70+ Fests for a special long 4th of July Weekend
The 4th of July is coming soon and it falls on a Monday this year, giving us a three day weekend. To go along with it, there will be many festivals exploding all over the state with all the food, vendors and entertainment you expect – not to mention a possible fireworks show.
That being said, this is NOT a full listing of fireworks shows, especially if is ONLY a fireworks show.
Instead this is a post about festivals, so there should be food and entertainment (and hopefully some vendors) at these events. If your community is having some form of Independence Day Celebration that’s not listed and there are both food and entertainment, please let me know about it and I will add it.
Let’s now follow last week’s format and show you what’s going on this weekend:
Northwest Ohio:
The Festival of Sail returns to Sandusky with some other festivals including Wyanstock in Upper Sandusky and Oak Harbor Independence Day Festival. There are also festivals around Van Wert and down I-75.
Northeast Ohio:
Some of the more popular festivals this weekend include Rib, White and Blue in Akron, Bay Days in Bay Village, Fairport Mardi Gras in Fairport Harbor, and Thunder Over Holmes County in Millersburg. But there are all sorts of celebrations spread out all over and it’s worth checking the map.
Central Ohio:
The three that really stick out are Red, White and Boom! and The Doo Dah Parade, both in Columbus, and Ashville’s 4th of July Celebration. There are also the Pickerington July 4th Celebration, the Granville Kiwanis July 4th Celebration, the West Jefferson July 4th Streetfest and more.
Southwest Ohio:
Quite a few festivals around Cincinnati and Dayton: Red, White in Kaboom in Fairfield, Red, White and Blue Ash, Star Spangled Heights in Huber Heights, Lights in Flight Festival in Dayton and many more!
Southeast Ohio:
The main festivals I’ve found are the Gallipolis River Recreational Festival and the Monroe County PowWow in Hannibal. There are also festivals along I-70, like the Barnesville Independence Day Celebration and Stars and Stripes on the River in Zanesville.
If there are other festivals you know about that you don’t see listed below, feel free to let me know about them and I’ll add them as soon as possible.
For your own weekend planning, please look to the map, keeping in mind that a city may have more than one festival, and be sure to read the Reviews to get a better idea of what to find at each festival.
I wish you a wonderful July 4th weekend and I hope you get to have many wonderful festival experiences!
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Independence Day Festival Day Weekend: June 30 – July 4, 2022
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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
6/30-7/4 (closed 7/3) – Bay Days – Bay Village – My Review
7/4 – The Doo Dah Parade – Columbus – My Review
7/1-7/2 – Antique Festival – Loudonville – My Review
7/2 – Ontario Fourth of July Festival – Ontario – My Review
7/2-7/4 – Festival of Sail – Sandusky – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
6/29-7/2 – Hamilton County Community Fair – Crosby Township
7/1-7/3 – Valley View Trade Days II – Senecaville
7/1-7/3 – Ashtabula County Antique Engine Summer Show – Wayne
OHIO FESTIVALS
6/29-7/2 – Willard’s Festival in the Park – Willard
6/30-7/2 – Woodville 4th of July Celebration – Woodville
6/30-7/2 – Old Fashioned Farmers Days – Van Wert
6/30-7/3 – Darke County Steam Threshers Annual Reunion – Greenville
6/30-7/4 (closed 7/3) – Bay Days – Bay Village – My Review
6/30-7/3 – Aces Back to Back Music Festival – Fredericktown
6/30-7/4 – West Milton 4th of July Celebration – West Milton
6/30-7/4 – First Town Days Festival – New Philadelphia
6/30-7/4 – Ashville 4th of July Celebration – Ashville
7/1– Red White and Boom! – Columbus
7/1 – July Sommerfest: Red, White and Brats – Columbus
7/1 – Elyria Fireworks and Festivities – Elyria
7/1 – The Kevin Sonnycalb Memorial Fireworks Festival – Xenia
7/1-7/2 – Wyanstock – Upper Sandusky
7/1-7/2 – Pickle Run Festival – Galion
7/1-7/2 – Antique Festival – Loudonville – My Review
7/1-7/2 – Gnadenhutten Fireworks Festival – Gnadenhutten
7/1-7/3 – Orrville Fire in the Sky – Orrville
7/1-7/3 – Ohio Jeep Fest – Chillicothe
7/1-7/3 – Taps, Tastes and Tunes Festival – West Chester
7/1-7/3 – Antique Engine Summer Show – Wayne
7/1-7/3 – Mesopotamia Ox Roast & Antique Market – Mesopotamia
7/1-7/4 – Granville Kiwanis July 4th Celebration – Granville
7/1-7/4 – Fairport Mardi Gras – Fairport Harbor
7/1-7/4 – Rib, White and Blue – Akron
7/1-7/4 – Grateful Fest – Garrettsville
7/2 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms III – Peninsula
7/2 – Heritage Festival – Kent
7/2 – Star Spangled Heights – Huber Heights
7/2 – Hilliard Freedom Fest – Hilliard
7/2 – Barnesville Independence Day Celebration – Barnesville
7/2 – Ontario Fourth of July Festival – Ontario – My Review
7/2 – Thunder Over Holmes County Independence Day Festival – Millersburg
7/2 – Lavender Harvest Market II – Hartville
7/2 – Mayfield Village Independence Day Celebration – Mayfield
