I’m away this week, but I’ll try to make my suggestions easier than ever!
Welcome back, festival fans!
I’m not sure if you know this or not, but these weekly posts take a chunk of my time.
Not including all the validating and updating throughout the year, I take time for these weekly posts to create a map, put together a post and look through it to see what looks interesting that particular week. I also look for weekly trends, maybe a concentration of a type of festival and things that are rather unique.
But I just finished writing last week’s post (at the time I’m writing this, it’s actually this week’s post) and I’m running out of time, so I’m going to try a different approach with this week’s post:
An Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Colorful Highlighted Version.
In this color-coded version, I’ll give you a legend where a legend is either a type of festival in this week’s listing or maybe it’s a festival of interest.
Here is the Legend:
I had a really good experience (My Review)
Cultural Festival
Church Festival
Food Festival
Music Festival
Art Festival
You can find the festival titles highlighted below.
I hope you like it.
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Also, while I’m highlighting things, I have updated my Oktoberfest and German Festival Guide, which you can find at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-oktoberfests/
The guide has some descriptions of some of the festivals I’ve been to as well as festivals listed chronologically.
If there are festivals you don’t see, let me know and I will happily add them.
Danke!
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FINAL NOTE BEFORE YOU LOOK FOR HIGHLIGHTED FESTIVALS:
If you’re near the State Line or plan on traveling out of Ohio this weekend, then you can always check out this week’s post at my sister site Festival Guides and Reviews – https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/festival-weekend-082023
Have a wonderful weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Ohio Festival Weekend: August 17-20, 2023
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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
8/18-8/20 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/17-8/19 – Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival – Bucyrus – My Review
8/18-8/19 – Carroll Community Festival (formerly Old Timer’s) – Carroll – My Review
8/16-8/20 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VII – Cleveland – My Review
8/18-8/20 – St. Mary Romanian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/19-8/20 – Shaker Woods Festival II – Columbiana – My Review
8/19-8/20 – Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – Fairborn – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Columbus Food Truck Festival – Hilliard – My Review
8/19-8/20 – St. Maron Food Festival – Independence – My Review
8/17-8/20 – Lexington Blueberry Festival – Lexington – My Review
8/18-8/19 – Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Food Festival – Lorain – My Review
8/20 – Halupki Festival – Marblehead – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Cleveland Donauschwaben Sommer Oktoberfest – Olmsted Township – My Review
8/19 – Sunbury Sizzle and Sounds – Sunbury – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/19 – Waynesville Street Faire III – Waynesville – My Review
8/17-8/20 – Brier Hill Italian Festival – Youngstown – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
8/10-8/17 – Henry County Fair – Napoleon
8/11-8/17 – Miami County Fair – Troy
8/11-8/17 – Mercer County Fair – Celina
8/13-8/19 – Muskingum County Fair – Zanesville
8/13-8/20 – Jefferson County Fair – Smithfield
8/14-8/19 – Meigs County Fair – Pomeroy
8/14-8/19 – Huron County Fair – Norwalk
8/16-8/19 – Pemberville Free Fair – Pemberville
Weekend continues below…
8/17-8/20 – Waterford Community Fair – Waterford
8/18-8/20 – Dover Steam Show/Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power – Dover
