It’s Feast of the Assumption Weekend as well as festivals celebrating Bratwurst, Halupki, the Birmingham Ethnic Festival, the Sunbury Sizzle & Sounds and more!
Welcome back, festival fans.
Its another 110+ Festival/Fair Weekend, Ohio, and there are some really special festivals this weekend.
Not only is it Feast of the Assumption Weekend (a big Italian holiday), but it’s a weekend of some other great cultural festivals (Birmingham Ethnic in Toledo <Review>, Romanian in Cleveland <Review>, Halupki in Marblehead<Review> and even a Nepali Fest in Cuyahoga Falls.).
And – don’t forget – we are entering Oktoberfest Season, so be sure to check with the 2025 Oktoberfest and German Festival Guide for a listing and map.
Here are some festivals I can vouch for that are returning this weekend…
…Feast of the Assumption in Cleveland (Review)…
…St. Mary Romanian Festival in Cleveland (Review)…
…Halupki Festival in Marblehead (Review)…
…Birmingham Ethnic Festival in Toledo (Review)…
…the Brier Hill Italian Festival in Youngstown (Review)…
…the Sunbury Sizzle and Sounds (Review)…
…the Bratwurst Festival in Bucyrus (Review)…
…Cleveland Area Pagan Days in Bedford (Review)…
…the Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival (Review)…
…the Lexington Blueberry Festival (Review)…
…the Cleveland Donauschwaben Sommer Oktoberfest in Olmsted Township (Review)…
…the Valley City Street Fair (Review)…
…the Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace (Review) in Rock Creek…
…and so much more, including…
…Shaker Woods Festival in Columbiana (Review)…
…Columbus Food Truck Festival in Hilliard (Review)…
…Gathering of the Juggalos in Thornville…
…D-Day Conneaut…
…Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration in Cincinnati
…Highland Square PorchRokr Festival in Akron…
…Alonzo Week Festival in Amesville…
…Nepali Fest in Cuyahoga Falls…
…and Oliver Hazard Day in Waterville…
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-081725
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: August 14-17, 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
8/15-8/17 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival – Bucyrus – My Review
8/13-8/17 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VII – Cleveland – My Review
8/14-8/17 – Feast of the Assumption – Cleveland – My Review
8/15-8/17 – St. Mary Romanian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/16-8/17 – Shaker Woods Festival II – Columbiana – My Review
8/14 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park VII – Dublin – My Review
8/16-8/17 – Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – Fairborn – My Review
8/16-8/17 – Columbus Food Truck Festival: Hilliard Edition – Hilliard – My Review
8/14-8/17 – Lexington Blueberry Festival – Lexington – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Food Festival – Lorain – My Review
8/17 – Halupki Festival – Marblehead – My Review
8/15-8/17 – Cleveland Donauschwaben Sommer Oktoberfest – Olmsted Township – My Review
8/14-8/17 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival III – Powell – My Review
8/16-8/17 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace VII – Rock Creek – My Review
8/16 – Sunbury Sizzle and Sounds – Sunbury – My Review – BROUGHT BACK
8/17 – Birmingham Ethnic Festival – Toledo – My Review
8/15-8/17 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/14-8/17 – Brier Hill Italian Festival – Youngstown – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
8/7-8/13 – Mercer County Fair – Celina
8/7-8/14 – Henry County Fair – Napoleon
8/8-8/14 – Miami County Fair – Troy
8/10-8/16 – Muskingum County Fair – Zanesville
8/11-8/16 – Meigs County Fair – Pomeroy
8/11-8/16 – Huron County Fair – Norwalk
8/11-8/17 – Jefferson County Fair – Smithfield
8/13 – CLE Market: Berea III – Berea
8/14 – CLE Market: Avon Lake III – Avon Lake
8/14-8/17 – Great American Stamp Show – Cleveland
Weekend continues below…
8/14-8/17 – Waterford Community Fair – Waterford
