Over 100 Festivals and Fairs: Twins, Hippies, Pickles, Corn, and the Ohio State Fair.
Welcome back, festival fans.
There is so much going on this weekend – over 100 Festivals and Fairs.
Not only do you have the Ohio State Fair going on all week long, but there are a bunch of County Fairs and SO MANY FESTIVALS!
Some of this weekend’s cool festivals include (but aren’t limited to):
- Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg – largest twin/multiple gathering in the world
- Toledo Jeep Fest
- Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival in Marietta
- Garford Arts Fest in Elyria
- Gretchen Fest in East Liverpool – supernatural/cryptid fest
- Akron Pickle Fest
- Hale Farm Civil War Reenactment in Bath
- Last Stop Willoughby (Train) Festival – nod to the Twilight Zone episode
And there is so much more to check out, depending on your interests: Art Festivals, Music Festivals, Cultural Festivals and more.
Here are some returning festivals that I’ve actually been to…
…the Twins Days Festival (Review) in Twinsburg…
…the Warren Italian-American Festival (Review)…
…the North Ridgeville Corn Festival (Review)…
…the Baltimore Festival (Review)…
…the Peaches and Cream Summer Harvest Festival (Review) in Berlin Heights…
…the Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace (Review) in Rock Creek…
…the Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo (Review)…
…the Hippie Fest (Review) in Logan…
…the Shaker Woods Festival (Review) in Columbiana…
…the Last Stop Willoughby (Train) Festival (Review)…
…Swanton Corn Festival (Review)…
…and the London Rhythm and Rib Fest (Review).
And I haven’t mentioned them all!
Be sure to go through the list and check the map for festivals around you (even in another state).
There’s a lot going on, Ohio, and there will be more next weekend, so be sure to Subscribe for new posts.
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For this week’s festivals BEYOND Ohio – as well as a MAP for that section – you can find them in the following posts:
North: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-080926
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-080926
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-080926
Have a great weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: August 6-9, 2026
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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
8/6-8/8 – Baltimore Festival – Baltimore – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Berlin Heights Basket Festival – Berlin Heights – My Review
8/8 – Peaches and Cream Summer Harvest Festival – Berlin Heights – My Review
8/6-8/9 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo V – Cleveland – My Review
8/8-8/9 – Shaker Woods Festival I – Columbiana – My Review
8/7-8/9 – Brats and Crafts Festival – Columbus – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Creston Fish Fry and Ox Roast – Creston – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Independence Home Days – Independence – My Review
8/8-8/9 – Hippie Fest – Logan – My Review
8/7-8/8 – London Rhythm and Rib Fest – London – My Review
8/7-8/9 – North Ridgeville Corn Festival – North Ridgeville – My Review
8/8-8/9 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace V – Rock Creek – My Review
8/8 – Swanton Corn Festival – Swanton – My Review
8/7-8/9 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
8/6-8/9 – Warren Italian-American Festival – Warren – My Review
8/8 – Waynesville Street Faire IV – Waynesville – My Review
8/8 – Last Stop Willoughby (Train) Festival – Willoughby – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
7/29-8/9 – Ohio State Fair – Columbus
8/1-8/8 – Preble County Fair – Eaton
8/2-8/8 – Auglaize County Fair – Wapakoneta
8/2-8/9 – Wood County Fair – Bowling Green
