The Ohio Hill Country Festival is held the Wednesday through Saturday after Labor Day on the downtown streets to celebrate Wellston's rich Appalachian heritage. We offer a Karaoke Contest, Coal Miner Olympics, a Wednesday Hometown Parade and a Saturday Grand Parade, Baby Contests, Car and Motorcycle Show, Free Entertainment nightly, Rides, Games, Great Food and down home hospitality. Bring your lawn chair, spend the day - or several, and enjoy the old fashioned small town hospitality in historic downtown Wellston, Ohio..Everyone's Hometown since 1873.

Schedule of Events:

10:00am: Student Government Dayat Wellston High School Presented by American Legion Post 371
02:00pm - 8:00pm: Quilt, Needlework and Craft Showat The Depot Presented by The Happenings Bistro
12:00pm - 8:00pm: Art Showat The Depot Presneted by Montgomery Trucking and Wellston Rotary Club
01:00pm: Rides Open Presented by Gem Bottling​
01:30pm: Pep Rally with WHS Band, Cheerleaders and Football Teamat The VFW Post 9092 Stage Buckeye Restoration and Construction and Smith Auto and Truck Service
02:30pm: Kids Open Mic Karaoke with MC Katrina Bashamat The VFW Post 9092 Stage Presented by OCSEA Chapter 4010
05:00pm: Rides Close for 1 Hour Intermission
06:00pm: Rides Re-open Presented by Gem Bottling​
07:30pm: Karaokeat The VFW Post 9092 Stage​​ ​Presented by SF Restoration