{"id":207844,"date":"2026-07-14T20:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=207844"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:22:49","slug":"lambert-days-returns-to-ohio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/07\/14\/lambert-days-returns-to-ohio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Lambert Days returns to Ohio City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OHIO CITY — The Lambert Days Committee invites everyone to celebrate Lambert Days 2026, taking place this Thursday through Sunday, July 16\u201319 in Ohio City. Named in honor of John W. Lambert, one of Ohio City’s most notable residents, the festival celebrates the community’s rich history while bringing together residents and visitors for four days of family fun, live entertainment, hometown traditions, and great food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John W. Lambert was an inventor, entrepreneur, and automotive pioneer who built what is recognized as America’s first successful gasoline-powered automobile in 1891. His innovative work helped lay the foundation for the American automotive industry, and his legacy continues to be a source of pride for Ohio City. Lambert Days honors both his achievements and the community that he called home.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A car show will be part of this year’s Lambert Days celebration. Van Wert independent file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The festival’s main events will be held at Fireman’s Park on Ohio 118, while the Ohio City Community Building, adjacent to the park, will host the popular steak, hog roast and chicken dinners, along with live entertainment, 50\/50 drawings, gift basket raffles, and additional food vendors throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors can also enjoy community-wide garage sales throughout Ohio City and the flea Mmarket and tractor show along E. Carmean St. featuring vendors, exhibitors, antique tractors, and live entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekend begins Thursday with the opening of the flea market and tractor show. On Friday, Ohio Has Talent winner Hayden Castleman will perform at 1 p.m. on E. Carmean St., while Fireman’s Park will feature the flag raising ceremony, children’s activities, a Texas Hold’em tournament, and Ryklee & The Most Likely at 8 p.m., followed by the annual fireworks display at approximately 10:15 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday offerings will include co-ed softball and volleyball tournaments, the BMM Car Show, children’s activities, and Jeff Unterbrink at Fireman’s Park. Jerry & The Originals will perform at 2 p.m. on E. Carmean St., while Black Smoke Revival headlines Saturday evening at 8 p.m. at Fireman’s Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The festival concludes Sunday with the chicken dinner, live music by Mike & Friends, children’s activities, and the annual Lambert Days Parade, which steps off at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re visiting for the entertainment, delicious food, community garage sales, flea market, tractor show, parade, or simply to enjoy the hospitality of a small-town festival, Lambert Days offers something for everyone while celebrating both Ohio City’s past and its future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For additional event information, updates and a complete schedule, follow the Lambert Days Facebook page or visit lambertdays.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent staff\/submitted information OHIO CITY — The Lambert Days Committee invites everyone to celebrate Lambert Days 2026, taking place this Thursday through Sunday, July 16\u201319 in Ohio City. Named in honor of John W. Lambert, one of Ohio City’s most notable residents, the festival celebrates the community’s rich history while bringing together residents and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-22 16:30:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207844"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207862,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207844\/revisions\/207862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}