It may seem early for us to be publishing the first version of our 2023 festival guide. But there are two festivals happening this weekend: the North Coast Harbor Ice Fest, with an array of ice sculptures and other outdoor activities, and the Lake Erie Folk Fest at the Shore Cultural Center in Euclid. And the next couple of weekend bring two of the biggies (luckily not on the same day this year!) with Kurentovanje at the National Slovenian Home on Saturday February 18 and Brite Winter on the west ban of the Flats on Saturday February 25. Both have taken place in blizzards and warm weather. Both have significant outdoor activities, showing how tough Clevelanders can be!
In 2020 we were just getting ready to publish our first calendar in March when — well, you know. Our of more than 100 events, all except GardenWalk were cancelled, went virtual or radically downsized. And in 2021, with the vaccine just starting to roll out in March, the time when festival planning needs to be underway, many pushed back until later in the season, stayed virtual or punted for another year. Last year, most events had begun to return although some were still downsized. We’re hopefully looking at a normal 2023 — at last.
Nearly 70 events have already revealed their dates, and we’ve rounded them up for you. Look for a more compete directory in about six weeks when more things have firmed up. And event organizers — let us know what your dates are when they’re confirmed! Thanks!
Sat 2/11: Lake Erie Folk Fest
https://www.lakeeriefolkfest.com
Sat 2/11: North Coast Ice Fest
http://www.northcoastharbor.org/events/event/icefestcle/
Sat 2/18 Kurentovanje
https://www.clevelandkurentovanje.com
Sat 2/25: Brite Winter
Fri 3/17: St. Patrick’s Day Parade
http://www.stpatricksdaycleveland.com
Mon 4/10: Dyngus Day
Thu 4/27-Sun 4/30: Geauga County Maple Festival
Sat 5/20-Sun 5/21: Cleveland Asian Festival
http://clevelandasianfestival.org/2016/
Fri 5/26-Sun 5/28: Chagrin Falls Blossom Time Festival
http://yourhometownchagrinfalls.com/event/blossom-time-festival/
Fri 5/26-Mon 5/29: Berea National Rib Cook-Off
Fri 5/26-Mon 5/29: Tremont Greek Festival
http://www.tremontgreekfest.com/
Sat 5/27: Station Hope
https://www.station-hope-2019/
Sat 6/3: Pride in the CLE
https://lgbtcleveland.org/pride/
Sat 6/3: Kent Art & Wine Festival
https://www.mainstreetkent.org
Sat 6/3-Sun 6/4: Art in the Village @ Legacy Village
Sat 6/10: Parade the Circle
https://www.clevelandart.org/learn/community-arts/summer-arts-fest
Sat 6/10: BayARTS & Music Festival
http://www.bayarts.net/events/upcoming-events.aspx
Sat 6/10: The Hooley on Kamm’s Corners
http://westparkkamms.org/hooley/
Sat 6/10-Sun 6/11: Chagrin Falls Art by the Falls
http://www.valleyartcenter.org/art-by-the-falls-june-6-and-7-2015.html
Sun 6/11: Taste of Lakewood
Hale Farm Crooked River Festival & Opening Weekend Celebration
Sat 6/17 & Sun 6/18
https://www.wrhs.org/signature-events/
Fri 6/16-Sun 6/18: Festival of the Fish
https://www.vermilionohio.com/festival-of-the-fish/
Thu 6/22-Sat 6/24: Tri-C Jazz Fest
https://www.tri-c.edu/jazzfest/
Thu 6/22-Sun 6/25: Rock The Docks, Akron
https://www.facebook.com/events/667565146702266/
Fri 6/23-Sat 6/24
Ohio Scottish Games
http://www.ohioscottishgames.com
Fri 6/23- Sun 6/25: Pyrate Festival, Put-in-Bay
