Nearly 90 Festivals and Fairs celebrating Art, Food, Music and Culture this weekend!
Welcome back, festival fans.
We are officially in September: Ohio’s HUGE Festival Month!
So many great festivals to celebrate, whether you’re looking for cultural festivals with delicious food (Italian, Greek, Macedonian), interestingly themed festivals (Sternwheels, Deer, Dogs, Tomato, Popcorn), Art Festivals, Music Festivals, and so much more.
It’s also Oktoberfest Season, so you’ll find some of those celebrations below or you can look ahead to future weekends with the 2025 Oktoberfest Guide.
I’ve been to many of this weekend’s returning festivals and here are only some of them…
…the Columbus Oktoberfest (Review)…
…the Lithopolis Honeyfest (Review)…
…the Macedonian Ethnic Festival in Reynoldsburg (Review)…
…the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Waynesville (Review)…
…the Black Swamp Festival in Bowling Green (Review)…
…the Italian Fall Festa in Kettering (Review)…
…the Beavercreek Popcorn Festival (Review)…
…the Marion Popcorn Festival (Review)…
…Woofstock in Chagrin Falls (Review)…
…the Cleveland Oktoberfest in Berea (Review)…
…the Greek-American Festival in Toledo (Review)…
…the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival in Marietta (Review)…
…the Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival (Review)…
…the South Vienna Corn Festival (Review)…
…the Springboro Oktoberfest (Review)…
…the Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival in Urbana (Review)…
…Art in the Park Festival in Kent (Review)…
…Hot Times Festival in Columbus (Review)…
…the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival in Powell (Review)…
…the Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo (extended!) (Review)…
…and so much more, including…
…Pioneer Days in Bellevue (Review)…
…the Yankee Peddler Festival in Canal Fulton (Review)…
…the Dayton Greek Festival (Review)…
…the Frederick Tomato Show (Review)…
…the Hot Licks Bluesfest in Granville (Review)…
…Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Festival in Mansfield…
…the Ohio Mushroom Festival in Hammondsville…
…Whimmydiddle Music Festival in Hamilton…
…the Loveland Arts Festival…
…and the Pony Wagon Days in St. Paris…
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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-090725
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: September 4-7, 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
9/6-9/7 – Beavercreek Popcorn Festival – Beavercreek – My Review
9/6-9/7 – Pioneer Days – Bellevue – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Cleveland Oktoberfest II – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Black Swamp Arts Festival – Bowling Green – My Review
9/6-9/7 – Yankee Peddler Festival I – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/7 – Woofstock – Chagrin Falls – My Review
9/4-9/7 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo X – Cleveland – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Columbus Oktoberfest – Columbus – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Hot Times Festival – Columbus – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Dayton Greek Festival – Dayton – My Review
9/3-9/6 – Fredericktown Tomato Show – Fredericktown – My Review
9/6 – Hot Licks Bluesfest – Granville – My Review
9/6-9/7 – Art in the Park Festival – Kent – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Italian Fall Festa – Kettering – My Review
9/6 – Lakewood Community Festival – Lakewood – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Lithopolis Honeyfest – Lithopolis – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Ohio River Sternwheel Festival – Marietta – My Review
9/4-9/6 – Marion Popcorn Festival – Marion – My Review
9/4-9/7 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VI – Powell – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival – Rarden – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Macedonian Ethnic Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
