Autumn & Holiday Events from Cleveland to Catawba . Saturdays . 2022
This year I was so busy that I missed my Annual Summer Event List…and many of you noticed!
To make it up to you, I have put together a NEW list - an autumn version - giving you some great ideas of things to do every Saturday from now through December.
I started this Annual Event Calendar as a way to share some of the wonderful things that are happening along the coast of Cleveland - from Cleveland to Catawba. Hope you get to try some out!
SEPTEMBER 24 . AMHERST
Apple Picking at Hillcrest Orchards
50336 Telegraph Road, Amherst
10 am to 6 pm
admission fee
It’s apple picking season!!! And although Amherst isn’t on the coast of Cleveland, so many of you suggested Hillcrest Orchards as your favorite place to visit in the fall. SO many, that I knew I had to add it to my list!
Grab the entire family for some good, old fashioned fall fun! Pick your own apples, pick your own pumpkins, walk through a corn maze, take a hayride, hang out in the corn box, play on the playground and stop by the Farm Market to pick up fresh produce and goods!
At the time of posting this, apples expected for this date are: Jonagold, Red & Golden Delicious, Cortland & Jonathan
There is an admission fee of $12 per person, ages 4 to 72. Save $2 on each ticket when you purchase your tickets online.
Fall weekends run through the end of October.
OCTOBER 1 - PORT CLINTON/CATAWBA ISLAND
Oastoberfest at Twin Oast
3630 NE Catawba Road, Port Clinton
11 am to 10 pm
admission fee
Twin Oast has the most picturesque landscape that is perfect for this part Oktoberfest party and part Beer Festival. They will have traditional Oktoberfest music, food and games along with several guest breweries.
Participating Breweries: Catawba Island Brewing Company, Four Fires Meadery, Earnest Brewing Co., Fat Head’s Brewery, HEAVY Beer Co, Immigrant Son Brewery, Listermann Brewing Company, Patron Saints Brewery, Phoenix Brewing, Sonder Brewing, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing and Twin Oast will be serving up their recently re-released PROST Märzen-style Lager.
Live Music will include: Randy Krajewski at 12 pm, The Chardon Polka Band at 5 pm & Madel Jager at 8 pm
Food Vendors will include: Sue’s Pierogis, Truckin’ Trav & Twin Oast
Games will include: Cream Puff Eating Contest, Sausage Toss, Stein Holding Contest, German Spelling Bee, Keg Rolling Contest & Plattler Off
Kids are welcome, but all of the games will be designed for attendees 21 & older.
Twin Oast is a pet free facility.
Dances will be performed by the Bavarian Sports Club
Although I’m giving you a list of Saturday events, this one actually starts Friday, September 30 - 3 to 10 pm with a few more breweries in attendance.
Kegs tapped each day!
Be sure to watch the website to see what additions have been made to their line-ups and what admission fees are.
OCTOBER 8 - LAKESIDE MARBLEHEAD
Lakeside - Marblehead Lighthouse Festival
9 am to 4 pm
free
*no gate fees at Lakeside
The 26th Annual Lakeside-Marblehead Lighthouse Festival is held annually on the second Saturday in October
This peninsula-wide event includes fun for the whole family, with live entertainment, children’s games, a pumpkin-decorating contest, arts & crafts vendors, farmers’ market, hayrides, tours of the Marblehead Lighthouse (celebrating its 200th Anniversary), and much more in Lakeside and Marblehead.
Admission and parking for the festival in Lakeside are free. For Lakeside activities, park in the South Gate parking lot off Route 163, the Bradley Temple parking lot on Cedar Ave., Fountain Inn and Hotel Lakeside parking lots, as well as along streets that don’t have designated parking. Complimentary golf cart shuttles will be available from the South Gate parking lot near the Welcome Center and throughout the Lakeside grounds.
OCTOBER 15 - KELLEY’S ISLAND
Family Halloween
No registration required for this family event on my most favorite get-away island. This year's event includes Scary Story Hour, Pumpkin Carving, Spooky Mini Golf, an Island-Wide Hunt, Games, Crafts, Trunk or Treat, and Terror at Town Hall!
Schedule:
10am - 11am: Scary Story Hour at the Old Stone German Reformed Church (Kelleys Island History Museum)
12pm - 3pm: Fire Dept. Pumpkin Carving at Peeper's
12pm - 6pm: Spooky Putt-Putt in Caddy Shack Square
3pm-6pm: Hallow-Ride Adventure with KILA (get your map in Memorial Park, downtown KI)
3:30pm - 5pm: Trunk or Treat at the Kelleys Island Wine Co.
