It’s Back to School Festival Weekend with plenty of cultural festivals and more!
Welcome back, festival fans.
By now, you’ve purchase all your kids’ school supplies and you can use this weekend to treat yourself to a local (or maybe not-so-local festival).
This weekend, there are plenty of cultural festivals, including Indian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Egyptian and German Festivals.
(Speaking of German Festivals, don’t forget the updated 2025 Oktoberfest and German Festival Guide that lists all your Oktoberfests in the state.)
Here are some festivals I can vouch for that are returning this weekend…
…the Cleveland Garlic Festival (Review)…
…the German-American Festival in Oregon (Review)…
…the Mill Street Makers’ Market in Medina (Review)…
…the St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival in Parma (Review)…
…the St. Mark’s Egyptian Festival in Seven Hills (Review)…
…the St. George Romanian Heritage Festival in Canton (Review)…
…the Shaker Woods Festival in Columbiana (Review)…
…the Great Trail Festival in Malvern (Review)…
…the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival in Powell (Review)…
…the Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo (Review)…
…and so much more, including…
…Ferret Buckeye Bash in Columbus…
…St. Mary’s Egyptian in Columbus…
…Akron Pride Festival…
…India Festival in Columbus…
…HAMILPALOOZA in Hamilton…
…Stone Creek Firemen’s Festival…
…Hocking Hills Medieval Fest in Logan…
…and One World Day in Cleveland.
Plus TONS of County Fairs this weekend.
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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-082425
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: August 21-24, 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
8/24 – St. George Romanian Heritage Festival – Canton – My Review
8/20-8/24 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VIII – Cleveland – My Review
8/23-8/24 – Cleveland Garlic Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/23-8/24 – Shaker Woods Festival III – Columbiana – My Review
8/23-8/24 – Great Trail Festival I – Malvern – My Review
8/24 – Mill Street August Makers’ Market – Medina – My Review
8/23 – North Olmsted Homecoming Festival – North Olmsted – My Review – IT’S HAPPENING
8/22-8/24 – North Royalton Community Festival – North Royalton – My Review
8/23-8/24 – St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
8/22-8/24 – German-American Festival – Oregon – My Review
8/21-8/24 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival IV – Powell – My Review
8/22-8/24 – St. Mark’s Egyptian Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
8/15-8/23 – Great Darke County Fair – Greenville
8/15-8/23 – Allen County Fair – Lima
8/16-8/23 – Defiance County Fair – Hicksville
8/17-8/24 – Lorain County Fair – Wellington
8/18-8/23 – Monroe County Fair – Woodsfield
8/18-8/24 – Sandusky County Fair – Fremont
8/19-8/24 – Portage County Fair – Randolph
8/20-8/23 – Pemberville Free Fair – Pemberville
8/23 – Ferret Buckeye Bash – Columbus
8/23 – Fairfield County Genealogical Society’s End of Summer Craft and Vendor Fair – Lancaster
8/23 – Lakeside Antique Show – Lakeside
8/23 – Bob Groh Memorial Car/Truck/Motorcycle Show – Ripley
8/23-8/24 – The Red Sunflower Craft and Vendor Show – Urbana – NEXT IN 2026
OHIO FESTIVALS
8/20-8/24 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VIII – Cleveland – My Review
8/20-8/24 – Thunder on the River – Ironton
8/21-8/23 – Brown County Bluegrass Festival – Georgetown
8/21-8/23 – St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Community Festival – Powell
8/21-8/23* – Ohio Rural Heritage Festival – Ripley – CANCELLED
8/21-8/24 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival IV – Powell – My Review
8/21-8/24 – Scio Summer Fest (formerly Street Fair) – Scio
8/22 – VetFest Ohio – Fairborn
8/22-8/23 – Bellbrook Lions Club SummerFest – Bellbrook
8/22-8/23 – Clifton Gorge Music and Arts Festival – Clifton
8/22-8/23 – VetFest – North Ridgeville
8/22-8/23 – Rock the Block – South Euclid
8/22-8/24 – Austinburg Country Days – Austinburg
8/22-8/24 – Summer Ends Festival – Butler
8/22-8/24 – Jonathan Bye Days – Byesville
8/22-8/24 – St. Mary’s Egyptian Festival – Columbus
Weekend continues below…
8/22-8/24 – Germania Society Oktoberfest – Cincinnati
8/22-8/24 – St. Ignatius Iggy Fest – Cincinnati
8/22-8/24 – The Lebanese Festival – Dayton
8/22-8/24 – North Royalton Community Festival – North Royalton – My Review
8/22-8/24 – German-American Festival – Oregon – My Review
8/22-8/24 – SCP Weekend at St. Christopher Church – Rocky River
8/22-8/24 – St. Mark’s Egyptian Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
8/22-8/24 – Summer Ends Festival – Shreve
8/22-8/24 – Winchester Homecoming Festival – Winchester
8/23 – Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival – Ada
8/23 – Akron Pride Festival – Akron
8/23 – Avon Lake Beer Fest – Avon Lake
8/23 – B&W Sweetcorn Festival – Beverly
8/23 – Bainbridge Rox – Chagrin Falls
Weekend continues below…
8/23 – Cleveland Water Lantern Festival – Cleveland
8/23 – Columbus ArborFest – Columbus
8/23 – Grandview Hop III – Columbus
8/23 – India Festival – Columbus
8/23* – Weinland Park Community Festival – Columbus – CANCELLED?
