Craft shows offer a variety of handmade goods and gifts.
Whether you make your own crafts or simply enjoy shopping for handmade items, the northeast Ohio area has plenty to offer. There are over a hundred arts and crafts fairs in northeast Ohio, in Cleveland and beyond. Most craft fairs happen during the fall holiday season, but you can find craft shows year-round as well. Clean out your trunk and get ready for a road trip as you explore the options for northeast Ohio craft shows.
Yankee Peddlar Festival
The Yankee Peddlar Festival has a 38-year tradition of bringing arts and crafts to Canal Fulton, Ohio. This craft fair runs for three weekends in September and offers a traditional pioneer setting blended with modern arts and crafts, as well as folk art. Tickets range from $2.50 to $9.00, and once inside, the festival covers Clay's Park in Canal Fulton with artisans, food, beverages and live entertainment.
Yankee Peddler Festival Association
10109 Acme Road
Rittman, Ohio 44270-9600
800-535-5634
yankeepeddlarfestival.com
Lakeside-Marblehead Lighthouse Festival
In October, the small Chautauqua community of Lakeside welcomes visitors to its Lake Eerie shores for a festival of handmade arts and crafts as well as entertainment and food. The festival offers visitors tours of the Marblehead Lighthouse and the historic Wolcott House, which was the home of the first three keepers of the Marblehead Lighthouse. Guests can also enjoy live entertainment from musicians and magicians, a pie contest and a farmer's market. The festival houses arts and crafts vendors, as well as options for children's crafts and free shuffleboard. Lakeside is a small resort town with a lot of character and charm to offer visitors, especially when they open their doors to welcome visitors to this festival.
Lakeside-Marblehead Lighthouse Festival
236 Walnut Avenue
Marblehead, Ohio 43440
866-952-5374
lakesideohio.com
Christmas in the Colonies
Visit Christmas in the Colonies, a craft festival in Medina that has been running for over 30 years. Christmas in the Colonies offers 100 craft vendors, a Festival of the Trees, a visit from Santa himself and a Children's Corner, complete with face painting and craft making activities. The festival offers live singing and dancing entertainment, a miniature alpaca petting zoo and dining in their International Cafe. Admission costs vary but includes the craft show, Festival of the Trees and door prize drawings.
Medina County Community Center
Medina Fairgrounds
725 Lafayette Road
Medina, OH 44256
christmasinthecolonies.com
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