5pm- 7pm: Terror at Town Hall
Dress up the kids and have some fun!
Kelleys Island Ferry Schedule HERE
OCTOBER 22 - PUT-IN-BAY
Boo Bash at the Bay
It’s a little spooky with a lot of fun! Local taverns decorate for Halloween and people in costumes flood the downtown streets of Put-in-Bay. You can expect frosty beverages, great live entertainment, and over 2,000 revelers in costume. Make sure you don’t miss out by booking your stay now.
*Be careful, because once the event gets close, lodging fills up very quickly. You don’t want to be left out in the cold!
Halloween weekend is obviously a big party weekend for adults all over the country. However, at Put-in-Bay, it has some extra importance. Halloween is the last big-time party event before Put-in-Bay shuts up shop for the season and transforms from a Midwest vacation getaway into a tiny island community.
The main hub for the Put-in-Bay Halloween festivities is, as it so often is with big events at the Bay, Mr. Ed’s Bar and Grille. Mr. Ed’s will be hosting events all weekend, including cash prize costume contests! All of downtown joins in on the fun, with most of the bars joining the festivities with their own events.
Miller Ferry Schedule HERE
Jet Express Schedule HERE
Photo Credit: Visit Put-in-Bay @visitputinbay
OCTOBER 29 - SANDUSKY
Halloweekends at Cedar Point
1 Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky
11 am to 12 am
admission fee
The spooky sights and blood-curdling delights of fall are back with the 25th HalloWeekends at Cedar Point! The outdoor fall event is home to daytime fun, Halloween activities and shows for the family. And as darkness falls, fright zones, haunted houses and scary scenes all come alive for all who dare to brave the fog-covered paths and terrifying trails.
Celebrating 25 years of fears, HalloWeekends welcomes all souls back once again on Thursday evenings, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, September 15 – October 30. THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST WEEKEND TO GET THERE!
*Please note: Guests age 13 & older are not permitted to wear costumes, masks or makeup while inside the park.
Photo Credit: Casandra Sibila @clsibila
NOVEMBER 5 - CLEVELAND
”Cats” at Playhouse Square
Connor Palace
1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
1:30 & 7:30 pm
admission fee
Rediscover CATS—the beloved musical with breathtaking music—including one of the most treasured songs in musical theater, "Memory." Featuring new sound design, direction and choreography for a new generation—experience CATS for the first time as it begins a new life, or let it thrill you all over again!
Cats is a sung-through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.
NOVEMBER 12 - CLEVELAND
Cheese & Wine Fest Cleveland
Lago Custom Events
1091 W. 10th St, Cleveland
5:00-9:00 pm
admission fee
WHO LOVES CHEESE?
This is a fun opportunity to try all kinds of cheeses from around the world along with various wines that pair perfectly with them. This event will be held at Lago Custom Events on the east bank of the Flats. They will be using the ballroom area, walkways between aLoft and Ernst Young building and a tent outside. As long as weather is good, they’ll have some fire pits, tables to relax at and a great view from the Veranda. There will be over 50 different types of cheese and over 40 different wines from all over the world. All cheese and wine samples are unlimited and you will not need any type of sampling ticket.unlimited cheese sampling with over 50 different cheeses.
unlimited wine sampling with over 50 different wines
souvenir glass
pizza & snacks
LIVE music - Stamper Starr & Apostle Jones Band
TICKETS
$50 Early Bird (First 300 People)
$55 Regular Price (Through Nov 10)
$60 Late Registration (Nov 11 to Nov 15)
$65 At The Door
*Limited to 800 people (200 less than last year)
NOVEMBER 19 - CLEVELAND
Wild Winter Lights
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland
admission fee
A perfect weekend to kick-off the holiday season at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo with the entire family!
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo transforms into a winter wonderland during the holiday season with Wild Winter Lights - featuring more than one million individual lights and unique twists on holiday traditions. This year’s event features hundreds of lighting displays across holiday-themed areas and a dynamic light show featuring a massive 50-foot-tall tree. Drive-through and walk-through nights available. The walk-through event features dazzling walk-through displays, carousel rides, costume characters, model train displays, ice carvers, live music from festive choirs including the Singing Angels (select nights). Guests can also take photos with Santa at his workshop during the walk-through event (through December 23).
