A weekend of Harry Potter, Jumping Frogs, Food and Cultural Festivals
Welcome back, Festival Fans! This weekend, Ohio is offering up a bunch of great festivals, especially if you love a Cultural/Ethnic festival with delicious food made from scratch by group or church volunteers.
All over the state, there are Greek Festivals, Serbian Festivals, African American Festivals, a Celtic Festival and an Italian Festival. And if that wasn’t enough to satisfy your appetite, there are also a few “Taste of” Festivals, a Garlic Festival, a Pizza Palooza, a Wine and Walleye Festival, a Food Truck Festival and two Rib Festivals.
Buon Appetito, Festival Fans!
If you have children or if you aren’t so concerned about the food, you can go to Wizardly World of Kent for a Harry Potter-esque festival or to Valley City’s Frog Jump Festival where you can bring in or rent a frog to take part in the frog jumping competition. Whether you go to one of these festivals or both, please try and get there early since you’ll want a good parking spot in Kent and an earlier jumping time in Valley City.
Now let’s take a closer look at each section of Ohio:
Northwest Ohio:
Pizza Palooza is going on in Sylvania, the Ottawa County Fair is in Oak Harbor, and there’s also the Arlington Village Festival. The biggest festival, though, is the Celina Lake Festival, which has an Amphicar “Splash In” that shouldn’t be missed.
Northeast Ohio:
Many of the cultural festivals mentioned above apply to this region. I would personally love to make it to Youngstown’s Italian Festival. And, if you like shopping festivals, I recommend The Summer Market in Lorain (my review can be found HERE). In fact, 10 of this weekend’s festival reviews are in the Northeast Ohio region, so please take advantage of that.
Central Ohio:
The Columbus Summer Beerfest, the Columbus Summer Wine Festival, the Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest, and the Buckeye Country Superfest are where it’s at this weekend. There’s also the Franklin County Fair and the Fayette County Fair.
Southwest Ohio:
There are some Parish Festivals, a Garlic Festival and a Blues Festival in Dayton, and a Greek Festival in Middletown.
Southeast Ohio:
Not that much in this region, apart from the Jackson and Perry County Fairs.
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Before signing off, I would like you to know that the Ohio Oktoberfest and German Festival Guide has been updated for 2022. The post tells you some of my favorite Oktoberfests, this year’s dates and provides a link of my review. At the end of the post, you can find the full listing of 2022 Oktoberfests throughout the state. Check out that post at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-oktoberfests/
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Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! I hope it’s a great one.
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Ohio Festival Weekend: July 21-24, 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
7/22-7/24 – Celina Lake Festival – Celina – My Review
7/20-7/24 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo III – Cleveland – My Review
7/23 – Columbus Summer Beerfest – Columbus – My Review
7/21-7/24 – Ss. Robert and William Family Festival – Euclid – My Review
7/23 – Our Lady Queen of Peace Family Fest (formerly Home Days Festival) – Grafton – My Review
7/22-7/23 – Wizardly World of Kent – Kent – My Review
7/23 – Lagrange Lions Club Community Appreciation Day – Lagrange – My Review
7/22-7/23 – The Summer Market – Lorain – My Review
7/23-7/24 – Serbfest – Parma – My Review
7/23-7/24 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace III – Rock Creek – My Review
7/22-7/24 – Seven Hills Home Days Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
7/24 – Valley City Frog Jump Festival – Valley City – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
7/18-7/23 – Jackson County Fair – Wellston
7/18-7/23 – Warren County Fair – Lebanon
7/18-7/23 – Fayette County Fair – Washington Court House
7/18-7/23 – Perry County Fair – New Lexington
7/18-7/23 – Crawford County Fair – Bucyrus
7/18-7/24 – Carroll County Fair – Carrollton
7/18-7/24 – Franklin County Fair– Hilliard
7/18-7/24 – Ottawa County Fair – Oak Harbor
7/21-7/23 – Doughty Valley Steam Show – Charm
7/21-7/23 – NE Ohio Quilt Show – Wooster
7/21-7/23 – Pezamania PEZ Show – Independence
