100 Festivals and Fairs: Twins, Dublin Irish, Baskets, the Y-Bridge, Brats, Arts, Culture and more!
Welcome back, festival fans.
It’s another weekend of nearly 100 festivals and fairs this weekend throughout the state of Ohio.
Some of this weekend’s highlighted festivals (and which I’ve attended in the past) include:
…the Dublin Irish Festival (Review)…
…Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg (Review)…
…the Y-Bridge Arts Festival in Zanesville (Review)…
…the Dreden Melon Festival (Review)…
…the Lakewood Arts Festival (Review)…
…the Bull Thistle Arts Festival in Fayette (Review)…
…Brats and Crafts Festival in Columbus (Review)…
…Chardon Arts Festival (Review)…
…the Berlin Heights Basket Festival (Review)…
…the Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Show in Findlay (Review)…
…the Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace (Review) in Rock Creek…
…and so much more, including festivals I’ve been meaning to get to like…
…Carey Fest…
…Rogue Hollow Festival in Doylestown…
…the Rock ‘N’ Green Tomato Festival in Miamisburg…
…Toledo Jeep Fest…
…Ohio River Paddlefest in Cincinnati
…Summer Zabava in Cleveland…
…Ghana Festival Ohio in Columbus…
…Defiance County Hot Air Balloon Festival…
…Polish Summer Festival in Dayton…
…and St. Charles and St. Hyacinth Polka Picnic in Toledo.
Plus TONS of County Fairs this weekend.
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Be sure to go through the list below, check the map and read the reviews.
Have a wonderful weekend, Ohio!
If you are traveling this weekend and want to visit out weekend festivals outside of Ohio, check out this week’s post at Festival Guides and Reviews: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/festival-weekend-080325
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: July 31 – August 3, 2025
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
If you can’t see the map on your smartphone, click HERE.
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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals
8/1-8/2 – Berlin Heights Basket Festival – Berlin Heights – My Review
8/3 – Chardon Arts Festival – Chardon – My Review
7/31-8/3 (Closed 8/1) – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo V – Cleveland – My Review
8/2-8/3 – Puerto Rican Parade and Cultural Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Brats and Crafts Festival – Columbus – My Review
8/2 – Dresden Melon Festival – Dresden – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Dublin Irish Festival – Dublin – My Review
8/2 – Bull Thistle Arts Festival – Fayette – My Review
7/31-8/3 – Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Show – Findlay – My Review
8/1-8/2 – Independence Home Days – Independence – My Review
8/2 – Lakewood Arts Festival – Lakewood – My Review
8/1-8/2 – London Rhythm and Rib Fest – London – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Pokrova Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
8/2-8/3 – Arts in the Park – Port Clinton – My Review
7/31-8/3 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival I – Powell – My Review
8/2-8/3 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace V – Rock Creek – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
8/1-8/2 – Y-Bridge Arts Festival – Zanesville – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
7/23-8/3 – Ohio State Fair – Columbus
7/25-8/2 – Pike County Fair – Piketon
7/26-8/2 – Preble County Fair – Eaton
7/27-8/2 – Auglaize County Fair – Wapakoneta
7/27-8/3 – Wood County Fair – Bowling Green
7/28-8/2 – Gallia County Junior Fair – Gallipolis
7/28-8/3 – Columbiana County Fair – Lisbon
7/28-8/3 – Medina County Fair – Medina
7/31-8/2 – Antique Steam and Engine Show – Mt. Hope
7/31-8/3 – Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Show – Findlay – My Review
Weekend continues below…
8/1-8/2 – Deerassic Classic Giveaway and Outdoor Expo – Cambridge
8/1-8/2 – Vermilion Beach Market – Vermilion
8/1-8/3 – Valley View Trade Days (formerly Buffalo Valley View Trade Days) IV – Cambridge
8/1-8/8 – Champaign County Fair – Urbana
8/1-8/9 – Athens County Fair – Athens
8/2 – Back to School Vendor Event – Cuyahoga Falls
8/2 – Summer Craft Show at Lake Brady United Methodist Church – Kent
8/2 – Avant-Garde Summer Handmade Market – Westlake
8/2-8/9 – Ross County Fair – Chillicothe
8/3 – Frostville Engine and Car Show – North Olmsted
8/3 – CLE Market: Rocky River III – Rocky River
8/3-8/9 – Hartford Independent Fair – Hartford
8/3-8/9 – Richland County Fair – Mansfield
OHIO FESTIVALS
7/28-8/2 – Lancaster Festival II – Lancaster
7/30-8/2 – Betty Zane Days – Martins Ferry
7/31-8/2 – Carnation Food Fest (Carnation Festival) – Alliance
7/31-8/2 – Everwild Music Festival – Thornville
7/31-8/3 – Belpre Homecoming – Belpre
7/31-8/3 (Closed 8/1) – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo V – Cleveland – My Review
7/31-8/3 – Coldwater Community Picnic – Coldwater
7/31-8/3 – St. Patrick Parish Festival – Hubbard
7/31-8/3 – Appalachian Herbfest – Pomeroy
7/31-8/3 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival I – Powell – My Review
8/1 – Little Nashville Music Festival – Ottawa
8/1-8/2 – Brick Street Block Party – Arcanum
8/1-8/2 – Berlin Heights Basket Festival – Berlin Heights – My Review
8/1-8/2 – Carey Fest – Carey
