Frog jumpin’, Ox roastin’, Cultural Fests, Tattoos, Cookies, the Moon and more!
Welcome back, festival fans.
It’s another exciting weekend with over 80 festivals throughout this great state of ours.
Some highlighted returning festivals include…
…the Wizardly World of Kent (Review)…
…the Mt. Carmel Festival in Lowellville (Review)…
…St. Joseph’s Ox Roast Fair in Mantua (Review)…
…the Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival in Mansfield (Review)…
…the Serbian Festival at St. Sava Cathedral in Parma (Review)…
…the Valley City Frog Jump (Review)…
…the McComb Cookie Festival (Review)…
…Lambert Days in Ohio City (Review)…
…the Summer Moon Festival in Wapakoneta (Review)…
…the Willoughby ArtFest (Review)…
…the St. Paul Grecian Festival in North Royalton (Review)…
…and so much more, including festivals I’ve been meaning to get to like the…
…Ohio Challenge in Middletown…
…Montpelier Bean Days Festival…
…Pizza Palooza in Sylvania…
…Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest…
…Gone Squatchin’ Big Foot Festival in Middlefield…
…and Ghost Town’s Cowboy Days in Findlay.
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Be sure to go through the list below, check the map and read the reviews.
Have a wonderful weekend, Ohio!
If you are traveling this weekend and want to visit out weekend festivals outside of Ohio, check out this week’s post at Festival Guides and Reviews: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/festival-weekend-072025
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: July 17-20, 2025
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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
7/18-7/20 – Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Castalia Cold Creek Festival – Castalia – My Review
7/18-7/19 – Immaculate Conception Parish Festival – Celina – My Review
7/16-7/20 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo III – Cleveland – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Festa Italiana – Cuyahoga Falls – My Review
7/19-7/20 – Ss. Robert and William Family Festival – Euclid – My Review
7/19 – Wizardly World of Kent – Kent – My Review
7/16-7/19 – Mt. Carmel Festival – Lowellville – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival (formerly Ink in the Clink) – Mansfield – My Review
7/18-7/20 – St. Joseph’s Ox Roast Fair – Mantua – My Review
7/19 – McComb Cookie Festival – McComb – My Review
7/17-7/20 – St. Paul Grecian Festival – North Royalton – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Lambert Days – Ohio City – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Painesville Party in the Park – Painesville – My Review
7/19-7/20 – Serbian Festival – Parma – My Review
7/19-7/20 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace III – Rock Creek – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Seven Hills Home Days Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
7/20 – Valley City Frog Jump Festival – Valley City – My Review
7/15-7/20 – Summer Moon Festival – Wapakoneta – My Review
7/19 – Willoughby ArtsFest – Willoughby – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
7/14-7/19 – Crawford County Fair – Bucyrus
7/14-7/19 – Warren County Fair – Lebanon
7/14-7/19 – Perry County Fair – New Lexington
7/14-7/19 – Fayette County Fair – Washington Court House
7/14-7/20 – Carroll County Fair – Carrollton
7/14-7/20 – Franklin County Fair– Hilliard
7/14-7/20 – Ottawa County Fair – Oak Harbor
7/16 – CLE Market: Berea II – Berea
7/16-7/19 – Pezamania PEZ Show – Independence
7/17 – CLE Market: Avon Lake II – Avon Lake
7/17-7/19 – NE Ohio Quilt Show – Wooster
7/18-7/25 – Clark County Fair – Springfield
Weekend continues below…
7/19 – Mudd Fest – Chillicothe
7/19 – Market BLEU Summer Quarter – Cincinnati
7/19 – Harmonic Journeys Summer Holistic Fair – Westlake
7/19-7/20 – Outdoor Boat, Sport and Travel Show – Lorain
