D-Day, Feast of the Assumption, Bigfoot, Halupki, Brats, Tomatoes and more.
Welcome back, festival fans.
There are over 120 festivals and shows this weekend!
And it’s going to stay like this through September (maybe mid-October).
There are a lot of classic must-see festivals this weekend like the Feast of the Assumption (Review) in Cleveland, D-Day Conneaut (Review), the Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival (Review) and others.
Some of this weekend’s cool festivals include (but aren’t limited to):
- Germanfest Picnic (Review) in Dayton
- Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival (Review)
- Columbus Food Truck Festival (Review) in Hilliard
- Fort Jennings Fort Fest
- Highland Square PorchRokr Festival in Akron
- Rossford Riverfest
- Great Camelot Renaissance Fairs in Carrollton
And there is so much more to check out, depending on your interests: Art Festivals, Music Festivals, Cultural Festivals and more.
Here are some returning festivals that I’ve actually been to…
…D-Day Conneaut (Review)…
…the Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival (Review) in McArthur…
…the Brier Hill Italian Festival (Review) in Youngstown…
…the Mahoning Valley Irish Festival (Review) in Youngstown…
…the Feast of the Assumption (Review) in Cleveland…
…the Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace (Review) in Rock Creek…
…the Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo (Review)…
…the Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival (Review)…
…the Shaker Woods Festival (Review) in Columbiana…
…Cleveland Area Pagan Days (Review) in Bedford…
…the Halupki Festival (Review) in Marblehead…
…the Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival (Review)…
…and the Birmingham Ethnic Festival (Review) in Toledo.
And I haven’t mentioned them all!
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-081626
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-081626
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-081626
Have a great weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: August 13-16, 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
8/14-8/16 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/16 – Feast of the Assumption West – Broadview Heights – My Review
8/13-8/15 – Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival – Bucyrus – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Shaker Woods Festival II – Columbiana – My Review
8/14-8/15 – Carroll Community Festival – Carroll – My Review
8/12-8/15 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VI – Cleveland – My Review
8/13-8/16 – Feast of the Assumption – Cleveland – My Review
8/13-8/15 – D-Day Conneaut – Conneaut – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Germanfest Picnic – Dayton – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – Fairborn – My Review
8/14-8/15 – Columbus Food Truck Festival – Hilliard – My Review
8/16 – Halupki Festival – Marblehead – My Review
8/14-8/15 – Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival – McArthur –My Review
8/14-8/16 – North Olmsted Homecoming Festival – North Olmsted – My Review
8/15 – Westside Flea III – North Olmsted – My Review
8/13-8/15 – Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
8/15-8/16 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace VI – Rock Creek – My Review
8/16 – Birmingham Ethnic Festival – Toledo – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/13-8/16 – Brier Hill Italian Festival – Youngstown – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Mahoning Valley Irish Festival – Youngstown – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
8/7-8/14 – Champaign County Fair – Urbana
8/7-8/15 – Athens County Fair – Athens
8/8-8/15 – Ross County Fair – Chillicothe
8/9-8/15 – Hartford Independent Fair – Hartford
8/9-8/15 – Richland County Fair – Mansfield
8/10-8/15 – Holmes County Fair – Millersburg
