26, 2019 · Leave a Comment 

Recurring Events

February 1

February 2

  • Chardon Groundhog Day Celebration – Chardon

    Join Chardon Tomorrow for a day of fun & furry festivities on Chardon Square! The day will kick off with a Pancake Breakfast with Geauga Faith Rescue Mission at 9 AM. Followed by a free Chardon Polka Band concert! Participating restaurants and retail shops will have groundhog related events throughout the day.

  • Ice-A-Fair – Vermilion

    The 11th Annual Main Street Vermilion Ice-A-Fair is a day-long winter event for the entire family filled with glistening sculptures, ice carving demos and more! Easily walkable or tour by Lolly the Trolley for $2 a rider or $5 for a family. You’ll find more than 30 shops, restaurants and pubs open to welcome visitors. You’re certain to bump into Jolly the Snowman and Pete the Penguin on the street as you enjoy your day in downtown Vermilion.

  • Ice-A-Fair Meltdown Party – Vermilion

    Just a short walk from the center of town and the site of Fire & Ice, a spectacular display that caps the day, the party starts at 7PM. For $25 a person, enjoy music, hors doeurves and a cash bar. Relax around the fireplace and a great view of the river and Lagoons.

February 8

  • Main Street Van Wert Chocolate Walk – Van Wert

    The evening of the event, “chocolate walkers” will begin at the MSVW office to pick up a special Chocolate Bag sponsored by Stephanie Dawn, a chocolate voucher from DeBrand Fine Chocolates, and a map of the downtown stops. Then relax and savor the evening while strolling at one’s leisure through the participating businesses downtown. Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride up and down Main Street.

February 9

  • Main Street Delaware Chocolate Walk – Delaware

    The Main Street Delaware Chocolate Walk is a tasty experience you won’t want to miss. With your $20 ticket you will visit downtown businesses and receive a treat at each one. Each business thoughtfully prepares a chocolate treat for you to experience their business in a unique, yummy way.

  • Main Street Kent Chocolate Walk – Kent

    A wonderland of chocolate will take place in downtown Kent. Ticket holders will “check in” between 12PM and 4PM at the Destination Kent Visitor Centre (located at 201 E. Erie St.) to pick up their Chocolate Walk maps, “passes,” and bags to collect their chocolate treats. Then, at their leisure, guests can stop at over twenty participating businesses to gather a chocolate surprise while shopping, having lunch, coffee, and/or drinks along the way.

  • Ellen Vetter Chocolate Walk – Portsmouth

    Join Main Street Portsmouth for the Annual Ellen Vetter Chocolate Walk to collect sweet treats and check out our many wonderful shops and restaurants.

  • Beat the Winter Blues with Brews & Wine About Winter – Wellington

    Come enjoy tasting beer and wine with many local brews. We also have a special guest- the Lorain County Health Department who will be serving the non-alcoholic “Responsible Driver”, the winning drink from their zero-proof mix-off. Pre-Sale Tickets are $15 and available at Red Iron and Main Street Wellington. They are $20 at the door. Ticket includes 5 tastes, 5 free raffle tickets, and a chance at the grand prize that includes a stay at Spreng Hous, our downtown Bed and Breakfast. The main host is Red Iron Bar and Grille, but there will be additional stops in other businesses on a mini trail.

February 15

February 16

February 17

February 18

February 21

  • Downtown Tipp City’s Annual Founder’s Affair – Tipp City

    Downtown Tipp City’s Annual Founder’s Affair is going to be a roaring good time. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, February 21st from 6pm-8pm with a speakeasy theme. Gone are the days of prohibition but downtown will come together in the basement of the Tipp City Public Library to celebrate the history of downtown, accomplishments of this past year, and set a vision for the upcoming year for the organization.

  • Vermilion in Bloom Ladies Night – Vermilion

    Mark your calendars, text your friends, reach out to someone new in the community and join us at The Vermilion Boat Club for a fun evening of socializing. This is the event where we ask everyone to show off their culinary skills and bring an appetizer or dessert to share. No pressure! Just delicious fun! A $10.00 donation at the door helps purchase hanging flower baskets for the city

February 22

  • Taste of Troy Trivia Night – Troy

    Test your trivia knowledge while you feast on treats and earn prizes from your favorite downtown stores! Build your own team or be joined with a group when you arrive!

February 23

  • Flashback Dance – Cambridge

    Beat the winter blues and plan to celebrate the evening with the annual Flashback Dance presented by Cambridge Main Street! Making memories on Main Street and join us today!

  • Girls Night Out – Millersburg

    Shopping, great food, live music and lot’s of pampering…that’s what our Girls Night Out is made of. Shops will be highlighting sales, prize drawings and little sister shops for your enjoyment. Pubs will feature live music and drink specials for dancing and late night merrymaking. Shops will be open till 8 PM, Pubs till 1 AM. Punch Cards will be on Sale for $5.00 each. 75% of card punched and turned in makes your eligible for a chance to win one of TWO Coach Purses or one of 14 gift cards from local merchants.

  • Winter Writing Festival – Ravenna

    Do you love to write? Interested in working with other writers or learning more about writing? Come to Main Street Ravenna’s Winter Writing Festival! Enjoy workshops on fiction writing, poetry writing, and essay writing. Learn more about how to write a script and what it takes to build plots and characters and more!

February 28

  • Celebrate Portsmouth Dinner & Auction – Portsmouth

    Join Main Street Portsmouth for an evening of friends and neighbors, celebrating downtown success over drinks and an update from Main Street staff and board members. Throughout the evening, guests are invited to browse the silent auction and bid on items.

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What’s Happening on Main Street – December 2018

Posted by on November 25, 2018 · Leave a Comment 

Recurring Events

  • Take a Hike – Cleveland

    Take a Hike offers six (FREE!) guided walking tours of distinct neighborhoods in downtown Cleveland! Weekly tours explore the Gateway District, University Circle, Warehouse District, Civic Center, Playhouse Square neighborhood and Canal Basin Park in the Flats. Each tour lasts approximately one and a half hours in length, and features actors and actresses portraying historic figures from Cleveland’s past. Check the website for the full schedule of tours.

  • Dickens Victorian Village – Cambridge

    Take a trip back in time and experience old world England as historic downtown Cambridge, Ohio, is charmingly transformed into a Dickens Victorian Village each holiday season. From November through mid January each year, visitors are invited to stroll amidst over 92 scenes of 166 lifelike figures representing classic scenes from Victorian society. While in Cambridge, experience the spectacular Guernsey County Courthouse Light Show.

  • North Pole Express – Lebanon

    The LM&M Railroad will have our station area decorated with lights for the Christmas season. Hot chocolate and cookies will be available on the platform while you wait for your train and are included with your ticket. Each passenger will receive one cookie that is peanut free, egg free, tree nut free, and dairy free. Every passenger will receive a FREE souvenir hot chocolate mug. Each child will receive a special “North Pole Express” souvenir train ticket.
    During the hour long journey Santa and his elves will make their way through the train to visit with each family. Every child will receive a bell from Santa’s sleigh. We encourage you to bring your own camera, pictures with Santa are allowed and encouraged. Balloon artists will also be on-board the train.

  • Santa in Historic Downtown Tiffin – Tiffin

    Bring the kids out to visit with Jolly old St. Nick on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, December 1st – 23rd.

December 1

  • Home for the Holidays Weekend – Delaware

    Dash for Dasher Scavenger Hunt – Santa has lost Dasher! Explore downtown following Santa’s clues to find him and have fun along the way. Main Street Delaware will collect a voluntary monetary donation or a box of cereal for our local food pantries.

  • Holiday Shopping Extravaganza – Delaware

    Your favorite downtown stores are open and have lots of holiday specials for you! Visit them during their regular business hours on Saturday, December 1 and pick up an exclusive holiday shoppers card. Every purchase you make gets you closer to winning a pair of free Chocolate Walk tickets for our popular, sell-out event in February! The more places you shop, the more entries you get. Pick up a card at any participating location and be sure you turn in your card to COhatch by 6pm on Saturday to be entered to win.