https://millerferry.com/event/pyrate-festival/
Sat 6/24: Larchmere Porchfest
http://www.larchmereporchfest.org/
Sat 6/24: Cuyahoga River Rally
https://canalwaypartners.com/cuyahoga-river-rally/
Sat 6/24: Wildwood Fine Arts & Wine Festival
https://cityofmentor.com/departments/parks-recreation/events/wildwood-fine-arts-wine-festival/
Sat 6/24-Sun 6/25: Mulberry Creek Herb Fest
http://mulberrycreek.com/News_and_Events/
Sun 6/25: Edgewater NeighborFest
Thu 6/29-Sun 7/2: Fairport Mardi Gras
https://www.facebook.com/fairportmardigras/
Wed 7/12-Sun 7/16: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Festival
https://olmc-cleveland.org/events/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-parish-festival
Fri 7/7-Sun 7/9: Cain Park Arts Festival
http://www.cainpark.com/index.aspx?page=11
Sat 7/8-Sun 7/9: GardenWalk Cleveland
https://www.gardenwalkcleveland.org
Sat 7/8-Sun 7/19: Wonderstruck
Sat 7/8-Sun 7/9: Music in the Valley Folk & Wine Festival
http://www.wrhs.org/upcoming-event/music-in-the-valley-folk-wine-festival/
Fri 7/14-Sun 7/16: Painesville Party in the Park
Sat 7/15: Middle Bass Island Music Festival
https://millerferry.com/event/middle-bass-island-music-festival/
Sat 7/15: Mentor Headlands Beach Fest
http://cityofmentor.com/visit/headlands-beachfest/
Fri 7/21-Sat 7/22: The Summer Market
http://www.thesummermarket.com
Tue 7/25-Sun 7/30: Lake Country Fair
Tue 7/25-Sun 7/30: Summit County Fair
Mon 7/31-Sun 8/6: Medina County Fair
Wed 8/3-Sun 8/5: BorderLight Fringe Festival
www.borderlightcle.org
Thu 8/3-Sun 8/6: Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival, Canton
Fri 8/4-Sat 8/5: Vintage Ohio at Lake Metroparks
http://www.lakemetroparks.com/
Fri 8/4-Sun 8/6: Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg
Sat 8/5: Lakewood Arts Fest
Tue 8/8-Sun 8/13: Cuyahoga County Fair
Fri 8/11-Sun 11/13: Ohio Burlesque Festival
Sat 8/12-Tue 8/15: Feast of the Assumption
http://holy-rosary.org/2014-feast-info
Fri 8/18-Sun 8/20: Cleveland Pagan Pride
http://clevelandpaganpride.org/
Mon 8/20-Sun 8/27: Lorain County Fair
https://www.loraincountyfair.com
Wed 8/23-Thu 8/24: Bash on the Bay
https://putinbay.com/events/put-in-bay-bash-on-the-bay/
Sat 8/26: Akron Pride
Sat 8/26-Sun 8/27: Cleveland Garlic Festival
http://www.clevelandgarlicfestival.org/
Sun 8/27: One World Day
http://clevelandoneworldday.org/2017/
Thu 8/31-Mon 9/4: Great Geauga County Fair
Fri 9/1-Sun 9/3: Hale Farm Made in Ohio Arts & Crafts Festival
https://www.wrhs.org/events/made-in-ohio-arts-crafts-festival-2019/
Mon 9/4: 11th Congressional District Labor Day Parade & Festival
https://www.facebook.com/groups/91399258396/
Thu 9/7-Sun-9/10: Thunder on the Strip, Geneva-on-the-Lake
http://www.thunderonthestrip.com/
Sat 9/9: Skunkfest
http://www.skunkhaven.net/images/CurrentSkunkfestFlyer.pdf
Sat 9/9: Pandemonium
https://www.cptonline.org/support/pandemonium/
Sat 9/9: Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival
Sun 9/10: Berea Arts Fest
Sat 9/16-Sun 9/17: Chalk Festival
http://www.clevelandart.org/events/special-events/chalk-festival
Sat 9/16: FireFish
http://www.firefishfestival.com
Fri 9/21-Sun 9/23: Expo: Ingenuity Cleveland
Fri 10/13-Sun 10/15: Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival
http://www.coveredbridgefestival.org
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