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The Lake Erie Inquiry presents

Black
SwampArts Festival

33rd annualSept. 11 · 12 · 13, 2026Downtown Bowling Green, Ohio

Free · No tickets · Three stages

The guide

Six pages

01EssentialsStreet closures, the $4 shuttle, parking, first aid and restrooms 02Friday, Sept. 11Six sets from 5 p.m. — Austin & the Syd Experience through Silverada 03Saturday, Sept. 12Eighteen sets across three stages, plus two lineup changes 04Sunday, Sept. 13Eleven sets, closing with Miller & the Other Sinners 05Eat · Make · WanderEighteen food vendors, the beer garden, and every art show

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Compiled and fact-checked by The Lake Erie Inquiry, Sept. 9, 2026, against schedules published by the Black Swamp Arts Festival at blackswampfest.org, its festival map and shuttle notice, and reporting by BG Independent News.
Start times are as posted; no set has a published end time. Lineups can change — check with the festival before you set out.
Prefer it on paper? Download the six-page guide as a PDF.