50+ Festivals: Strawberries, Pride, Home Tours, Church Fests and more!
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
We are now entering the month of June, which means Strawberry Festivals, Pride Festivals, Juneteenth Festivals (mid-month) and a huge increase in Church Festivals.
Right off the bat, we are getting a weekend with most of those, as there are…
- 3 Strawberry Festivals (Troy, Newark, Parma Heights)
- 5 Pride Festivals (Dayton, Bellefontaine, Hamilton, Cleveland and Findlay)
- 6 Church Festivals
- Plus there are…
- Art Festivals
- Music Festivals
- Beer Festivals
- Cultural Festivals (Romanian, Croatian, Italian,
- a Porchfest
- A Ribfest
- and more.
There are over 50 Festivals this weekend!
Concerning my personal recommendations, I really liked the Troy Strawberry Festival (Review) because there are plenty of strawberry foods that you can purchase and try as opposed to only one dish (usually strawberry shortcake) that everyone gets. They are known for their strawberry donuts, which are pretty tasty in a Frankenberry cereal sort of way, but you can always get those to go while you eat everything else at the festival.
This festival can get really crowded, so get there early.
Another interesting festival worth checking out is the Historic Old West End Festival (Review) in Toledo where you head to the largest historic district in the country and get the chance to tour some of the historic homes (with ticket that you can purchase) while also shopping at the Art Fair or enjoying the food vendors and live music.
Be sure to do a little research on this for parking, shuttle stops, schedules and all that.
Festivals I would consider would be…
- CincItalia in Cinncinnati (love an Italian sagra)
- Pride in the CLE in Cleveland
- East 200th Street Stroll in Euclid (just curious about this one – it may actually take place on E 185)
- Columbus Chicken and Beer Festival (the name alone sounds inviting)
- Youngstown Croatian Festival in Vienna (I don’t think I’ve been to a Croatian Festival)
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Check the listing below for all the events and be sure to use the map to see what’s around you.
And, if you want to venture out of Ohio for other festivals, check out this week’s post at my other website, Festival Guides and Reviews, where you can find all this weekend’s listings at https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/festival-weekend-060224
Whatever you decide to do, I hope you have a great weekend!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: May 30 – June 2, 2024
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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
5/30-6/1 – Dennison Railroad Festival – Dennison – My Review
5/30-6/1 – Genoa Homecoming – Genoa – My Review
6/1-6/2 – Historic Old West End Festival – Toledo – My Review
6/1-6/2 – Troy Strawberry Festival – Troy – My Review
5/31-6/1 – Wayne County Music & Ribfest – Wooster – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
5/29-6/2 – Colossalcon – Sandusky
5/31-6/2 – State Line Gem and Mineral Society Show – Wauseon
5/31-6/2 – Antique Tractor and Machinery Show – Piketon
6/1 – Columbia Station Engine Show – Columbia Station
6/1-6/2 – Hometown Vendors LLC Craft and Vendor Show – Strongsville
6/1-6/2 – Art in the Village with Craft Marketplace – Lyndhurst
6/1-6/2 – LOCC Spring Festival Car Show and Swap Meet – Lancaster
6/1-6/2 – Meigs County Trade Days I – Pomeroy
6/2 – Columbus Summer Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show – Hilliard
OHIO FESTIVALS
5/29 – Kettering Block Party – Kettering
5/29-6/1 – Brewster Firemen’s Festival – Brewster
5/29-6/1 – Ohio Bike Week II – Sandusky
5/29-6/1 – Deercreek Dam Days Festival – Williamsport
5/30-6/1 – Dennison Railroad Festival – Dennison – My Review
5/30-6/1 – Frontier Days – Milford