8/23 – Jefferson Township Day – Dayton
8/23 – HAMILPALOOZA – Hamilton
8/23 – Maize Valley Winery Sunflower Festival I– Hartville
8/23 – Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival – Lorain
8/23 – Marblehead Lions Club Perch Festival – Marblehead
8/23 – Taco and Nacho Fest at Austin Landing – Miamisburg
8/23 – Hops in the Hangar – Middletown
8/23 – North Olmsted Homecoming Festival – North Olmsted – My Review – IT’S HAPPENING
8/23 – ARTFest on Main – Springboro
8/23 – Stone Creek Firemen’s Festival – Stone Creek
8/23 – GOMoP-Alooza Music and Arts Festival – Warren
8/23-8/24 – Immaculate Conception Parish Festival – Bellevue
8/23-8/24 – Northeast Ohio Steampunk Festival – Burton
Weekend continues below…
8/23-8/24 – Cleveland Garlic Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/23-8/24 – Shaker Woods Festival III – Columbiana – My Review
8/23-8/24* – Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire – Fairfield – CANCELLED?
8/23-8/24 – Gibsonburg Old Timey Days – Gibsonburg
8/23-8/24 – Art on the Green – Hudson
8/23-8/24 – Ohio Valley Orchid Fest – Kettering
8/23-8/24 – Hocking Hills Medieval Fest – Logan
8/23-8/24 – Great Trail Festival I – Malvern – My Review
8/23-8/24 – St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
8/23-8/24 – Fulton Farms Sweet Corn Festival – Troy
8/24 – Canton India Festival – Canton
8/24 – St. George Romanian Heritage Festival – Canton – My Review
8/24* – West Geauga Community Day – Chesterland – CANCELLED
8/24 – One World Day – Cleveland
8/24 – International Festa-Val – Columbus
8/24 – Merion Village Festival – Columbus
8/24 – Mutt Strut – Kirtland
8/24 – Mill Street August Makers’ Market – Medina – My Review
8/24 – St. Bernard Church Summer Festival – New Washington
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
8/22-8/24 – Germania Society Oktoberfest – Cincinnati
8/22-8/24 – St. Ignatius Iggy Fest – Cincinnati
8/22-8/24 – The Lebanese Festival – Dayton
8/23 – Jefferson Township Day – Dayton
8/23 – HAMILPALOOZA – Hamilton
8/23 – Taco and Nacho Fest at Austin Landing – Miamisburg
8/23 – Hops in the Hangar – Middletown
8/23 – ARTFest on Main – Springboro
8/23-8/24 – Ohio Valley Orchid Fest – Kettering
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
8/20-8/24 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo VIII – Cleveland – My Review
8/22-8/23 – VetFest – North Ridgeville
8/22-8/23 – Rock the Block – South Euclid
8/23-8/24 – Cleveland Garlic Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/22-8/24 – North Royalton Community Festival – North Royalton – My Review
8/22-8/24 – SCP Weekend at St. Christopher Church – Rocky River
8/22-8/24 – St. Mark’s Egyptian Festival – Seven Hills – My Review
8/23 – Akron Pride Festival – Akron
8/23 – Avon Lake Beer Fest – Avon Lake
8/23 – Bainbridge Rox – Chagrin Falls
8/23 – Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival – Lorain
8/23-8/24 – Northeast Ohio Steampunk Festival – Burton
8/23-8/24 – Art on the Green – Hudson
8/23-8/24 – St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
8/24 – One World Day – Cleveland
8/24 – Mutt Strut – Kirtland
8/24 – Mill Street August Makers’ Market – Medina – My Review
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
8/21-8/23 – St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Community Festival – Powell
8/21-8/24 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival IV – Powell – My Review
8/22-8/24 – St. Mary’s Egyptian Festival – Columbus
8/23 – Columbus ArborFest – Columbus
8/23 – Grandview Hop III – Columbus
8/23 – India Festival – Columbus
8/24 – International Festa-Val – Columbus
8/24 – Merion Village Festival – Columbus
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
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New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Oklahoma
Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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