9/5-9/7 – South Vienna Corn Festival – South Vienna – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Springboro Oktoberfest – Springboro – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Greek-American Festival – Toledo – My Review
9/6 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival I – Urbana – My Review
9/6-9/7 – Ohio Renaissance Festival II – Waynesville – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
9/2-9/6 – Morgan County Fair – McConnelsville
9/2-9/7 – Hardin County Fair – Kenton
9/4-9/7 – Harvest Home Fair – Cheviot
9/5-9/6 – Cruisin’ by the Bay – Sandusky
9/5-9/7 – The Columbus Dispatch Fall Home & Garden Fall Show – Columbus
9/5-9/7 – Columbus Oktoberfest Marktplatz – Columbus
9/5-9/7 – Valley View Trade Days (formerly Buffalo Valley View Trade Days) V – New Concord
9/6 – Art in the Park – Put-in-Bay
9/6 – Fall into Autumn Craft and Vendor Show – Strongsville
9/6-9/7 – Crafts in the Park – Ashtabula
9/6-9/7 – Body Mind Spirit Expo – Columbus
9/6-9/11 – Wayne County Fair – Wooster
9/6-9/13 – Williams County Fair – Montpelier
9/7 – Kiwanis Club of Mariemont Art and Craft Fair – Cincinnati
9/7 – Columbus Paper, Postcard, and Book Show – Columbus
9/7 – Jim and Dan Comic and Toy Show! III – Dayton
9/7 – Corvette Gathering – Lancaster
9/7 – Canton-Akron Comic Book, Toy and Nostalgia Show II – North Canton
OHIO FESTIVALS
9/3-9/6 – Fredericktown Tomato Show – Fredericktown – My Review
9/3-9/6 – Ohio Hill Country Festival – Wellston
9/4-9/6 – Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival – Akron
9/4-9/6 – Columbiana Street Fair – Columbiana
9/4-9/6 – Grandview Heights Ox Roast – Columbus
9/4-9/6 – Marion Popcorn Festival – Marion – My Review
9/4-9/7 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo X – Cleveland – My Review
9/4-9/7 – Autumn Glow Festival I – Geneva
9/4-9/7 – Thunder on the Strip – Geneva-on-the-Lake
9/4-9/7 – Pioneer Days – Kalida
9/4-9/7 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VI – Powell – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Cleveland Oktoberfest II – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Berlin Harvest Festival and Rib Cook Off – Berlin
9/5-9/6 – Mayberry Market at Walnut Hills Farm – Dayton
9/5-9/6 – Whimmydiddle Music Festival – Hamilton
9/5-9/6 – Lithopolis Honeyfest – Lithopolis – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Festival – Mansfield
9/5-9/6 – German Central’s Oktoberfest – Parma
Weekend continues below…
9/5-9/6 – Springboro Oktoberfest – Springboro – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Vandalia Oktoberfest – Vandalia
9/5-9/7 – Black Swamp Arts Festival – Bowling Green – My Review
9/5-9/7 – St. Saviour Fall Festival – Cincinnati
9/5-9/7 – Vinoklet Art and Wine Festival – Cincinnati
9/5-9/7 – Columbus Oktoberfest – Columbus – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Hot Times Festival – Columbus – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Dayton Greek Festival – Dayton – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Ohio Mushroom Festival – Hammondsville
9/5-9/7 – Akron German Family Society Oktoberfest – Kent
9/5-9/7 – Italian Fall Festa – Kettering – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Lyndhurst Home Day – Lyndhurst
9/5-9/7* – Mantua Potato Festival – Mantua – My Review – DISCONTINUED
9/5-9/7 – Ohio River Sternwheel Festival – Marietta – My Review
9/5-9/7 – St. Susanna Family Festival – Mason
Weekend continues below…
9/5-9/7 – Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival – Rarden – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Macedonian Ethnic Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
9/5-9/7 – South Vienna Corn Festival – South Vienna – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Greek-American Festival – Toledo – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Clinton County Corn Festival – Wilmington