  • Light Up Lakewood – Lakewood

    Usher in the holiday season with this time-honored Lakewood tradition now in its 12th year. The spirit of the season will come to life with festive cheer. Attendees are invited to stroll Lakewood’s downtown district and visit local stores and restaurants while taking in the sights and sounds of one of Northeast Ohio’s largest holiday celebrations.

    Highlights include the Holiday Market inside the historic Lakewood Masonic Temple, the ever-popular Holiday Parade at 5 pm, live entertainment provided by bands and choirs, the Lighting Ceremony at 6:30 pm. at the Main Stage at City Center Park and a can’t-miss fireworks show at 7 p.m. over the rooftops of Downtown Lakewood.

  • Holiday Loft Tours – Marietta

    This one-day only, self-guided, exclusive event allows participants to tour upper-floor businesses and residences in Historic Downtown Marietta. If you’ve ever been curious about what lies above our first-floor storefronts, this is the perfect opportunity to sneak a peek!

  • Christmas Walk – Tiffin

    Enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the season in beautiful Downtown Tiffin! Spend the day strolling from business to business gathering holiday themed treats!

  • The Christmas Tree Ship – Vermilion

    No other community has a Christmas tradition quite like this one. Main Street Vermilion invites everyone, young and old, to bundle up and gather riverside at McGarvey’s Landing for the arrival of our Christmas Tree Ship, an icebreaker stocked with Christmas trees and holiday cheer. It’s a heartwarming sight to see the breaker make its way down the river. There’s music from Vermilion’s own Sid Jordan and the Vermilion Community Band, cookies, donuts and hot chocolate to keep you warm and awards for the winners of the Christmas coloring contest. Quaker Steak and Lube will host lunch with Santa following the event.

December 2

  • Home for the Holidays Weekend – Delaware

    This year’s holiday parade will start at 3 PM.  The Post Office also be on hand to collect your letters to Santa along the parade route!

  • 2018 South Main Candlelight Tour of Homes – Middletown

    The 2018 South Main Historic District Candlelight Tour of Homes will 14 historic buildings open this year, including for the very first time the Sorg Mansion.

  • Main Street Portsmouth Tour of Lofts – Portsmouth

    Main Street Portsmouth is bringing back a classic this holiday season with the Tour of Lofts. The tour is casual Sunday stroll through various downtown Portsmouth loft apartments that highlight ingenuity and modern creative design that complements the lifestyle of living in a dearly loved, but old and storied, space in the heart of downtown.

December 3

December 6

  • Light Up Vermilion! – Vermilion

    Christmas lights and shopping at night…in small town style. Come to Vermilion this evening for dining and shopping and enjoy the window displays and decorated storefronts of our local merchants and businesses. Extended shopping hours this evening let you get a jump start on your Christmas shopping. Be sure to leave time for dinner at any of our local restaurants.

December 7

  • First Friday: North Pole Adventures – Cambridge

    Celebrate the Christmas season with costumed characters in various merchants in downtown. Santa and Mr. Claus and Miss Ohio will be in town to celebrate the fun! Register today for the festivities! Children who are pre-registered will make the reindeer hand-printed shirt craft, be able to write a letter to Santa, enjoy the make and take projects and goodies and visit with Miss Ohio and Santa!

  • Home for the Holidays – Chardon

    Home for the Holidays is a community-wide celebration with local organizations partnering together to usher in the holidays for residents and visitors. In addition to annual favorites, like Santa at the Theater, horse-drawn carriage rides, uptown shopping, carolers, the hot cocoa bar and gingerbread contest–we’ll be adding all our favorite elements from WinterFest! Live ice carving demonstrations, sled dogs, winter games on the Square, and the FIRE & ICE tower lighting. And stay warm and fit with Great Lakes Race Timing‘s Frozen 4k!

  • Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides – Delaware

    Every December Friday evening leading up to Christmas, enjoy a free horse-drawn carriage ride around downtown Delaware. Cozy up with your family and enjoy the festive sights of downtown. Carriage pick-up location will be in front of The Strand Theatre.

  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent

    Join Main Street Kent for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Kent! All participating galleries and businesses will stay open until at least 8pm on the first Friday of each month, for all to come enjoy and explore the artwork inside their businesses. Enjoy refreshments, enter in special drawings, view artist demonstrations and participate in activities throughout the downtown district.

  • First Friday: Moonlight Madness – Marietta

    December’s First Friday is a favorite for all of Marietta to enjoy! Shops are open EXTRA late for Moonlight Madness, some staying open straight through ’til midnight! Participating stores will each have a savings bucket filled with snowballs, each marked with a discount percentage ranging from 10% to 50%. Shoppers can select their merchandise and at the checkout, select a snowball for their surprise discount! Every single shopper will enjoy a discount at all participating locations throughout this entire Hometown Holidays events. Exclusions apply at each location.

    *New* extra special fun added this year includes Hot Chocolate Stops, Treat Stops, and carolers! Grab your holiday gift lists and head downtown for this year’s Moonlight Madness to #shoplocal this holiday season!

  • First Friday – Medina

    Spend a Friday evening in the Medina Historic District, and visit the wonderful shops, boutiques, attractions, and so much more. Many stores open until 9pm. Planned activities include live music at different businesses, pop up art shows, and special sales.

  • First Friday: Elf Fest – Middletown

    It’s the most magical time of the year here in Downtown Middletown! Grab your elf ears and hats and “elf yourself” before heading downtown for an evening filled with cheer! Join Downtown Middletown for First Friday Festive Fun with family friendly activities including the decorating of the MIDDIE tree, Letters to Santa, choirs and carolers, dancing elves, pictures with Santa and more! And of course, all your favorite Downtown shops & restaurants will be open late! Be sure to visit them all to find the “hidden elves” to be entered to win a free tablet!

  • Christmas on the Green – Piqua

    Community caroling, horse-drawn carriage rides, strolling characters, children’s activities and live entertainment make this family-oriented holiday celebration a “must do” on many calendars. Stop in and visit downtown Piqua’s many stores to choose the perfect gift for your loved one.

  • First Friday: The Murder Mystery Dinner Party – Tipp City

    Join Downtown Tipp City Partnership for this new First Friday event for December where the town will all be wondering, who did it?! It’s a murder mystery party taking place in Downtown Tipp City! You are encouraged to dress the part. All ticket holders will be notified in advance of their role, so you can prepare. Ticket includes food & drinks + cash bar.

  • First Friday: A Victorian Christmas: Win the Window! – Wadsworth

    Enjoy a beautifully-lit and authentic Victorian historical downtown. Chestnuts. Carolers. Shopping. Dining. Admire the wonderfully decorated storefront windows and purchase raffle tickets for your favorites. A winner will be drawn for each window, winning its contents!

December 8

  • Home for the Holidays – Chardon

    Home for the Holidays is a community-wide celebration with local organizations partnering together to usher in the holidays for residents and visitors. In addition to annual favorites, like Santa at the Theater, horse-drawn carriage rides, uptown shopping, carolers, the hot cocoa bar and gingerbread contest–we’ll be adding all our favorite elements from WinterFest! Live ice carving demonstrations, sled dogs, winter games on the Square, and the FIRE & ICE tower lighting. And stay warm and fit with Great Lakes Race Timing‘s Frozen 4k!

  • Ugly Sweater Tavern Trek – Kent

    Join us for this festive event! Purchase tickets in advance, then check in at Venice Cafe from 5-8pm on Sat., Dec. 8. Pick up your trek pass and Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale pint glass, enter the raffle — then be on your merry way, exploring a variety of bars and restaurants in downtown Kent, dressed in your holiday best! Limit 300 participants. Tickets are non-refundable. Trek pass holders will be entitled to $5 Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale pints at participating locations. Guests may visit as many or as few locations as they wish. Please trek responsibly with a designated driver, taxi or other driving service. Proceeds from this event will benefit Kent Social Services.

    Ugly Sweater Contest – Guests will be randomly selected throughout the evening and awarded prizes for the ugliest sweaters!

  • Holly Jolly 5k/10k Run – Piqua

    These annual 5K & 10K runs make use of the beautiful Piqua PATH. Download your registration at www.mainstreetpiqua.com or sign up online at www.cantstoprunningco.com Same day registrations are accepted.

