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Perrysburg Winterfest
Perrysburg, OH · Arts & Culture
- When
- January 22–23, 2027
- Where
- Downtown Perrysburg, Louisiana Avenue · Perrysburg · OH
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Downtown Perrysburg, Inc. runs this winter street festival every year along Louisiana Avenue, pairing live music and local shops with the U.S. National Ice Carving Championship. The event has run annually for over a decade and draws carvers from around the country; the 2027 edition carries the theme Flannel & Frost.
The history within reach
- Perrysburg Winterfestsame spot
Downtown Perrysburg, Inc.
- Fort Meigs holds twice1.5 mi
William Henry Harrison built the biggest wooden fortification in North America above the Maumee rapids in 1813 and held it through two sieges by the British and Tecumseh's confederacy, the failures that turned the war around in the Northwest.
- Lucas County Fair1.9 mi
Lucas County's agricultural fair is held each July at the county fairgrounds in Maumee, just outside Toledo.
- Fallen Timbers3.9 mi
Anthony Wayne's legion broke the confederacy led by Blue Jacket and Little Turtle in a stand of tornado-felled trees by the Maumee in August 1794, while the British at a nearby fort shut the gates on their retreating allies.
The Toledo Zoo wraps its grounds in illuminated displays and ice sculptures for Lights Before Christmas, running late November through New Year's Eve with select animal buildings open after dark.