Festivals that either have food as a main theme or incorporate plenty of eating.
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 Cleveland Pickle Fest takes place in Mall B, offering local pickle vendors with free samples, pickle foods and pickle beer. 2025 DATE: September 20, 2025Location: Mall CLakeside Ave ECleveland, OH 44114Website: https://clevelandpicklefest.com/ ****This post documents my experience on September 17, 2022. As the sun shined down on Mall B … 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
The German-American Festival is the Toledo area’s oldest and largest ethnic festival with plenty of delicious food, great entertainment and more. 2025 DATE: August 22-24, 2025Location: Oak Shade Grove3624 Seaman RdOregon, OH 43616Website: https://www.facebook.com/GAFSociety **** My first experience was in 2010, which you can read at https://ohiofestivals.net/51-german-american-festival-oregon-august-27-2010/ This post documents … Read more
The Brier Hill Italian Festival celebrates Youngstown’s old Italian neighborhood with plenty of Italo-Youngstown foods, including the green pepper and sauce Brier Hill Pizza, the braciola sandwich with peppers, the pepper and egg sandwich and more. Vendors and entertainment this neighborhood food fest. 2024 DATE: August 15-18, 2024Location: Calvin and … Read more
The Downtown Willoughby Rib Burn Off offers a mix of national BBQ competitors, local restaurant BBQ and food trucks with music and more. 2025 DATE: May 17-18, 2025 Location: Downtown WilloughbyWebsite: https://willoughbyohio.com ****This post documents my experience on May 21, 2022. The Downtown Willoughby Rib Burn Off took place along … Read more
Donut Fest is a festival that allows you to sample donuts from various local bakeries. There are also coffee options and merchandise. 2024 DATE: TBDLocation: TBDWebsite: https://donutfest.com/cleveland AUTHOR’S NOTES: Donut Fest takes place in more than one city. While participating donut and coffee businesses may be different, the setup and … Read more