Tourism Events
The annual community festivals taking place along the Amish Country Byway depict the spirit of the cultural atmosphere and the desire to provide recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike. Our event offerings are numerous throughout all four seasons. For a complete listing of events, as well as dates, please visit the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce (link to www.holmescountychamber.com ).
- Antique Festival
- Taste of Holmes County
- Apple Butter Stirring
- Apple Dumpling Festival
- Old Fashioned Butchering Days
- Victorian Tymes Christmas
- Holidays at the Mansion
- Spring Festival Quilt Auction
- Holmes County Fair
- Plain and Fancy Fair
- BlueGrass Festival
- Killbuck Early American Days
- Berlin Fireman's Festival
- Charm Days
- Glenmont Homecoming
- Winesburg Steam & Power Engine Show
- Swiss Festival
- Glenmont Gun Show;
- Singing On The Amish Farm
A major attraction for these festivals and the area in general, is the traditional European cuisine especially influenced by the Swiss and the Germans. This is documented in the numbers of visitors that rave about the quality and quantity of food when dining in our numerous Swiss and Amish restaurants. Oven fresh bread and pies, cheeses of all sorts, and Trail bologna is smuggled out of the county in homemade baskets, bakery boxes under numerous local labels, all made in our country kitchens. It is estimated that at least 4 million visitors come each year to enjoy their ‘Taste of Holmes County.'