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

PRE PARTY!

Wednesday, June 25

Morton’s Landscaping Chicken Dinner, 5-7 pm

$15.00 per person, featuring musician- Jim Committe

VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS EAT FREE

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

12:00-6pm- FLEA MARKET at Pavilion “F” by the Library!

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.

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

12:00-6pm- FLEA MARKET at Pavilion “F” by the Library!

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

5:30-6:30- Register for the CORNHOLE Tournament

  • ALL Ages can Play

  • Cash Prizes!

  • At the Basketball Courts

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

12:00-6pm- FLEA MARKET at Pavilion “F” by the Library!

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- Military Families Introduced &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 Allman Band

10:00- Fireworks! (Rain Date: Sunday, June 29)

11:00- Park Closes

Post Party!

Ice Cream Social!

In Memory of John & Claudia Hawley

2-4 pm featuring the Innovative Dance Project

$3.00 per sundae

Family Games: Egg Toss, Tug of War, Hoola Hoop

A big THANK YOU to the Sponsors of the 2025 Columbia Hometown Festival Sponsors!

DIAMOND SPONSOR

1. Education Revolution Association (ERA)

FIREWOR’S SPONSOR

1. Columbia VFW Post 9340

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 SPONSORS

  • Thank you to our repeat donors marked with an asterisk. We are grateful for your continued support.

1. Connie Arndt

2. *Leighann Arroyo

3. *Rose & Charles Andrew

4. *Phyllis & Fred Bement

5. Tom & Julie Bowes: Benchmark Wood Products

6. Brenda Browske

7. Tim & Vicki Coffield

8. Jay & Debbie Cordell

9. *Scott Darduk: C & C Beverage

10. *Bonnie Deyarmin

11. *Bob & Traci Dietrich

12. Dolores Downey

13. Fran Faloon

14. Amy Fischer: Willies Garage Service

15. Robert & Cheryl Galo

16. *Kim Gray

17. *Laura Hagen

18. *Craig & Shawn Heidinger

19. *Doreen Heinrichs

20. *Louis Ignaczak

21. *Bill & Rene Jacobucci: State Custom Plumbing

22. *Karen Jefferies

23. *Kokosing Industries

24. Chad Kolar: Kolar Concessions

25. Tyler Kuchta: I-Deal Solutions

26. Debra Maslyk: Maslyk Landscaping

27. *Tom & Marsha Merriman

28. Julie Montgomery

29. *Linda Morrison

30. Darlene Otis & Allison Ketchem: Rockin R’ Ranch

31. *Richard & Karen Patton

32. Anthony Plescia: All Around Physical Therapy

33. *Toni Post

34. *Kelli Potter and Jim Potter: Potter Overhead Door

35. *Lee Boise: Rural Urban Record

35. Fred & Sharon Ruder

37. *Joyce Schroth

38. *Scott Schulke: S & S Contracting

39. *Ken & Jane Schutz

40. *Phillip & Merry Sherrod

41. *Betty Sloboda

42. *Daryl & Christine Smith

43. Edward & Erlene Smith

44. Mike & Laura Smith

45. *Gene Smolik

46. *Marc & Betty Snitzer

47. Neal & Mary Sollan

48. *Ruth Stankiewicz

49. Carol Timko

50. *Jeffrey & Beth Trammell

51. Valley Drum

52. *Gerald Wetzel


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. NorthCoast Smokey BBQ

10. Ohio Dippin’ Dots

11. The Boba Bus

12. The Ocean Grill: Lamb Gyros, Turkey Legs

13. The Station: Smoked Chicken Wings, Chicken Tenders, Chicken Waffles

Vendors

1.         All American Gutter Protection

2.         Ally Rose Creations

3.         Ava’s Beaded Avenue

4.         Barbaric Design

5.         Big Picture Cleveland

6.         Cindy’s Creations

7.         ClearView Church

8.         Cleveland Basement Systems

9.         Color Street 

10.       Columbia Baptist Church

11.       Columbia Youth Players 

12.       Cottom’s Wildlife Removal

13.       Different Branches

14.       ECW ATM

15.       ERA (Education Revolution Association)

16.       Friends of the Columbia Library

17.       Grandma’s Parlour Vintage & Garden 

18.       I-Deal Solutions

19.       Joyce Windows

20.       Lazer Etched Creations 

21.       LeafFilter

22.       Leafguard

23.       Lorain County Auditor’s Office

24.       MB Design Studio

25.       MDL3D

26.       Morton’s Landscape Development Company

27.       Nectar from the Hive

28.       Nerf Ax Game

29.       NR Horsemanship

30.       Ohio Bull Rentals

31.       Photo Opp: Barbie Box

32.       Photo Opp: Wicked, Glenda & Elphaba

33.       Photo Opp: Columbia Homecoming Festival

34.       Primary Home Improvements

35.       Purity Coffee

36.       Shear Shack 

37.       Stone Creek Boutique 

38.       The Ministry Center/ Hosanna Preschool

39.       The Peddler’s Place

40.       3 Kids Candy

41.       Universal Windows