8/15-8/17 – Dover Steam Show/Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power – Dover
8/15-8/17 – Fairfield County Antique Tractor Club Tractor and Truck Show – Lancaster
8/15-8/23 – Great Darke County Fair – Greenville
8/15-8/23 – Allen County Fair – Lima
8/16 – Cambridge Classic Cruise-In – Cambridge
8/16 – Medina Bird Fair II – Medina
8/16 – Red Brick Reunion – Oxford
8/16 – Craft Market at Shoreway Plaza V – Sheffield Lake
8/16-8/17 – Shop for Dignity Craft and Vendor Show – Xenia
8/16-8/23 – Defiance County Fair – Hicksville
8/17 – Middletown’s Open Air Summer Market VI – Middletown
8/17-8/24 – Lorain County Fair – Wellington
OHIO FESTIVALS
8/13 – CLE Market: Berea III – Berea
8/13-8/14 – Bash on the Bay – Put-in-Bay
8/13-8/16 – The Parade of the Hills – Nelsonville
8/13-8/16 – Pataskala Street Fair – Pataskala
8/13-8/16 – Gathering of the Juggalos – Thornville
8/13-8/17 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VII – Cleveland – My Review
8/14 – CLE Market: Avon Lake III – Avon Lake
8/14 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park VII – Dublin – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival – Bucyrus – My Review
8/14-8/16 – D-Day Conneaut – Conneaut
8/14-8/18 – Magic Flower Music and Arts Festival – Burbank
8/14-8/17 – Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration – Cincinnati
8/14-8/17 – Feast of the Assumption – Cleveland – My Review
8/14-8/17 – Lexington Blueberry Festival – Lexington – My Review
8/14-8/17 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival III – Powell – My Review
Weekend continues below…
8/14-8/17 – Brier Hill Italian Festival – Youngstown – My Review
8/15 – Firefly Nights on the Green – Bowling Green
8/15 – Hear Our Voice Music Festival – Napoleon
8/15-8/16 – St. Bernadette Parish Festival – Amelia
8/15-8/16 – Baltic Homecoming – Baltic
8/15-8/16 – Carlisle Railroad Days – Carlisle
8/15-8/16 – St. Andrew Parish Festival – Columbus
8/15-8/16 – Harvested Here Festival – Hillsboro
8/15-8/16 – Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Food Festival – Lorain – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Mentor CityFest – Mentor
8/15-8/16 – Seven Mile Oktoberfest – Seven Mile
8/15-8/16* – Wayne Ohio Bluegrass Festival – Wayne – CANCELLED
8/15-8/17 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/15-8/17 – St. Mary Funfest – Cincinnati
8/15-8/17 – St. Mary Romanian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
Weekend continues below…
8/15-8/17 – Lorain County Music Fest – Elyria
8/15-8/17 – Fort Jennings Fort Fest – Fort Jennings
8/15-8/17 – Lazy Daisy – Garrettsville
8/15-8/17 – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Festival – Milford
8/15-8/17 – Bremenfest – New Bremen
8/15-8/17 – Cleveland Donauschwaben Sommer Oktoberfest – Olmsted Township – My Review
8/15-8/17* – Little River Bluegrass Festival – Oregonia – DISCONTINUED?
8/15-8/17 – Saint John Bosco International Festival – Parma Heights
8/15-8/17 – Seton Parish Festival – Pickerington
8/15-8/17 – St. George Middle Eastern Summer Festival – Toledo
8/15-8/17 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/15-8/17 – Wren Homecoming – Wren
8/16 – Highland Square PorchRokr Festival – Akron
8/16 – Alonzo Weed Fest – Amesville
8/16 – Bark in the Park – Bay Village
8/16 – BoomerFest – Centerville
Weekend continues below…
8/16* – Cincy Beerfest – Cincinnati – DISCONTINUED?
8/16 – Dominican Cultural Festival/Festival Cultural Dominicano – Cleveland
8/16 – Whiskey Island Paddlefest – Cleveland
8/16 – Coshocton Dog Fest – Coshocton
8/16 – Coshocton Sunflower Festival III – Coshocton
8/16 – Roscoe Village Food Truck Festival – Coshocton
8/16 – Nepali Fest – Cuyahoga Falls
8/16 – Dayton Porchfest – Dayton
8/16 – Japan FestOH! – Dublin
8/16 – E-Town Shakedown Music and Art Festival – Eaton
8/16 – Blues, Brews and Brats Fest – Fremont
8/16 – Harlem Township Days – Galena
8/16 – Art-A-palooza – Green
8/16 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Kent
8/16* – Pepper Fest – Kettering – DISCONTINUED?
