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

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

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

12:00-1:00 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

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

1. All Around Physical Therapy

2. Leighann Arroyo

3. Rose & Charles Andrew

4. Phyllis & Fred Bement

6. C & C Beverage

7. Tom & Julie Bowes: Benchmark Wood Products

8. Brenda Browske

9. Tim & Vicki Coffield

10. Jay & Debbie Cordell

11. Bob & Traci Dietrich

12. Dolores Downey

13. Fran Faloon

14. Laura Hagen

15. I-Deal Solutions

16. Louis Ignaczak

17. Karen Jefferies

18. Kokosing Industries

19. Kolar Concessions

20. Debra Maslyk: Maslyk Landscaping

21. Tom & Marsha Merriman

22. Julie Montgomery

22. Richard & Karen Patton

23. Rockin R’ Ranch

24. Rural Urban Record

25. Fred & Sharon Ruder

26. Joyce Schroth

27. Betty Sloboda

28. Daryl & Christine Smith

29. Edward & Erlene Smith

30. Mike & Laura Smith

31. Gene Smolik

32. Carol Timko

33. Jeffrey & Beth Trammell

34. Valley Drum

35. Gerald Wetzel

36. Willies Garage


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 Bus

11. The Ocean Grill: Lamb Gyros, Turkey Legs

12. 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.         Cleveland Basement Systems

8.         Color Street 

9.         Columbia Baptist Church

10.       Columbia Youth Players 

11.       Cottom’s Wildlife Removal

12.       Different Branches

13.       ECW ATM

14.       ERA (Education Revolution Association)

15.       Friends of the Columbia Library

16.       Grandma’s Parlour Vintage & Garden 

17.       I-Deal Solutions

18.       Joyce Windows

19.       Lazer Etched Creations

20.       Leafguard

21.       Lorain County Auditor’s Office

22.       Morton’s Landscape Development Company

23.       Nectar from the Hive

24.       Nerf Ax Game

25.       NR Horsemanship

26.       Ohio Bull Rentals

27.       Photo Opp: Barbie Box

28.       Photo Opp: Wicked, Glenda & Elphaba

29.       Primary Home Improvements

30.       Purity Coffee

31.       Shear Shack 

32.       Stone Creek Boutique 

33.       The Ministry Center/ Hosanna Preschool

34.       3 Kids Candy

35.       Universal Windows