Big Horns at the Peristyle, Plus Weekend Apple Festivals

Toledo, OH · October 9, 2026

Northbound Parkside Boulevard is blocked off today for utility repairs, so give yourself five extra minutes if you are heading past Dorr Street. Once you clear that detour, a packed autumn weekend is waiting on the other side.

The Lead

The regional calendar is stacked for the next forty-eight hours, and securing seats this morning will keep you from getting shut out at the box office. Saturday evening brings an electrifying collision of brass and strings as Oakland funk legends Tower of Power join the Toledo Symphony on stage at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle. Down the avenue at Huntington Center, “Weird Al” Yankovic brings his multimedia tour to town the same night, with floor seats already dwindling.

If your weekend tastes lean more pastoral than percussion, Sunday demands an early start south to Grand Rapids for the annual Apple Butter Fest along the historic canal. Over thirty thousand people typically line Front Street for copper-kettle apple butter and bluegrass. Snag your performance tickets before doors open tomorrow, and save your Sunday appetite for fresh fry pies.

Local Pulse

Northbound Parkside Boulevard Closes for Utility Repairs Roads Crews close the northbound stretch between Midway Plaisance and Dorr Street all day Friday with no posted detour route.
Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Marks 150-Year Anniversary Milestone Community Preservation teams celebrated a century and a half of local history this week following extensive monument restoration work.
Pop-Up Produce Market Returns to Swayne Field Health Local organizers bring fresh, affordable farm produce directly to central city neighbors this Saturday morning at Monroe Street.

Today's Outlook

High 72°F · Low 42°F — Overcast
- Keep a warm layer handy for the evening chill once the daytime warmth fades.

What's On Around Town

Today

419 Oktoberfest Brew Off Funky Turtle Brewing (3015 Glendale Ave), 5:00–10:00 PM Sample local autumn homebrew entries and cast your vote on tap.
Toledo Rockets vs. Kent State Volleyball John F. Savage Arena (2025 N Douglas Rd), 6:00 PM · Paid Cheer on the conference leaders chasing the best start in school history.
Fall Old Fashioned Tasting and Tour Bellwether at Toledo Spirits (1301 N Summit St), 6:00–7:30 PM · Paid Craft cocktails, distillery history, and seasonal autumn infusions behind the bar.

Tomorrow

Oak Harbor Apple Festival Downtown Oak Harbor, Oak Harbor, 9:30 AM–8:00 PM · Free
Tower of Power with the Toledo Symphony Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle (2445 Monroe St), 8:00 PM · Paid
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder Tour Huntington Center (500 Jefferson Ave), 8:00 PM · Paid

Sunday

Perch Fishing Charter Glass City Pearl (1 Jefferson Ave), 7:00 AM–3:00 PM · Paid
Grand Rapids Apple Butter Fest Downtown Grand Rapids (24232 Front St), Grand Rapids, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free
Harvest Fest Toledo Zoo (2 Hippo Way), 10:00 AM–4:00 PM · Paid

Spotlight & Story

The Oliver House
- Designed by architect Isaiah Rogers in 1859 as a lavish 172-room riverfront hotel, this brick landmark narrowly escaped demolition in the 1990s. Today, original timbers and stone arches frame Maumee Bay Brewing Company's brew kettles and wood-fired pizza ovens.

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