2025 Columbia Hometown Festival!
The Festival is being coordinated by The Columbia Youth Players, a non-profit non-denominational faith-based group that coordinates the Community Christmas Play, Columbia Bingo, The Spring Designer Purse Bingo, The Miss Greater Cleveland Scholarship Program, and the Mother’s Day Tea Party.
Volunteers, Sponsors, Donors, & Vendors wanted!
Questions?
Phone
(440) 263-9131
Email
ccottom@kent.edu
2025 Columbia Station Hometown Schedule
June Thursday, 26; Friday, June 27; and Saturday, June 28, 2025
Columbia Township Park
12:00-11:00 Daily
Vendors, Bingo, Contests, Rides, Music, and Fireworks!
Welcome to our 2025 Columbia Station Homecoming Ride Company-
McGinnis Amusements! The same company from the Lorain County Fair!
Fireworks on Saturday, June 28! Rain date Sunday, June 29
Coordinated by The Columbia Youth Players
Charmae Cottom, Director 440.263.9131/ ccottom@kent.edu
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Park opens at 12:00- Vendors, Bingo, Rides, Music, & Food!
12:00- National Anthem Performed at Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
5:00- Register for the Karaoke Talent Show!
Jeff Smith Karaoke
CASH PRIZES! $10.00 Entry Fee
All participants receive a gift
6:00- ANNOUNCEMENT of Coloring Contest Winners - Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage.
Picture deadline is June 15, 2025. FREE
Pictures available at the Columbia Station Library
6:00- Baby Liberty Crowning- Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
(Categories: 6-18 months, 19-35 months, 3-5 year olds)
Registration deadline is June 15, 2025. $10.00 entry fee
All participants receive a crown, sash, & gift bag.
6:20-7:00: Ages 5-9 Karaoke Talent Show Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
7:00- PRIZES FOR AGES 5-9
6:00-9:00- ECW ATM Family Bingo! All Ages can play!
7:00-8:00: Ages 10-14 Karaoke Talent Show
8:00- PRIZES FOR AGES 10-14
8:00-9:00:Ages 15-18 Karaoke Talent Show
9:00-PRIZES FOR AGES 15-18
9:00-10:00- Ages 19- up
10:00-PRIZES FOR AGES 19 AND UP
Friday, June 27, 2025
Park opens at 12:00- Vendors, Bingo, Rides, Music, & Food!
12:00- National Anthem Performed at Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
12:00-1:00- Deliver pies to Pavilion B for the Patriotic Pie Baking Contest.
1:30- Announcement of Photography, Pie Baking Contest, & Upcycle Contests at Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
Registration Deadline June 15, 2025. $10.00 Entry Fee
6:00- Baby Liberty Crowning- Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
(Categories: 6-18 months, 19-35 months, 3-5 year olds)
Registration Deadline June 15, 2025. $10.00 entry fee
All participants receive a crown, sash, & gift bag.
5:00-6:30- Register for the Watermelon Eating Contest- FREE
Ages- 5-10, 11-17, 18-? Woot! Woot!
Watermelon Eating Contest, Near Gazebo
7:00-8:30- The Staats Brothers’ Band
6:00-9:00- ECW ATM Family Bingo! All Ages can play!
9:00-11:00- Jim Committe Band
Saturday, June 28, 2025
10:00-11:30- The Seaway Bolt Sponsor and Vendor Breakfast,
Columbia High School Cafeteria
Park opens at 12:00- Vendors, Bingo, Rides, Music, & Food!
12:00- National Anthem Performed at Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
12:00-1:00 Kid’s Games coordinated by Girl Scout Troop 50421
1:00-3:00- Queen’s Luncheon at the Columbia Eagles’ Club
1:00-3:00- NR Horsemanship Equestrian Demonstration
3:00- Yankee Doodle Parade Line up at the Columbia Eagle’s Club
4:00- Columbia Eagle’s Club Yankee Doodle Parade!
After the Parade: The Bike and Pet Parade Judging on the Basketball Courts- FREE
5:30- Queen’s Introductions- Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
6:00- Parade Winner’s Announcement- Cottom’s Wildlife Main Stage
7:00- The Cottom Catz Band
6:00-9:00- ECW ATM Family Bingo! All Ages can play!
7:30- Almost Alman Band
10:00- Fireworks! (Rain Date: Sunday, June 29)
11:00- Park Closes
A big THANK YOU to the Sponsors of the 2025 Columbia Hometown Festival Sponsors!
DIAMOND SPONSOR
1. Education Revolution Association (ERA)
RUBY SPONSOR
1. Cottom’s Wildlife Removal Main Stage
1. Columbia Eagle’s Club
PEARL SPONSOR
2. ECW ATM
3. Morton’s Landscape Development
4. Seaway Bolt
COMMUNITY SPONSOR
1. C & C Beverage
CONCESSIONS
1. Artino’s Sausage Sandwiches
2. Awesome Gyros
3-5. Kolar Concessions: Corn Dogs, Fried cheese, French Fries, Funnel Cakes, Elephant Ears, Fried Oreos, Lemonade, Sodas
6-8. Kurtz Concessions: Steak Sandwiches, Fried Veggies, Bloomin’ Onion and Lemonade
9. Ohio Dippin’ Dots
10. The Boba Tea Bus
11. The Ocean Grill: Lamb Gyros, Turkey Legs
Vendors
1. Alley Rose Creations
2. Ava’s Beaded Avenue
3. Barbaric Design
3. Cindy’s Creations
4. Cleveland Basement Systems
5. Color Street
6. Columbia Youth Players
7. Cottom’s Wildlife Removal
8. Different Branches
10. Friends of the Columbia Library
11. Grandma’s Parlour Vintage & Garden
12. Joyce Windows
13. Lazer Etched Creations
14. Lorain County Auditor’s Office
15. Morton’s Landscape Development Company
16. Nectar from the Hive
17. Ohio Bull Rentals
18. Primary Home Improvements
19. Purity Coffee
20. Shear Shack
21. Stone Creek Boutique
22. 3 Kids Candy
23. Universal Windows