Ohio Pawpaw Festival
Sun, Sep 17
|Lake Snowden
Join Native Roots at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival! This fun-filled, educational community event celebrates one of America’s largest native tree fruits, the pawpaw (Asimina triloba). This all-weekend event highlights the rich history and future possibilities of the Pawpaw.


Time & Location
Sep 17, 2023, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lake Snowden, 5900 US-50, Albany, OH 45710, USA
About the event
The Ohio Pawpaw Festival is a fun-filled, educational community event celebrating one of America’s largest native tree fruits, the pawpaw (Asimina triloba). This all-weekend event highlights the rich history and future possibilities of the pawpaw through delectable food and beverages, and a full line-up of presentations and activities that cover pawpaw growing, cooking, genetics, medical use, and other topics related to sustainability. Special events at the festival include competitions for the best and biggest pawpaw, a pawpaw cook-off, a best pawpaw-related work of art, and the ever-popular pawpaw-eating contest.
What is a pawpaw?
The pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is North America’s largest edible native tree fruit. The fruit has a wonderful creamy texture and a tropical flavor.
Southern Ohio is home to some of the largest and best-tasting wild pawpaw patches on the planet. The pawpaw is also super nutritious and historically significant.
General Information The Ohio Pawpaw Festival is a rain-or-shine…