What’s Happening on Main Street – February 2019
Recurring Events
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Restaurant & Retail Week – Wooster (February 25 – March 2)
Main Street Wooster presents Restaurant & Retail Week showcasing their downtown specialty businesses & many delicious restaurants! Participating restaurants & boutiques will offer specials for the entire week.
February 1
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First Friday: Love is in the Air – Delaware
Visit downtown stores to get ideas for your wedding!
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First Friday: Share the Love! – Marietta
Downtown businesses will feature exclusive specials and promotions uplifting the season of love for all visitors to downtown for this event.
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First Friday: I love Middletown – Middletown
Do you 💜 Middletown? Then be sure to join us for February First Friday: I 💜 Middletown, presented by Middletown City Schools! We will celebrate the incredible talent of our student community through their art, music and education! Come join the #middierising revolution and support the future of Middletown!
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First Friday: Date Night – Mount Vernon
Take out that special someone and hit the town. Downtown merchants and restaurants will be offering specials to make your date night that more special.
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First Friday: Downtown Tipp City’s Chocolate Walk – Tipp City
The February First Friday Chocolate Walk is a fundraiser for the Downtown Tipp City Organization and a way to explore our wonderful downtown businesses while receiving special treats along the way! Come out with your friends and loved ones for this special event with limited space. Grab your tickets today!
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First Friday: Sweets Stroll – Wadsworth
Come downtown and show your *love* for Wadsworth by enjoying sweet treats and #shoplocal specials with Valentine’s Day around the corner!
February 2
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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25th Medina Ice Festival – Medina
Come to the Medina Historic District President’s Day Weekend and enjoy the largest, multi-day ice festival in Ohio.
February 16
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25th Medina Ice Festival – Medina
Come to the Medina Historic District President’s Day Weekend and enjoy the largest, multi-day ice festival in Ohio.
February 17
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25th Medina Ice Festival – Medina
Come to the Medina Historic District President’s Day Weekend and enjoy the largest, multi-day ice festival in Ohio.
February 18
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25th Medina Ice Festival – Medina
Come to the Medina Historic District President’s Day Weekend and enjoy the largest, multi-day ice festival in Ohio.
February 21
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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.
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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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.