8/10-8/16 – Erie County Fair – Sandusky
8/11-8/15 – Attica Independent Fair – Attica
8/11-8/16 – Cuyahoga County Fair – Berea
8/11-8/16 – Ashtabula County Fair – Jefferson
8/13-8/16 – Reunion Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show – Georgetown
8/13-8/16 – Waterford Community Fair – Waterford
8/13-8/19 – Mercer County Fair – Celina
8/13-8/20 – Henry County Fair – Napoleon
8/14-8/16 – Fairfield County Antique Tractor Club Tractor and Truck Show – Lancaster
8/14-8/16 – Antique Farm Machinery Show – Sunbury
8/14-8/20 – Miami County Fair – Troy
8/15 – Cambridge Classic Cruise-In – Cambridge
8/15 – Red Brick Reunion – Oxford
8/15-8/16 – Shop for Dignity Craft and Vendor Show – Xenia
8/16 – Cleveland Reptile Show & Sale – Medina
8/16-8/22 – Huron County Fair – Norwalk
8/16-8/22 – Muskingum County Fair – Zanesville
OHIO FESTIVALS
8/12 – CLE Market: Berea IV – Berea
8/12-8/13* – Bash on the Bay – Put-in-Bay – CANCELLED
8/12-8/15 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VI – Cleveland – My Review
8/13 – CLE Market: Avon Lake III – Avon Lake
8/13-8/15 – Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival – Bucyrus – My Review
8/13-8/15 – D-Day Conneaut – Conneaut – My Review
8/13-8/15 – Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
8/13-8/15 – Holy Spirit Festival and Homecoming – Whitehall
8/13-8/16 – Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration – Cincinnati
8/13-8/16 – Feast of the Assumption – Cleveland – My Review
8/13-8/16 – St. Marys Summerfest – St. Marys
8/13-8/16 – Bremenfest – New Bremen
8/13-8/16 – Brier Hill Italian Festival – Youngstown – My Review
8/14 – CLE Market: Rocky River III – Rocky River
8/14-8/15 – Bellbrook Lions Club SummerFest – Bellbrook
8/14-8/15 – Carlisle Railroad Days – Carlisle
8/14-8/15 – Carroll Community Festival – Carroll – My Review
8/14-8/15 – St. Andrew Parish Festival – Columbus
Weekend continues below…
8/14-8/15 – St. Cecilia Festival – Columbus
8/14-8/15 – Whimmydiddle Music Festival – Hamilton
8/14-8/15 – Columbus Food Truck Festival – Hilliard – My Review
8/14-8/15 – Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival – McArthur –My Review
8/14-8/15 – Mentor CityFest – Mentor
8/14-8/15 – Neon Nights – North Lawrence
8/14-8/15 – Afterburn Music Festival – North Ridgeville
8/14-8/15 – Seven Mile Oktoberfest – Seven Mile
8/14-8/16 – Baltic Homecoming – Baltic
8/14-8/16 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Salt Fork Arts and Crafts Festival – Cambridge
8/14-8/16 – St. Mary Funfest – Cincinnati
8/14-8/16 – Coshocton Sunflower Festival II – Coshocton
8/14-8/16 – Germanfest Picnic – Dayton – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Sacred Heart Parish Festival – Fairfield
8/14-8/16 – Fort Jennings Fort Fest – Fort Jennings
8/14-8/16 – Stars Hollow Fest – Medina
Weekend continues below…
8/14-8/16 – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Festival – Milford
8/14-8/16 – Mount Vernon Music and Arts Festival – Mount Vernon
8/14-8/16 – North Olmsted Homecoming Festival – North Olmsted – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Seton Parish Festival – Pickerington
8/14-8/16 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/15 – Highland Square PorchRokr Festival – Akron
8/15 – Alonzo Weed Fest – Amesville
8/15 – Whiskey Island Paddlefest – Cleveland
8/15 – E-Town Shakedown Music and Art Festival – Eaton
8/15 – Bands, Brews and Brats Fest – Fremont
8/15 – Harlem Township Days – Galena
8/15 – Art-A-palooza – Green
8/15 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Kent
8/15 – Lancaster BrewFest – Lancaster
8/15 – Peddler Fest – Lodi
8/15 – Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival – Lorain
8/15 – Marion Blues Festival – Marion
8/15 – Downtown Massillon Fun Fest – Massillon
Weekend continues below…
8/15 – Maumee Summer Fair – Maumee
8/15 – Lavender Fest at Bellavenue Manor – McConnelsville