5/30-6/1 – Genoa Homecoming – Genoa – My Review
5/30-6/2 – Community Days – Jackson Center
5/30-6/2 – St. Mary Magdalene Homecoming Festival – Willowick
5/30-6/2 – St. Joan of Arc/St. Joseph Community Festival – Canton
5/31 – May Sommerfest – Columbus
5/31-6/1 – Breakaway Music Festival – Columbus
Weekend continues below…
5/31-6/1 – Hookahville Music Festival – Thornville
5/31-6/1 – Dayton Pride Festival – Dayton
5/31-6/1 – Queen of Peace Parish Festival – Hamilton
5/31-6/1 – Wayne County Music & Ribfest – Wooster – My Review
5/31-6/2 – Church of St. Clare Parish Festival – Lyndhurst
5/31-6/2 – CincItalia – Cincinnati Italian Festival – Cincinnati
5/31-6/2 – All Saints Parish Festival – Cincinnati
5/31-6/2 – Summerfair Cincinnati – Cincinnati
5/31-6/2 – St. Jude Parish Festival – Cincinnati
5/31-6/2 – Spring Badfish – Garrettsville
5/31-6/2 – Junefest – Cincinnati
5/31-6/2 – Newark Strawberry Festival – Newark
5/31-6/2 – Cincinnati Fringe Festival I – Cincinnati
5/31-6/2 – Knights of Columbus Picnic – Coldwater
Weekend continues below…
6/1 – Findlay Craft Beer Fest and Wine Tasting – Findlay
6/1 – Bellefontaine PrideFest – Bellefontaine
6/1* – Bluffton Arts and Crafts Festival – Bluffton – CANCELLED
6/1 – Spring Fest in T-Town – Trenton
6/1 – North Canton Craft Beer Festival – North Canton
6/1 – Hamilton Ohio Pride Festival – Hamilton
6/1 – East 200th Street Stroll – Euclid
6/1 – Oxford Wine and Craft Beer Festival – Oxford
6/1 – Bexley PorchFest – Bexley
6/1 – Chillicothe Brewfest – Chillicothe
6/1 – Columbus Chicken and Beer Festival – Columbus
6/1 – Pride in the CLE – Cleveland
6/1 – Findlay Pride in the Park – Findlay
6/1 – Youngstown Croatian Festival – Vienna
Weekend continues below…
6/1 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms I – Peninsula
6/1 – St. George Romanian Festival – Canton
6/1-6/2 – Art and Wine Festival – Kent
6/1-6/2* – Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Fest – Columbus – CANCELLED
6/1-6/2 – Ohio Valley Frontier Days – Steubenville
6/1-6/2 – Art in the Village – Lyndhurst
6/1-6/2 – Maple and Main Art Fair – Sylvania
6/1-6/2 – Nature Fest – Wilmot
6/1-6/2 – Historic Old West End Festival – Toledo – My Review
6/1-6/2 – The Ohio Valley Indigenous Music Festival – Springboro
6/1-6/2 – Troy Strawberry Festival – Troy – My Review
6/2 – Parma South’s Strawberry Festival – Parma Heights
6/2 – St. Boniface Festival – Oak Harbor
6/2 – Ascension Festival – Johnstown
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
5/30-6/1 – Frontier Days – Milford
5/31-6/2 – All Saints Parish Festival – Cincinnati
5/31-6/1 – Queen of Peace Parish Festival – Hamilton
5/31-6/2 – Junefest – Cincinnati
5/31-6/2 – CincItalia – Cincinnati Italian Festival – Cincinnati
5/31-6/2 – Cincinnati Fringe Festival I – Cincinnati
6/1 – Hamilton Ohio Pride Festival – Hamilton
6/1 – Oxford Wine and Craft Beer Festival – Oxford
6/1-6/2 – The Ohio Valley Indigenous Music Festival – Springboro
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
5/30-6/2 – St. Mary Magdalene Homecoming Festival – Willowick
5/31-6/2 – Spring Badfish – Garrettsville
5/31-6/2 – Church of St. Clare Parish Festival – Lyndhurst
6/1 – Pride in the CLE – Cleveland
6/1 – East 200th Street Stroll – Euclid
6/1 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms I – Peninsula
6/1-6/2 – Art and Wine Festival – Kent
6/1-6/2 – Art in the Village – Lyndhurst
6/2 – Parma South’s Strawberry Festival – Parma Heights
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
5/29-6/1 – Deercreek Dam Days Festival – Williamsport
5/31 – May Sommerfest – Columbus
5/31-6/1 – Breakaway Music Festival – Columbus
5/31-6/2 – Newark Strawberry Festival – Newark
6/1 – Columbus Chicken and Beer Festival – Columbus
6/1 – Bexley PorchFest – Bexley
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