7/22-7/24 – AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days – Lexington
7/22-7/29 – Clark County Fair – Springfield
7/23 – Christmas in July Craft and Vendor Show – Strongsville
7/23-7/24 – Gem City Comic Con – Dayton
OHIO FESTIVALS
7/20-7/24 – St. Demetrios Grecian Festival – Warren
7/20-7/24 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo III – Cleveland – My Review
7/21 – Taste of Akron – Akron
7/21 – Taste of Downtown Wooster – Wooster
7/21-7/23 – Cincinnati Music Festival – Cincinnati
7/21-7/24 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival – Youngstown
7/21-7/24 – Ss. Robert and William Family Festival – Euclid – My Review
7/22-7/23 – The Summer Market – Lorain – My Review
7/22-7/23 – Wizardly World of Kent – Kent – My Review
7/22-7/23 – St. Mary’s Festival – Dennison
7/22-7/23 – African American Arts Festival – Canton
7/22-7/23 – Pizza Palooza – Sylvania
7/22-7/24 – Funk n Flow – Garrettsville
7/22-7/24 – Rotary Rib Burn-Off – Bedford
7/22-7/24 – Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest – Columbus
7/22-7/24 – Seven Hills Home Days Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
7/22-7/24 – St. James the Greater Parish Festival – Cincinnati
7/22-7/24 – Cincy Soul: The Black Taste – Cincinnati
7/22-7/24 – Celina Lake Festival – Celina – My Review
7/22-7/24 – Wine and Walleye Festival – Ashtabula
7/22-7/24 – Lancaster Festival I – Lancaster
Weekend continues below…
7/23 – Holy Resurrection Serbian Festival Picnic – Steubenville
7/23 – Columbus Summer Beerfest – Columbus – My Review
7/23 – Dayton Garlic Fest – Dayton
7/23 – Lagrange Lions Club Community Appreciation Day – Lagrange – My Review
7/23 – GreekFest at Sts. Constantine and Helen – Middletown
7/23 – Our Lady Queen of Peace Family Fest (formerly Home Days Festival) – Grafton – My Review
7/23 – Columbus Summer Wine Festival – Columbus
7/23 – Arlington Village Festival – Arlington
7/23 – Pickers Market III – Butler
7/23 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Bloomingdale
7/23 – Buckeye Country Superfest – Columbus
7/23 – Springfield Fire Food Truck Festival on the Lake – Akron
7/23 – Rescue Rock Off – Mentor
7/23-7/24 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace III – Rock Creek – My Review
7/23-7/24 – Akron African American Festival – Akron
7/23-7/24 – Serbfest – Parma – My Review
7/23-7/24 – Akron Arts Expo – Akron
7/24 – Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Festival – Shelby
7/24 – Dayton Blues Festival – Dayton
7/24 – Lavender Trails (Vendor Sunday) III – Orrville
7/24 – Valley City Frog Jump Festival – Valley City – My Review
AKRON-CANTON FESTIVALS
7/21 – Taste of Akron – Akron
7/22-7/23 – Wizardly World of Kent – Kent – My Review
7/23 – Springfield Fire Food Truck Festival on the Lake – Akron
7/23-7/24 – Akron African American Festival – Akron
7/23-7/24 – Akron Arts Expo – Akron
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
7/21-7/23 – Cincinnati Music Festival – Cincinnati
7/22-7/24 – Cincy Soul: The Black Taste – Cincinnati
7/22-7/24 – St. James the Greater Parish Festival – Cincinnati
7/23 – GreekFest at Sts. Constantine and Helen – Middletown
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
7/20-7/24 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo III – Cleveland – My Review
7/21-7/24 – Ss. Robert and William Family Festival – Euclid – My Review
7/22-7/23 – The Summer Market – Lorain – My Review
7/22-7/24 – Rotary Rib Burn-Off – Bedford
7/22-7/24 – Seven Hills Home Days Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
7/23 – Rescue Rock Off – Mentor
7/23 – Our Lady Queen of Peace Family Fest (formerly Home Days Festival) – Grafton – My Review
7/23 – Lagrange Lions Club Community Appreciation Day – Lagrange – My Review
7/23-7/24 – Serbfest – Parma – My Review
7/24 – Valley City Frog Jump Festival – Valley City – My Review
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
7/22-7/24 – Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest – Columbus
7/22-7/24 – Lancaster Festival I – Lancaster
7/23 – Buckeye Country Superfest – Columbus
7/23 – Columbus Summer Beerfest – Columbus – My Review
7/23 – Columbus Summer Wine Festival – Columbus
DAYTON FESTIVALS
7/23 – Dayton Garlic Fest – Dayton
7/24 – Dayton Blues Festival – Dayton
TOLEDO FESTIVALS
7/22-7/23 – Pizza Palooza – Sylvania
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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