Ice cream, Ribs, Moonshine and Walleye: plus many more Memorial Day Weekend Classics.
It’s Memorial Day Weekend, Ohio, and there are many classic Ohio Festivals that we know and love.
If long holiday weekends mean BBQ, then you should definitely head to the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds for Berea’s National Rib Cook-off (Review). But maybe it’s about getting out the boat and fishing – in that case, perhaps you should go to Port Clinton for the Walleye Festival (Review).
And, if you have children or are a kid at heart, maybe this is the perfect weekend for an Ice Cream Festival (Review) in Utica, next to Velvet Ice Cream, or even in Columbus at Jeni’s Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant.
This is weekend of history from the Medieval Fantasy Market Faire in Pleasant City to the Civil War Encampment in Burton.
It’s also a weekend of culture from the Asian Festival (Review) in Columbus to the Feast of the Flowering Moon (Review).in Chillicothe.
Plus, there are Memorial Day Celebrations, the start of Bike Week in Sandusky, and all sorts of Music Festivals with Sonic Temple, the Dark Star Jubilee, Mitch and Cindy’s Bluegrass Jamboree, Lorain County Mongo Spring Music Fest, Buckeye Country Superfest, and Reggae Fest Cleveland.
Dance off those ribs and ice cream, Ohio!
Next weekend, the festival numbers really start jumping.
Until then…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Ohio Festival Weekend: May 25-29, 2023
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals
5/26-5/29 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/27-5/28 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
5/26-5/28 – Feast of the Flowering Moon – Chillicothe – My Review
5/27-5/29 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
5/26-5/29 – Tremont Greek Festival – Cleveland – My Review
5/27-5/28 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/27 – Mohican Traditions Arts and Crafts Festival – Loudonville – My Review
5/26-5/29 – Moonshine Festival – New Straitsville – My Review
5/26-5/28 – Norwalk Jaycees Strawberry Festival – Norwalk – My Review
5/25-5/29 – Port Clinton Walleye Festival – Port Clinton – My Review
5/27-5/29 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
5/25 – Perfectly Paired Vendor Event at The Winery at Wolf Creek – Norton
5/26-5/28 – Cars & Parts Swap Meet and Car Show II – Springfield
5/27 – May Bridal Expo – Wadsworth
5/27-5/28 – Great Lakes Fiber Show – Wooster
5/28 – Back Road Reptiles and Exotics Expo V – Lima
5/28 – Sully’s in the Valley Car Show – Beaver
OHIO FESTIVALS
5/25-5/28 – Blossom Time Festival – Chagrin Falls
5/25-5/28 – The Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival – Columbus
5/25-5/29 – Raven Goddess – Garrettsville
5/25-5/29 – Port Clinton Walleye Festival – Port Clinton – My Review
5/26-5/28 – Dark Star Jubilee – Thornville
5/26-5/29 – Tremont Greek Festival – Cleveland – My Review
5/26-5/28 – Feast of the Flowering Moon – Chillicothe – My Review
5/26-5/28 – Canal Dover Festival – Dover
5/26-5/28 – Mitch and Cindy’s Bluegrass Jamboree – Cortland
5/26-5/28 – Norwalk Jaycees Strawberry Festival – Norwalk – My Review
5/26-5/29 – Oak Hill Festival of Flags – Oak Hill
5/26-5/29 – Valley Youth Organization Memorial Day Festival – Reading
5/26-5/29 – Lorain County Mongo Spring Music Fest – Elyria
5/26-5/29 – Ohio Bike Week I – Sandusky
5/26-5/29 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/26-5/29 – Moonshine Festival – New Straitsville – My Review
Weekend continues below…
5/27 – Memorial Day Food Truck Rally and Craft Show – Dayton
5/27 – Water Lantern Festival – Columbus
5/27 – Pickers Market I – Butler
5/27 – Buckeye Country Superfest – Columbus
5/27 – Mohican Traditions Arts and Crafts Festival – Loudonville – My Review
5/27-5/28 – Reggae Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
5/27-5/28 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/27-5/28 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
5/27-5/28 – Riverfront Culture Fest (Ohio Black Expo) – Columbus
5/27-5/28 – Jeni’s Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant – Columbus
5/27-5/29 – Logan Hills Festival – Zanesfield
5/27-5/29 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
5/27-5/29 – Medieval Fantasy Market Faire – Pleasant City
5/27-5/29 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review
5/28 – Dayton Heritage Day Festival – Dayton
5/29 – Memorial Day in Lithopolis – Lithopolis
AKRON-CANTON FESTIVALS
No festivals this weekend.
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
5/26-5/29 – Valley Youth Organization Memorial Day Festival – Reading
5/27-5/29 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
5/25-5/28 – Blossom Time Festival – Chagrin Falls
5/25-5/29 – Raven Goddess – Garrettsville
5/26-5/29 – Lorain County Mongo Spring Music Fest – Elyria
5/26-5/29 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/26-5/29 – Tremont Greek Festival – Cleveland – My Review
5/27-5/28 – Reggae Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
5/27-5/28 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
5/25-5/28 – The Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival – Columbus
5/27 – Water Lantern Festival – Columbus
5/27 – Buckeye Country Superfest – Columbus
5/27-5/28 – Riverfront Culture Fest (Ohio Black Expo) – Columbus
5/27-5/28 – Jeni’s Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant – Columbus
5/27-5/28 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/27-5/29 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review
5/29 – Memorial Day in Lithopolis – Lithopolis
DAYTON FESTIVALS
5/27 – Memorial Day Food Truck Rally and Craft Show – Dayton
5/28 – Dayton Heritage Day Festival – Dayton
TOLEDO FESTIVALS
5/25-5/29 – Port Clinton Walleye Festival – Port Clinton – My Review
ALABAMA
Alabama Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/alabama-festivals/
DELAWARE
Delaware Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/delaware-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/
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
Maryland/Washington DC Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/maryland-washington-dc-festivals/
MICHIGAN
Michigan Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/michigan-festivals/
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/mississippi-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/
VIRGINIA
Virginia Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-virginia-festivals/
WEST VIRGINIA
Virginia Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/virginia-festivals/
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/wisconsin-festivals/
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