The Egyptian Festival at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Seven Hills offers a variety of food, pastries, gifts and more. Church tours and children’s activities are also available. 2026 DATE: August 21-23, 2026Location: St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Cleveland2100 E Pleasant Valley RdSeven Hills, OH 44131Website: https://www.facebook.com/stmarkclevegyptianfestival/ **** … Read more
The Sommer Oktoberfest at Olmsted Township’s German-American Cultural Center offers plenty of beer, great food and German music for all. Complete with a biergarten, it’s a nice festival to spend the day. 2026 DATE: August 21-23, 2026Location: Donauschwaben’s German-American Cultural Center7370 Columbia RdOlmsted Twp, OH, 44138Website: https://www.donauschwabencleveland.com **** This post … Read more
The Birmingham Ethnic Festival helps celebrate the Hungarian culture through homemade food, cultural merchandise and ethnic music. 2026 DATE: August 16, 2026Location: Consaul Steet (between Genesee and Milford)Toledo, OHWebsite: https://www.facebook.com/events/1219390120368969 **** This post documents my experience on August 18, 2012. Even though Hungarians have been in East Toledo’s Birmingham District … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 4, 2012 when it took place at a different location and was called the Puerto Rican Parade and Latino Fest. This festival later became the Puerto Rican Parade and Cultural Festival I’ve most recently visited this festival on August 2, 2025, which you … Read more
The Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival takes place at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds and offers plenty of Irish music, culture and history! 2026 DATE: July 17-19, 2026Location: Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds19201 E Bagley RdMiddleburg Heights, OH 44130Website: https://clevelandirish.org/index.php**** This post documents my experience on July 21, 2012. Over 30 years ago, a … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 21, 2012. To read my 2023 visit, please go to https://ohiofestivals.net/serbian-festival-parma-ohio/ **** When I arrived at St. Sava’s Serbian Festival in Parma… …hungry visitors were purchasing food/drink tickets… …cevapcici was sizzling on the grill… …and diners were enjoying their food in the shade… …where they could … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I returned to this festival in 2019, which you can read at https://ohiofestivals.net/paul-grecian-festival/ This post documents my experience on July 21, 2012. **** When I visited the St. Paul Grecian Festival in North Royalton, I thought it was very similar to other Greek festivals I’ve visited in the … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 9, 2012. If you’ve read many of my other festival posts, you may have noticed how culturally diverse the city of Lorain is through such festivals as… …St. Anthony’s Pierogi Fest… …St. Nicholas Greek Festival… …Russian Food Festival… …Hungarian Day… …Las Fiestas Patronales… … Read more
This post documents my experience on June 30, 2012. As the day began to warm up, I left the festival in Columbia Station and made my way to the fairgrounds in Berea…. …but not without first stopping for an admission coupon at Marc’s. Thanks, Marc’s! Once I arrived at the fairgrounds, I parked the car… … Read more