Ohio's Festival Weekend: September 10-13, 2026

Over 135 Festivals and Shows this weekend in Ohio!

Welcome back, festival fans.

The time has come!

It’s that time of year when there are more festivals than ever – over 135 festivals and shows in Ohio for just this weekend alone!

Incredible!

And it’s not just any festivals – there are some real Ohio classic festivals this weekend like the…

Beavercreek Popcorn Festival (Review)
Waterloo Arts Festival (Review) in Cleveland
Italian Fall Festa (Review) in Kettering
Marion Popcorn Festival (Review)
Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival (Review)
South Vienna Corn Festival (Review)
Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival (Review)
Columbiana Street Fair
Berlin Harvest Festival and Rib Cook Off

And definitely don’t overlook festivals like the Hot Times Festival in Columbus, the Cleveland Ohio Yoga Fest, Potatoes N’ Such in Dayton, Japan FestOH! in Dublin, the Hebron Pie Festival, the Raccoon Creek Medieval Festival in Rio Grande, the Toledo Sister Cities International Festival, Hola Fest Youngstown, MustardFEST in Springfield, and the Akron Pug Fest.

Here are some more returning classic festivals that I’ve been to..

…the Columbus Oktoberfest (Review)…

…Lithopolis Honeyfest (Review)…

…Ohio River Sternwheel Festival (Review) in Marietta…

…the Ohio Renaissance Festival (Review) in Waynesville…

…the Cleveland Oktoberfest (Review) in Berea…

…Skunkfest (Review) in North Ridgeville…

…the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival (Review) in Powell…

…the Greek-American Festival (Review) in Toledo…

…the Macedonian Ethnic Festival (Review) in Reynoldsburg…

…the Black Swamp Arts Festival (Review) in Bowling Green…

…and 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-091326
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-091326
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-091326

Have a great weekend, Ohio!

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Ohio Festival Weekend: September 10-13, 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

9/12-9/13 – Beavercreek Popcorn Festival – Beavercreek – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Pioneer Days – Bellevue – My Review
9/13 – Berea Arts Fest – Berea – My Review
9/11-9/12 – Cleveland Oktoberfest II – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Black Swamp Arts Festival – Bowling Green – My Review

9/12-9/13 – Yankee Peddler Festival I – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/12 – Waterloo Arts Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Columbus Oktoberfest – Columbus – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Hot Times Festival – Columbus – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Dayton Greek Festival – Dayton – My Review

9/9-9/12 – Fredericktown Tomato Show – Fredericktown – My Review
9/13 – Hungarian Fall Festival – Hiram – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Art in the Park Festival – Kent – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Italian Fall Festa – Kettering – My Review
9/12 – Lakewood Community Festival – Lakewood – My Review

9/11-9/12 – Lithopolis Honeyfest – Lithopolis – My Review
9/10-9/12 – Marion Popcorn Festival – Marion – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Ohio River Sternwheel Festival – Marietta – My Review
9/11-9/13 – New Paris Applefest – New Paris – My Review
9/12 – Skunkfest – North Ridgeville – My Review

9/12 – Art Fair in the Square – Oberlin – My Review
9/10-9/13 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival IV – Powell – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival – Rarden – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Macedonian Ethnic Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Salt Creek Valley Festival – Richmond Dale – My Review

9/12 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival – Rocky River – My Review
9/11-9/13 – South Vienna Corn Festival – South Vienna – My Review
9/11-9/12 – Springboro Oktoberfest – Springboro – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Greek-American Festival – Toledo – My Review
9/12 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival I – Urbana – My Review

9/12-9/13 – Ohio Renaissance Festival II – Waynesville – My Review
9/12 – Waynesville Street Faire V – Waynesville – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival – Toledo – My Review

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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS

9/4-9/10 – Fulton County Fair – Wauseon
9/6-9/12 – Highland County Fair – Hillsboro
9/7-9/13 – Belmont County Fair – St. Clairsville
9/8-9/12 – Morgan County Fair – McConnelsville
9/8-9/13 – Hardin County Fair – Kenton
9/10-9/13 – Harvest Home Fair – Cheviot
9/11-9/12 – Cruisin’ by the Bay – Sandusky
9/11-9/13 – Columbus Oktoberfest Marktplatz – Columbus
9/11-9/13 – Lucasville Trade Days III – Lucasville
9/12 – The Kent Flea and Makers Market V – Kent
9/12 – Art in the Park – Put-in-Bay
Weekend continues below…

9/12-9/13 – Crafts in the Park – Ashtabula
9/12-9/17 – Wayne County Fair – Wooster
9/12-9/19 – Williams County Fair – Montpelier
9/13 – Molto Bella Auto Show – Akron
9/13 – Avon Fall Avant-Garde Art Pop-Up Shop – Avon
9/13 – Harvest Handmade Market – Chardon
9/13 – Kiwanis Club of Mariemont Art and Craft Fair – Cincinnati
9/13 – Exotic Reptile Plants and Aquatics Expo VIII – Findlay
9/13 – Corvette Gathering – Lancaster
9/13 – Middletown Open Air Market: All Fired Up! – Middletown
9/13 – Lake County Vendor Festival – Painesville
9/13 – Holistic Health and Psychic Fair – Warren

OHIO FESTIVALS

9/9 – CLE Market: Berea V – Berea
9/9-9/12 – Fredericktown Tomato Show – Fredericktown – My Review
9/9-9/12 – Ohio Hill Country Festival – Wellston
9/10-9/12 – Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival – Akron
9/10-9/12 – Columbiana Street Fair – Columbiana
9/10-9/12 – Pioneer Days – Kalida
9/10-9/12 – Marion Popcorn Festival – Marion – My Review
9/10-9/13* – Fall Badfish – Garrettsville
9/10-9/13 – Thunder on the Strip – Geneva-on-the-Lake
9/10-9/13 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival IV – Powell – My Review
9/11 – Kent Rocks Music Fest – Kent
9/11 – Reynoldsburg Blues and Brews Festival – Reynoldsburg
9/11 – Boeckling Club Oktoberfest I – Sandusky
9/11-9/12 – Berlin Harvest Festival and Rib Cook Off – Berlin
9/11-9/12 – Cleveland Armenian Festival – Cleveland/Richmond Heights
9/11-9/12 – 934 Fest – Columbus
9/11-9/12 – Cleveland Oktoberfest II – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
9/11-9/12 – Walnut Hills Farm Bluegrass Festival – Dayton
Weekend continues below…

9/11-9/12– Fall at the Round Barn – Lancaster
9/11-9/12 – Lithopolis Honeyfest – Lithopolis – My Review
9/11-9/12 – Log Cabin Days – Loudonville
9/11-9/12 – German Central’s Oktoberfest – Parma
9/11-9/12 – Paulding County Fall Festival – Paulding
9/11-9/12 – Racine’s Party in the Park – Racine
9/11-9/12 – Springboro Oktoberfest – Springboro – My Review
9/11-9/12 – Pony Wagon Days – St. Paris
9/11-9/12 – Vandalia Oktoberfest – Vandalia
9/11-9/12 – St. Bernadette Heart and Harvest Festival – Westlake
9/11-9/13 – Black Swamp Arts Festival – Bowling Green – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Columbus Oktoberfest – Columbus – My Review
9/11-9/13 – St. Saviour Fall Festival – Cincinnati
9/11-9/13 – Vinoklet Art and Wine Festival – Cincinnati
9/11-9/13 – Hot Times Festival – Columbus – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Dayton Greek Festival – Dayton – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Akron German Family Society Oktoberfest – Kent
9/11-9/13 – Italian Fall Festa – Kettering – My Review
Weekend continues below…