8/16 – Lancaster BrewFest – Lancaster
8/16 – Peddler Fest – Lodi
Weekend continues below…
8/16 – Marion Blues Festival – Marion
8/16 – Lavender Fest at Bellavenue Manor – McConnelsville
8/16 – North Canton Main Street Festival – North Canton
8/16 – Rossford Riverfest – Rossford
8/16 – Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition – Springfield
8/16 – Brew and BBQ Bash – Streetsboro
8/16 – Sunbury Sizzle and Sounds – Sunbury – My Review – BROUGHT BACK
8/16 – Toledo Night Market V – Toledo
8/16 – Toledo Pride – Toledo
8/16 – FareFest – Versailles
Weekend continues below…
8/16 – Oliver Hazard Day – Waterville
8/16 – Honey and Lavender Festival – Youngstown
8/16-8/17 – Props and Pistons Festival – Akron
8/16-8/17 – Shaker Woods Festival II – Columbiana – My Review
8/16-8/17 – Dayton African American Cultural Festival – Dayton
8/16-8/17 – Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – Fairborn – My Review
8/16-8/17 – Columbus Food Truck Festival: Hilliard Edition – Hilliard – My Review
8/16-8/17 – Perrysburg Hearts the Arts – Perrysburg
8/16-8/17 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace VII – Rock Creek – My Review
8/17 – Cleveland International Kite Festival – Cleveland
8/17 – St. Stephen’s Day Picnic – Cleveland
8/17 – St. Mary’s of the Assumption Parish Picnic – Geneva
8/17 – Grafton Sizzlin’ Summer Festival – Grafton
8/17 – Buckeye Road Nationality Reunion Picnic – Hiram
8/17 – Immaculate Conception Church Summer Festival – Kenton
8/17 – Halupki Festival – Marblehead – My Review
8/17 – Pioneer Family Activity Day at Pioneer Village – Smithville
8/17 – Birmingham Ethnic Festival – Toledo – My Review
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
8/14-8/17 – Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration – Cincinnati
8/15-8/16 – St. Bernadette Parish Festival – Amelia
8/15-8/16 – Carlisle Railroad Days – Carlisle
8/15-8/16 – Seven Mile Oktoberfest – Seven Mile
8/15-8/17 – St. Mary Funfest – Cincinnati
8/15-8/17 – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Festival – Milford
8/16 – BoomerFest – Centerville
8/16 – Dayton Porchfest – Dayton
8/16-8/17 – Dayton African American Cultural Festival – Dayton
8/16-8/17 – Columbus Food Truck Festival: Hilliard Edition – Hilliard – My Review
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
8/13 – CLE Market: Berea III – Berea
8/13-8/17 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VII – Cleveland – My Review
8/14 – CLE Market: Avon Lake III – Avon Lake
8/14-8/17 – Feast of the Assumption – Cleveland – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Food Festival – Lorain – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Mentor CityFest – Mentor
8/15-8/17 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/15-8/17 – St. Mary Romanian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/15-8/17 – Lorain County Music Fest – Elyria
8/15-8/17 – Lazy Daisy – Garrettsville
8/15-8/17 – Cleveland Donauschwaben Sommer Oktoberfest – Olmsted Township – My Review
8/15-8/17 – Saint John Bosco International Festival – Parma Heights
8/15-8/17 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/16 – Highland Square PorchRokr Festival – Akron
Weekend continues below…
8/16 – Bark in the Park – Bay Village
8/16 – Dominican Cultural Festival/Festival Cultural Dominicano – Cleveland
8/16 – Whiskey Island Paddlefest – Cleveland
8/16 – E-Town Shakedown Music and Art Festival – Eaton
8/16 – Art-A-palooza – Green
8/16 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Kent
8/16 – Peddler Fest – Lodi
8/16 – Brew and BBQ Bash – Streetsboro
8/16-8/17 – Props and Pistons Festival – Akron
8/17 – Cleveland International Kite Festival – Cleveland
8/17 – St. Stephen’s Day Picnic – Cleveland
8/17 – Grafton Sizzlin’ Summer Festival – Grafton
8/17 – Buckeye Road Nationality Reunion Picnic – Hiram
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
8/13-8/16 – Pataskala Street Fair – Pataskala
8/14 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park VII – Dublin – My Review
8/14-8/17 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival III – Powell – My Review
8/15-8/16 – St. Andrew Parish Festival – Columbus
8/15-8/17 – Seton Parish Festival – Pickerington
8/16 – Lancaster BrewFest – Lancaster
8/16 – Sunbury Sizzle and Sounds – Sunbury – My Review
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