We’ve already gotten a taste of warm weather, so it’s starting to whet our appetites for the multitude of festivals a Cleveland summer has to offer. Sure, we have a couple of cold-weather ones — Kurentovanje and Brite Winter — but things really start to take off in May. So here’s the first edition of our annual Festivals Guide.
You can get warmed up — or overheated — at the day-after-Easter Polish festival Dyngus Day, which leans toward the rowdy, as befits the celebration of the end of Lent. But soon you’ll have a variety of events to choose from — both family-friendly and more adult-oriented, some focusing on music, some on food, some on beverages, some on culture, some on sports, some on several of those things. There are art fests and community fests, ethnic events and county fairs.
Taste some ramps at Ramp Up Peninsula — if you try ramp ice cream, you’re braver than we are! East into summer with some sunny sounds at Reggaefest. Join the LGBTQ+ community at Pride in the Cle at a time when it needs more support than ever. Take the artmaking into your own hands— and your community’s — for Parade the Circle. Eat ethnic food at a couple of Greek fests, several Italian festivals and some Polish parties. Get your Harry Potter on at Kent’s Wizardly Weekend. That’s just scratching the surface. Take a look at our list — which we’ll update as more events are finalized — and find something that suits your mood!
*Mon 4/21: Dyngus Day
*Thu 4/24-Sun 4/27: Geauga Maple Festival
*Sat 4/26: Ramp Up Peninsula
https://www.facebook.com/events/1047911586268106/
*Sat May 17-Sat May 18: Cleveland Asian Festival
https://clevelandasianfestival.org/2024
*Thu 5/22-Sun 5/25: Chagrin Falls Blossom Time
https://www.cvjc.org/blossom-time
*Fri 5/23-Mon 5/26: Berea National Rib Cook-Off & Beer Fest
*Fri 5/23-Mon 5/26: Tremont Greek Festival
https://www.annunciationcleveland.net/calendar
*Sat 5/24-Sun 5/25: Cleveland Reggaefest
https://reggaefestcleveland.com
*Fri 5/30- Sun 6/1: Little Italy Summer Art Walk
https://www.facebook.com/events/1502178214033792
*Sat 6/7: Pride in the CLE
https://lgbtcleveland.org/pride/
*Sat 6/7: Kent Art & Wine Festival
https://mainstreetkent.org/events/
*Sat 5/31-Sun 6/1: Art in the Village @ Legacy Village
https://www.artfestival.com/festivals/art-village-craft-marketplace-cleveland-ohio
*Sat 6/1: Bath Art Festival
*Thu 6/5-Sun 6/8: Parma Rock N Rib Festival
https://parmaareachamber.org/rib-n-rock/
*Sat 6/7: The Hooley at Kamm’s Corners
https://westparkkamms.org/hooley/
*Sat 6/7-Sun 6/8: Hale Farm Sow & Grow Festival
https://www.wrhs.org/do-see/events/2025/06
*Sat 6/7-Sun 6/8: Chagrin Art by the Falls
https://www.valleyartcenter.org/artbythefalls.html
*Fri 6/13-Sun 6/15: Vermilion Festival of the Fish
https://www.vermilionohio.com/festival-of-the-fish/
*Sat 6/14: Parade the Circle
https://www.clevelandart.org/events/parade-circle
*Sat 6/14: Juneteenth Freedom Fest
*Sat 6/21-Sun 6/22: Mulberry Market
https://mulberrycreek.com/Events/index.html
*Sat 6/21: Wildwood Arts & Wine Fest
https://cityofmentor.com/departments/parks-recreation/events/wildwood-fine-arts-wine-festival/
*Sat 6/21: Cleveland Museum of Art Solstice
https://www.clevelandart.org/events/solstice-2025
*Thu 6/26-Sat 6/28: Tri-C Jazz Fest
https://www.tri-c.edu/jazzfest/
*Thu 6/26-Sun 6/29: Rock the Docks Akron
https://www.facebook.com/RockTheDocksSpringfield/
*Fri 6/27-Sat 6/28: Ohio Scottish Games and Celtic Festival
https://www.ohioscottishgames.com/tis
*Fri 6/27-Sun 6/29: Put-in-Bay Pyrate Festival
https://putinbay.com/events/annual-put-in-bay-pyrate-fest/
*Sat 6/28: BAYarts Music & Art Festival
https://bayarts.net/events/annual-art-music-festival/
*Sat 6/27: Tremont Food Truck Festival
https://www.facebook.com/events/1110784766715795
*Sat 6/28: Larchmere Porchfest
http://larchmereporchfest.org/
*Sat 7/5: Fairport Mardi Gras
https://www.facebook.com/fairportmardigras/
*Wed 7/9-Sun 7/13: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival
https://olmc-cleveland.org/community
*Thu 7/10-Sat 7/12: Summit County Italian American Festival
https://www.facebook.com/L3LItalianAmericanFestival/
*Fri 7/11-Sun 7/13: Cain Park Arts Festival
https://cainpark.com/arts-festival/
*Sat 7/12-Sun 7/13: Music in the Valley
https://www.wrhs.org/signature-events/
*Sat 7/12-Sun 7/13: Garden Walk Cleveland
https://www.gardenwalkcleveland.org
*7/16-Sat 7/19: Borderlight Festival
https://www.borderlightcle.org
*Fri 7/18-Sun 7/20: Painesville Party in the Park
*Fri 7/18-Sun 7/20: Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival
*Sat 7/19: Middle Bass Island Music Fest
https://millerferry.com/event/middle-bass-island-music-festival/
*Fri 7/18-Sat 7/19: Wizardly Weekend, Kent
mainstreetkent.org/event/wizardly-weekend/
*Fri 7/18-Sun 7/20: African American Cultural Festival
https://www.akronohio.gov/departments/lock_3/featured_events.php
*Sun 7/20: Taste of Tremont
https://experiencetremont.com/featured-events/taste-of-tremont/
*Tue 7/22-Sun 7/27: Lake Country Fair
*Tue 7/22-Sun 7/27: Summit County Fair
*Thu 7/24-Sun 7/27: St. Helen & Constantine Greek Festival
https://stsconstantine.com/about/greekfestival
*Sat 7/26-Sun 7/27: Fuel @ Hale Farm
https://www.wrhs.org/signature-events/
*Mon 7/28-Sun 8/3: Medina County Fair
https://www.medinaohiofair.com
*Thu 7/31-Sun 8/3: Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend
https://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/
*Fri 8/1-Sun 8/3: Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg
*Fri 8/1-Sat 8/2: Vintage Ohio
https://www.visitvintageohio.com
*Sat 8/2: Lakewood Arts Fest
*Sat 8/2 & Sun 8/3: Puerto Rican Parade & Cultural Festival
https://www.puertoricanparade.org
*Tue 8/5-Sun 8/10: Cuyahoga County Fair
*Fri 8/9: River Rally
https://www.canalwaypartners.com/events/
*Sun 8/10: Painesville Art in the Park
https://www.mainstreetpainesville.org
*Sun 8/10: Akron Picklefest
https://www.oddmall.info/akron-pickle-fest/
*Thu 8/7-Sun 8/10: Ohio Burlesque Festival
*Thu 8/14/-Fri 8/115: Bash on the Bay Country Music Festival
https://millerferry.com/event/bash-on-the-bay
*Thu 8/14- Sun 8/17: Feast of the Assumption
https://holy-rosary.org/schedule-of-events
*Fri 8/15-Sun 8/17: Cleveland Pagan Pride
http://clevelandpaganpride.org/
*Sat 8/16: Highland Square Porch Rockr
https://www.highlandsquareakron.org
*Sat 8/16: Streetsboro Brew & BBQ Bash
https://www.facebook.com/events/1049020782851840/?
*Sun 8/17-Sun 8/24: Lorain County Fair
https://www.loraincountyfair.com
*Sat 8/22-Sun 8/23: Akron Pride
https://www.akronpridefestival.org/home
*Sat 8/23: Bike Cleveland Fundo
https://www.bikecleveland.org/events/fundo/
*Sat 8/23: Cleveland Water Lantern Festival
https://www.waterlanternfestival.com/cleveland.php
*Sun 8/24: One World Day
https://clevelandculturalgardens.org/event/one-world-day-2024/
*Thu 8/28-Mon 9/1: Great Geauga County Fair
*Fri 8/29-Sun 8/31: The Made in Ohio Festival @ Hale Farm
*Fri 8/29-Mon 9/1: Cleveland Oktoberfest Weekend 1
https://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com
*Fri 8/29-Mon 9/1: Cleveland Taco Festival
*Mon 9/1: 11th Congressional District Labor Day Parade & Festival
https://www.facebook.com/groups/91399258396/
*Thu 9/4-Sun 9/7: Thunder on the Strip
http://www.thunderonthestrip.com/
*Fri 9/5-Sat 9/6: Cleveland Oktoberfest Weekend 2
https://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com
*Sat 9/6: Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival
*Sat 9/6: CPT Pandemonium
https://www.cptonline.org/support/pandemonium/
*Fri 9/12-Sat 9/13: Crocker Park Wine Festival
https://crockerparkwinefestival.com
*Sat 9/13: Skunkfest
http://www.skunkhaven.net/images/CurrentSkunkfestFlyer.pdf
*Sat 9/13: Waterloo Arts Fest
https://www.waterlooartsfest.org
*Sat 9/13: FAVA Art Fair in the Square
*Sat 9/13: Mexican Independence Day Parade
*Sat 9/13: Fresh Fest (tentative)
https://www.freshfestcleveland.com/
*Sun 9/14: Berea Arts Fest
*Sat 9/20-Sun 9/21: Chalk Festival
https://www.clevelandart.org/events/chalk-festival-0#
*Sat 9/20: FireFish
http://www.firefishfestival.com
*Sat 9/20: Cleveland Pickle Fest
https://clevelandpicklefest.com
*Sat 9/20-Sun 9/21: Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival
*Thu 9/25-Sun 9/28: Ravenna Balloon A-Fair
https://www.ravennaballoonafair.com/
*Fri 9/26-Sun 9/28: Ingenuity (tentative)
https://www.ingenuitycleveland.org
*Sun 9/28: St. John Cantius Polish Festival (tentative)
https://stjohncantiuschurch.org
*Sat 10/4: Cleveland Veg Fest
https://www.clevelandvegansociety.org/
*Fri 10/3-Sun 10/5: Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus Polish Festival (tentative)
https://www.ststanislaus.org/events/10/2024
*Sat 10/4-Sun 10/5: Hale Farm Harvest Festival, first weekend
https://www.wrhs.org/signature-events/
*Sat 10/11-Sun 10/12: Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival (tentative)
http://www.coveredbridgefestival.org
*Sat 10/11-Sun 10/12: Hale Farm Harvest Festival, second weekend
https://www.wrhs.org/signature-events/
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