Sites & Attractions Calendar of Events
August 2010
(All Events Subject to Change)
Crossroad Festival Weekend - August 4 - 7
see details below
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
This exhibit features work by the talented young people of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne's Visual Communication and Design Department. This unique display will include many kinds of media including photography and computer design. The students' work is selected by staff in related IPFW departments. For more information visit the Center's web site at www.vanwert.com/wassenberg or call the Center at 419-238-6837.
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
Crossroads Festival Begins / Various Locations / all day thru August 7
The friendly residents of Van Wert invite you to spend a day or two with us while enjoying some of the exciting events of the 3rd Annual Crossroads Festival weekend. We are lcated athe the intersection of of US Highway 127 ("home of the world's longest yard sale") and the historic Lincoln Highway - the first paved transcontinental highway in the United States (and the home of "the world's fastest growing yard sale). We've worked hard to plan a fun-filled weekend which includes hundreds of yard sales, a rib cook-off, and air show, car show, concerts, and many other communinity activities. We suggest you arrange your trip to make Van Wert your end-of-the-day destination and then plan to stay an extra day to take advantatge of all we have to offer! For more information contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-238-9378 (or toll free at 877-989-2282).Click here for a brochure detailing all weekend activities.
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
Highway 127 Yard Sale / Many Location Along US 127 / All Day thru August 7
Join literally thousands of "yard-sale Enthusiasts" and "flea market aficionados" for this yearly event - the world's longest yard sale. Explore more than 180 miles of shoppers' delight in Ohio, and over 600 miles if you want to travel from Ohio to Alabama. Visit professional vendors, as well as homeowners cleaning out their attics and basements. Contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-238-9378 for details about Van Wert County's participation in this event. For more inclusive information about the "world's longest yard sale", visit their web site at www.127sale.com Get an Ohio sale route map here.
Lincoln Highway Yard Sale / Many Locations Along Historic Lincoln Highway / All Day thru August 7
Thousands of bargain hunters will be traveling the old Lincoln Highway (US 30) across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa this weekend in search of unusual treasures and great buys. Van Wert is truly unique in that its residents and visitors can take part in both the Highway 127 and the Lincoln Highway Yard Sales as we are the only place in the world where these two huge events meet! For more information contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-238-937 or visit www.historicbyway.com A pdf. version of our 2010 Lincoln Buyway brochur will soon be available here
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
Highway 127 Yard Sale / Many Locations Along US 127 / All Day thru August 7
See August 5 for details
Lincoln Highway Yard Sale / Many Locations Along Historic Lincoln Highway / All Day
See August 5 for details
3rd Annual Wheels-N-Wings Heritage Festival / Sonic Drive-In / 5 PM - 9 PM
The 2nd Annual Wheels-N-Wings Heritage Festivals kicks off with an old-fashioned cruise-in at the local Sonic Drive-In. The festival itself will focus on automobiles 25 years old and older, but the cruise -in, sponsored by Sonic and the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, is open to all makes and models. Join us for a roaring good time. No entry fee. T-shirts and goody bags to the first 25 to register that evening. Sonic is located on the north edge of Van Wert at US Highway 127. For more information, contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419.238.9378. Event contines at the Van Wert Regional Airport on Saturday.
Van Wert Area Concert Band / Fountain Park / 7 PM
Plan on attending this second concert by the Van Wert Area Concert Band in Fountain Park. Tonight's concert will feature fresh, new music from our talented musicians. Fountain Park provides a beautiful setting for outside summer concerts, surrounded by trees, park benches, and of course, a fountain. For more information contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-238-9378.
Marbletown Festival / Delphos, OH / 6 PM
You are invited to the 5th annual Marbletown Festival today and tomorow in Delphos. This festival celebrates the heritage of a neighborood on the southwest side of Delphos that was founded by Civil War soldier and banking pioneer, Col. John Marble, nearly 150 years ago. The festival includes children's activities, a marble cake bake-off, a frog jumping contest, a parade, a Gospel concert, and food booths.7
Highway 127 Yard Sale / Many Locations Along US 127 / All Day
See August 5 for details
Lincoln Highway Yard Sale / Many Locations Along Historic Lincoln Highway / All Day
See August 6 for details
4th Annual Antique Tractor Ride / Kennedy-Kuhn Equipment Company / 9AM - 5 PM
The Van Wert County Historical Society presents the 4th Annual "Crossroads
of America Festival Antique Tractor Ride" as part of Van Wert's participation in the Highway 127 and Lincoln Highway yard sales. This event is open to individuals who own a pre-1970 rubber-tired tractor able to maintain a speed of 8 mph. Tractors will leave the Kennedy-Kuhn Equipment Company at 9 AM for a trip to as yet a mystery location. There will be four stops at various points of interest along the way, including a lunch stop. For contact information, email amundson.jon@crestviewknights.com or call the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-238-9378. A flyer and entry form can be downloaded here.
