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Festival/Event
Due to Covid-19 many cities have canceled or changed the typical dates of many festivals. Please confirm the dates on each event’s website.
Festival/Event
Location City
When Is Event
Activities
Phone Number
Website
Cleveland Home and Garden Show
Cleveland
early February
america’s largest garden show consists of 20 indoor acres
800/600-0307
Maple Festival
Chardon
late April
entertainment galore
arts and crafts
famous maple stirs and syrup
440/286-7275
Columbus Arts Festival
Columbus
early June
fine arts from across America
craftspeople
fine restaurant food
medley of continuous entertainment
614/224-2606
Rib White and Blue Food Festival
Akron
4th of July
bbq competition and vendors
fireworks
live music
800/245-4254
Jamboree in the Hills
Morristown
mid July
the superbowl of country music featuring its greatest stars
800/624-5456
Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow
Loudonville
2nd weekend in July & 3rd Weekend in September
3 day event w/weapons demos
indian crafts & dance competitions
storytelling
national caliber native music
800/766-2267
State Fair
Columbus
late July to early August
concerts
food vendors
exhibits
carnival rides
888/646-3976
Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival
Canton
late July-early August
downtown concert & balloon classic
1st game
national ribs burnoff
fireworks & two parades
15 unique events over 10 days
330/456-8207
Dublin Irish Festival
Dublin
early August
America’s largest Irish festival w/six entertainment stages featuring music and dance
cultural area & marketplace
traditional food
877/674-7336
Vintage Ohio Wine Festival
Kirtland
early August
samples of 150 wines
3 music stages
fireworks
arts and crafts show
800/227-6972
D Day Conneaut
Conneaut
mid August
largest WWII living history event in the world with reenactment of battle
museum
440/599-8074
National Tractor Pulling Championship
Bowling Green
3rd weekend in August
largest event of its venue with five sessions
tractor museum
toy and trade show
888/385-7855
Great Trail Festival
Malvern
late August and ealy September
central stage w/music and dancers
rendezvoux
100 selected artisans
old fashioned craft demos
330/794-9100
Marion Popcorn Festival
Marion
early September
parade
mardi gras party
nightly national entertainment
window decorating contest
cooking contest
740/387-3378
Octoberfest
Columbus
mid September
massive celebration in german village w/32 bands on 3 stages
marketplatz
great food
866/397-2657
Oktoberfest Zinzinatti
Cincinnati
late September
nations largest with a german orchestra
80 craft and food booths
chicken dance
800/246-2987
Ohio Swiss Festival
Sugarcreek
late September
swiss music
tons of food & cheese
parades
swiss wrestling & stone throwing
888/609-7592
Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival
Jefferson
mid October
guided bridge tours
entertainment
farmers market
quilt show
parade
440/576-3769
Historic Zoar Village Christmas
Zoar
early Dec
local artisan crafts
horse drawn wagon rides
organ Christmas recital
home tours
decorated historic didtrict
800/262-6195