9/11-9/13 – Lyndhurst Home Day – Lyndhurst
9/11-9/13 – Ohio River Sternwheel Festival – Marietta – My Review
9/11-9/13 – St. Susanna Family Festival – Mason
9/11-9/13 – Midvale Miners Jubilee – Midvale
9/11-9/13 – New Paris Applefest – New Paris – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival – Rarden – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Macedonian Ethnic Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Salt Creek Valley Festival – Richmond Dale – My Review
9/11-9/13 – South Vienna Corn Festival – South Vienna – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Greek-American Festival – Toledo – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Clinton County Corn Festival – Wilmington
9/11-9/13 – Immortal Christian Rock Festival – Versailles
9/12 – ACFD Outdoor Bash – Adamsville
9/12 – Ceramic Pumpkin Patch Festival – Ashland
9/12 –Honeys and Sunnies – Berlin Heights
9/12 – Southern Rock Woodstock: Bowling Green – Bowling Green
9/12 – Railroad Heritage Festival – Bradford
9/12 – Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District Fall Fest – Brookville
9/12 – Chesterville Heritage Day Festival – Chesterville
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – Ruck 22 Fall, Food and Music Fest – Chillicothe
9/12 – Cleveland Ohio Yoga Fest – Cleveland
9/12 – Fresh Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
9/12 – Waterloo Arts Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/12 – Copley Fire and Rescue Association Food Truck Festival – Copley
9/12 – Potatoes N’ Such: Dayton Potato Festival – Dayton
9/12 – Fiesta Defiance – Defiance
9/12 – Saint Mary Parish Festival and Arabella Street Fest – Defiance
9/12 – Delaware County Beer, Bourbon and Wine Festival – Delaware
9/12 – Japan FestOH! – Dublin
9/12 – Harbor Hogs and Hot Rods – Fairport Harbor
9/12 – Farmersville Farm Day – Farmersville
9/12 – Slovenska Pristava Wine Festival – Geneva
9/12 – Ales for Tails – Hamilton
9/12 – Hebron Pie Festival – Hebron
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – For the Love of Hilliard – Hilliard
9/12 – Huber Heights Multi-Cultural Festival – Huber Heights
9/12 – Slovenian Sausage Festival – Kirtland
9/12 – Lakewood Community Festival – Lakewood – My Review
9/12 – Liberty Days – Liberty Center
9/12 – Saint George Russian Festival – Loveland
9/12 – Martins Ferry Lions Club Ferry Fall Fest – Martins Ferry
9/12 – FestiFair Arts & Crafts Festival – Marysville
9/12 – Mentor-on-the-Lake Fall Festival – Mentor-on-the-Lake
9/12 – Holmes County’s Art Festival – Millersburg
9/12 – River City Rodders Fall Festival – Napoleon
9/12 – Skunkfest – North Ridgeville – My Review
9/12 – Art Fair in the Square – Oberlin – My Review
9/12 – Plain City Corn Carnival – Plain City
9/12 – Fire Marshal Festival – Reynoldsburg
9/12 – Raccoon Creek Medieval Festival (formerly Rio Renaissance Faire) – Rio Grande
9/12 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival – Rocky River – My Review
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – Salem Kiwanis Fall Festival – Salem
9/12 – MustardFEST – Springfield
9/12 – Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition – Springfield
9/12 – St. Joseph Oktoberfest – Tiffin
9/12 – Toledo Night Market V – Toledo
9/12 – Toledo Sister Cities International Festival – Toledo
9/12 – Troy, Ohio PorchFest – Troy
9/12 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival I – Urbana – My Review
9/12 – Vermilion River Fest – Vermilion
9/12 – Waynesville Street Faire V – Waynesville – My Review
9/12 – Cincinnati Fear Fest I – Williamsburg
9/12 – Hola Fest Youngstown – Youngstown
9/12-9/13 – Beavercreek Popcorn Festival – Beavercreek – My Review
Weekend continues below…

