Granville, Ohio Events

September 2005

September 2005 Events

Millersport Sweet Corn Festival
August 31, September 1-3:
The Millersport Lions' Sweet Corn Festival has been held annually since 1947. It is always the Wednesday through Saturday before Labor Day in Millersport, Ohio, which is located 25 miles east of Columbus on State Route 204 near Buckeye Lake. The festival, sponsored by the Millersport Lions, has something for the whole family. The proceeds from this four-day community event is a major source of income for approximately eighty non-profit charitable organizations that participate from eight counties in the Central Ohio area that operate all of the food & game concessions, whose profits go toward their administration and community projects. The festival features piping hot butter flavored sweet corn served fresh on the cob. The festival also has a wide variety of festival foods, four free entertainment stages with a variety of live music, midway, parade, queen's pageant, round & square dancing and contests all set in an authentic small town festival atmosphere in a shaded hickory grove park.

Hot Licks Blues Fest (5th Annual)
September 17:
celebrates the work of a "living legend" of the blues as well as showcases local blues talent. The concerts are free and open to the public through the generous support of local organizations, businesses, and individuals.