8/3-8/8 – Gallia County Junior Fair – Gallipolis
8/3-8/8 – Scioto County Fair – Lucasville
8/3-8/9 – Columbiana County Fair – Lisbon
8/3-8/9 – Medina County Fair – Medina
8/5 – Octane Nights on Main Street – Ravenna
8/7-8/8 – Deerassic Classic Giveaway and Outdoor Expo – Cambridge
8/7-8/8 – Vermilion Beach Market – Vermilion
8/7-8/14 – Champaign County Fair – Urbana
8/7-8/15 – Athens County Fair – Athens
8/8 – Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo – Grove City
8/8 – The Kent Flea and Makers Market IV – Kent
8/8 – Arts and Crafts at the Beach – Lake Milton
8/8 – Ohio River Festival – Powhatan Point
8/8-8/15 – Ross County Fair – Chillicothe
8/9 – Middletown Open Air Market: All Fired Up! – Middletown
8/9-8/15 – Hartford Independent Fair – Hartford
8/9-8/15 – Richland County Fair – Mansfield
OHIO FESTIVALS
8/5-8/8 – Days in the Park (Carnation Festival) – Alliance
8/6-8/8 – St. Joseph’s Lake Breeze Festival – Avon Lake
8/6-8/8 – Baltimore Festival – Baltimore – My Review
8/6-8/8 – Domefest – Thornville
8/6-8/9 – Belpre Homecoming – Belpre
8/6-8/9 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo V – Cleveland – My Review
8/6-8/9 – Flite Fest – Dayton
8/6-8/9 – Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival – Marietta
8/6-8/9 – Appalachian Herbfest – Pomeroy
8/6-8/9 – In Bloom Festival – Rockford
8/6-8/9 – Warren Italian-American Festival – Warren – My Review
8/6-8/9 – Voices of America Country Music Fest – West Chester
8/7 – Little Nashville Music Festival – Ottawa
8/7 – Mt Sterling First Fridays: Beach Night – Mt. Sterling
8/7-8/8 – St. Bernadette Parish Festival – Amelia
8/7-8/8 – Berlin Heights Basket Festival – Berlin Heights – My Review
Weekend continues below…
8/7-8/8 – Carey Fest – Carey
8/7-8/8 – Holy Cross Immaculata Festival – Cincinnati
8/7-8/8 – Our Lady of Victory Parish Festival – Columbus
8/7-8/8* – St. Mary Homecoming Festival – Columbus – CANCELLED
8/7-8/8 – Creston Fish Fry and Ox Roast – Creston – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Days in the Park – Deer Park
8/7-8/8 – Dellroy Volunteer Fire Dept Homecoming – Dellroy
8/7-8/8 – Rogues Hollow Festival – Doylestown
8/7-8/8 – Our Lady of the Cedars Lebanese Festival – Fairlawn
8/7-8/8 – St. Brendan Parish Festival – Hilliard
8/7-8/8 – Independence Home Days – Independence – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Homecoming – Kelleys Island
8/7-8/8 – Vintage Ohio Wine Fest – Kirtland
8/7-8/8 – Leesburg Festival – Leesburg
8/7-8/8 – London Rhythm and Rib Fest – London – My Review
8/7-8/8 – TiKi STiK – Marion
8/7-8/8 – Rock ‘N’ Green Tomato Festival – Miamisburg
8/7-8/8 – Springfield Jazz and Blues Festival – Springfield
8/7-8/8 – Willard Rock Around the Clock – Willard
Weekend continues below…
8/7-8/9 – Brats and Crafts Festival – Columbus – My Review
8/7-8/9 – Flag City BalloonFest – Findlay
8/7-8/9 – Lazy Daisy – Garrettsville
8/7-8/9 – Farm Days Show – Mt. Gilead
8/7-8/9 – North Ridgeville Corn Festival – North Ridgeville – My Review
8/7-8/9 – Toledo Jeep Fest – Toledo
8/7-8/9 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
8/7-8/9 – St. Brigid Parish Festival – Xenia
8/8 – Farmers and Merchants Picnic – Ada
8/8 – Stable Fest – Andover
8/8 – Antwerp Day in the Park – Antwerp
8/8 – Peaches and Cream Summer Harvest Festival – Berlin Heights – My Review
8/8 – Bloomville Block Party – Bloomville
8/8 – Madden Road Micro Music Fest – Cable
8/8 – Quinstock – Catawba Island
8/8 – St. Leonard BoomerFest – Centerville
Weekend continues below…
8/8 – Dominican Cultural Festival/Festival Cultural Dominicano – Cleveland
8/8 – St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Festival at St. Elizabeth – Columbus
8/8 – Coshocton Sunflower Festival I – Coshocton
8/8 – Gretchen Fest – East Liverpool
8/8 – Garford Arts Fest – Elyria
