Akron St. Patrick's Day Parade
What: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a parade in downtown Akron
Where: Main Street between Cedar and Bowery Street
When: March 12, 12 p.m.
Price: Free
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Art and Ale
What: Local brews and food from more than 20 breweries and 11 restaurants
Where: Akron Art Museum, 1 South High Street, Akron, Ohio
When: March 11, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Price: Members: $35, Nonmembers: $50
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Catch a Leprechaun
What: Kids can celebrate St. Patrick's Day by building a trap to catch a leprechaun
Where: Lakeview Park, 1800 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, Ohio
When: March 12, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Price: Free, registration requested
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Grand River Valley Ice Wine Festival
What: Sample ice wine and appetizers as you visit local wineries. Many of the wineries will also feature events such as ice carving, dog sledding and live music.
Participating wineries: Debonné Vineyards, Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Grand River Cellars Winery and Restaurant, Laurello Vineyards, South River Vineyards and St. Joseph Vineyards
When: March 12, 19
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Price: $6 at each winery
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Lucas Maple Syrup Festival
What: Live historical demonstrations, wagon rides, music and food
Where: Malabar Farm, 4050 Bromfield Road, Lucas, Ohio
When: March 12-13
12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Price: Free
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Mahoning Valley St. Patrick's Day Parade
What: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at one of the largest parades in Ohio
Where: Market Street, Boardman, Ohio
When: March 13, 1 p.m.
Price: Free
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Maple Sugar Festival
What: Enjoy a pancake breakfast, view arts and crafts, learn about tree tapping and the maple sugar process and experience oxen demonstrations
Where: Hale Farm & Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, Ohio
When: March 12-13 and March 19-20
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., breakfast ends at 3 p.m.
Price: Adults: $15, Children (3-12): $10, Members: $5, Breakfast only: $5
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Museum Day Live!
What: Free admission to participating museums across the country
Participating Ohio museums:
Cleveland History Center: 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Museum of Natural History: 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus Museum of Art: 480 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum: 400 Center Street, Dennison, Ohio
Fort Meigs: Ohio's War of 1812 Battlefield: 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio
International Women's Air & Space Museum: 1501 N. Marginal Road, Room 165, Cleveland, Ohio
Massillon Museum: 121 Lincoln Way East, Massillon, Ohio
Museum of Clay Industry and Folk Art: 330 N. Main Street, Uhrichsville, Ohio
National Museum of the Great Lakes: 1701 Front Street, Toledo, Ohio
Oberlin Heritage Center: 20 West Vine Street, Oberlin, Ohio
OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Technology: 11 W. Federal Street, Youngstown, Ohio
Springfield Museum of Art: 107 Cliff Park Road, Springfield, Ohio
The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology: 55 S. 1st Street, Newark, Ohio
When: March 12
Price: Free
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Spring Festival of Crafts
What: Local artists, gifts, crafts and decorating ideas
Where: Stranahan Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Boulevard, Toledo, Ohio
When: March 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 13, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Price: Free
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Spring Fling Wine Trail
What: Travel the trail to a handful of wineries in the Akron, Canton and Youngstown areas. At each winery, you will enjoy wine samples and appetizers.
Participating wineries:
Al Bi Winery, Dellroy
Barrel Run Crossing Winery, Rootstown
Country Porch Winery, Cortland
Filia Winery, Wadsworth
Gervasi Vineyard & Italian Bistro, Canton
Grape & Granary, Akron
Greene Eagle Winery, Cortland
Halliday's Winery, Lake Milton
Lil Paws Winery, Lake Milton
Maize Valley Winery, Hartville
Mastropietro Winery, Berlin Center
School House Winery, Dover
Swiss Heritage Winery, Dover
YOLO Winery, Dover
Where: March 11-12, March 18-19, March 25-26
12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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