2025 Calendar of Events
By Catharine Hadley, Arts and Entertainment Editor, catharinehadley@gmail.com
The theme of this column is "trying new things." I'm happy to be starting this new project of writing the entertainment column for Leisure Living Magazine! I've done all I could to make the entertainment listing complete and varied, so there should be something for everyone. Although I've done my best to make sure all the information is accurate, please go online or call ahead to confirm your plans.
Any suggestions and details of your upcoming events can be sent to me at catharinehadley@gmail.com.
Support a local museum, and have a great time doing it! The 21st Annual Big Splash Raffle benefitting the Maritime Museum of Sandusky is Aug. 16 at Sandusky Bay Pavilion. Enjoy the festival atmosphere, and maybe you'll be the big winner! Check the museum website for details.
Birding season isn't limited to springtime. Erie MetroParks Wings Over Lake Erie events, designed to help people enjoy our feathered wildlife, continue in September: Sept. 4 at Osborn Metropark Roger Johnson Nature Center, Huron; Sept. 6 at Community Foundation Preserve at Eagle Point, Sandusky; Sept. 8 at Wyandot MetroPark in Huron; Sept. 12 at Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area in Huron; and Sept. 27 Huron River Path MetroPark.
The MetroParks kick off the autumn season with the Osborn Fall Fest on Sept. 20 at Osborn MetroPark. Enjoy nature activities, music, food, and hayrides in the family-friendly event.
Senior Discovery Days are back at the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium every Wednesday in September and October. Seniors enjoy free admission and activities.
To submit an event, email it to catharinehadley@gmail.com by August 28.
August
Through Aug. 31 - "Lost in Abstraction" exhibit of works by Marsha Gray Carrington, presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
Weekends through Sept. 7 (including Labor Day) -Wildlife drives, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Through Sept. 7 - Takashi Murakami "Stepping on the Tail of the Rainbow" exhibit, Cleveland Museum of Art
Through Nov. 30 - "Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms," Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo
Aug. 26 -Huron Farmers Market, Huron Lakefront Park and Beach
Aug. 26 -Silent movie with organist Clark Wilson, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 27 -Whiskey Myers performs at Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Aug. 28 -Hair Nation, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 29 -"I Am, He Said," a celebration of Neil Diamond starring Matt Vee and the Killer Vees, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 29 -Michael Dunn performs Riverfront Live!, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 29 -Eric Sowers Band, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 29 -December '63, a Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons tribute, The Ritz Theatre, Tiffin
Aug. 29-31 -20th Annual Perch, Peach, Pierogi, & Polka Festival, Knights of Columbus, Port Clinton
Aug. 29-Oct 11 -"Costumes" photography exhibit, lobby of Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 30 -Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Aug. 30 -Market in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
Aug. 30 -Boaterhead, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 30 -Celebration of Neil Diamond, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 30 -Living history air adventure rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
Aug. 31 -Glacial Glimpses guided tour, Glacial Grooves, Kelleys Island
Aug. 31 -Mike Moore performs Live at the Lighthouse summer concert series, Main Street Beach, Vermilion
Aug. 31 -Nine Inch Nails: Peel It Back Tour 2025, Rocket Arena, Cleveland
September
Sept. 2-28 -Exhibits "My Brush with Life" featuring work by Nancy Pierce; "Living Large on Lake Erie" featuring work by Marsha Skinner; and "Light and Color Pastel" featuring work by Janet Wells; presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton. Artist reception is Sept. 5.
Sept. 4-7 -Outdoor Fall RV Fest, I-X Center, Cleveland
Sept. 5 -Comedienne Etta May, Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain
Sept. 5 -Billy Currington and Kip Moore perform at Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Sept. 5-7 -Broncos on the Bay, Put-in-Bay
Sept 5-7 -Historic Weekend, Put-in-Bay
Sept 5-7 -Black Swamp Arts Festival, downtown Bowling Green
Sept. 5-7 and 12-13 -"The Foreigner" presented by the Bellevue Society for the Arts, Bellevue
Sept. 6 -Art in the Park, De Rivera Park, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 6 -Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Sept. 6 -Cares and Coffee, Potter Village, Fremont
Sept. 6 -Treasure Island Day, Kelleys Island
Sept. 6 -Craig Morgan, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Sept. 6-7 -Final weekend of 2025 Wildlife Drives, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Sept. 6-7 -Military Vehicle and Equipment Show including historic air adventure plane rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
Sept. 6-27 -"The Notebook, the Musical," Playhouse Square, Cleveland
Sept. 7 -Pancake breakfast fundraiser to restore the Island Airlines Ford Tri-Motor, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
Sept. 7 -Spiegel Grove Squires vintage base ball home game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
Sept. 7 -Hidden Garden Party, Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, Elmore
Sept. 7 -Grandparents Day, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Sept. 7-Jan. 11, 2026 -In Vino Veritas exhibit, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sept. 9 -Elmore Farmer's Market, Elmore
Sept. 11 -Eric Clapton with special guest The Wallflowers, Rocket Arena, Cleveland
Sept. 11 -Gibsonburg Public Safety Service Memorial 9/11 Service, Williams Park, Gibsonburg
Sept. 11 -Jam session/open mic, Fremont Community Amphitheatre, Fremont
Sept. 13 -Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Sept. 13 -Halfway to St. Patrick's Day, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 13 -Huron Valley Car Coddlers car show honoring Max Soviak, Vermilion
Sept. 13 -Monarch Fest, Duggan Field and South Bass Lighthouse, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 13 -80s tribute band Breakfast Club performs at the Fremont Community Amphitheater, Fremont
Sept. 13 -Car show, downtown Fremont
Sept. 13 -Guest House Tour of Vermilion, downtown Vermilion
Sept. 13 -Toledo Night Market at the Toledo Farmers' Market, downtown Toledo
Sept. 13 -Toledo Museum of Art Block Party, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo
Sept. 13 -Wine and Art Faire, Kelleys Island
Sept. 13-14 -Fremont Flea Market, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont
Sept. 14 -Astralis Chamber Ensemble, presented by the Musical Arts Series Port Clinton, Firelands Presbyterian Church, Port Clinton
Sept. 16-18 -Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 18 -Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset event, downtown Vermilion
Sept. 19 -ZOOtoDO, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Sept. 19-20 -Ohio State African Violet Society Show and Sale, Kingwood Center Gardens, Mansfield
Sept. 19-21 -Cleveland Gaming Classic, I-X Center, Cleveland
Sept. 20 -Mrs. Roper Romp and Big Day at the Bay, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 20 -Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Sept. 20 -Fremont Pigeon Club show and shop, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont
Sept. 20 -Farmers Market and Get Active event, downtown Fremont
Sept. 20 -Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons tribute, Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain
Sept. 20 -Osborn Fall Fest, Osborn MetroPark, Huron
Sept. 20 -Davis-Besse Community Day and car show, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Oak Harbor
Sept. 20 -Miniature train rides, East Sandusky Bay MetroPark, Sandusky
Sept. 20 -Mrs. Roper Romp, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 20 -Jonathan Weibel performs "A Comedy Homecoming" presented by the Bellevue Society for the Arts, Bellevue
Sept. 22 -Peaceful Pace guided walk designed for those age 50 and older, James H, McBride Arboretum, Huron
updated 08.25.25 CAE
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