9/12-9/13 – Pioneer Days – Bellevue – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Yankee Peddler Festival I – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Fall Festival Weekends at White House Fruit Farm I – Canfield
9/12-9/13 – St. Clement Festival and Pig Roast – Cincinnati
9/12-9/13 – Johnny Appleseed Days at Ghost Town – Findlay
9/12-9/13 – Art in the Park Festival – Kent – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Village Peddler Festival – Kirtland
9/12-9/13 – Pumpkin Days at Nickajack Farms I – North Lawrence
9/12-9/13 – Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival – Toledo – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Ohio Renaissance Festival II – Waynesville – My Review
9/13 – Akron Pug Fest – Akron
9/13 – Berea Arts Fest – Berea – My Review
9/13 – Hungarian Fall Festival – Hiram – My Review
9/13 – Learning 4 Life Farm Family Fall Festival – Johnstown

CINCINNATI FESTIVALS

9/11 – Reynoldsburg Blues and Brews Festival – Reynoldsburg
9/11-9/12 – Walnut Hills Farm Bluegrass Festival – Dayton
9/11-9/12 – Springboro Oktoberfest – Springboro – My Review
9/11-9/12 – Vandalia Oktoberfest – Vandalia
9/11-9/13 – Vinoklet Art and Wine Festival – Cincinnati
9/12 – Potatoes N’ Such: Dayton Potato Festival – Dayton
9/12 – Farmersville Farm Day – Farmersville
9/12 – Ales for Tails – Hamilton
9/12 – Huber Heights Multi-Cultural Festival – Huber Heights
9/12 – Saint George Russian Festival – Loveland
9/12 – Waynesville Street Faire V – Waynesville – My Review
9/12 – Cincinnati Fear Fest I – Williamsburg
9/12-9/13 – St. Clement Festival and Pig Roast – Cincinnati
9/12-9/13 – Ohio Renaissance Festival II – Waynesville – My Review

CLEVELAND FESTIVALS

9/9 – CLE Market: Berea V – Berea
9/11 – Kent Rocks Music Fest – Kent
9/11-9/12 – Cleveland Oktoberfest II – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
9/11-9/12 – Cleveland Armenian Festival – Cleveland/Richmond Heights
9/11-9/12 – German Central’s Oktoberfest – Parma
9/11-9/12 – St. Bernadette Heart and Harvest Festival – Westlake
9/12 – Cleveland Ohio Yoga Fest – Cleveland
9/12 – Fresh Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
9/12 – Waterloo Arts Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/12 – Copley Fire and Rescue Association Food Truck Festival – Copley
9/12 – Harbor Hogs and Hot Rods – Fairport Harbor
9/12 – Slovenian Sausage Festival – Kirtland
9/12 – Lakewood Community Festival – Lakewood – My Review
9/12 – Mentor-on-the-Lake Fall Festival – Mentor-on-the-Lake
9/12 – Skunkfest – North Ridgeville – My Review
9/12 – Art Fair in the Square – Oberlin – My Review
9/12 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival – Rocky River – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Art in the Park Festival – Kent – My Review
9/12-9/13 – Village Peddler Festival – Kirtland
9/13 – Akron Pug Fest – Akron
9/13 – Berea Arts Fest – Berea – My Review
9/13 – Hungarian Fall Festival – Hiram – My Review

COLUMBUS FESTIVALS

9/10-9/13 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival IV – Powell – My Review
9/11-9/12 – 934 Fest – Columbus
9/11-9/12 – Fall at the Round Barn – Lancaster
9/11-9/12 – Lithopolis Honeyfest – Lithopolis – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Hot Times Festival – Columbus – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Macedonian Ethnic Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
9/12 – Delaware County Beer, Bourbon and Wine Festival – Delaware
9/12 – Japan FestOH! – Dublin
9/12 – Hebron Pie Festival – Hebron
9/12 – For the Love of Hilliard – Hilliard
9/12 – Plain City Corn Carnival – Plain City

Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!

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