Notable Events/ Happenings around Ohio:
ASIAN FESTIVAL
(Admission is Free)
When: May 28 - 29, 2005
Location: Columbus, Ohio (Franklin Park)
Visit
http://www.asian-festival.org/first.html This festival is a major draw in central Ohio and attracts approximately 50,000 or more visitors of all backgrounds annually. Not only will guests learn about the cultures and traditions of the people from China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Laos and Pakistan - to name about a dozen - it presents a very rich and fun experience. Activities are abundant. They include performing and visual arts shows, children’s activities, cultural displays, martial arts demonstrations, and
OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
When: Saturdays and Sundays thru October 24, 2004 (10:30 am to 6:00 pm).
In 2005, it is scheduled Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day August 27th thru October 23rd
Location: Renaissance Park in Harveysburg, OH (conveniently located between Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus in Warren County on State Route 73 between I-71 and I-75)
Phone: 513-897-7000
Ohio’s premier family event features 12 stages of continuous entertainment, 7 food and beverage buildings, and more than 130 arts and crafts shops. Jousting knights, comedy, daring stunt shows, giant roasted turkey legs, bread bowl stews, handmade arts and crafts abound in the authentically recreated 30-acre 16th Century English village.
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