8/18-8/20 – Fairfield County Antique Tractor Club Tractor and Truck Show – Lancaster
8/18-8/26 – Great Darke County Fair – Greenville
8/18-8/26 – Allen County Fair – Lima
8/19 – Back to School Bonanza – Wadworth
8/19 – Medina Bird Fair II – Medina
8/19 – Cambridge Classic Cruise-In – Cambridge
8/19-8/20 – Shop for Dignity Craft and Vendor Show – Xenia
8/19-8/26 – Defiance County Fair – Hicksville
8/20-8/27 – Lorain County Fair – Wellington
OHIO FESTIVALS
8/16-8/19 – Pataskala Street Fair – Pataskala
8/16-8/19 – The Parade of the Hills – Nelsonville
8/16-8/20 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VII – Cleveland – My Review
8/17-8/19 – D-Day Conneaut – Conneaut
8/17-8/19 – Secret Dreams Music and Arts Festival – Thornville
8/17-8/19 – Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival – Bucyrus – My Review
8/17-8/20 – Brier Hill Italian Festival – Youngstown – My Review
8/17-8/20 – Lexington Blueberry Festival – Lexington – My Review
8/17-8/20 – Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration – Cincinnati
Weekend continues below…
8/18-8/19 – Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Food Festival – Lorain – My Review
8/18-8/19 – St. Andrew Parish Festival – Columbus
8/18-8/19 – St. Bernadette Parish Festival – Amelia
8/18-8/19 – Carroll Community Festival (formerly Old Timer’s) – Carroll – My Review
8/18-8/19 – North Market Wine Fest at Bridge Park – Dublin
8/18-8/19 – Rock the Block – South Euclid
8/18-8/19 – Wayne Ohio Bluegrass Festival – Wayne
8/18-8/19 – Mentor CityFest – Mentor
8/18-8/19 – Seven Mile Oktoberfest – Seven Mile
8/18-8/19 – Bellbrook Lions Club SummerFest – Bellbrook
Weekend continues below…
8/18-8/20 – Little River Bluegrass Festival – Oregonia
8/18-8/20 – Saint John Bosco International Festival – Parma Heights
8/18-8/20 – St. Mary Romanian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/18-8/20 – St. Mary Funfest – Cincinnati
8/18-8/20 – Cleveland Donauschwaben Sommer Oktoberfest – Olmsted Township – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Columbus Food Truck Festival – Hilliard – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Fort Jennings Fort Fest – Fort Jennings
8/19 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Kent
8/19 – Circle Festival and Light Parade – Tallmadge
Weekend continues below…
8/19 – Waynesville Street Faire III – Waynesville – My Review
8/19 – Portage County Craft Beer Festival – Streetsboro
8/19 – Whiskey Island Paddlefest – Cleveland
8/19 – Peddlers Fest – Lodi
8/19 – Youngstown Pickle Palooza – Youngstown
8/19 – Wren Homecoming – Wren
8/19 – Bacon Fest – Kettering
8/19 – Art-A-palooza – Green
8/19 – South Town Music Festival – Medina
8/19 – India Festival – Columbus
8/19 – Harlem Township Days – Harlem Township
Weekend continues below…
8/19 – Weinland Park Community Festival – Columbus
8/19 – Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition – Springfield
8/19 – Lancaster BrewFest – Lancaster
8/19 – Alonzo Weed Fest – Amesville
8/19 – Highland Square PorchRokr Festival – Akron
8/19 – Blues, Brews and Brats Fest – Fremont
8/19 – Roscoe Village Food Truck Festival – Coshocton
8/19 – Dayton Porchfest – Dayton
8/19 – VetFest Ohio – Fairborn
8/19 – Canton India Festival – Canton
8/19 – Rock the Hill Festival – West Milton
8/19 – Westchester Day – Tippecanoe
Weekend continues below…
8/19 – Marion Blues Festival – Marion
8/19 – Sunbury Sizzle and Sounds – Sunbury – My Review
8/19 – Water Lantern Festival – Cleveland
8/19 – FareFest – Versailles
8/19 – Toledo Pride – Toledo
8/19-8/20 – St. Elizabeth Parish Festival – Columbus
8/19-8/20 – Shaker Woods Festival II – Columbiana – My Review
8/19-8/20 – Props and Pistons Festival – Akron
8/19-8/20 – Ghost Town’s Cowboy Days Sweet Corn Fest – Findlay
8/19-8/20 – St. Maron Food Festival – Independence – My Review
8/19-8/20 – Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – Fairborn – My Review
Weekend continues below…
8/19-8/20 – Dayton African American Cultural Festival – Dayton
8/20 – Family Fun Festival at Hop Tree Brewing – Hudson