8/1-8/2 – Holy Cross Immaculata Festival – Cincinnati
8/1-8/2 – Our Lady of Victory Parish Festival – Columbus
Weekend continues below…
8/1-8/2 – Days in the Park – Deer Park
8/1-8/2 – Rogues Hollow Festival – Doylestown
8/1-8/2 – Our Lady of the Cedars Lebanese Festival – Fairlawn
8/1-8/2 – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Community Festival – Grove City
8/1-8/2 – Hanover Wine Festival – Hamilton
8/1-8/2 – Independence Home Days – Independence – My Review
8/1-8/2 – Vintage Ohio Wine Fest – Kirtland
8/1-8/2 – Lebanon Blues Festival – Lebanon
8/1-8/2 – Leesburg Festival – Leesburg
8/1-8/2 – London Rhythm and Rib Fest – London – My Review
8/1-8/2 – TiKi STiK – Marion
8/1-8/2 – Medina’s Wizarding Weekend – Medina
8/1-8/2 – Rock ‘N’ Green Tomato Festival – Miamisburg
8/1-8/2 – Big Bend Blues and Brews Bash – Pomeroy
8/1-8/2 – Y-Bridge Arts Festival – Zanesville – My Review
Weekend continues below…
8/1-8/3 – St. John the Baptist Summer Festival – Cincinnati
8/1-8/3 – Brats and Crafts Festival – Columbus – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Dublin Irish Festival – Dublin – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Farm Days Show – Mt. Gilead
8/1-8/3 – Pokrova Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Toledo Jeep Fest – Toledo
8/1-8/3 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
8/1-8/3 – St. John the Evangelist Family Festival – West Chester
8/1-8/3 – Greater Youngstown Italian Fest – Youngstown
8/2 – Athens Community Arts and Music Festival – Athens
8/2 – Bloomville Block Party – Bloomville
8/2 – Quinstock – Catawba Island
8/2 – Ohio River Paddlefest – Cincinnati
8/2 – Summer Zabava – Cleveland
8/2 – Furry FUN Fair – Columbus
Weekend continues below…
8/2 – Ghana Festival Ohio – Columbus
8/2 – Copley Heritage Day – Copley
8/2 – Coshocton Sunflower Festival I – Coshocton
8/2 – Defiance County Hot Air Balloon Festival – Defiance
8/2 – Dresden Melon Festival – Dresden – My Review
8/2 – Bull Thistle Arts Festival – Fayette – My Review
8/2 – Car Tunes on Main – Findlay
8/2 – Jazz in the Park – Forest Park
8/2* – Houston Community Classic Festival – Houston – My Review – DISCONTINUED?
8/2 – Bacon Fest – Kettering
8/2 – Rock the Lake – Lakeview
8/2 – Lakewood Arts Festival – Lakewood – My Review
8/2 – North Fairfield Street Fair – North Fairfield
8/2 – Down A River, Down A Beer – Piqua
8/2 – African American Heritage Festival – Steubenville
Weekend continues below…
8/2 – Vibin in the Vines Music Festival – Wakeman
8/2-8/3 – Pymatuning Lake Festival – Andover
8/2-8/3 – Puerto Rican Parade and Cultural Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/2-8/3 – Honoring Traditions Eastern Woodland Celebration – Lancaster
8/2-8/3 – Arts in the Park – Port Clinton – My Review
8/2-8/3 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace V – Rock Creek – My Review
8/3 – Barton Polka Fest – Barton
8/3 – Chardon Arts Festival – Chardon – My Review
8/3 – St. Louis Church Summer Festival – Custar
8/3 – Polish Summer Festival – Dayton
8/3 – CLE Market: Rocky River III – Rocky River
8/3 – St. Aloysius Summer Festival – Shandon
8/3 – St. Charles & St. Hyacinth Polka Picnic – Toledo
8/3 – The FEST – Wickliffe
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
8/1-8/2 – Holy Cross Immaculata Festival – Cincinnati
8/1-8/2 – Days in the Park – Deer Park
8/1-8/2 – Hanover Wine Festival – Hamilton
8/1-8/2 – Lebanon Blues Festival – Lebanon
8/1-8/2 – Rock ‘N’ Green Tomato Festival – Miamisburg
8/1-8/3 – St. John the Baptist Summer Festival – Cincinnati
8/1-8/3 – St. John the Evangelist Family Festival – West Chester
8/2 – Ohio River Paddlefest – Cincinnati
8/2 – Bacon Fest – Kettering
8/3 – St. Aloysius Summer Festival – Shandon
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
7/31-8/3 (Closed 8/1) – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo V – Cleveland – My Review
8/1-8/2 – Our Lady of the Cedars Lebanese Festival – Fairlawn
8/1-8/2 – Independence Home Days – Independence – My Review
8/1-8/2 – Vintage Ohio Wine Fest – Kirtland
8/1-8/2 – Medina’s Wizarding Weekend – Medina
8/1-8/3 – Pokrova Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
8/2 – Summer Zabava – Cleveland
8/2 – Copley Heritage Day – Copley
8/2 – Lakewood Arts Festival – Lakewood – My Review
8/2-8/3 – Puerto Rican Parade and Cultural Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/3 – Chardon Arts Festival – Chardon – My Review
8/3 – CLE Market: Rocky River III – Rocky River
8/3 – The FEST – Wickliffe
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
7/28-8/2 – Lancaster Festival II – Lancaster
7/31-8/3 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival I – Powell – My Review
8/1-8/2 – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Community Festival – Grove City
8/1-8/2 – Our Lady of Victory Parish Festival – Columbus
8/1-8/2 – London Rhythm and Rib Fest – London – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Brats and Crafts Festival – Columbus – My Review
8/1-8/3 – Dublin Irish Festival – Dublin – My Review
8/2 – Furry FUN Fair – Columbus
8/2 – Ghana Festival Ohio – Columbus
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Oklahoma
Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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