4th Annual Van Wert Rib Cook-Off / Van Wert County Fairgrounds / Noon to Midnight
The Van Wert Convention and Visitors Bureau is sponsoring this event at the
Van Wert County Fairgrounds, located on US 127 at the south edge of the city, as part of our community's Crossroads Weekend. Four rib vendors are participating, with trophies awarded by the public and by a panel of judges. A corn hole tournament and a wiffleball tournament will provide entertainment throughout the day. Evening entertainment will be provided by the band, Sierra Shame. Contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for more information at 419.238.9378.
3rd Annual Wheels-N-Wings Heritage Festival / Van Wert Regional Airport / 8 AM - 5 PM
Both cars and aircraft will be the focus of attention at the Van wert Regional airport today. The event begins at 8 AM with a pancake and sausage breakfast and fly-in. Other "wing" events will include aircraft displays, remote controlled airplanes, gyroplanes and helicopters, sky diving performances and an appearance by the Grimes Flying Lab. There will be a candy drop and jump inflatables for kids along with food and craft vendors. From noon to 4 PM there will be car show featuring 1985 and older models. Awards will be presented for the top 20 judged cars and a special award for "People's Choice.
Marbletown Festival / Delphos, OH / 7 AM - 6 PM
See August 6 for details
Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
Phil Dirt & The Dozers Concert / Stadium Park - Delphos / 6 PM
America's premiere "Rock 'N Roll 'oldies" review (and the most popular vintage rock and roll show in the nation) will help you recapture those wonderful days! With their musical talent, high energy and contagious sense of humor, Phil Dirt & The Dozers will transport you to another time and place . . . namely, the 50's, 60's, and 70's of Rock and Roll! Refreshments will be available beginning at 5:30 PM. Stadium Park is located at 1000 Park Avenue in Delphos. For more information contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-238-9378.
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
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Visual Communication & Design Exhibit / Wassenberg Art Center / 1 - 5 PM
See August 1for details
Tom Rigney & Flambeau Concert / Fountain Park / 7 PM
We conclude our summer by "cooking" up a big old pot of gumbo on the Louisiana bayou with the sounds of Flambeau. Tom Rigney, the fiery, electrifying violinist/composer has joined forces with some of the finest musicians on the San Francisco roots music scene to form this band that generates enough heat and energy to ignite a dance floor and lift an audience to its feet. Specializing in blazing Cajun and zydeco two-steps, low-down blues, funky New Orleans grooves and spectacular solos, it will be a fitting close to another "hot" summer of music in Fountain Park. This free concert is sponsored by the Van Wert County Foundation. Fountain Park provides a beautiful setting for outside summer concerts, surrounded by trees, park benches, and of course, a fountain. For more information contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-238-9378.
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Alan Rhody Concert / Perks Cafe / 8 PM
Visionary Promotions presents another of their monthly concert series at Perks Cafe when Alan Rhody comes to town. Alan Rhody is one of today's more effective and respected solo acoustic artists in that great expanse known as the singer-songwriter. "Boxcars Of Memories", the latest of his eight album releases, showcases his "pull you in" story telling, his uncommon honesty and poetic tenderness, as well as his deepseeded kick-out-the-jams side. His emotive guitar playing and wise and rugged vocals also demonstrate why this collection is destined to further validate his already solid reputation. Whether singing the disc's six new originals (including a co-write with Tom Russell) or the four covers by Paul Siebel, Bob Dylan, Freddie Pompeii and Kris Kristofferson, his singing, playing and message all shine. All of the shows at Perks Cafe are donation only events. If you enjoyed the show please donate to the artist. Coffee and soft drinks can be purchased at the event or you can bring your own refreshments. For more information visit www.visionarypromotions.org or contact Main Street Van Wert, Inc. at 419-238-6619.
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Wren Homecoming Days / Wren, OH
This small western Van Wert County village treats its residents and visitors to a weekend filled with fun for the entire family, including games and entertainment. Among the many activities is the extremely popular waffle tournament, drawing teams from the surrounding area. The Wren Homecoming Parade is scheduled for Saturday at 4 PM. For more information, contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419.238.9378
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Wren Homecoming Days / Wren, OH /
See August 20 for details
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Wren Homecoming Days / Wren, OH /
See August 20 for details
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Kettering Banjo Society Concert / Stadium Park - Delphos / 6 - 8 PM
Since the early '70's, the Kettering Banjo Society has grown to be the largest Banjo Band east of the Mississippi. Instruments included are banjos, piano, tuba, string bass, saw, harmonica, accordions and mandolins. These instruments, along with vocalists, present a wide variety of musical styles and variations. The nostalgic memories evoked are enjoyed by all ages. Refreshments will be available beginning at 5:30 PM. Stadium Park is located at 1000 Park Avenue in Delphos. For more information contact the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-238-9378.
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