September 19 & 20, 2009
Come to scenic Lake Snowden in Albany, Ohio for the biggest and best pawpaw celebration in the world! Join pawpaw fanatics from around the country at the peak of the season for a day filled with pawpaws, pawpaw foods, pawpaw beer, pawpaw music, pawpaw art, pawpaw history, pawpaw people and much more.
Gates open on Saturday the 19th at 10:00 am with music, workshops and fun. Things will wind down around midnight. Sunday the festival gates open up again at 10:00 am and continue until 4:00 pm.
Admission is $5.00 per day per visitor with a weekend pass available for $8.00.
Children under 12 years of age are free.
There is also a vehicle-parking fee of $2.00 per day or a weekend pass for $3.00.
The Pawpaw Express is a shuttle sponsored by the Office of Sustainability at Ohio University that runs from OU's Baker Center every hour on the hour from 10:00 a.m. til 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The return shuttle from the 10th Annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival at Lake Snowden starts at 10:30 a.m. and continues until midnight (No returns between 6:30 p.m. - midnight) Sunday leaving Baker Center from 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m. with returns from the festival from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
If you’re coming in for the weekend and would like to reserve a RV or campsite at Lake Snowden, please call them at 740-698-6373 for site questions and reservations.