  • Downtown Piqua Holiday Parade – Piqua

    The tradition of celebrating the holiday season with an old-fashioned hometown parade is a long one in downtown Piqua. Families and friends, young and old, fill the streets for this festive event. After the parade, kids can visit with Santa in the lobby of the Fort Piqua Plaza.

December 9

  • Home for the Holidays – Chardon

    Home for the Holidays is a community-wide celebration with local organizations partnering together to usher in the holidays for residents and visitors. In addition to annual favorites, like Santa at the Theater, horse-drawn carriage rides, uptown shopping, carolers, the hot cocoa bar and gingerbread contest–we’ll be adding all our favorite elements from WinterFest! Live ice carving demonstrations, sled dogs, winter games on the Square, and the FIRE & ICE tower lighting. And stay warm and fit with Great Lakes Race Timing‘s Frozen 4k!

December 14

  • Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides – Delaware

    Every December Friday evening leading up to Christmas, enjoy a free horse-drawn carriage ride around downtown Delaware. Cozy up with your family and enjoy the festive sights of downtown. Carriage pick-up location will be in front of The Strand Theatre.

December 15

  • Mega Mob – Marietta

    This Cash Mob event features six downtown businesses and is a Mega Mob! Mega Mob participants have a whole Saturday to visit six downtown shops to get their punch cards punched with each purchase. All Mega Mob shoppers who complete their punch cards will walk away with the Mega Mob grand prize.

December 16

December 20

December 21

  • Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides – Delaware

    Every December Friday evening leading up to Christmas, enjoy a free horse-drawn carriage ride around downtown Delaware. Cozy up with your family and enjoy the festive sights of downtown. Carriage pick-up location will be in front of The Strand Theatre.

December 22

  • Jingle Bell Rock Bar Crawl – Cleveland

    Head to the Cleveland’s historic Warehouse District for an evening of fun. Fun Activities for the Holiday Spirit: meet Santa Claus ,live-action ice sculpture production, holiday ice luges,  different specialty cocktails at every bar,  Christmas caroling from bar to bar, take a picture in the 4-person sweater, and lots of amazing food and drinks. Get your tickets today!

 

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What’s Happening on Main Street – November 2018

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Recurring Events

  • Take a Hike – Cleveland

    Take a Hike offers six (FREE!) guided walking tours of distinct neighborhoods in downtown Cleveland! Weekly tours explore the Gateway District, University Circle, Warehouse District, Civic Center, Playhouse Square neighborhood and Canal Basin Park in the Flats. Each tour lasts approximately one and a half hours in length, and features actors and actresses portraying historic figures from Cleveland’s past. Check the website for the full schedule of tours.

  • Dickens Victorian Village – Cambridge

    Take a trip back in time and experience old world England as historic downtown Cambridge, Ohio, is charmingly transformed into a Dickens Victorian Village each holiday season. From November through mid January each year, visitors are invited to stroll amidst over 92 scenes of 166 lifelike figures representing classic scenes from Victorian society. While in Cambridge, experience the spectacular Guernsey County Courthouse Light Show.

  • North Pole Express – Lebanon

    The LM&M Railroad will have our station area decorated with lights for the Christmas season. Hot chocolate and cookies will be available on the platform while you wait for your train and are included with your ticket. Each passenger will receive one cookie that is peanut free, egg free, tree nut free, and dairy free. Every passenger will receive a FREE souvenir hot chocolate mug. Each child will receive a special “North Pole Express” souvenir train ticket.
    During the hour long journey Santa and his elves will make their way through the train to visit with each family. Every child will receive a bell from Santa’s sleigh. We encourage you to bring your own camera, pictures with Santa are allowed and encouraged. Balloon artists will also be on-board the train.

November 1

  • Annual Christmas Parade Auction & Fundraiser – Mount Vernon

    Join us for the 2018 Christmas Parade Auction! Support an annual holiday tradition in downtown Mount Vernon while gaining publicity for your business!

    Starting a new tradition: A gift card tree will be on display, with your $20 donation, you will have the chance at pulling a gift card valued between $5-$100. All proceeds will be donated to the 2018 Christmas Walk and Main Street Mount Vernon.

November 2

  • First Friday: Dickens of a Christmas Street Fair – Cambridge

    A fun filled evening celebrating the kick off of the Dickens festivities. Father Christmas, magician, stilt walkers and the start of the courthouse light show! Ohio Magazine will also be in hand for the presentation of the Best Hometown Award!

  • First Friday: Celebrate Service – Delaware

    This first Friday event will feature Delaware County nonprofit organizations. The not for profit organizations will provide giveaways, information, and opportunities for people to get more involved in community service. November’s First Friday also will feature games, face-painting, cooking demonstrations, and more family-friendly fun.

  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent

    Join Main Street Kent for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Kent! All participating galleries and businesses will stay open until at least 8pm on the first Friday of each month, for all to come enjoy and explore the artwork inside their businesses. Enjoy refreshments, enter in special drawings, view artist demonstrations and participate in activities throughout the downtown district.

  • First Friday: Future Pioneers – Marietta

    November’s First Friday is Future Pioneers. Downtown is set to welcome and encourage all of our local young entrepreneurs to come downtown. This month’s sponsor is Marietta College, who will be located on the Armory Square. In attendance will be the Entrepreneur Program from the College, as well as Student Athletes. Local downtown businesses will be host to several local young entrepreneurs, who own and manage their own business and invite other youth of the like into their shops! Come join us to celebrate all of those who pioneer their own way!

    Also on the Armory Square, Marietta College will be providing giveaways for those who shop local, so come down to shop our local shops.

  • First Friday – Medina

    Spend a Friday evening in the Medina Historic District, and visit the wonderful shops, boutiques, attractions, and so much more. Many stores open until 9pm. Planned activities include live music at different businesses, pop up art shows, and special sales.

  • Thanksgiving Side Dish Food Drive – Medina

    When you’re heading to First Friday, don’t forget to bring a side dish for the Thanksgiving Side Dish Food Drive. Join Main Street Medina and Feeding Medina County in helping others have a happy Thanksgiving.

  • First Friday: Ale in Autumn – Middletown

    Downtown Middletown has planned a evening full of Ale in Autumn fav’s and tons of NEW activities and happenings, including Flannel Fever, DORA specials, Ale in Autumn Beer(d) competition, and the Lincoln Log Lumberjack Competition.

  • First Friday: Ladies Night – Mount Vernon

    Main Street Mount Vernon is excited to again host the upcoming Ladies’ Night in downtown Mount Vernon. This adult-only event will feature open-till-8:00 pm downtown businesses, restaurants, galleries, and more.

  • Movie Night – Tipp City

    We will kick off at 5:30pm with a showing of Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving. Immediately following (around 6:30pm) we will show “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” This is a free event! Bring your own lawn chair and blankets. Join us on the lawn of the Zion Lutheran Church at the corner of N. 3rd and Main St. Downtown.

  • First Friday: Chocolate Walk – Wadsworth

    Walk around to different downtown “chocolate stops” to receive a unique chocolate treat at each business or organization!

November 3

  • 3rd Annual Downtown Tiffin Scavenger Hunt – Tiffin

    Spend the day exploring downtown Tiffin for the chance to win great prizes!

November 5

November 7

  • Shop Small Holiday Expo – Portsmouth

    The Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Portsmouth are teaming up to host the first Shop Small Holiday Expo in the Scioto County Welcome Center, where local neighbors can come together and shop, or plan their shopping lists, based on area businesses or experienced crafters from their own community. You don’t need to order on Amazon or leave town for that special gift. We look forward to seeing you soon!

November 10

  • Chardon Macaroni Fest – Chardon

    Did you know one of the industries Chardon was built on was macaroni? Yes, Macaroni! The Chardon Macaroni Factory was a major employer in the early days of Chardon–and we want to celebrate it! Guests will travel around the square scoring Macaroni dishes, special drinks, games, contests and activities! We’ll be partnering with local non profits and businesses to create a weekend-long event that celebrates our historic culture and culinary future!

  • Grip It & Sip It Mini Golf on the Town – Middletown

    Spend the afternoon in Downtown Middletown visiting our great downtown businesses and playing a unique hole of mini-golf at each! Cash prizes! All proceeds will go to our Middletown First Responders, the Middletown Fire Department Fire!

