Ferrets, Cultural Festivals, Garlic, Pizza, Dragon Boats, and more.
Welcome back, festival fans.
It’s a weekend of Cultural Festivals (Greek, Lebanese, German, Egyptian, Hungarian, Dragon Boat), some delicious Food Festivals (Pizza, Garlic)…
…and the Ferret Buckeye Bash in Columbus…
…(man, I love Ohio)!
Here are some returning festivals that I’ve actually been to…
…the Cleveland Garlic Festival (Review)…
…the German-American Festival (Review) in Oregon…
…Hot Licks Bluesfest (Review) in Granville…
…the Mill Street August Makers’ Market (Review) in Medina…
…and the Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo (Review).
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-083026
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-083026
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-083026
Have a great weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: August 27-30, 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
8/30 – St. George Romanian Heritage Festival – Canton – My Review
8/29-8/30 – Cleveland Garlic Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/29 – Hot Licks Bluesfest – Granville – My Review
8/29-8/30 – Great Trail Festival I – Malvern – My Review
8/30 – Mill Street August Makers’ Market – Medina – My Review
8/27-8/30 – German-American Festival – Oregon – My Review
8/27-8/30 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival II – Powell – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
8/21-8/29 – Great Darke County Fair – Greenville
8/21-8/29 – Allen County Fair – Lima
8/22-8/29 – Defiance County Fair – Hicksville
8/23-8/30 – Lorain County Fair – Wellington
8/24-8/29 – Monroe County Fair – Woodsfield
8/24-8/30 – Sandusky County Fair – Fremont
8/25-8/30 – Portage County Fair – Randolph
8/27-8/30 – Cleveland Pinball and Arcade Show – Independence
8/28-8/30 – The Columbus Dispatch Fall Central Ohio Home and Design Show – Columbus
8/29 – Ferret Buckeye Bash – Columbus
8/29 – Fairfield County Genealogical Society’s End of Summer Craft and Vendor Fair – Lancaster
8/29 – Bob Groh Memorial Car/Truck/Motorcycle Show – Ripley
8/30* – Fall Market at Brewdog – Canal Winchester
8/30 – Jim and Dan Comic and Toy Show! III – Dayton
8/30 – Holistic Health and Psychic Fair – Kent
8/30 – Canton-Akron Comic Book, Toy and Nostalgia Show II – North Canton
OHIO FESTIVALS
8/27-8/29 – Ohio Rural Heritage Festival – Ripley
8/27-8/30 – Columbus Comedy Festival – Columbus
8/27-8/30 – Columbus Food and Wine Festival – Columbus
8/27-8/30 – Thunder on the River – Ironton
8/27-8/30 – German-American Festival – Oregon – My Review
8/27-8/30 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival II – Powell – My Review
8/27-8/30 – Darana Dragway (formerly Rock’N’Race) – West Salem
8/28-8/29 – Akron Pizza Fest – Akron
8/28-8/29 – Clifton Gorge Music and Arts Festival – Clifton
8/28-8/30 – St. Mary’s Egyptian Festival – Columbus
8/28-8/29 – Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Festival – Mansfield
8/28-8/29 – Northeast Ohio Vet Fest – North Ridgeville
8/28-8/29 – Farm to Bottle Festival – Wilmington
8/28-8/30 – Akron Food Truck Festival – Akron
8/28-8/30 – Austinburg Country Days – Austinburg
8/28-8/30 – Germania Society Oktoberfest – Cincinnati
8/28-8/30 – The Lebanese Festival – Dayton
8/28-8/30 – SCP Weekend at St. Christopher Church – Rocky River
8/28-8/30 – Winchester Homecoming Festival – Winchester
8/29 – Bainbridge Rox – Chagrin Falls
8/29 – Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival – Cleveland – A Friend’s Review
Weekend continues below…
8/29 – Grandview Hop III – Columbus
8/29 – Creekside Hops and Vines Fest – Gahanna
8/29 – Hot Licks Bluesfest – Granville – My Review
8/29 – Maize Valley Winery Sunflower Festival II– Hartville
8/29 – Hear Our Voice Music Festival – Napoleon
8/29 – ARTFest on Main – Springboro
8/29-8/30 – Immaculate Conception Parish Festival – Bellevue
8/29-8/30 – Cleveland Garlic Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/29-8/30 – Art on the Green – Hudson
8/29-8/30 – Hocking Hills Medieval Fest – Logan
8/29-8/30 – Summer Hocking Hills Craft Show – Logan
8/29-8/30 – Great Trail Festival I – Malvern – My Review
8/30 – Hungarian Vásár Picnic – Akron
8/30 – St. George Romanian Heritage Festival – Canton – My Review
8/30 – One World Day – Cleveland
8/30 –International Festa-Val – Columbus
8/30 – Mill Street August Makers’ Market – Medina – My Review
8/30 – Vintage Marketplace at the Falls III – Olmsted Falls
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
8/29 – ARTFest on Main – Springboro
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
8/28-8/29 – Akron Pizza Fest – Akron
8/28-8/29 – Northeast Ohio Vet Fest – North Ridgeville
8/28-8/30 – Akron Food Truck Festival – Akron
8/28-8/30 – SCP Weekend at St. Christopher Church – Rocky River
8/29 – Bainbridge Rox – Chagrin Falls
8/29 – Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival – Cleveland – A Friend’s Review
8/29 – Grandview Hop III – Columbus
8/29-8/30 – Cleveland Garlic Festival – Cleveland – My Review
8/29-8/30 – Art on the Green – Hudson
8/30 – Hungarian Vásár Picnic – Akron
8/30 – One World Day – Cleveland
8/30 – Mill Street August Makers’ Market – Medina – My Review
8/30 – Vintage Marketplace at the Falls III – Olmsted Falls
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
8/27-8/30 –Columbus Comedy Festival – Columbus
8/27-8/30 – Columbus Food and Wine Festival – Columbus
8/27-8/30 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival II – Powell – My Review
8/28-8/30 – St. Mary’s Egyptian Festival – Columbus
8/29 – Creekside Hops and Vines Fest – Gahanna
8/29 – Hot Licks Bluesfest – Granville – My Review
8/30 –International Festa-Val – Columbus
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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