Events
Van Wert County Events
Discover festivals, fairs, theater, and more events in Van Wert County!
The Peony Festival is what made Van Wert famous, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to events in Van Wert County. Our community boasts many exciting events, like rodeos, community festivals, Van Wert LIVE and more. You’ll want to bookmark this page, so you can always check back to see what weekend events are around the corner. We are constantly updating this page with the latest things to do, so we’ll make sure you never miss the excitement of events in Van Wert County.
May 2024
Date: Thursday, May 2nd 2024
Location: Van Wert Civic Theatre 118 S. Race Street Van Wert, OH 45891
All showings start at 8:00 p.m. except Sundays shows are at 2:00 p.m.
![Van Wert Civic Theatre presents Hands on a Hard Body](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VWCT-Hands-on-the-Hard-Body.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 3rd 2024 - Sunday, May 5th 2024
Location: Laurie's Naturescapes 12368 St. Rt. 118 Van Wert, OH 45891
![Laurie’s Naturescapes Spring Open House](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lauries-Spring-Open-House.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 3rd 2024 - Saturday, May 4th 2024
Location: Van Wert County Fairgrounds 1055 S. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
![6th Annual Spring Fest Plant Sale](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VWCF-Plant-Sale-2024.png)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 3rd 2024
Location: Van Wert County Fairgrounds 1055 St. Rt. 118 Van Wert, OH 45891
Friday, May 3rd 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 4th 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
![Van Wert County Fairgrounds SpringFest](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VWCF-Springfest.png)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 3rd 2024 - Friday, May 3rd 2024
Location: Elks Lodge 1197 Elks Drive Van Wert, OH 45891
Free admission, public invited! Bill and Karen Shepherd share jazz, rock, country, motown and blue along with delicious Mexican food available for purchase.
![Elks Spring Fling with Live Music](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Elks-Spring-Fling.png)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 3rd 2024 - Friday, May 3rd 2024
Location: Elks Lodge 1187 Elks Drive Van Wert, OH 45891
![Elks Lodge Spring Fling](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Elks-Spring-Fling-1.png)
May 2024
Date: Saturday, May 4th 2024 - Saturday, May 4th 2024
Location: Van Wert County Fairgrounds 1055 South Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
Vendors, garden tips, plant sales, entertainment and more!
![Spring Fest held at Van Wert County Fairgrounds](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Spring-Fest-Fair-2024.png)
May 2024
Date: Monday, May 6th 2024
Location: Main Street Downtown
Every Monday downtown brings us smells of yummy food and easy lunches from 11-2
![Main Street Van Wert Food Truck Mondays](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MSVW-Food-Truck-Mondays-1.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Monday, May 6th 2024 - Monday, May 6th 2024
Location: Downtown Van Wert
Two food trucks in one place makes for a marvelous Monday in downtown Van Wert.
![MSVW Food Truck Mondays – Fat Pigs Smokehouse & Tom’s Hotdogs](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MSVW-Food-Truck-Mondays.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Tuesday, May 7th 2024
Location: Van Wert Middle School 10694 St. Rt. 118 Van Wert, OH 45891
Students have become small business owners! Shop and enjoy all their ideas.
May 7th - shopping hours are 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
May 9th - shopping hours are 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
![Van Wert Middle School Business Fair](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VWMS-Business-Fair.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Thursday, May 9th 2024
Location: Van Wert Civic Theatre 118 S. Race St. Van Wert, OH 45891
Showtimes vary, please check the website.
![VWCT presents Hands on a Hard Body](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VWCT-Hands-on-the-Hard-Body.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 10th 2024 - Saturday, May 11th 2024
Location: Convoy Opera House South Main Street Convoy, OH 45832
Friday, May 10th: noon - 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 11th - 1:00 - 3:00
Free admission, two days, vendors, food trucks and all in one place!
![Convoy Stitches in Bloom](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Convoy-Stitches-in-Bloom.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 10th 2024
Location: Convoy Opera House S. Main St. Convoy, OH
![Convoy Opera House Spring Market](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Convoy-Stitches-in-Bloom.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 10th 2024 - Friday, May 10th 2024
Location: Van Wert County Fairgrounds Jr. Fair Building 1055 S. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
Fiesta means party, and our local United Way is ready for a fiesta! Join us for Fiesta Fun at Van Wet County Fairgrounds Jr. Fair Building.
![Van Wert County United Way hosts Fiesta Fun Friday](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fiesta-Fun.webp)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 10th 2024
Location: Wassenberg Art Center 1055 S. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
![United Way Fiesta Fun](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/United-Way-Fiesta-Fun.png)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 10th 2024
Location: Niswonger Performing Arts Center 10700 St. Rt. 118 Van Wert, OH 45891
![Van Wert LIVE presents Dallas String Quartet](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dallas-String-Quartet.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Saturday, May 11th 2024
Location: Van Wert Storage 708 W. Ervin Rd. Van Wert, OH 45891
6 - 8 units of storage to be auctioned off, see what you need or what others may need!