    Bring your own putter and golf ball or use one supplied by the bars and businesses. Bring your own gallery and enjoy food & drink specials during a day of golf and laughs where fun is par for the course! And don’t forget team costumes are highly encouraged!

  • Downtown Piqua Holiday Horse Parade – Piqua

    Imagine horse-drawn carriages, hitches and riders, all outfitted with Holiday Lights, making their way down Main Street. Christmas banners and decorated street trees will create an amazing backdrop for this dazzlingly fun family-friendly event.

  • A Yuletide Winter’s Gathering – Tipp City

    Join the Tipp City shopkeepers as they invite you to kick off the winter shopping season with their annual holiday open house, a Tipp City tradition for more than 25 years! The historic district offers more than 35 locally owned boutiques and restaurants with specialties including toys, games, vintage finds and antiques, collectibles, fashions, handmade soaps, home decor, art, jewelry, and books. Round out your day with coffee, tea, dessert and full service dining at one of our award winning eateries. Bonuses include free pictures with Santa and horse drawn carriage rides through the four quaint blocks of Main Street.

  • Historic Main Street Chicken Dinner – Van Wert

    Historic Main Street Van Wert is selling Chicken Dinners to help raise money for our downtown Christmas lighting on November 30th. All proceeds will go to improve the Christmas atmosphere for downtown of Van Wert.

November 11

  • A Yuletide Winter’s Gathering – Tipp City

    Join the Tipp City shopkeepers as they invite you to kick off the winter shopping season with their annual holiday open house, a Tipp City tradition for more than 25 years! The historic district offers more than 35 locally owned boutiques and restaurants with specialties including toys, games, vintage finds and antiques, collectibles, fashions, handmade soaps, home decor, art, jewelry, and books. Round out your day with coffee, tea, dessert and full service dining at one of our award winning eateries. Bonuses include free pictures with Santa and horse drawn carriage rides through the four quaint blocks of Main Street.

November 13

  • Holiday Open House – Painesville

    This year’s event is geared towards holiday gifts. Cash bar will be available on Main Street. Visit our merchants to have chances to win special holiday prizes. Spend $25 and enter to win $250!

November 15

  • Holiday Welcome Weekend – Piqua, Tipp City, & Troy

    Miami County, Ohio welcomes you! 3 Days, 5 Towns, 100+ Unique Shops and Restaurants

    Why shop the Big Box stores? We invite you to explore our historic downtowns for that one-of-a-kind gift, toy, and unique treasure for anyone on your shopping list. Grab your best friend, husband, mom or sister and head to a place that can handle all of your holiday shopping needs. Then treat yourself to some savory flavors at any of our local restaurants.

  • Third Thursday: Mix, Mingle & Jingle – Downtown Tiffin

    Kick-off your holiday shopping with a fun night in downtown. Get ideas for great local gifts and mingle with your neighbors.

November 16

  • 34th Medina Candlelight Walk – Medina

    Join Main Street Medina in celebrating the 34th year of Medina’s Candlelight Walk – Northeast Ohio’s kick-off to the holiday season!  The celebration features over 2 miles of LED lights highlighting the traditional Victorian Square and buildings; over 1,500 luminaries; lighting of a 10′ tall community Christmas Tree in the Gazebo; Iconic traditional ‘Parade of Lights’ through the heart of town; Santa and Mrs. Claus arrival; Entertainment; Shopping and more!

  • Wadsworth Candlelight Walk – Wadsworth

    Make your way downtown to Wadsworth’s Annual Candlelight Walk on Friday, November 16 from 6-9 p.m.!
    Join Santa, the Mayor and the Salvation Army to light the downtown Christmas Tree located in the gazebo! Horse-drawn carriage rides, children’s scavenger hunt, carolers, pictures with Santa, and much more offered by the downtown businesses and organizations! This kick-off of the Christmas Season will continue the next day with a lovely and joyous cantata. Many singers from various Wadsworth churches will present Canticles in Candlelight (a Cantata for Christmas) by Joseph M. Martin on Saturday, November 17, at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity United Church of Christ.

  • Window Wonderland – Wooster

    Horse drawn carriage rides, beautifully decorated storefront windows, Santa descending from the rooftop, free hot chocolate, live reindeer, and lots of food & drink specials at Downtown Wooster stores & restaurants are all what make Window Wonderland a treasured event. On Friday, November 16th from 7 – 9:30PM, Downtown Wooster transforms into a winter wonderland. Merchants compete to have the best decorated windows and a stroll through downtown with the twinkling lights and holiday activities is truly magical. Join us for this annual kickoff of the holiday season!

November 17

  • Deck the Halls Downtown! – Marietta

    Marietta Main Street needs all hands on deck this year to decorate Downtown Marietta for the holidays! We will be prepping the wreaths and garland to be hung on poles, hanging our holiday flags, cleaning up our sidewalks and bump outs, and of course – hanging all of our decor! It takes a village, so please invite your friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, fellow church members, civic groups – the more, the merrier!

  • 34th Medina Candlelight Walk – Medina

    Join Main Street Medina in celebrating the 34th year of Medina’s Candlelight Walk – Northeast Ohio’s kick-off to the holiday season!  The celebration features over 2 miles of LED lights highlighting the traditional Victorian Square and buildings; over 1,500 luminaries; lighting of a 10′ tall community Christmas Tree in the Gazebo; Iconic traditional ‘Parade of Lights’ through the heart of town; Santa and Mrs. Claus arrival; Entertainment; Shopping and more!

  • Christmas Open House & Chocolate Walk – Millersburg

    Join Historic Downtown Millersburg & their merchants for a Christmas Open House & Chocolate Walk for “A Decadent Day of Chocolate & Shopping!” Purchase your ticket-which you will present at your first stop where you will receive an empty box and your first piece of delicious Coblentz Chocolates. Continue your stroll through the Burg shopping and collecting your chocolates. The shops will not only be decorated for the holidays but the sales will be creative and delicious! What could possibly make this any better? How about the pubs and restaurants putting their own spin on “chocolate”. Stop in to receive your chocolate…and find out what they paired it with!

  • Downtown Holiday Open House – Portsmouth

    An early preview of Small Business Saturday, the annual shopping event known as the Holiday Open House welcomes the community downtown to begin Christmas gift plans. This is independently organized by each downtown retailer, where they will offer various discounts and sales, along with other holiday treats, for shoppers. The best gift you can give isn’t only the special, unique find in a local retailer, but the business you keep local! See you downtown soon!

  • Wadsworth Candlelight Walk – Wadsworth

    Make your way downtown to Wadsworth’s Annual Candlelight Walk on Friday, November 16 from 6-9 p.m.!
    Join Santa, the Mayor and the Salvation Army to light the downtown Christmas Tree located in the gazebo! Horse-drawn carriage rides, children’s scavenger hunt, carolers, pictures with Santa, and much more offered by the downtown businesses and organizations! This kick-off of the Christmas Season will continue the next day with a lovely and joyous cantata. Many singers from various Wadsworth churches will present Canticles in Candlelight (a Cantata for Christmas) by Joseph M. Martin on Saturday, November 17, at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity United Church of Christ.

November 18

  • 34th Medina Candlelight Walk – Medina

    Join Main Street Medina in celebrating the 34th year of Medina’s Candlelight Walk – Northeast Ohio’s kick-off to the holiday season!  The celebration features over 2 miles of LED lights highlighting the traditional Victorian Square and buildings; over 1,500 luminaries; lighting of a 10′ tall community Christmas Tree in the Gazebo; Iconic traditional ‘Parade of Lights’ through the heart of town; Santa and Mrs. Claus arrival; Entertainment; Shopping and more!

November 23

  • Small Business Weekend – Lakewood

    Small businesses serve as the lifeblood of our city, ensuring our community remains vibrant and our local economy remains strong. #ShopSmall and #ShopLocal in Lakewood during Small Business Weekend (November 23 – 25) and show love for your favorite places!

  • The Grand Illusion – Troy

    An artisan fair, ‘Twas the Month Before Christmas’ reading, carriage rides, music performances, and Santa’s arrival on a fire truck kick off the annual downtown Christmas tree lighting.

