Ohio’s traditional start of festival season brings you all your Memorial Day Weekend favorites.
Welcome back, festival fans.
How time has flown and brought us to the start of summer – Memorial Day Weekend is already here.
Now you can officially plant that garden, bring out the lawn furniture and get serious about some festival planning.
While this weekend doesn’t necessarily deliver more festivals than last week or next week (as it gives way to special Memorial Services), there are some really special festivals this weekend.
These festivals include the Logan Hills Festival in Zanesfield, Taste of Cincinnati (Review), the Riverfront Culture Fest in Columbus, theOak Hill Festival of Flags, theHall of Fame Ribs Burnoff in Canton, Berea’s National Rib Cook-Off (Review), the Blossom Time Festival in Chagrin Falls, Riverdays in New Richmond…
…the Port Clinton Walleye Festival (Review)…
…the Tremont Greek Festival (Review) in Cleveland…
…the Civil War Encampment (Review) in Burton…
…the Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival (Review)…
…the Moonshine Festival (Review) in New Straitsville…
…Feast of the Flowering Moon (Review) in Chillicothe…
…the Columbus Asian Festival (Review)…
…the Mohican Traditions Arts and Crafts Festival (Review) in Loudonville…
…and still many more!
Be sure to go through the list and check the map for festivals around you (even in another state).
There’s a lot going on, Ohio, and there will be more next weekend, so be sure to Subscribe for new posts.
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For this week’s festivals BEYOND Ohio – as well as a MAP for that section – you can find them in the following posts:
North: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-052526
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-052526
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-052526
Have a great weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: May 21-25, 2026
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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
5/22-5/25 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/23-5/24 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
5/22-5/24 – Feast of the Flowering Moon – Chillicothe – My Review
5/23-5/25 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
5/22-5/25 – Tremont Greek Festival – Cleveland – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/23 – Mohican Traditions Arts and Crafts Festival – Loudonville – My Review
5/22-5/25 – Moonshine Festival – New Straitsville – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Norwalk Jaycees Strawberry Festival – Norwalk – My Review
5/21-5/25 – Port Clinton Walleye Festival – Port Clinton – My Review
5/23-5/25 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
5/21-5/24 – The Columbus Moving Picture Show – Columbus
5/22-5/23- Tuscarawas County Spring Home and Garden Show – Dover
5/22-5/23 – Lake Amanda Trader Days – Wapakoneta
5/22-5/24 – Muskingum Valley Trade Days: Spring – McConnellsville
5/23 – Springtime in Avon Craft and Vendor Show – Avon
5/23 – Bazaar Fest at Stillwater Church – Dayton
5/23 – Forest Ridge Food Truck Rally and Craft Show – Dayton
5/23-5/24 – Great Lakes Fiber Show – Wooster
5/24 – Exotic Reptile Plants and Aquatics Expo V – Findlay
5/25 – Memorial Day Market – Sunbury
OHIO FESTIVALS
5/21-5/23 – Riverdays – New Richmond
5/21-5/24 – Blossom Time Festival – Chagrin Falls
5/21-5/25 – Port Clinton Walleye Festival – Port Clinton – My Review
5/22-5/23 – Downtown Sidney Street Fair – Sidney
5/22-5/24 – Hall of Fame Ribs Burnoff – Canton
5/22-5/24 – Feast of the Flowering Moon – Chillicothe – My Review
5/22-5/24 – Mitch and Cindy’s Bluegrass Jamboree – Cortland
5/22-5/24 – Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-in: Spring – Coshocton
5/22-5/24 – Canal Dover Festival – Dover
5/22-5/24 – Dark Star Jubilee – Thornville
5/22-5/24 – Cincinnati Siege – Waynesville
5/22-5/25 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/22-5/25 – Tremont Greek Festival – Cleveland – My Review
5/22-5/25 – Oak Hill Festival of Flags – Oak Hill
5/22-5/25 – Moonshine Festival – New Straitsville – My Review
5/23 – Taste of Korea: Cultural Experience Fair– Cleveland
5/23 – Männerchor Maifest – Columbus
Weekend continues below…
5/23 – Hope Fest – Edison
5/23 – Mohican Traditions Arts and Crafts Festival – Loudonville – My Review
5/23 – Rod’s Project Spring Fling and Community Festival – Wilmington
5/23-5/24 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Reggae Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
5/23-5/24 – North by Northside Music Festival – Cincinnati
5/23-5/24 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Jeni’s Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant – Columbus
5/23-5/24 – Riverfront Culture Fest (Ohio Black Expo) – Columbus
5/23-5/24 – Norwalk Jaycees Strawberry Festival – Norwalk – My Review
5/23-5/25 – Renaissance Faire at the Akron Zoo – Akron
5/23-5/25 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
5/23-5/25* – Medieval Fantasy Market Faire – New Vienna – CANCELLED
5/23-5/25 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review
5/23-5/25 – Logan Hills Festival – Zanesfield
5/24 – Dayton Heritage Day Festival – Dayton
5/24 – Salutations to Spring Festival at Vermilion Valley Vineyards – Wakeman
5/25 – Memorial Day in Lithopolis – Lithopolis
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
5/23-5/24 – North by Northside Music Festival – Cincinnati
5/23-5/25 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
5/24 – Dayton Heritage Day Festival – Dayton
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
5/21-5/24 – Blossom Time Festival – Chagrin Falls
5/22-5/25 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Renaissance Faire at the Akron Zoo – Akron
5/23-5/24 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Reggae Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
5/23-5/25 – Renaissance Faire at the Akron Zoo – Akron
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
5/23-5/24 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Jeni’s Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant – Columbus
5/23-5/24 – Riverfront Culture Fest (Ohio Black Expo) – Columbus
5/23-5/25 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review
5/25 – Memorial Day in Lithopolis – Lithopolis
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Oklahoma
Oregon * Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington * Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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