***At this time, Event Details for 2022 (times/dates/more info) are still being worked on at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. We will update information here as it becomes available.
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 26
EVERYWHERE
Small businesses are the heart and soul of this country.
They’re the places where people with dreams open their doors and show you what fills their soul. They’re the little guys with a big vision. They’re the places that support individuals and families financially.
If you are able, please try to select 5 small businesses to visit on this day.
Support that business owner in the best way you can and make their heart sing!
Where to find me - Coastal Cleveland - on Small Busines Saturday:
I will be at Home for the Holidays in Lakewood from 10 am to 3 pm. Please stop by and say hello. I’d love to see you!
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
a pop-up boutique featuring over 40 makers
14526 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
NOVEMBER 26 - CLEVELAND
Winterland
Public Square
50 Public Square, Cleveland
3:00-9:00 pm
free
Downtown Cleveland's annual Winterland (formerly Winterfest), celebrating its 37th year, is everything you want out of a holiday season kickoff: twinkling lights, festive trees and those city sidewalks dressed in holiday style. Add in live music, food trucks, ice skating, a visit from Santa, fireworks and events throughout the city, and you've got a holiday tradition that's uniquely Cleveland.
Fun fact: Throughout the holiday season, Cleveland Public Square is adorned by approximately half a million glowing bulbs, making The Square the perfect spot for photos that reflect the brilliance of the season! @clepublicsquare
Photo Credit: Terminal Tower @edrost88 and Public Square @aerialagents
DECEMBER 3 - LAKEWOOD
Light Up Lakewood
Downtown Lakewood
Detroit Road, Lakewood
4:00-8:00 pm
free
The spirit of the season will come to life with holiday cheer as the most joyous of Lakewood traditions returns to Downtown Lakewood for its’ 16th annual celebration - Light Up Lakewood!
This free, family-friendly event on Detroit Avenue in Downtown Lakewood features a holiday parade, lighting ceremony, winter fireworks, The Beer Garden, Outdoor Vendor Village, Holiday Train, live music, ice carvings, hot chocolate, food trucks, children’s games and more.
Attendees are invited to stroll Lakewood’s downtown district and visit local shops and restaurants while taking in the sights and sounds of one of Northeast Ohio’s largest holiday celebrations. Light Up Lakewood serves as a marquee event for the entire region.
The Fireworks Show over Downtown Lakewood begins at 7 pm.
DECEMBER 10 - CLEVELAND
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1 Center Court, Cleveland
7:30 pm
admission fee
This new Cavs team is FUN. TO. WATCH!!!! If you haven’t been to a Cavs game in awhile, now is the time to witness this young team on the court.
Grab your girlfriend, boyfriend, best friend or the whole family for a fun night out in Cleveland.
Photo Credit: Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs
DECEMBER 17 - LAKEWOOD
Screw Factory Holiday Market
Screw Factory Artist’s Lofts
13000 Athens Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio
free admission, free parking
Join the Screw Factory Artists and local guest artists this holiday season to explore studios and shop handmade goods.
Resident artists will open their studios so that you can tour, learn and purchase their goods. In addition, they’ll have over 90 guest artists that will fill the building. You’ll be able to find pottery, photography, leatherwork, perfumes, paintings, sweet treats, coffee and much more. The Screw Factory is located in the historic Birdtown district of Lakewood, Ohio.
*The Facebook Event Invite with a complete listing of participating artists will be linked here once it is posted.
DECEMBER 17 - CLEVELAND
The Nutcracker
Connor Place
1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
1:00 pm
admission fee
I know I’m listing another event for the same day, but the Nutcracker is a holiday tradition and one I don’t want you to forget!
This production, suitable to an audience of all ages is Cleveland’s very own and is one to not be missed. The ballet in 2 acts is based on the original story of E.T.A. Hoffman with music composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The fascination of Tchaikovsky’s score and the suitability of the theme for Christmas entertainment has inspired many choreographers including Cleveland Ballet’s own Artistic Director Gladisa Guadalupe who has created a version with a twist!
DECEMBER 24 - CLEVELAND
Cleveland Browns versus New Orleans Saints
First Energy Stadium
100 Alfred Lerner Way, Cleveland
1:00 pm
admission fee
Here we go Brownies! Here we go!
How about a visit to the Dawg Pound on Christmas Eve?
Photo Credit: Cleveland Browns @clevelandbrowns