Your festival event guide for the Akron-Canton Area, including Summit and Stark Counties.
Welcome to a comprehensive festival listing page and guide for the greater Akron-Canton area. Once area festivals are confirmed on the main Ohio Festival Schedule, they are copied over to this page to make it easier to plan your weekend festival adventures. Please keep in mind that you should not see area festivals that have been canceled or have not yet been confirmed.
Other areas of Ohio with Festival Schedule Pages include Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo.
Otherwise, for other areas of the state or all of Ohio, please refer back to the Ohio Festival Schedule.
Festivals listed here include music festivals, art festivals, food festivals, town festivals, church festivals, cultural festivals and more, but they do not include craft shows, machinery shows, bazaars, county fairs and some other events that can be found on the Fairs, Shows, Expos, Bazaars Page.
“My Review” means that it’s a link to my review of that festival.
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2023 Akron Canton Festival Schedule
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JUNE
6/1-6/4 – St. Joan of Arc/St. Joseph Community Festival – Canton
6/2 – Oddmall: The Great Grassman Gathering – Akron
6/3 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms I – Peninsula
6/3 – St. George Romanian Festival – Canton
6/3 – North Canton Craft Beer Festival – North Canton
6/8-6/10 – Canton Greek Fest – Canton – My Review
6/9-6/11 – Riverfront Irish Festival – Cuyahoga Falls – My Review
6/10 – Akron Zoo Brew at the Zoo I – Akron
6/10 – Bath Art Festival – Akron
6/10 – Chocolate and Cheese Festival – Hudson
6/10 – Stark Pride Festival – Canton
6/12-6/17 – North Canton Jaycee Fair – North Canton
6/14-6/17 – The Country Fest – North Lawrence
6/14-6/17 – Minerva Homecoming – Minerva
6/17 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms II – Peninsula
6/21-6/24 – Jackson Community Celebration – Jackson Township
6/22-6/25 – Rock the Docks – Akron
6/23-6/24 – Louisville Chamberfest – Louisville – My Review
6/23-6/25 – Boston Mills Artfest Show 1 – Boston
6/24 – SummitCANFest – Akron
6/24 – Lavender Harvest Market I – Hartville
6/24 – Freedom Fest – Green
6/24 – 720 June Market – Massillon
6/30-7/2 – Boston Mills Artfest Show 2 – Boston
6/30-7/4 – Rib, White and Blue – Akron
JULY
7/1 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms III – Peninsula
7/1 – Lavender Harvest Market II – Hartville
7/4 – Fairlawn Independence Day Event – Fairlawn
7/6-7/8 – Olde Canal Days Festival – Canal Fulton – My Review
7/7-7/9 – Stark County Italian American Festival – Canton – My Review
7/8-7/9 – Music in the Valley Folk & Wine Festival – Bath
7/15 – Beach City Summer Bash – Beach City
7/20 – Taste of Akron – Akron
7/21-7/22 – African American Arts Festival – Canton
7/21-7/23 – Festa Italiana – Cuyahoga Falls – My Review
7/22 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms IV – Peninsula
7/22-7/23 – Akron African American Festival – Akron
7/22-7/23 – Akron Arts Expo – Akron
7/28-7/29 – Queen of Heaven Fun Days – Uniontown
7/28-7/30 – Balloon Classic (Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival) – Canton
7/29 – Portage Lake’s Kiwanis Pirate Days Festival – Akron
AUGUST
8/3-8/5 – Carnation Food Fest (Carnation Festival) – Alliance
8/3-8/5 – Summit County Italian American Festival – Akron – My Review
8/4-8/6 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
8/5 – Copley Heritage Day – Copley
8/5 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms V – Peninsula
8/9-8/12 – Days in the Park (Carnation Festival) – Alliance
8/11 – Outlaw Music Festival – Cuyahoga Falls
8/11-8/12 – Neon Nights – North Lawrence
8/12 – Akron Pickle Fest – Akron
8/12 – North Canton Main Street Festival – North Canton
8/12-8/13 – Hale Farm Civil War Reenactment – Bath
8/19 – Art-A-palooza – Green
8/19 – Highland Square PorchRokr Festival – Akron
8/19 – Circle Festival and Light Parade – Tallmadge
8/19-8/20 – Props and Pistons Festival – Akron
8/26 – Sunflower Harvest and Makers Market I– Hartville
8/26 – Akron Pride Festival – Akron
8/26-8/27 – Art on the Green – Hudson
SEPTEMBER
9/1-9/3 – The Made in Ohio Arts and Crafts Festival – Bath
9/1-9/3 – Labor Day BBQ and Music Festival – Barberton
9/1-9/3 – Akron Pizza Fest – Akron
9/2 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms VI – Peninsula
9/2 – Sunflower Harvest and Makers Market II– Hartville
9/2-9/3 – Oddmall Uncensored – Akron
9/7-9/8 – Downtown Canton Music Fest – Canton
9/8-9/10 – Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival – Akron
9/9 – Copley Fire and Rescue Association Food Truck Festival – Copley
9/9-9/10 – Yankee Peddler Festival I – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/14 – Vintage Canton – Canton
9/15-9/17 – Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest – Cuyahoga Falls
9/16 – Firestone Fest – Akron
9/16 – Summit Fest – Akron
9/16-9/17 – Yankee Peddler Festival II – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/17 – Constitution Festival – Louisville
9/23 – 720 September Market – North Canton
9/23 – ArtFest at the University of Mount Union – Alliance
9/23 – Fall Arts and Crafts Festival – Hartville
9/23 – Music on the Porches – Peninsula
9/23-9/24 – Yankee Peddler Festival III – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Barberton Mum Fest – Barberton – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Pumpkin Pandemonium I – Peninsula
9/23-9/24 – Quarry Artisan Market – Louisville
9/25-10/1 – Pumpkin Pandemonium II – Peninsula
9/29-10/1 – Norton Cider Festival – Norton
9/30 – Twisted WilderFest – Green
9/30 – Canton Latino Fest – Canton
9/30-10/1 – Harvest Festival – Stow
OCTOBER
10/2-10/8 – Pumpkin Pandemonium III – Peninsula
10/5-10/8 – Con on the Cob – Richfield
10/7 – Hartville Americana Show – Hartville
10/7 – Tallmadge Fall Festival – Tallmadge
10/7 – New Berlin Festival – North Canton
10/7 – Akron Zoo Brew at the Zoo II – Halloween Bash – Akron
10/7-10/8 – Hale Harvest Festival I – Bath
10/9-10/15 – Pumpkin Pandemonium IV – Peninsula
10/14 – Duck Duck Jeep Fall Festival – Alliance
10/14-10/15 – Hale Harvest Festival II – Bath
10/16-10/22 – Pumpkin Pandemonium V – Peninsula
NOVEMBER
11/11-11/12 – Holiday Tree Festival I – Akron – My Review
11/13-11/19 – Holiday Tree Festival II – Akron – My Review
11/25-11/26 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens I – Alliance
DECEMBER
12/1-12/3 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens II – Alliance
12/8-12/10 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens III – Alliance
12/9 – Heart and Home for the Holiday’s Market – Hartville
12/15-12/17 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens IV – Alliance
12/22-12/24 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens V – Alliance
12/27-12/29 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens VI – Alliance
12/30 – Holiday Special Brew at the Akron Zoo – Akron
MORE FESTIVALS COMING SOON!