![Van Wert Storage Wars](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Storage-Wars-picture.png)
May 2024
Date: Sunday, May 12th 2024 - Sunday, May 12th 2024
Location: Wassenberg Art Center 214 S. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
![Wassenberg Art Center Twisted Rope Ring Class](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wassenberg-Mothers-Day.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Sunday, May 12th 2024 - Sunday, May 12th 2024
Location: Wassenberg Art Center 214 S. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
![Wassenberg Art Center Mother’s Day Make it Class](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wassenberg-Mothers-Day-1.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 17th 2024
Location: Van Wert County Airport 901 Elks Drive Van Wert, OH 45891
![Food Truck Fridays at Van Wert County Airport](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Van-Wert-County-Airport-Food-Truck-Fridays.png)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 17th 2024 - Friday, May 17th 2024
Location: Van Wert County Regional Airport 901 Elks Drive Van Wert, OH 45891
May 17th! 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Be there.
![Van Wert County Airport Food Truck – Tom’s Dogs](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Van-Wert-County-Regional-Airport.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 17th 2024 - Saturday, May 18th 2024
Location: Convoy, Ohio
![Convoy Village Garage Sales](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Convoy-Village-Community-Garage-Sale-2024.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Saturday, May 18th 2024 - Saturday, May 18th 2024
Location: Wassenberg Art Center 214 S. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
![YOGA presents Wassenberg Art Center](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wassenberg-YOGA.png)
May 2024
Date: Saturday, May 18th 2024
Location: Danny's Bar and Grill 120 S. Main Street Van Wert, OH 45891
![3rd Annual Christian Gurtner Memorial Run](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Memorial-Run-Ohio-City.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Saturday, May 18th 2024 - Saturday, May 18th 2024
Location: City of Van Wert South Reservoir Van Wert, OH 45891
Grab your poles and tacklebox, head to South Reservoir!
![City of Van Wert Catfish Tournament](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/catfish-picture.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Saturday, May 18th 2024
Location: First and Second Reservoir Van Wert, Ohio
![Van Wert Parks Department Catfish Tournament](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Catfish-tournament-1.png)
May 2024
Date: Monday, May 20th 2024
Location: Main Street Van Wert Downtown
![Main Street Van Wert Food Truck Mondays](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MSVW-Food-Truck-Mondays-2.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Monday, May 20th 2024 - Monday, May 20th 2024
Location: Brumback Library Van Wert, OH 45891
This year's theme is, "Adventure begins @ your Library". The big kick off is June 1st from 10-1 will include face painting and temporary tattoos. Kona Ice will be available from 10-12. We will have read alouds and kids can sign up for the Summer Reading program. The Read to Me program (kids birth-age 5), will track books read and can choose from the treasure chest as they reach goals. The Readers Program (age 6-17) will track minutes read and get a croc bracelet when they sign up. They can then earn jibbitz (croc charms) as they reach reading goals. Patrons who complete our Summer Reading Program will get an invite to an End of Summer Celebration at Camp Clay.
![Brumback Library Jamboree](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Brumback-Library-End-of-School-2024.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 24th 2024 - Friday, May 24th 2024
Location: Van Wert County Regional Airport 901 Elks Drive Van Wert, OH 45891
Food Truck - Bearded BBQ
![Van Wert County Regional Airport](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Van-Wert-County-Regional-Airport.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 24th 2024
Location: Fountain Park Van Wert, OH 45891
![Van Wert Area Community Band Concert in Fountain Park](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Van-Wert-Community-Area-Band-picture.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Saturday, May 25th 2024 - Saturday, May 25th 2024
Location: Wassenberg Art Center 214 S. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
![Wassenberg Art Center Peony Stained Glass Class](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wassenberg-Art-Peony-Stained-Glass.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Saturday, May 25th 2024 - Friday, May 3rd 2024
Location: J Co Bridal Collection 127 N. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
Grand Opening for the J Co Bridal Collection in downtown Van Wert. You will want to celebrate the beautiful new store. What is a party without snacks and champagne? Past, present and future brides, please stop in to say hello!
![J Co Bridal Collection Grand Opening](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JCo-Bridal-Grand-Opening.png)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 31st 2024 - Friday, May 31st 2024
Location: Van Wert County Regional Airport
![Van Wert County Regional Airport Bearded BBQ Food Truck](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Van-Wert-County-Regional-Airport.jpg)
May 2024
Date: Friday, May 31st 2024 - Friday, May 31st 2024
Location: The Edition 139 E. Main St. Van Wert, OH 45891
![The Edition welcomes Brother Believe Me LIVE in concert](https://visitvanwert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Brother-Believe-Me.jpg)