November 24

  • Cambridge Christmas Parade – Cambridge

    It is the annual Cambridge Christmas parade! Christmas at the Movies will be the theme!

  • Small Shop Saturday – Chardon

    Stay local this holiday season! Join the Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce and Chardon Tomorrow–along with our local businesses–to celebrate Small Business Saturday. Stop by the Heritage House to grab free doughnuts and coffee and pick up your shopping passport–then shop ’til you drop at participating locations. We’ll have free gift wrap for locally purchased items and be raffling off prizes for completed passports!

  • Small Business Weekend – Lakewood

    Small businesses serve as the lifeblood of our city, ensuring our community remains vibrant and our local economy remains strong. #ShopSmall and #ShopLocal in Lakewood during Small Business Weekend (November 23 – 25) and show love for your favorite places!

  • Breakfast with Santa – Lakewood

    Breakfast with Santa returns to Downtown Lakewood when Jolly Saint Nick himself visits O’Neill Healthcare Lakewood. This popular holiday tradition consists of “Selfies with Santa” photo opportunities (bring your own camera), a seated breakfast (pancakes, eggs and sausage) and a children’s activity room featuring opportunities to write letters to the North Pole. This fun-filled, family-friendly event is open to all ages and is anticipated to sell out quickly. Tickets for both seatings (9 and 10:30 a.m.) of Breakfast with Santa are on sale now.

  • Lighted Christmas Parade – Marietta

    Our annual evening holiday parade will include floats, dance routines, carolers, and much more, all complete with festive Christmas lights. As usual, Santa Claus will make his appearance in the parade as well! After the parade, view the lighting of the City of Marietta’s Brand New, 22′ tall Christmas Tree at the Armory.

  • Small Business Saturday in Downtown Middletown – Middletown

    Get up, get out and #ShopSmall on Nov 24th. Celebrate #SmallBizSat with us! Enjoy extended business hours from downtown Middletown businesses. The day is full of fun and festivities, and a great way to show your downtown business community how much you care!

  • Santa Parade – Middletown

    Santa will arrive in Downtown Middletown in a Macy’s style parade Thanksgiving Saturday.

  • Small Business Saturday in Downtown Tipp City – Tipp City

    Join us as we celebrate our business owners and their families this holiday season! Save your BEST shopping day for the mom & pop shops that make our downtown and our entire community such a wonderful place to shop, dine, and enjoy. Use #ShopSmallTipp to show us your fun day in #TippCity!  Small Business Saturday is the day to shop the businesses you LOVE!

    Downtown Tipp City & the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to giveaway $200 in gift cards hidden in Shop Small canvas bags at various shops. Shop Small bags are free to the first 20 customers at each location. 8 lucky winners will get a $25 gift card to a shop downtown!

  • Small Business Saturday – Troy

    Shop small businesses in Troy this holiday. Shop small for big impact. Specials, giveaways all day at participating businesses.

  • Small Business Saturday – Van Wert

    Remember to Shop Small on Saturday, November 24th. Those brick and mortar and independents are your friends and neighbors. Stop by the Downtown Van Wert retailers, and visit the Pop Ups on Main St. By shopping in our downtown, the money is guaranteed to stay in Van Wert!

  • Shop Small Saturday – Vermilion

    Main Street Vermilion is the Welcome Center for Shop Small Saturday. Stop in between 10AM and 4PM and pick up your 2018 canvas totes, buttons, balloons, crowns and other special Shop Small gifts. Our local merchants have also have some special Shop Small Saturday specials, sales and discounts you’ll find in your tote, also with information about shopping in Vermilion.

  • Pop-Up Shops & Small Business Saturday – Wellington

    join Main Street Wellington for the Pop Up Shops and merchants of Downtown Wellington.

November 25

  • Small Business Weekend – Lakewood

    Small businesses serve as the lifeblood of our city, ensuring our community remains vibrant and our local economy remains strong. #ShopSmall and #ShopLocal in Lakewood during Small Business Weekend (November 23 – 25) and show love for your favorite places!

November 28

  • Portsmouth Today – Portsmouth

    Through an upcoming quarterly public forum, the Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Portsmouth are working in part with Community Action to bring the community together, build momentum on progress, and focus attention on just how much goes on that often goes unnoticed.

    The event is being called Portsmouth Today, and will be held every three months in the Scioto County Welcome Center. It will highlight positivity by focusing on a series of speakers who will update guests on their public events and projects, answer questions anyone may have, and hear input from those in attendance. Bring your calendars ready to be filled out!

November 30

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What’s Happening on Main Street – October 2018

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Recurring Events

  • Take a Hike – Cleveland

    Take a Hike offers six (FREE!) guided walking tours of distinct neighborhoods in downtown Cleveland! Weekly tours explore the Gateway District, University Circle, Warehouse District, Civic Center, Playhouse Square neighborhood and Canal Basin Park in the Flats. Each tour lasts approximately one and a half hours in length, and features actors and actresses portraying historic figures from Cleveland’s past. Check the website for the full schedule of tours.

  • Restaurant Week – Medina

    Join Main Street Medina for Medina Restaurant Week, October 5-20, and try the best of locally-owned and operated restaurants in Medina.

October 1

  • Cash Mob Monday – Marietta

    Cash Mobs are the perfect way to shop local, have fun, and meet new people in our community all at the same time.

    Each Cash Mob event focuses on supporting local business in downtown Marietta. Once participants show up at the initial meeting location, clues will be provided to learn the surprise location(s) of the evening’s Cash Mob event!

    No participant walks away empty-handed, whether it’s a refreshment, discount, sticker, or goody bag giveaway.

October 2

  • Show Me the Money! Workshop – Tiffin

    Come learn about the programs, grants, and loans offered by agencies in Ohio. Learn how you can be tapping into creative solutions for the challenges you face in your community.

    There is no charge to attend this half-day training.

October 5

  • Walk n Wag Fun Run/Walk – Cambridge

    As part of Cambridge Main Street’s First Friday, United Way will feature a 5k or 1 mile fun run/walk with your furry friend. Participants are encouraged to wear a costume. The grand prize will have your pet riding in the Christmas parade as grand fur marshall!

  • First Friday: Breast Cancer Survivor/Representative Reception – Cambridge

    A reception honoring and remembering breast cancer survivors will be held. Wine and light appetizers will be served following a survivor photo on the steps of the courthouse. Survivors are also invited to participate in the Walk N Wag Pet Walk. Dogs from Pound Partners will be available to walk.

  • First Friday: Paws & Prevention – Delaware

    With your $10 registration, pets will receive a map of pet-friendly locations where they will receive a treat for their treat bag. Facebook “likes” on each pet’s photo will elect your pet the “Grand Furry Marshal” of our Christmas Parade on Sunday, December 2! In addition, the Delaware County District Library will award best dog costume in honor of their third annual Great GeekFest comic-con.

  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent

    Join Main Street Kent for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Kent! All participating galleries and businesses will stay open until at least 8pm on the first Friday of each month, for all to come enjoy and explore the artwork inside their businesses. Enjoy refreshments, enter in special drawings, view artist demonstrations and participate in activities throughout the downtown district.

  • First Friday: Fall Fest – Marietta

    October’s First Friday is Fall Fest! West Virginia University at Parkersburg will feature a mini Fall Festival on the lawn of the Armory with lots of games, pop-up tents, and fun activities.

  • First Friday – Medina

    Spend a Friday evening in the Medina Historic District, and visit the wonderful shops, boutiques, attractions, and so much more. Many stores open until 9pm. Planned activities include live music at different businesses, pop up art shows, and special sales.

  • First Friday: Italian Fest – Middletown

    Ciao! Join Downtown Middletown to celebrate all things ITALIAN at this new First Friday! Of course there will be plenty of Italian food available, music, homemade pizzelles and more!

  • First Friday: Progressive Dinner – Tipp City

    Tour Downtown Tipp City while satisfying your taste buds! October’s First Friday event will feature our downtown eateries with samples of their delicious favorites! You’ll receive a guide book of the stops with their samples ranging the courses of a meal. Decide whether you’ll finish traditionally with dessert, or eat dessert first! Some locations will have drinks to quench your thirst along the way.

