Ashland Chautauqua, through Friday, Brookside Park in Ashland. The theme this year is “America’s Stories,” in keeping with the national celebration of the USA’s 250 years. To learn more about Chautauqua and to view the 2026 “America’s Stories” Schedule of Events and program details, visit ashlandchautauqua.org.
Main Street Music: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Downtown Wooster Pavilion. The performer featured this week will be Ashley Gulla (Thursday), Those Knighted (Friday) and Bryson I. Gentry (Saturday).
Parties on the Patio, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Ashland Golf Club, 1333 Center St, Ashland. Musical guest: DoghouseRoses. Food truck: Black Willow. The entire line-up of these popular evenings can be found at ashlandgolfclubohio.com. A cash bar will be available along with free popcorn. Join us rain or shine on the patio or in the pavilion.
Downtown Wooster Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, North Market Street between Liberty and North Streets. This week is Christmas in July! Find Santa under the pavilion from 9-11 a.m. and get those Christmas wishes in early. Ray Brothers Duo will be performing from 9-11 a.m and Creperie Savioe will be joining us once more with some tasty crepes. Sensory-friendly hour is 8-9 a.m. Dogs are welcome after 9 a.m. Start your weekend with Main Street Wooster’s Farmers Market to find the freshest produce, bakery, meats, eggs, teas, jams, honey, soaps, wine, artisan goods, and more.
Christmas in July, Saturday, Downtown Wooster. Event includes Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Candy Cane Trail, sidewalk sales, free books, free coloring/activity books and more. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be downtown 9 – 11 a.m.
Glass in Flight Exhibit at Kingwood Center, through Sept. 7, Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 N. Trimble Road, Mansfield. The exhibit is free with paid admission to the gardens. The exhibit features sculptures celebrating pollinators and the beauty of the natural world; some are never-before-seen pieces, including a new monarch butterfly and bats with six-foot wingspans. Over 40 stunning sculptures will create arches and groupings or be showcased as individual pieces. Artist Alex Heveri, a Tucson, Arizona sculptor, has been creating large-scale steel and luminousDalle de verre glass sculptures for over 30 years. Garden admission is $10 for non-members; $5 for 7 – 18 years; free for children 6 and under; free for Kingwood members. Learn more at Kingwoodcenter.org or call 419-522-0211.
Wayne County Stitchers Sewing Fest, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, The Church of the Cross, 5100 Cleveland Road, Wooster. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. with classes beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m., with raffle items and door prizes. Admission is $10. It is a fun day of creative learning with classes, our boutique and fabric fair. Please bring your scissors for sharpening. Lunch will be available at cost. For more information, contact: Rcschade13@gmail.com.
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