Bowling Green

Population 30,808 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Daylight 9 h 12 in Dec, dark by 15:05 · 15 h 09 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 31 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 38 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 54 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 19 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 30 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 09 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 53 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 51 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 30 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 08 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 53 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 12 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Cherry Blossom Festival

    April

    The Cherry Blossom Festival is held annually in April by the [[Japan

  2. Dance Marathon

    April

    A charity dancing event in support of the Children's Miracle Network. The largest student-run event on the BGSU campus

  3. Firefly Nights

    June – August

    Mini summer festivals held downtown featuring live music, local crafts, and food. Occasionally hosted in the fall as well

    Official site

  4. Wood County Fair

    Wood County Fair

    July – August

    Official site

  5. Black Swamp Arts Festival

    Black Swamp Arts Festival

    September

    Bowling Green's local artists come and share their work with the community to help celebrate the arts. Fine arts and crafts throughout the Downtown area.

    Official site

  6. Oktoberfest

    October

    BGSU's [[Germany

6 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bowling Green); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 25 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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