Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival
107 S. Main Street
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
(740) 392-3378
Website: www.danemmettfestival.org
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The Festival is a celebration of American music commemorating Mount Vernon's own Daniel Decatur Emmett, the author and composer of many 19th century songs. Emmett's tunes, such as Dixie, Blue Tail Fly, Ole Dan Tucker, and Turkey in the Straw, bring back the nostalgia of our heritage into each of our hearts. The Festival is a showcase for the talents of musicians, artisans, and crafters from Ohio and beyond.
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Danville-Howard Turkey Festival
Downtown Danville
Danville, OH 43014
Website: turkeyfestival.info
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The Festival encompasses a wide variety of activity including: live music, car show, fine food and a show for you - arts, home crafters, antiques, collectibles, merchants and businesses.
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First Friday
100 South Main Street
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
(740) 393-1481
Website: www.VisitDowntownMountVernon.com
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Open: The First Friday events will take place the first Friday evening of every month in downtown Mount Vernon. For more information please contact The Heritage Centre Association.
The Heritage Centre Association organizes this event for the first Friday of each month May through October.
Activities include entertainment for the whole family, featuring live music, balloon sculpting, Moon Bounce, and a petting zoo. Be sure to come downtown for dinner at one of our local restaurants or purchase food and beverages from local vendors.
The Cruise-In will be located on the public square with other activities throughout the downtown area.
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Fredericktown Tomato Show
Downtown Fredericktown
Fredericktown, OH 43019
Website: www.tomatoshow.com
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Open: The Tomato Show is always held the Wednesday through Saturday after Labor Day.
The Fredericktown Tomato Show is a community street fair that has something for everyone in the family to enjoy. There are exhibits by our citizens, parades, rides, a craft show, and of course, fair food. You can take part in many activities: play Bingo, run in a 5-mile race, bid on commemorative Fredericktown plate, or just sit back and enjoy the entertainment.
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Knox County Fair
125 Fairgrounds Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
(740) 397-0484
Website: www.knoxcountyfair.org
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The Knox County Fair not only highlights the awareness of agriculture as an important and continuing industry in the county, but also provides visitors with a unique family experience.
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Mount Vernon Christmas Walk & Parade
Downtown
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Website: www.VisitDowntownMountVernon.com
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Open: The Christmas Walk will take place on December 1.
The holiday season in Mount Vernon is filled with many activities for the family. On the weekend after Thanksgiving, Mount Vernon celebrates the start of the Christmas season with its annual Christmas Walk and Parade.
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Oldtime Farming Festival
Downtown
Centerburg, OH 43011
Website: www.oldtimefarmingfestival.org
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We are a non-profit organization who has committed ourselves to putting on a festival that strives to celebrate and preserve the agricultural heritage of the Centerburg area by recalling and recreating activities common in the lives of our farming predecessors. We also strive to create a safe environment where families can have a fun and affordable entertainment experience. In doing so, we are promoting the Centerburg area by giving residents a chance to work and play together. This gives non-residents a reason to visit the community.
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The Great Mohican Pow-Wow
23270 Wally Road (Mohican Reservation Camp Area)
Loudonville, OH 44842
800-766-2267
Website: www.mohicanpowwow.com
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Open: July 8, 9, & 10 and September 16, 17, & 18 - Look on website for schedule of events.
The Pow-Wow begins with the Grand Entry. This is the entry of all the people entering the arena. This originally was a parade through the town the Pow-Wow was in. Even today in some Pow-Wows, these parades are still held. During the Grand Entry, everyone is asked to stand as the flags are brought into the arena. The flags carried generally include the
US flag, tribal flags, POW flag, and eagle staff’s of various tribes present. These are usually carried by veterans. Native Americans hold the US flag in an honored position despite the horrible treatment received against this country. The flag has a dual meaning. First it is a way to remember all of the ancestors that fought against this country. It is also a symbol of the US which Native Americans are now a part of. The flag here also reminds people of those who have fought for this country.
Following the veterans are other important guests of the Pow-Wow including tribal chiefs, Princesses, elders and the Pow-Wow organizers. Next in line are the men dancers. The men are followed by the women dancers. Once everyone is in the arena, the song ends and a song is sung to honor the flag and veterans. After prayer, the dancing resumes, usually with a few Round Dances. After the Round Dances, intertribal dancing songs are sung and everyone dances to the beat of the drum.
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