7/19-7/26 – Knox County Fair – Mt. Vernon
7/20 – Findlay Back Road Reptiles and Exotics Expo IV – Findlay
7/20 – Cleveland Reptile Show & Sale – Medina
7/20 – Middletown’s Open Air Summer Market IV – Middletown
7/20-7/26 – Butler County Fair – Hamilton
7/20-7/26 – Union County Fair – Marysville
7/20-7/26 – Clermont County Fair – Owensville
7/20-7/26 – Shelby County Fair – Sidney
7/20-7/27 – Seneca County Fair – Tiffin
OHIO FESTIVALS
7/14-7/16 – Girard Mount Carmel Festival at IFH Club II – Girard
7/15-7/20 – Summer Moon Festival – Wapakoneta – My Review
7/15-7/21 – The Starwood Festival – Pomeroy
7/16 – CLE Market: Berea II – Berea
7/16-7/19 – Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Grecian Festival – Canton
7/16-7/19 – BorderLight Theatre Festival – Cleveland
7/16-7/19 – Mt. Carmel Festival – Lowellville – My Review
7/16-7/20 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo III – Cleveland – My Review
7/16-7/20 – Sheffield Lake Community Days – Sheffield Lake
7/17- CLE Market: Avon Lake II – Avon Lake
7/17-7/19 – Alexandria Fun Days – Alexandria
7/17-7/19 – Alive Christian Music Festival – Mineral City
7/17-7/19 – Old Washington Music Fest – Old Washington
7/17-7/19 – Secret Dreams Music and Arts Festival – Thornville
7/17-7/19 – West Farmington Community Days Festival – West Farmington
Weekend continues below…
7/17-7/19 – Industrial Strength Bluegrass Summer Festival – Xenia
7/17-7/20 – Saint Pope John XXIII Summer Festival – Niles
7/17-7/20 – St. Paul Grecian Festival – North Royalton – My Review
7/18 – Family of the Most Holy Eucharist (5 churches) Parish Picnic – Cincinnati
7/18 – Firefly Nights II – Bowling Green
7/18-7/19 – Arlington Homecoming Festival – Arlington
7/18-7/19 – Boardwalk Fest – Celina
7/18-7/19 – Immaculate Conception Parish Festival – Celina – My Review
7/18-7/19 – Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Church Festival – Cincinnati
7/18-7/19 – St. Matthew the Apostle Parish Festival – Gahanna
7/18-7/19 – Big River Get Down – Hamilton
7/18-7/19* – The Summer Market – Lorain – My Review – DISCONTINUED
7/18-7/19 – The Ohio Challenge – Middletown
7/18-7/19 – Montpelier Bean Days Festival – Montpelier
Weekend continues below…
7/18-7/19 – Festival in Sycamore – Sycamore Township
7/18-7/19 – Pizza Palooza – Sylvania
7/18-7/19 – Queen of Heaven Fun Days – Uniontown
7/18-7/19 – Waldo Summer Festival – Waldo
7/18-7/20 – Akron African American Cultural Festival – Akron
7/18-7/20 – Rotary Rib Burn-Off – Bedford
7/18-7/20 – Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Castalia Cold Creek Festival – Castalia – My Review
7/18-7/20 – St. Cecilia Festival – Cincinnati
7/18-7/20 – St. Dominic Parish Festival – Cincinnati
7/18-7/20 – St. James the Greater Parish Festival – Cincinnati
7/18-7/20 – Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival: Cleveland – Cleveland
7/18-7/20 – Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest – Columbus
7/18-7/20 – Festa Italiana – Cuyahoga Falls – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Mary, Help of Christians Festival – Fairborn
Weekend continues below…
7/18-7/20 – Island Fest – Kelleys Island
7/18-7/20 – Plein Air Art Festival – Lakeside
7/18-7/20 – Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival (formerly Ink in the Clink) – Mansfield – My Review
7/18-7/20 – St. Joseph’s Ox Roast Fair – Mantua – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Lambert Days – Ohio City – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Painesville Party in the Park – Painesville – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Seven Hills Home Days Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Oktoberfest in July – Willoughby
7/19 – Akron Zoo Brew at the Zoo II – Akron
7/19 – The Feast of Santo Stefano del Lupo – Akron
7/19 – Halfway to Christmas – Akron
7/19 – Amesville Fireman’s Festival – Amesville
