Cedar Valley Settlers Celebration & Music Festival

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Cedar Valley Settlers Celebration & Music Festival

Long before this area was named Cleveland, North Olmsted or even Cleveland Metroparks, the early settlers were making Ohio their home. Relive the sights, hands-on activities, smells, tastes, and sweet sounds of great Americana music at Cleveland Metroparks annual, free fall event - Cedar Valley Settlers Celebration & Music Festival.

The nearly one-mile long Pioneer Trail connecting Frostville Museum and Rocky River Nature Center features crafts and activities, food sampling, live music, pioneer toys, and more!

Sights - pioneer-costumed folks and storytellers will be on-hand to share stories from the by-gone era. A mini-encampment of a pioneer excursion camp is a part of the festivities, too.

Hands-on Activities - try a variety of pioneer skills and activities, including: candlestick dipping, basket weaving, playing with pioneer toys, rug weaving, butter churning, working the two-man saw, and more!

Smells and Tastes - sample a potpourri of traditional foods, such as fire-roasted turkey, biscuits with freshly-churned butter, apple cider, apple butter and more. Additional refreshments will be available for purchase.

Sweet Sounds - event-goers can listen to a great array of live entertainment from the Main Stage at Frostville Museum to Rocky River Nature Center's Trailside Stage to strolling musicians, all with toe-tapping music such as acoustic folk music, Americana, blue grass, square and contra dance, and more! Visitors can also enjoy the Dance Tent and Storytelling in the Frostville Museum Chapel. Plus, instrument-builders and 'how-to-play' areas will be set-up on the grounds.