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.
July
Through Aug. 3 - "Soil to Sky," an exhibit featuring the art of Debra Sue Solecki, Derek Brennan, and Scott Brennan, presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
Through Aug. 3 - Wood County Fair, Wood County Fairgrounds, Bowling Green
Through Aug. 10 - "Return to Turtle Island: Indigenous Nation-Building in the Eighteenth Century," Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo
Through Aug. 17 - "Karau Artists Inc.: Printmaking, Race, and Community," exhibit, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Through Aug. 22 - "Young Artists of Ottawa County" special exhibit, with artist reception July 25, presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
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
July 29 - Earth, Wind & Fire perform at Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
July 30 - Young People's Concert with pianist Ran Dank presented by Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 30 - Barenaked Ladies perform at Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
July 31 - Elton Rohn, an Elton John tribute, Jackson Street Pier, Sandusky
July 31 - Breakfast Club, The District, Port Clinton
AUGUST
Aug. 1 - Concert with pianist Janice Carissa presented by Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 1 - John Davenport performs Riverfront Live!, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 1 - The Sellouts, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 1-3 - "The Most Epic" youth camp performance, Fremont Community Theatre, Fremont
Aug. 1-3 - Historic air adventure plane rides, Put-in-Bay Airport, Put-in-Bay
Aug. 1-3 - Toledo Jeep Fest 2025, downtown Toledo
Aug. 1-23 - Lakeside Photography Show, lobby of Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 2 - Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Aug. 2 - Market in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
Aug. 2 - Chalk it Up! art event, Victory Park, Vermilion
Aug. 2 - Samda da Cidade Percussion Ensemble performs at McBride Arboretum, BGSU Firelands campus, Huron
Aug. 2 - Bruce Hornsby, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 2 - Vendors in the Vines Market, Vermilion Valley Vineyards, Wakeman
Aug. 2 - Quinstock music festival, Twin Oast Brewing Company, Catawba Island
Aug. 2-3 - Arts in the Park presented by the Port Clinton Artists' Club, Lakeview Park, Port Clinton
Aug. 2-3 - Make-A-Wish Golf Cart Poker Run & Swim, Kelleys Island
Aug. 2-3 - Film Fest, Ball Field, Kelleys Island
Aug. 2-3 - Historic air adventure plane rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
Aug. 3 - Country Honk perform the Vermilion River Reservation Concert Series, Bacon Woods Amphitheatre, Vermilion
Aug. 3 - Island Songs Trio performs Live at the Lighthouse summer concert series, Main Street Beach, Vermilion
Aug. 3 - Cakewalkin' Jass Band performs at Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Aug. 4 - "Caddyshack" Open golf outing benefitting the Foundation for Firelands, Plum Brook Country Club, Sandusky
Aug. 4-10 - Erie County Fair, Erie County Fairgrounds, Sandusky
Aug. 4-31 - "Lost in Abstraction" exhibit of works by Marsha Gray Carrington, presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
Aug. 5 - Concert with soprano Chelsea Guo and piano presented by Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 5 - Train and Edwin McCain perform at Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Aug. 6 - Ice cream social and verandah concert featuring the Terra Brass Choir, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
Aug. 7 - The Menus, Jackson Street Pier, Sandusky
Aug. 7 - Reckless Highway, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 7 - Feast with the Beasts, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Weekends through Sept. 7 (including Labor Day) -Wildlife drives, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Aug. 7 -United Way Men Against Cancer fundraiser, The Neeley Center, Fremont
Aug. 7 -Feast with the Beasts, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Aug. 7-9 -Tommy Boy Fest, Jackson Street Pier, Sandusky
Aug. 8 -Artist reception for "Lost in Abstraction", The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
Aug. 8 -Performance with violinist Tessa Lark presented by Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 8 -WaterStreet performs Riverfront Live!, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 8 -Thee Andi Jo Experience, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 8 -Led Zepplified, The Ritz Theatre, Tiffin
Aug. 8-9 -Homecoming, Community Park Pavilion, Kelleys Island
Aug 9 -Kelleys Island Historical Association Arts and Crafts Show, Kelleys Island History Museum Campus, Kelleys Island
Aug. 9 -Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Aug. 9 -Market in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
Aug. 9 -Miniature train rides, East Sandusky Bay MetroPark, Sandusky
Aug. 9 -Miss Kitty & the Litter, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 9 -The Birchard Players present Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Fremont Community Amphitheater, Fremont
Aug. 9 -Gibsonburg Farmers Market, The Log Yard, Gibsonburg
Aug. 9 -Miniature steam-powered engine train rides, East Sandusky Bay MetroPark, Sandusky
Aug. 9-10 -Wild About Art, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Aug. 10 -Firelands String Quartet performs at the Milan Museum, Milan
Aug. 10 -Tim Blake & Michelle perform the Vermilion River Reservation Concert Series, Bacon Woods Amphitheatre, Vermilion