  • First Friday: Wadsworth Oktoberfest – Wadsworth

    Join Main Street Wadsworth for a new twist on an old favorite! Oktoberfest is a First Friday event this year! While all of the usual First Friday fun will be going on, four local restaurants will transform their outdoor seating into mini “biergartens”.

October 6

  • 1st Annual Mill Fest – Middletown

    Join Rolling Mill Brewing Company for our version of Oktoberfest! Great food, live music, games, and chances to win FREE Rolling Mill Brewing Company swag!

  • Main Street Sidewalk & Street Sale – Portsmouth

    Join Main Street Portsmouth downtown as we close Second Street to welcome outside vendors and bring the brick and mortar businesses to the sidewalks, for a day of the sidewalk sales that used to fill our streets. We will also have an inflatable for kids to enjoy while parents shop, as well as music on location.

October 11

  • Ladies Night Out – Medina

    It’s witches night out! Dress as your favorite spooky gal and explore the district with friends.

  • Wine & Beer Tasting – Wooster

    Your evening will include wine & beer tastings at these Downtown Restaurants & Merchants – Artfind Tile, Meatheads Union, Clothes Minded Boutique, and City Square Steakhouse.

    Enjoy unique wines, craft wines, and savory hors d’oeuvres chosen for you by City Square Steakhouse, Meatheads Union, Spoon Market, Broken Rocks, Buehler’s Fresh Foods, Phoenix Brewing, Troutman Vineyards, Blue Barn Winery, and JAFB Wooster Brewery. Live Music.

October 12

  • Dog Day Downtown – Middletown

    Downtown Middletown is going to the dogs, again! This evening is all about you and your best friend! Bring your BFF’s (Best Furry Friends) to downtown Middletown to enjoy loads of free treats, free vaccinations, $20 Microchipping, explore multiple animal rescues, fun shopping and more! Check-in with us at Governors Square (corner of Central Ave & Broad St) to grab your Doggie Bag and guide for the evening. From there, you can collect free dog treats and goodies from local businesses downtown.

October 13

  • Monster Mash + Bash – Chardon

    Fun for the whole family, we’ll host a daytime trick-or-treat on the Square plus some not-so-scary activities. In the evening, we’ll provide Haunted Chardon Tours along with dining and drink specials throughout the Square!

  • Howl’oween Pooch Parade – Lebanon

    Happy Howl’oween! Fun Costume Contest, speakers from the stage, and a chance to parade around with everyone!

  • Monster Bash – Middletown

    Our favorite bash! Get your costume and your dancing shoes! Kid zone, costume contests and so much more! We can’t wait for this one!

  • Downtown Tiffin Pumpkin Stroll – Tiffin

    Don’t miss the fall event of the year in beautiful Downtown Tiffin! Spend the day strolling from business to business gathering pumpkin themed treats!

October 14

  • Hocus Pocus Halloween & Creepy Car Show – Middletown

    Hocus Pocus Halloween is back and better than ever! We will kick the day off with a fun, family friendly festival outside on S. Main Street (between Central Ave & 1st Ave) from 1 p.m. to Dusk. Enjoy food & craft vendors, dance troupes, music, Howl-o-ween dog costume contest & parade, kids games and activities! The day wraps up with a free screening of the full length feature film, Hocus Pocus, at dusk. The Hocus Pocus Family Fun Festival is FREE, so grab your spell books and get to downtown Middletown!

  • Historic Home Tour – Wellington

    Come and enjoy 7 Homes Built Between 1820-1920. This walking tour takes you inside some of the gorgeous homes we have here in Wellington.

October 16

October 18

  • Knowing Your Home Workshop: How to Stock Your Toolbox – Lakewood

    Join LakewoodAlive for a workshop that will help to take the guesswork out of what it takes to have a well stocked tool box. We are thrilled to be partnering with Glenn of Lakewood Hardware to help us pick the right tools for the job of taking care of our wonderfully aging housing stock.

    Knowing Your Home is an educational series focused on best sustainability and home maintenance practices empowering homeowners to tackle necessary repairs and improvements.

  • Third Thursday: Ghouls Night Out – Tiffin

    Grab your friends, your sisters, your mom and have a “ghouls” night out. Check out the shops and grab a drink… or dinner and dessert too!

October 19

  • The Nina & Pinta Visit Marietta – Marietta

    Visit Marietta Ohio is excited to welcome The Columbus Foundation and their two Columbus replica ships – their original Niña, the most historically accurate replica of a Columbus Ship ever built, and their newer Pinta. Both The Niña and Pinta will be touring together as a new and enhanced ‘sailing museum’, for the purpose of educating the public and school children on the ‘caravel’, a Portuguese ship used by Columbus and many early explorers to discover the world.

October 20

  • Spooky Pooch Parade – Lakewood

    This one is for the dogs…but you’re invited, too. LakewoodAlive’s 11th Annual Spooky Pooch Parade brings the bark to Kauffman Park , when dogs will rule the day in Downtown Lakewood.

    The Spooky Pooch Parade consists of a free-to-attend festival in Kauffman Park, a parade through Lakewood’s downtown business district on Detroit Avenue and an awards presentation. A favorite Halloween tradition for Northeast Ohio dog lovers and their families, this community festival represents one of the only events of its kind in the region, providing a tail-wagging good time for canine and human guests alike.

  • Downtown Painesville Halloween Party – Painesville

    21 and over party. Show up in your best costumes to be entered into the costume contest. Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

  • Tiffin Zombie Run – Tiffin

    The Tiffin Zombie Run is a fun 5K run or run/walk open to all ages. Try to finish the race with out having the zombies hidden throughout the course steal one of the sashes you will be wearing! Refreshments will be provided. Awards given for best dressed zombie and placement in race according to age. Award ceremony taking place shortly after the race! After the ceremony, head over to the Zombie Bash at Berg Bistro 1850 for zombie themed food and drinks!

  • Downtown Merchants’ Trick-or-Treat & Scavenger Hunt – Tipp City

    Join the shopkeeper’s of historic downtown Tipp City for the annual Merchant Trick or Treat & Scavenger Hunt! Dress up in your best costume while you venture from shop to shop gathering treats and clues along the way. Fill out the scavenger hunt card for a chance to win a prize basket from the merchants! Open to all ages!

  • Harvest Fest – Tipp City

    Adults…join Downtown Tipp City Partnership for live music, food, and drinks! FREE admission. Be prepared for a spooktacular night filled with costume contests, great music, and a beer tent featuring craft and domestic drinks to those 21 and over. Mark your calendars and get those costumes ready!

October 25

  • Fall Tour in the Warehouse District – Cleveland

    Experience the Warehouse District’s historical residential buildings and get an exclusive look inside neighborhood homes with panoramic views of the lake and the skyline. At each location, you’ll enjoy delicious food tastings paired with beers and wine. Tickets now available.

  • 10th Annual Lakewood Chocolate Walk – Lakewood

    Calling all chocolate lovers – get ready to celebrate a decade of chocolate decadence! A delectably memorable evening awaits when the 10th Annual Lakewood Chocolate Walk takes place on Thursday, October 25, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Downtown Lakewood.

    The Chocolate Walk – hosted by the Downtown Lakewood Business Alliance and LakewoodAlive – represents a popular autumn tradition with a devout following of chocoholics from all over Northeast Ohio and beyond. Participants visit more than 20 shops and eateries in Downtown Lakewood that are Sweet Stops on the Chocolate Walk, with each providing a unique chocolate treat.

  • Knowing Your Home Workshop: Plumbing 101 – Lakewood

    Join LakewoodAlive for our Inaugural plumbing workshop. We will focus on:
    – plumbing as a system
    – how the system works
    – what types of materials plumbing is made out of
    – common problems and repairs
    – updating and what that means
    – watersaving options

    Our discussion will be led by John Turner . Please feel free to bring questions and photos with you.

    Knowing Your Home is an educational series focused on best sustainability and home maintenance practices empowering residents to tackle necessary repairs and improvements.

  • Halloween Parade – Millersburg

    Bring those little ghosts and goblins to “The Burg” for our annual Halloween Parade. Prizes given for 1st and 2nd places and Judges Choice.