7/2-7/3 – Liberty Days Festival – Fort Loramie
7/2-7/3 – New Richmond Freedom Fest – New Richmond
7/2-7/3 – Monroe County PowWow – Hannibal
7/2-7/4 – Festival of Sail – Sandusky – My Review
7/2-7/4 – West Jefferson July 4th Streetfest – West Jefferson
7/3 – Red, Rhythm and Boom – Mason
7/3 – Oxford Freedom Festival Celebration – Oxford
7/3 – Lights in Flight Festival – Dayton
7/3 – Vandalia Star Spangled Celebration – Vandalia
7/3 – Red, White and Kaboom – Fairfield
7/3 – 4th of July Fireworks and Festival – Enon
7/3 – Victory Park Freedom Festival – North Ridgeville
7/3 – Oak Harbor Independence Day Celebration – Oak Harbor
7/3-7/4 – Gallipolis River Recreational Festival – Gallipolis
7/3-7/4 – Grindstone Festival – Berea
7/3-7/4 – Red, White and Blanchester Blue Festival – Blanchester
7/3-7/4 – St. Joseph 4th of July Festival – Wapakoneta
7/3-7/4 – Stars and Stripes on the River – Zanesville
7/3-7/4 – Kiwanis 4th of July Celebration – Delphos
7/4 – Montgomery Independence Day Parade and Festival – Montgomery
7/4 – Star Spangled Spectacular – Lima
7/4 – Kettering’s Go 4th – Kettering
7/4 – Pickerington July 4th Celebration – Pickerington
7/4 – Centerville-Washington Township Americana Festival – Centerville
7/4 – The Doo Dah Parade – Columbus – My Review
7/4 – Star Spangled Boom – Moraine
7/4 – Loveland Independence Day Celebration – Loveland
7/4 – Beavercreek’s 4th of July Celebration – Beavercreek
7/4 – July 4th Fireworks Festival – South Lebanon
7/4 – Piqua 4th Fest – Piqua
7/4 – Aurora July 4th Festival – Aurora
7/4 – Go Fourth! – Kettering
7/4 – Fairlawn Independence Day Event – Fairlawn
7/4 – Old Glory Day – Chardon
7/4 – Grove Port 4th of July Celebration – Grove Port
7/4 – Red, White and Blue Ash – Blue Ash
7/4 – Wooster 4th of July Fireworks Festival – Wooster
7/4 – Lancaster 4th of July Celebration – Lancaster
7/4 – Preble County Historical Society Fireworks Celebration – Eaton
AKRON-CANTON FESTIVALS
7/1-7/4 – Rib, White and Blue – Akron
7/2 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms III – Peninsula
7/2 – Lavender Harvest Market II – Hartville
7/4 – Fairlawn Independence Day Event – Fairlawn
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
7/1-7/3 – Taps, Tastes and Tunes Festival – West Chester
7/3 – Red, White and Kaboom – Fairfield
7/4 – July 4th Fireworks Festival – South Lebanon
7/4 – Red, White and Blue Ash – Blue Ash
7/4 – Loveland Independence Day Celebration – Loveland
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
6/30-7/4 (closed 7/3) – Bay Days – Bay Village – My Review
7/1 – Elyria Fireworks and Festivities – Elyria
7/1-7/4 – Fairport Mardi Gras – Fairport Harbor
7/2 – Heritage Festival – Kent
7/2 – Mayfield Village Independence Day Celebration – Mayfield
7/3 – Victory Park Freedom Festival – North Ridgeville
7/3-7/4 – Grindstone Festival – Berea
7/4 – Old Glory Day – Chardon
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
6/30-7/4 – Ashville 4th of July Celebration – Ashville
7/1 – July Sommerfest: Red, White and Brats – Columbus
7/1– Red White and Boom! – Columbus
7/1-7/4 – Granville Kiwanis July 4th Celebration – Granville
7/2 – Hilliard Freedom Fest – Hilliard
7/4 – The Doo Dah Parade – Columbus – My Review
7/4 – Lancaster 4th of July Celebration – Lancaster
7/4 – Grove Port 4th of July Celebration – Grove Port
7/4 – Pickerington July 4th Celebration – Pickerington
DAYTON FESTIVALS
7/2 – Star Spangled Heights – Huber Heights
7/3 – Vandalia Star Spangled Celebration – Vandalia
7/3 – Lights in Flight Festival – Dayton
7/4 – Centerville-Washington Township Americana Festival – Centerville
7/4 – Go Fourth! – Kettering
7/4 – Star Spangled Boom – Moraine
7/4 – Montgomery Independence Day Parade and Festival – Montgomery
TOLEDO FESTIVALS
7/3 – Oak Harbor Independence Day Celebration – Oak Harbor
ALABAMA
Alabama Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/alabama-festivals/
FLORIDA
Florida Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/florida-festivals/
GEORGIA
Georgia Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/georgia-festivals/
ILLINOIS
Illinois Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/illinois-festivals/
INDIANA
Indiana Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/indiana-festivals/
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/kentucky-festivals/
MICHIGAN
Michigan Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/michigan-festivals/
NEW YORK
New York Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/new-york-festivals/
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-carolina-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/pennsylvania-festivals/
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-carolina-festivals/
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/tennessee-festivals/
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-virginia-festivals/
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/wisconsin-festivals/
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Festival Schedule Pages
Akron/Canton | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Columbus | Dayton | Toledo
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