The Taste of History 2026
Schedule
Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Sandstone Village | Amherst, OH
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The Taste of History 2026 is Fri, June 19 from 9am-5pm and Sat, June 20 from 9am-6pm at Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Avenue, Amherst, Ohio 44001!Free to attend!
Free Reenactor & Field Kitchen registration and $75 Vendor registration https://www.mhpg.us/tasteofhistory2026
A unique free public display timeline event focused on the food and rations that fed soldiers through the years. All eras are welcome, friend and foe, including military, home front, and camp followers. Field kitchens will compete and offer samples of period meals for a donation to attendees. There are static displays, shooting demonstrations, military surplus vendors, kids’ activities and more.
Around 5,000 people attended in 2025 and next year is expected to be even bigger!
This event is a partnership with the Lorain County Visitors Bureau, Amherst VFW Post 1662, Military History Preservation Group, and the Amherst Historical Society.
Thank you to all the sponsors for making this event possible:
Division Sponsors:
American Legion Post 118 (Amherst, Ohio)
AMVETS Post 32 (Elyria, Ohio)
Camp Sponsors:
Eagles F.O.E. 1442 (Amherst, Ohio)
Amherst Legion Post 8 (Wellington, Ohio)
Richard and Kate Nord
VFW Post 2743 (Norwalk, OH)
VFW Post 6941 (Wellington, Ohio)
Field Kitchen Sponsors:
VFW Post 1662 Auxiliary (Amherst, Ohio)
I.B.E.W. Local 129
VFW Post 451 (Lorain, Ohio)
VFW Post 5137 (Medina, Ohio)
VFW POST 8686 (Sheffield Lake, Ohio)
Vehicle Sponsors:
Lorain Italian Americans Veterans Post #1
VFW Post 3341 (Grafton, Ohio)
VFW Post 9340 (Columbia Station, Ohio)
VFW Post 9871(North Ridgeville, Ohio
The Brown family
Chuck Winiarski
Sliman's Sales and Service
The Clappas family
The Fought family
For more information, please contact the Amherst Historical Society at 440-988-7255 or [email protected] or https://amhersthistoricalsociety.org/tasteofhistory2026/
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Where is it happening?
Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave, Amherst, OH 44001-1310, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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