8/8* – JAM by the Sand – Fairport Harbor – CANCELLED
8/8 – Rosin Fest – Garrettsville
8/8 – Grove City Town Center Bourbon and Spirits Festival – Grove City
8/8 – Bacon Fest – Kettering
8/8 – Madison Light Up The Park – Madison
8/8 – TedFest – Pandora
8/8 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms V – Peninsula
8/8 – Freed Fest – Salem
8/8 – Family Reunion Community Fun Day – Steubenville
8/8 – Swanton Corn Festival – Swanton – My Review
8/8 – Circle Festival and Light Parade – Tallmadge
8/8 – Waynesville Street Faire IV – Waynesville – My Review
8/8 – Uptown Untapped Beer Festival – Westerville
Weekend continues below…
8/8 – Last Stop Willoughby (Train) Festival – Willoughby – My Review
8/8 – Art on the Lawn – Yellow Springs
8/8-8/9 – Hale Farm Civil War Reenactment – Bath
8/8-8/9 – Shaker Woods Festival I – Columbiana – My Review
8/8-8/9 – Englewood Festival – Englewood
8/8-8/9 – Hippie Fest – Logan – My Review
8/8-8/9 – All Saints Festival – New Riegel
8/8-8/9 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace V – Rock Creek – My Review
8/9 – Akron Pickle Fest – Akron
8/9 – Bark in the Park – Bay Village
8/9 – Obzinky (Harvest Festival) – Chagrin Falls
8/9 – Cleveland International Kite Festival – Cleveland
8/9 – Art on the Commons – Kettering
8/9 – 18th Century Colonial Trade Fair – Loudonville
8/9 – Affair on the Square Craft Fest – Medina
8/9 – Richfield Community Day – Richfield
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
8/6-8/9 – Voices of America Country Music Fest – West Chester
8/7-8/8 – Holy Cross Immaculata Festival – Cincinnati
8/7-8/8 – Days in the Park – Deer Park
8/7-8/8 – Rock ‘N’ Green Tomato Festival – Miamisburg
8/8 – Bacon Fest – Kettering
8/8 – Waynesville Street Faire IV – Waynesville – My Review
8/9 – Art on the Commons – Kettering
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
8/6-8/8 – St. Joseph’s Lake Breeze Festival – Avon Lake
8/6-8/9 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo V – Cleveland – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Our Lady of the Cedars Lebanese Festival – Fairlawn
8/7-8/8 – Independence Home Days – Independence – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Vintage Ohio Wine Fest – Kirtland
8/7-8/9 – Lazy Daisy – Garrettsville
8/7-8/9 – North Ridgeville Corn Festival – North Ridgeville – My Review
8/7-8/9 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
8/8 – Dominican Cultural Festival/Festival Cultural Dominicano – Cleveland
8/8 – Garford Arts Fest – Elyria
8/8 – Rosin Fest – Garrettsville
8/8 – Madison Light Up The Park – Madison
8/8 – Circle Festival and Light Parade – Tallmadge
8/8 – Last Stop Willoughby (Train) Festival – Willoughby – My Review
8/8-8/9 – Hale Farm Civil War Reenactment – Bath
8/9 – Akron Pickle Fest – Akron
8/9 – Bark in the Park – Bay Village
8/9 – Obzinky (Harvest Festival) – Chagrin Falls
8/9 – Cleveland International Kite Festival – Cleveland
8/9 – Affair on the Square Craft Fest – Medina
8/9 – Richfield Community Day – Richfield
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
8/7 – Mt Sterling First Fridays: Beach Night – Mt. Sterling
8/7-8/8 – Our Lady of Victory Parish Festival – Columbus
8/7-8/8 – St. Brendan Parish Festival – Hilliard
8/7-8/8 – London Rhythm and Rib Fest – London – My Review
8/7-8/9 – Brats and Crafts Festival – Columbus – My Review
8/8 – St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Festival at St. Elizabeth – Columbus
8/8 – Grove City Town Center Bourbon and Spirits Festival – Grove City
8/8 – Uptown Untapped Beer Festival – Westerville
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Oklahoma
Oregon * Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington * Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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