A few can’t-miss, food-centered festivals, as recommended by the Ohio Farm Bureau (www.ourohio.org).

The Great Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival & Corn Maze
Sept. 1-Oct. 31, 4 p.m. until dark, Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. until dark, Saturday and Sunday, 3525 N. Bolander Rd., Genoa, 419-461-1298, http://countrylanetreefarm.com.
Experience fall at the farm with two corn mazes, family farm animal tours, hayrides, a pumpkin patch and more. Enjoy fresh pressed apple cider, cider slushes, homemade caramel apples and fudge and, in September, pick your own sweet corn.

Ohio Green Living Fayre
Sept. 3, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Flying J Organic Farm, 5329 Van Fossen Rd., Johnstown, (740) 674-4300, www.ohiogreenliving.org.
Bring your friends and family for a day of fun and learning, with an eye on green living. Learn good old-fashioned skills such as canning, maple syruping, weaving, cheese making and more.

Clinton County Corn Festival
Sept. 7-9, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday; 8 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 958 W. Main St., Wilmington, (877) 428-4748
www.clintoncountyohio.com.
The 30th annual festival will celebrate the area's agricultural heritage, featuring all types of food made from corn, a quilt show, musical entertainment, antiques and crafts, and the Corn Olympics.

Lithopolis Honeyfest
Sept. 8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wagnalls Memorial, Lithopolis, (614) 778-1769, www.lithopolishoneyfest.com.
This new festival – one of its kind in Ohio – is a multifaceted event with a mission to celebrate National Honey Month, experience the science and art of apiculture, and celebrate art, music, food and fun, with an emphasis on honey and homemade products.

Scarecrow Festival
Sept. 14-16, downtown Washington Court House, (740) 335-7514.
This quaint street festival features plenty of food, rides, craft show, live entertainment, parade, cruise-in, children's activities and much more.


Johnny Appleseed Festival
Sept. 15-16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 294 Pearl Rd., Brunswick, (330) 225-5577, www.mapleside.com.
Kick off the apple harvest season with horse-drawn wagon rides through the apple orchards, stage bands, craft exhibits, outdoor barbecue, apple dumplings, fritters and caramel apples.

Garlic Festival
Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., North Market, 59 Spruce St., 614-805-5776, www.northmarket.com.
The second annual Garlic Festival features local Ohio garlic growers, food vendors highlighting garlic food items, educational sessions about growing and using garlic, cooking demonstrations, and entertainment.

Ohio Heritage Days Festival
Sept. 22-23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Malabar Farm State Park, 4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas, (419) 892-2784, www.malabarfarm.org.
This year's festival will offer a variety of foods, from pumpkin items to funnel cakes. Vendors also will offer refreshments throughout the event, including homemade sarsaparilla.

Annual Apple Butter Making
Sept. 25-Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. Saturday, Sauder Village, St. Rt. 2, Archbold, (800) 590-9755, www.saudervillage.org.
For the 31st consecutive year, guests can watch as apple cider is boiled down, sliced apples are added and then cooked in copper kettles over an open fire. There will be plenty of other extra apple-related activities going on throughout the Historic Village, as well as apple treats for sale in the Bakery, Sweet Shoppe and Barn Restaurant.

Garlic Festival
Sept. 28-30, Friday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m., Cox Arboretum, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton, (937) 434-9005, www.coxarboretum.org.
Enjoy a stinkin’ good time filled with great garlic food, history and folklore of garlic, cooking demonstrations, children’s activities, artisan vendors, hayrides and food.