Ohio River Sternwheel Festival
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The Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is a popular annual celebration in Marietta, Ohio, featuring historic sternwheel boats, live entertainment, and riverfront festivities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ohio River Sternwheel Festival canonical | 2 |
| Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Committee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4964763 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Context triple: [Marietta, Ohio, hasAnnualEvent, Ohio River Sternwheel Festival]
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A.
Great Steamboat Race on the Ohio River
The Great Steamboat Race on the Ohio River is an annual riverboat competition and spectator event held in Louisville, Kentucky, as part of the festivities leading up to the Kentucky Derby.
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B.
Riverfest
Riverfest is an annual summer festival in La Crosse, Wisconsin, featuring live music, food, family activities, and celebrations along the Mississippi River.
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C.
RiverFest
RiverFest is a community festival in Eden, North Carolina, typically featuring live music, food vendors, family activities, and celebrations centered around the town’s rivers and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Boats and Bluegrass Festival
Boats and Bluegrass Festival is an annual roots and bluegrass music festival held along the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, known for its camping, river activities, and family-friendly atmosphere.
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E.
Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival
The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival is an annual summer celebration in Grand Haven, Michigan, honoring the U.S. Coast Guard with parades, ship tours, fireworks, and community events along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Target entity description: The Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is a popular annual celebration in Marietta, Ohio, featuring historic sternwheel boats, live entertainment, and riverfront festivities.
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A.
Great Steamboat Race on the Ohio River
The Great Steamboat Race on the Ohio River is an annual riverboat competition and spectator event held in Louisville, Kentucky, as part of the festivities leading up to the Kentucky Derby.
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B.
Riverfest
Riverfest is an annual summer festival in La Crosse, Wisconsin, featuring live music, food, family activities, and celebrations along the Mississippi River.
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C.
RiverFest
RiverFest is a community festival in Eden, North Carolina, typically featuring live music, food vendors, family activities, and celebrations centered around the town’s rivers and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Boats and Bluegrass Festival
Boats and Bluegrass Festival is an annual roots and bluegrass music festival held along the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, known for its camping, river activities, and family-friendly atmosphere.
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E.
Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival
The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival is an annual summer celebration in Grand Haven, Michigan, honoring the U.S. Coast Guard with parades, ship tours, fireworks, and community events along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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festival ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| approximateAttendance | tens of thousands of visitors ⓘ |
| audience |
local residents
ⓘ
regional tourists ⓘ |
| category |
Festivals in Ohio
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Tourist attractions in Washington County, Ohio ⓘ |
| celebrates |
maritime history
ⓘ
river culture ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dayOfWeekPattern | weekend ⓘ |
| economicImpact | supports local economy of Marietta ⓘ |
| endDayPattern | Sunday ⓘ |
| feature |
arts and crafts vendors
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car show ⓘ children’s activities ⓘ fireworks display ⓘ food vendors ⓘ historic sternwheel boats ⓘ live entertainment ⓘ live music performances ⓘ pageants ⓘ parades ⓘ riverfront festivities ⓘ sternwheel boat races ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
charity events
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community gatherings ⓘ fireworks over the Ohio River ⓘ pageant competitions ⓘ riverfront concerts ⓘ sternwheel boat tours ⓘ |
| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Marietta, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ohio River ⓘ |
| name | Ohio River Sternwheel Festival ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic riverfront setting
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large gathering of sternwheel boats ⓘ |
| organizer |
Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Committee
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linked to:
Ohio River Sternwheel Festival
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| primaryVenue |
Marietta riverfront
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linked to:
Marietta Riverfront Roar
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| sponsor |
community organizations
ⓘ
local businesses ⓘ |
| startDayPattern | Friday ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| theme |
Ohio River heritage
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sternwheel riverboats ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | three days ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | September ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Description of subject: The Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is a popular annual celebration in Marietta, Ohio, featuring historic sternwheel boats, live entertainment, and riverfront festivities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ohio River Sternwheel Festival