Aug. 10 -Cars and Coffee, Potter Village, Fremont
Aug. 10 Tim Cartwright performs Live at the Lighthouse summer concert series, Main Street Beach, Vermilion
Aug. 10 -Glass City Record Show, Stranahan Theater, Toledo
Aug. 10-Aug. 30, 2026 -"Pintoricchio Magnified: An Immersive Conservation Experience," exhibit, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Aug. 11 -Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra performs at Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Aug. 11-16 -Huron County Fair, Huron County Fairgrounds, Norwalk
Aug. 12 -Elmore Farmer's Market, Elmore
Aug. 12 -Huron Farmers Market, Huron Lakefront Park and Beach
Aug. 12 -Perseid Meteor Shower viewing, Castalia Quarry MetroPark, Castalia
Aug. 13 -Chamber music concert presented by Harpa International Music Academy, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 13-14 -Bash on the Bay, Put-in-Bay
Aug. 14 -Rumours, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 14 -Jam session/open mic, Fremont Community Amphitheater, Fremont
Aug. 14-16 -National Tractor Pulling Championship, Wood County Fairgrounds, Bowling Green
Aug. 15 -The Oblivion Project performs as part of the Global Music Weekend, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 15 -Sylv & Soph perform Riverfront Live!, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 15 -Disco Inferno, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 15 -Chris Buzzelli Jazz Trio performs "A Night of Soft Jazz Music on the Lawn," Clyde Museum, Clyde
Aug. 15 -Bash Before the Splash benefitting the Maritime Museum of Sandusky, Sandusky Bay Pavilion, Sandusky
Aug. 16 -2025 Lighthouse Festival presented by the Port Clinton Lighthouse Conservancy, Water Works Park, Port Clinton
Aug. 16 -Eliades Ochoa performs as part of the Global Music Weekend, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 16 -21st Annual Big Splash Raffle benefitting the Maritime Museum of Sandusky, Sandusky Bay Pavilion, Sandusky
Aug. 16 -Farmers market and Things That Go event, downtown Fremont
Aug. 16 -Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Aug. 16 -Market in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
Aug. 16 -56 Daze, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 16 -The Incredible Rubber Duck Race 2025 benefiting the United Way of Greater Toledo, Water Works Park, Port Clinton
Aug. 16 -Toledo Night Market at the Toledo Farmers' Market, downtown Toledo
Aug. 16-17 -Perrysburg Hearts the Arts, historic downtown Perrysburg
Aug. 16-17 -Living history air adventure rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
Aug. 17 -Benson Ford Shiphouse tours, Put-in-Bay
Aug. 17 -Spiegel Grove Squires vintage base ball home game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
Aug. 17 -Tails of Hope, a champagne luncheon event benefitting the Humane Society of Ottawa County, Catawba Island Club Pavilion, Catawba Island
Aug. 17 -Those Darn Socks performs Live at the Lighthouse summer concert series, Main Street Beach, Vermilion
Aug. 17 -Breakfast with the Animals, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Aug. 17 -Halupki Festival, Holy Assumption Church, Marblehead
Aug. 18-24 -Sandusky County Fair, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont
Aug. 20 -Ice cream social and verandah concert featuring North Coast Big Band, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
Aug. 20 -Theresa Caputo, Stranahan Theater, Toledo
Aug. 21 -Third Thursday pop-up art event presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
Aug. 21 -Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset event, downtown Vermilion
Aug. 21 -Island Song Trio, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 22 -Revival ABB, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 22 -Mikey Blue performs Riverfront Live!, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 22 -Abbigale & the Highlights, The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 22 -Kidz Bop performs at Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo
Aug. 22-24 -German-American Festival, Oak Shade Grove, Oregon
Aug. 23 -Sandusky Farmers Market, 100 E. Washington Row, Sandusky
Aug. 23 -Market in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
Aug. 23 -Miniature train rides, East Sandusky Bay MetroPark, Sandusky
Aug. 23 -"Summer Songs" free summer pops concert presented by the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, Reservoir Amphitheatre, Norwalk
Aug. 23 -First Lady Lucy Hayes' birthday celebration plus Craft Beers, Cocktails & Corks at Spiegel Grove, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
Aug. 23 -Pollinators & Pancakes, Kelleys Island School, Kelleys Island
Aug. 23 -A Dreamy Afternoon with Tom Waits, The Charles Herndon Galleries and Sculpture Gardens, Kelleys Island
Aug. 23 -Brass Transit: The Musical Legacy of Chicago performs, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 23 -Cruisin', The District, Port Clinton
Aug. 23 -Black River Blues Fest, Black River Landing, Lorain
Aug. 23 -Miniature steam-powered engine train rides, East Sandusky Bay MetroPark, Sandusky
Aug. 23-24 -"Old Timey" living history weekend event, Williams Park, Gibsonburg
Aug. 23-24 -Fall Harvest Show presented by Mansfield Men's Garden Club, Kingwood Center Gardens, Mansfield
Aug. 24 -Spiegel Grove Squires vintage base ball home game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
Aug. 24 -Acoustic Saunder performs Live at the Lighthouse summer concert series, Main Street Beach, Vermilion
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 07.28.25 CAE
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