7/19 – The Last Call Street Festival – Athens
7/19 – Beach City Summer Bash – Beach City
Weekend continues below…
7/19 – Slovak Festival – Broadview Heights
7/19 – Terps and Tacos – Chillicothe
7/19 – Vinoklet Winery Summer Fair – Cincinnati
7/19 – Summer Jam West – Columbus
7/19 – Fremont Pride – Fremont
7/19 – Wizardly World of Kent – Kent – My Review
7/19 – Eats on the Street – Kenton
7/19 – Summer Meltdown Festival – Lakewood
7/19 – Croatian Festival – Lorain
7/19 – McComb Cookie Festival – McComb – My Review
7/19 – Middle Bass Island Music Festival – Middle Bass Island
7/19 – Gone Squatchin’ Big Foot Festival – Middlefield
7/19 – Bastille Day Celebration – Montgomery
7/19 – Napoleon Cork and Keg Festival – Napoleon
Weekend continues below…
7/19 – Knox Township Festival – North Georgetown
7/19 – Brew and Food Truck Festival – Richmond
7/19 – African American Festival – Toledo
7/19 – Willoughby ArtsFest – Willoughby – My Review
7/19-7/20 – Ss. Robert and William Family Festival – Euclid – My Review
7/19-7/20 – Ghost Town’s Cowboy Days – Findlay
7/19-7/20 – Serbian Festival – Parma – My Review
7/19-7/20 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace III – Rock Creek – My Review
7/20 – Taste of Tremont – Cleveland
7/20 – Medina Art in the Park – Medina
7/20 – Valley City Frog Jump Festival – Valley City – My Review
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
7/18 – Family of the Most Holy Eucharist (5 churches) Parish Picnic – Cincinnati
7/18-7/19 – Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Church Festival – Cincinnati
7/18-7/19 – Big River Get Down – Hamilton
7/18-7/19 – The Ohio Challenge – Middletown
7/18-7/19 – Festival in Sycamore – Sycamore Township
7/18-7/20 – St. Cecilia Festival – Cincinnati
7/18-7/20 – St. Dominic Parish Festival – Cincinnati
7/18-7/20 – St. James the Greater Parish Festival – Cincinnati
7/19 – Bastille Day Celebration – Montgomery
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
7/16 – CLE Market: Berea II – Berea
7/16-7/19 – BorderLight Theatre Festival – Cleveland
7/16-7/20 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo III – Cleveland – My Review
7/16-7/20 – Sheffield Lake Community Days – Sheffield Lake
7/17- CLE Market: Avon Lake II – Avon Lake
7/17-7/20 – St. Paul Grecian Festival – North Royalton – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Akron African American Cultural Festival – Akron
7/18-7/20 – Rotary Rib Burn-Off – Bedford
7/18-7/20 – Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival: Cleveland – Cleveland
7/18-7/20 – Festa Italiana – Cuyahoga Falls – My Review
7/18-7/20 – St. Joseph’s Ox Roast Fair – Mantua – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Painesville Party in the Park – Painesville – My Review
7/18-7/20 – Seven Hills Home Days Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
Weekend continues below…
7/18-7/20 – Oktoberfest in July – Willoughby
7/19 – Akron Zoo Brew at the Zoo II – Akron
7/19 – The Feast of Santo Stefano del Lupo – Akron
7/19 – Halfway to Christmas – Akron
7/19 – Slovak Festival – Broadview Heights
7/19 – Wizardly World of Kent – Kent – My Review
7/19 – Summer Meltdown Festival – Lakewood
7/19 – Croatian Festival – Lorain
7/19 – Gone Squatchin’ Big Foot Festival – Middlefield
7/19 – Willoughby ArtsFest – Willoughby – My Review
7/19-7/20 – Ss. Robert and William Family Festival – Euclid – My Review
7/19-7/20 – Serbian Festival – Parma – My Review
7/20 – Taste of Tremont – Cleveland
7/20 – Medina Art in the Park – Medina
7/20 – Valley City Frog Jump Festival – Valley City – My Review
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
7/18-7/19 – St. Matthew the Apostle Parish Festival – Gahanna
7/19 – Summer Jam West – Columbus
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Oklahoma
Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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