8/20 – St. Stephen’s Day Picnic – Cleveland
8/20 – Mill Street August Makers’ Market – Medina
8/20 – Halupki Festival – Marblehead – My Review
8/20 – St. Mary’s of the Assumption Parish Picnic – Geneva
AKRON-CANTON FESTIVALS
8/19 – Art-A-palooza – Green
8/19 – Highland Square PorchRokr Festival – Akron
8/19 – Circle Festival and Light Parade – Tallmadge
8/19 – Canton India Festival – Canton
8/19-8/20 – Props and Pistons Festival – Akron
8/20 – Family Fun Festival at Hop Tree Brewing – Hudson
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
8/17-8/20 – Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration – Cincinnati
8/18-8/19 – St. Bernadette Parish Festival – Amelia
8/18-8/19 – Seven Mile Oktoberfest – Seven Mile
8/18-8/20 – Little River Bluegrass Festival – Oregonia
8/18-8/20 – St. Mary Funfest – Cincinnati
8/19 – Waynesville Street Faire III – Waynesville – My Review
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
8/16-8/20 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VII – Cleveland – My Review
8/18-8/19 – Rock the Block – South Euclid
8/18-8/19 – Mentor CityFest – Mentor
8/18-8/19 – Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Food Festival – Lorain – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Cleveland Area Pagan Pride Days – Bedford – My Review
8/18-8/20 – St. Mary Romanian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Saint John Bosco International Festival – Parma Heights
Weekend continues below…
8/18-8/20 – Cleveland Donauschwaben Sommer Oktoberfest – Olmsted Township – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Valley City Street Fair – Valley City – My Review
8/19 – Peddlers Fest – Lodi
8/19 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Kent
8/19 – Water Lantern Festival – Cleveland
8/19 – Portage County Craft Beer Festival – Streetsboro
8/19 – South Town Music Festival – Medina
8/19 – Whiskey Island Paddlefest – Cleveland
8/19-8/20 – St. Maron Food Festival – Independence – My Review
8/20 – Mill Street August Makers’ Market – Medina
8/20 – St. Stephen’s Day Picnic – Cleveland
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
8/16-8/19 – Pataskala Street Fair – Pataskala
8/18-8/19 – St. Andrew Parish Festival – Columbus
8/18-8/19 – North Market Wine Fest at Bridge Park – Dublin
8/18-8/19 – Carroll Community Festival (formerly Old Timer’s) – Carroll – My Review
8/18-8/20 – Columbus Food Truck Festival – Hilliard – My Review
8/19-8/20 – St. Elizabeth Parish Festival – Columbus
8/19 – Lancaster BrewFest – Lancaster
8/19 – India Festival – Columbus
8/19 – Weinland Park Community Festival – Columbus
8/19 – Harlem Township Days – Harlem Township
8/19 – Sunbury Sizzle and Sounds – Sunbury – My Review
DAYTON FESTIVALS
8/19 – Dayton Porchfest – Dayton
8/19 – VetFest Ohio – Fairborn
8/19 – Bacon Fest – Kettering
8/19-8/20 – Dayton African American Cultural Festival – Dayton
8/19-8/20 – Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – Fairborn – My Review
TOLEDO FESTIVALS
8/19 – Toledo Pride – Toledo
8/20 – Halupki Festival – Marblehead – My Review
ALABAMA
Alabama Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/alabama-festivals/
DELAWARE
Delaware Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/delaware-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/
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
Maryland/Washington DC Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/maryland-washington-dc-festivals/
MICHIGAN
Michigan Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/michigan-festivals/
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/mississippi-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/
VIRGINIA
Virginia Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-virginia-festivals/
WEST VIRGINIA
Virginia Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/virginia-festivals/
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Festivals can be found at festivalguidesandreviews.com/wisconsin-festivals/
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