The Cleveland Oktoberfest is held over two weekends at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds where visitors can enjoy Weiner Dog Races, Glockenspiel performances and giveaways, all sorts of entertainment, shopping, and plenty of ethnic food and cold beer. 2026 DATESSeptember 4-7, 2026September 11-12, 2026Location: Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds19201 E Bagley RdMiddleburg Heights, … Read more
The Serbian Festival is held at St. Sava Cathedral, where there are live music and children’s activities, as well as a wide selection of authentic Serbian food and desserts. The cathedral, which is open during the festival, is definitely worth visiting. 2025 DATE: July 19-20, 2025Location: St. Sava Cathedral6303 Broadview … Read more
The St. Maron Lebanese Fun Fest is a church festival with authentic Lebanese dishes and desserts, games, entertainment and a kids’ area. 2025 DATE: July 12-13, 2025Location: St. Maron Parish1555 S Meridian RdYoungstown, OH 44511Website: https://www.stmaronyoungstown.org/ **** This post documents my experience on July 23, 2023.I should note that I … Read more
The Mt. Carmel Festival, put on by the Mt. Carmel Society, offers many Italian food vendors, a carnival, live entertainment and the dance of the Baby Doll, which brings an explosive performance. 2025 DATE: July 16-19, 2025Location: Mt. Carmel Society102 Washington StLowellville, OH 44436Website: https://www.lowellvillemtcarmelsociety.com/ **** The following post documents … Read more
The Mahoning Valley Irish Festival is an Irish festival hosted by Penguin City Brewing Company where there are local vendors, food and Irish music and dancing entertainment. The green is greenest near the main stage in the back of the festival. 2025 DATE: July 11-12, 2025Location: Penguin City Brewing Company460 … Read more
The Warren Greek Fest takes place at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, where there is a carnival area and various tents and food stations offering everything from lamb shanks and gyros to ice cream and pastries. There is also a market area, live entertainment and church tours. 2026 DATE: July … Read more
The Lebanese Food and Music Festival takes place at the St. Sava Picnic Grove in Parma, where it offers various ethnic dishes and desserts, belly dancing and live performances, a bounce house and more. 2025 DATE: June 28-29, 2025Location: St. Sava Picnic Grove2300 W Ridgewood DrParma, OH 44134Website: https://www.nolaa.org **** … Read more
The Cleveland Asian Festival takes place inside and around Asia Plaza where there are food vendors, a marketplace, booths held by local organizations and groups, plenty of entertainment and health screenings inside Asia Plaza. 2026 DATE: May 16-17, 2026Location: Asia Plaza2999 Payne AveCleveland, OH 44114Website: https://clevelandasianfestival.org/ **** My previous festival … Read more
The Toledo Greek-American Festival takes place at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral with a nice selection of delicious Greek dishes and desserts, live entertainment, some vendors and more. 2026 DATE: September 11-13, 2026Location: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral740 N Superior StToledo, OH 43604Website: https://www.toledogreekfest.com/ **** This post documents my … Read more