  • Scare on the Square – Wadsworth

    Frights return to downtown Wadsworth.

October 26

October 27

  • Ghosts & Ghouls Costume Ball – Middletown

    Head to the stunningly spooked-out Windamere Event Center, for a Halloween party like no other! This is a ticketed event and for our 21 and over friends only. The evening will feature the rocking band Dangerous Jim and the Slims, interactive games, costume contests, spooky snacks, cash bar + more! Each ticket will receive one complimentary signature, spirited cocktail. Tricks and treats will be around every corner, this is sure to be an evening that will haunt you forever. Oh, and no scaredy-cats, the décor will be frightening!

  • Boo in the Burg & Wine Tasting – Millersburg

    Come be a Victim, I mean visitor during Boo in the Burg! Tours will begin at 5:00. Our tours will consist of some of our most haunted and notorious buildings and come complete with Ghost Busting Equipment. Our wine tasting will begin at 6:00 and will feature some of our regions best grape induced beverages. Live music will help drown out the squeals and groans coming from the tours! All local pubs and restaurants will also be getting in on the action and will feature their own brand of Halloween fun.

  • Hometown Halloween – Troy

    Join Troy Main Street for a costume contest, parade, and trick-or-treat with the downtown merchants makes for an adorably haunted downtown.

  • Wass-in-Space! – Van Wert

    Ready to space out? Retro, glam, Sci-fi, Star Wars, Bowie, Bauhaus. Just be weird. While we have some favorites we’ve changed things up. More dancing. Gourmet food truck, bizarre activities. Thrills and chills from the stratosphere! Experience this bizarre and space odyssey in dance form. Aliens, cosmic punks, galactic ooze, retro video games, yeah, custom console. Come hither. Cheaper tix, expanded space outdoors, Grain bin lounge. Save your abduction date.

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What’s Happening on Main Street – September 2018

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Recurring Events

  • Take a Hike – Cleveland

    Take a Hike offers six (FREE!) guided walking tours of distinct neighborhoods in downtown Cleveland! Weekly tours explore the Gateway District, University Circle, Warehouse District, Civic Center, Playhouse Square neighborhood and Canal Basin Park in the Flats. Each tour lasts approximately one and a half hours in length, and features actors and actresses portraying historic figures from Cleveland’s past. Check the website for the full schedule of tours.

September 6

September 7

  • First Friday: Celebrate School Spirit! – Delaware

    School spirit – hey, let’s hear, see, and celebrate it at Main Street Delaware’s First Friday event!

    The celebration will feature the Delaware debut of the Ohio Wesleyan University Marching Bishops and on-stage performances by students from schools throughout the city and county, along with a concert by central Ohio’s Jimmy’s Last Chance rock band. Delaware-area cheerleaders and mascots also are invited to help add to the fun. In addition, everyone is encouraged to wear their favorite school colors to the first-time event, and local educators are invited to stop by a Teacher Appreciation Tent for special recognition and treats. Finally, there won’t be any tests at Main Street Delaware’s “Celebrate School Spirit” event, but families are invited to try their hand at a round of downtown trivia. Completed game cards may be placed in drawings for free passes to upcoming school sporting events and other prizes.

  • First Friday: Art Walk – Kent

    Join Main Street Kent for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Kent! All participating galleries and businesses will stay open until at least 8pm on the first Friday of each month, for all to come enjoy and explore the artwork inside their businesses. Enjoy refreshments, enter in special drawings, view artist demonstrations and participate in activities throughout the downtown district.

  • Front Porch Concert Series – Lakewood

    Head downtown for LakewoodAlive’s Front Porch Concert Series! This week features The Light of Day Band, a Cleveland-based funk and R&B group. This band is renowned for its high-energy performances, making it the perfect choice to culminate the 2018 Front Porch Concert Series. Attendees are encouraging to bring their family, friends, blankets, chairs and snacks for an entertaining evening at this open-air venue.

  • First Friday: Back to School Bash – Marietta

    September’s First Friday is Back to School Bash. School is back in session! Let’s welcome students, schools, academics, educators, and more into downtown for a fun night uplifting our local schools.

  • First Friday – Medina

    Spend a Friday evening in the Medina Historic District, and visit the wonderful shops, boutiques, attractions, and so much more. Many stores open until 9pm. Planned activities include live music at different businesses, pop up art shows, and special sales.

  • Fur-st Friday: Dog Day Downtown – Middletown

    Downtown Middletown is going to the dogs, again! Join us in downtown Middletown for the 4th Annual First Friday: DOG DAY DOWNTOWN! This evening is all about you and your best friend! Bring your BFF’s (Best Furry Friends) to downtown Middletown to enjoy loads of free treats, free vaccinations, $20 Microchipping, explore multiple animal rescues, fun shopping and more!

    Check-in with us at Governors Square (corner of Central Ave & Broad St) to grab your Doggie Bag and guide for the evening. From there, you can collect free dog treats and goodies from local businesses downtown.

  • First Friday: Back to School & Farm Friday – Mount Vernon

    Send off summer in style with “Back to School & Farm Friday”. Katty Whomp-Us will rock the main stage as the Mount Vernon Community Band takes the South Stage at Buchwald Plaza.

  • First Friday: See Yourself in Tipp Selfie Scavenger Hunt – Tipp City

    This free event takes you on a Selfie Scavenger Hunt downtown! Post your pics on Facebook using the hashtag #tippcityselfie to be entered to win a prize. Be on the lookout for additional prizes along the way! You can pick up your scavenger hunt list at Living Simply Soap. Stay for the Wolf Moon Revival concert following the scavenger hunt.

  • First Friday: PiratePalooza – Wadsworth

    Pirates take over downtown Wadsworth! Grab the family and run downtown for an evening of pirate fun. Shops throughout downtown will have activities for families and you might even spot Captain Jack Sparrow! Grab a passport and play for a chance to win raffle baskets.

September 8

  • Kent International Festival – Kent

    Kent’s International Festival and Passport Excursion will take place at the Dan Smith Community Park and in downtown Kent businesses after the fourth annual Run the World 5K. From 11am to 4pm, live multi-cultural performances will be featured at the Dan Smith Community Park.

    Many downtown businesses will participate in a Passport Excursion, offering activities and food/beverage samples from the countries they choose to represent. Many will also feature information about the various study abroad programs available at Kent State. Passports will be available for purchase for $5 at “Customs” in the Dan Smith Community Park that day; race participants will receive complementary passports in their race day packets. Passport Excursion participants will receive a stamp for each passport destination visited. The first one hundred passport holders to return to “Customs” with their completed passports will receive a prize.

September 10

  • Speed Mob – Marietta

    This Cash Mob event features three downtown businesses and is a Speed Mob! Speed Mob participants get to enjoy a trolley ride to each Cash Mob location downtown for this extra fun, extra special mob event with extra fun, extra special giveaways.

September 12

  • Revitalization Series Workshop – Painesville

    Join Heritage Ohio in Painesville on September 12th for the 4th Revitalization Series Workshop of 2018. The focus of this workshop will be on organizations. We will start the day with a discussion on the importance of public and private partnerships when it comes to the critical work of revitalizing your community and what makes a good partnership, followed by a conversation on board development. After lunch, there will be a panel discussion with several Chambers of Commerce who work alongside Main Street Programs in their communities.

September 14

  • Charity Golf Scramble – Delaware

    Get your team together and head to the Delaware Golf Club for Main Street Delaware’s Charity Golf Scramble.

  • Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival – Tiffin

    Head over to Tiffin for the Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival, Ohio’s 8th largest festival. The “Living Village” is located at Hedges Boyer Park and you can step back in time with reenactments, activities, music and vendors. The “Downtown Area” has family friendly entertainment including amusement rides, children’s areas, games, food vendors and more.

September 15

  • Hot Diggity Dog – Vermilion

    Enjoy quality time with your dog during this new Main Street event: Hot Diggity Dog Day. Held at the foot of Main Street in Vermilion you’ll find vendors, dog games and fun, prizes, kid activities, giveaways, off leash beach time and more followed by the Strutt Your Mutt Parade. Dress your dog in nautical or beach attire and compete for titles and prizes in the Most Beachworthy, Most Seaworthy and Judges Choice. Each registrant also receives a Wag Bag, filled with dog swag.

  • Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival – Tiffin

    Head over to Tiffin for the Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival, Ohio’s 8th largest festival. The “Living Village” is located at Hedges Boyer Park and you can step back in time with reenactments, activities, music and vendors. The “Downtown Area” has family friendly entertainment including amusement rides, children’s areas, games, food vendors and more.

  • 15th Annual Wooster Arts Jazz Fest – Wooster

    The 15th Annual Wooster Arts Jazz Fest returns to downtown Wooster with all-day jazz, a juried art show, Huntington National Bank Kids’ Creation Station, gourmet food, a Chalk Art Gallery, and the always-popular Dixieland Jazz Parade.

September 16

  • Harvest Handmade Market – Chardon

    The Harvest Handmade Market is a village-fair style shopping event located on the Historical Chardon Square. At the Harvest Handmade Market, you will find unique handmade goods, vintage finds and delicious food. For this event you will be able to browse through approximately 75 creative booths filled with amazing handmade and vintage finds.

  • Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival – Tiffin

    Head over to Tiffin for the Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival, Ohio’s 8th largest festival. The “Living Village” is located at Hedges Boyer Park and you can step back in time with reenactments, activities, music and vendors. The “Downtown Area” has family friendly entertainment including amusement rides, children’s areas, games, food vendors and more.

  • Behind the Facade Walking Tours – Tiffin

    On Heritage Festival Sunday, tour the now completed Seneca County Justice Center and explore additional nearby historic residential and community sites. Although the Behind the Façade series normally visits businesses or residences in newly renovated or repurposed structures, the Tiffin Historic Trust has also chosen to feature the new Seneca County Justice Center on this weekend that we are celebrating our heritage and our future. Included in the $10 donation fee for adults and $5 for children are tickets to exchange for refreshments at The Renaissance, Put-n-Pita, The LAB Brewery, Reino’s Pizza, and FroZone between 2:00-5:00 that afternoon. Stroll at your leisure, and visit the following sites offered by our engaged and entrepreneurial citizens! 

September 20

  • Knowing Your Home Workshop: Electrical 101  – Lakewood

    Join LakewoodAlive for this exciting workshop where participants will be learning electrical basics. The workshop is designed to provide the average homeowner a understanding of electrical current, a home’s electrical map and structure, the different pieces and parts that make up your electrical system as well as safety. Our goal is to empower residents so that they feel comfortable talking, contracting and working with their electrical system. We want to take the shock out of electricity!

    Knowing Your Home is an educational series focused on best sustainability and home maintenance practices empowering residents to tackle necessary repairs and improvements.

  • Third Thursday in Downtown Tiffin & Trivia Night – Tiffin

    Fall in Love with Downtown Tiffin Autumn is beautiful in Seneca County, don’t miss the chance to visit someplace new and fall in love all over again with Tiffin. Venture over to Trivia Night and show off your knowledge.

  • Fall in Love with Downtown Tiffin Block Party – Tiffin

    Fall in love with Downtown Tiffin! We are kicking off fall and showing off the new alley with a Block Party! Come down and explore the businesses of 23-54 S. Washington Street. We will have games, activities, food, and much more!

September 21

  • Sounds 0f Downtown – Wooster

    Come stroll along to wonderful music in Downtown Wooster. Main Street Wooster presents “Sounds of Downtown!” This street music series will feature a variety of musicians and performances throughout the summer season.

September 22

  • Fall Festival – Cambridge

    Bring the family to downtown Cambridge for a day of fun! There is something for everyone including a style show, wine tasting, kids Pump it Up Zone (bounce houses, face painting and featuring PAW PATROL! Shop the local stores and purchase a mum (or two) while enjoying the historic downtown.

  • Kent Oktoberfest – Kent

    Join Main Street Kent for the fifth annual Kent Oktoberfest! Presented by Spaten Oktoberfest, this event features seasonal beers, German food, polka dancing, yodeling contests and live music on Franklin Ave. and W. Erie St. in downtown Kent. Free entry. $10 for one commemorative beer mug and one beer ticket. Additional beer tickets $5 each. NEW mug design this year! Non-alcoholic beverages will be available from food vendors. Live polka music from 12-3pm. A variety of other live music 3:30-10pm.

  • Knowing Your Home Workshop: Weatherization Basics  – Lakewood

    Join LakewoodAlive and Cleveland Lumber Company for a workshop designed to help you get your home in tip-top shape for the fall and winter months. The workshop will highlight a wide range of middle to high impact improvements and “hacks” that you can do yourself that will help to keep the cold air out and your warm and cozy air inside. It will also cover caulking and air sealing techniques, installation of weatherstripping, benefits of storm doors and windows and other easy to do tasks that will make your home more efficient. It will also cover the benefits of an energy audit and how it can help make large projects like insulation, furnace or air conditioning replacement or a hot water tank replacement easier and more cost beneficial. Lastly, it will focus on all essential tasks to put your home to bed for the winter, ensuring that it winters safely as possible, these tips will help to keep exterior pipes from freezing etc.

    Knowing Your Home is an educational series focused on best sustainability and home maintenance practices empowering homeowners to tackle necessary repairs and improvements.

September 26

  • Volunteer Meet-N-Mix – Chardon

    Join Chardon Tomorrow board members, volunteers, and staff to learn more about our work in the community and how you can get involved! There are opportunities for community members of all ages and all levels of commitment. Light refreshments (including M&M’s–get it–Mix-n-Meet) will be available. Chardon themed giveaways, t-shirts, and prizes for attendees!

September 28

  • Final Friday Pub Crawl – Mount Vernon

    Enjoy a fun, adults-only night out on the town! Main Street Mount Vernon is hosting a downtown Pub Crawl on Friday, September 28th. Tickets are $20 per person and include a complimentary Pub Crawl koozie, exclusive drink specials from participating businesses, live music and an entry into giveaways at each location which includes gift cards, t-shirts and more.

  • Mum Festival Cruise-In – Tipp City

    The Mum Festival Antique and Show Car Cruise-In packs the historic downtown area with hundreds of quality and unique vehicles for the largest festival car show in the state. Come downtown to enjoy the cars, music, food, and family fun!

  • Final Friday Summer Send-Off: Speed Volunteering & Shop Hop – Troy

    Volunteer booths will be located outside Troy Memorial Stadium. For every five minutes you volunteer, you receive a discount card to downtown businesses. The more you volunteer, the more discounts you earn!

    Downtown stores will be open late during the Final Friday Shop Hop.

September 29

  • Kent Better Block – Kent

    Kent Better Block is a day-long event celebrating what this area is, and envisioning what we’d like to create for the future. It will be a moment for the whole City of Kent to celebrate this neighborhood’s past and present and envision the bright future that lies ahead.

    We want to temporarily demonstrate the potential North Water has to offer and what it could look like. The street will be filled with community members gathering around bump out seating, improved crosswalks, pop-up shops, murals, and added greenery while honoring the rich history of the street itself.

    Pedestrians and cyclists are encouraged to explore the street, engage with businesses and activities, enjoy community spaces, and check out local artists. Come and bring your family to see what it’s like to build a Better Block right here in Kent!

  • Motors N’ Music – Tiffin

    Classic cars take over historic downtown Tiffin for Motors N’ Music. Stay for The Right Now! performing during the East Green Concert Series. All proceeds from the event will benefit Reclaim It in Tiffin and The East Green Summer Concert Series.

  • Tipp City Mum Festival Parade – Tipp City

    A Tipp City tradition since 1959! Line the streets and bring a lawn chair if you’d like to view the parade as it traverses Downtown Tipp City’s Main Street at it’s peak and then travels to the park where the rest of the festivities will take place.

  • Harvest Moon Festival & Market – Van Wert

    Van Wert’s Favorite Fall Festival is BACK on Saturday, September 29th in the heart of Downtown. Harvest Moon Festival will feature the 4th Annual Outhouse Races, Food Trucks, Family Activities, Live Music, Main Street Merchants and more. Be sure to check out the Harvest Moon Market, a new event for this year’s festival.

September 30

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