8/15 – Taco and Nacho Fest at Austin Landing – Miamisburg
8/15 – New Lebanon Day at the Park – New Lebanon
8/15 – North Canton Main Street Festival – North Canton
8/15 – Westside Flea III – North Olmsted – My Review
8/15 – Orange Community Art Fest – Pepper Pike
8/15 – Rossford Riverfest – Rossford
8/15* – Sandusky Fish Festival – Sandusky – CANCELLED
8/15 – Brew and BBQ Bash – Streetsboro
8/15 – Glass City Jazz Fest – Toledo
8/15 – Toledo Night Market IV – Toledo
8/15 – Toledo Pride – Toledo
8/15 – Oliver Hazard Day – Waterville
8/15 – The FEST – Wickliffe
8/15 – Youngstown Pickle Fest – Youngstown
8/15-8/16 – Props and Pistons Festival – Akron
Weekend continues below…
8/15-8/16 – Troy Homecoming Community Days – Burton
8/15-8/16 – The Great Camelot Renaissance Faire – Carrollton
8/15-8/16 – Shaker Woods Festival II – Columbiana – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Dayton African American Cultural Festival – Dayton
8/15-8/16 – Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – Fairborn – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Gibsonburg Old Timey Days – Gibsonburg
8/15-8/16 – Perrysburg Hearts the Arts – Perrysburg
8/15-8/16 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace VI – Rock Creek – My Review
8/15-8/16 – Mahoning Valley Irish Festival – Youngstown – My Review
8/16 – Feast of the Assumption West – Broadview Heights – My Review
8/16 – St. Stephen’s Day Picnic – Cleveland
8/16 – Fort Loramie Summer Gazebo Party – Fort Loramie
8/16 – St. Mary’s of the Assumption Parish Picnic – Geneva
8/16 – Halupki Festival – Marblehead – My Review
8/16 – Birmingham Ethnic Festival – Toledo – My Review
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
8/14-8/16 – Germanfest Picnic – Dayton – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Sacred Heart Parish Festival – Fairfield
8/14-8/16 – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Festival – Milford
8/15 – Taco and Nacho Fest at Austin Landing – Miamisburg
8/15-8/16 – Dayton African American Cultural Festival – Dayton
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
8/12 – CLE Market: Berea IV – Berea
8/12-8/15 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VI – Cleveland – My Review
8/13 – CLE Market: Avon Lake III – Avon Lake
8/13-8/16 – Feast of the Assumption – Cleveland – My Review
8/14 – CLE Market: Rocky River III – Rocky River
8/14-8/15 – Mentor CityFest – Mentor
8/14-8/15 – Afterburn Music Festival – North Ridgeville
8/14-8/16 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Stars Hollow Fest – Medina
8/14-8/16 – North Olmsted Homecoming Festival – North Olmsted – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/15 – Highland Square PorchRokr Festival – Akron
8/15 – Whiskey Island Paddlefest – Cleveland
8/15 – Art-A-palooza – Green
8/15 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Kent
8/15 – Peddler Fest – Lodi
8/15 – Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival – Lorain
8/15 – Westside Flea III – North Olmsted – My Review
8/15 – Orange Community Art Fest – Pepper Pike
8/15 – The FEST – Wickliffe
8/15-8/16 – Props and Pistons Festival – Akron
8/16 – Feast of the Assumption West – Broadview Heights – My Review
8/16 – St. Stephen’s Day Picnic – Cleveland
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
8/13-8/15 – Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
8/13-8/15 – Holy Spirit Festival and Homecoming – Whitehall
8/14-8/15 – Carroll Community Festival – Carroll – My Review
8/14-8/15 – St. Andrew Parish Festival – Columbus
8/14-8/15 – St. Cecilia Festival – Columbus
8/14-8/15 – Columbus Food Truck Festival – Hilliard – My Review
8/14-8/16 – Seton Parish Festival – Pickerington
8/15 – Harlem Township Days – Galena
8/15 – Lancaster BrewFest – Lancaster
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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