9/6 – Ohio Brew Week Fall Fest – Athens
9/6* – Canton Latino Fest – Canton – CANCELLED
9/6 – Cincy Music Jerk Festival – Cincinnati
9/6 – Columbus Water Lantern Festival – Columbus
9/6 – Copley Fire and Rescue Association Food Truck Festival – Copley
9/6 – Harbor Hogs and Hot Rods – Fairport Harbor
9/6 – Farmersville Farm Day – Farmersville
9/6 – Findlay Pride in the Park – Findlay – POSTPONED DATE
9/6 – Creekside Hops and Vines Fest – Gahanna
9/6 – Hot Licks Bluesfest – Granville – My Review
9/6 – Dave Brown Designs Fall Festival – Hicksville
9/6 – Lakewood Community Festival – Lakewood – My Review
9/6 – Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival – Lorain – A Friend’s Review
9/6 – Loveland Art Festival – Loveland
9/6 – FestiFair Arts & Crafts Festival – Marysville
Weekend continues below…
9/6 – Mentor-on-the-Lake Fall Festival – Mentor-on-the-Lake
9/6 – River City Rodders Fall Festival – Napoleon
9/6 – Pony Wagon Days – St. Paris
9/6 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival I – Urbana – My Review
9/6 – Versailles MusicFest – Versailles
9/6-9/7 – Oddmall Uncensored – Akron
9/6-9/7 – Beavercreek Popcorn Festival – Beavercreek – My Review
9/6-9/7 – Pioneer Days – Bellevue – My Review
9/6-9/7 – Yankee Peddler Festival I – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/6-9/7 – Fall Festival Weekends at White House Fruit Farm I – Canfield
9/6-9/7 – St. Clement Festival and Pig Roast – Cincinnati
9/6-9/7 – Saint Mary Parish Festival and Arabella Street Fest – Defiance
9/6-9/7 – Art in the Park Festival – Kent – My Review
9/6-9/7 – Ohio Renaissance Festival II – Waynesville – My Review
9/7 – Woofstock – Chagrin Falls – My Review
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
9/5-9/6 – Mayberry Market at Walnut Hills Farm – Dayton
9/5-9/6 – Whimmydiddle Music Festival – Hamilton
9/5-9/6 – Springboro Oktoberfest – Springboro – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Vandalia Oktoberfest – Vandalia
9/5-9/7 – Vinoklet Art and Wine Festival – Cincinnati
9/5-9/7 – St. Saviour Fall Festival – Cincinnati
9/5-9/7 – Dayton Greek Festival – Dayton – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Italian Fall Festa – Kettering – My Review
9/5-9/7 – St. Susanna Family Festival – Mason
9/6 – Cincy Music Jerk Festival – Cincinnati
9/6 – Loveland Art Festival – Loveland
9/6-9/7 – St. Clement Festival and Pig Roast – Cincinnati
9/6-9/7 – Ohio Renaissance Festival II – Waynesville – My Review
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
9/4-9/6 – Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival – Akron
9/5-9/6 – Cleveland Oktoberfest II – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
9/5-9/6 – German Central’s Oktoberfest – Parma
9/4-9/7 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo X – Cleveland – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Akron German Family Society Oktoberfest – Kent
9/5-9/7 – Lyndhurst Home Day – Lyndhurst
9/6 – Copley Fire and Rescue Association Food Truck Festival – Copley
9/6 – Harbor Hogs and Hot Rods – Fairport Harbor
9/6 – Farmersville Farm Day – Farmersville
9/6 – Lakewood Community Festival – Lakewood – My Review
9/6 – Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival – Lorain – A Friend’s Review
9/6 – Mentor-on-the-Lake Fall Festival – Mentor-on-the-Lake
9/6-9/7 – Oddmall Uncensored – Akron
9/6-9/7 – Art in the Park Festival – Kent – My Review
9/7 – Woofstock – Chagrin Falls – My Review
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
9/4-9/6 – Grandview Heights Ox Roast – Columbus
9/4-9/7 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VI – Powell – My Review
9/5-9/6 – Lithopolis Honeyfest – Lithopolis – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Columbus Oktoberfest – Columbus – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Hot Times Festival – Columbus – My Review
9/5-9/7 – Macedonian Ethnic Festival – Reynoldsburg – My Review
9/6 – Columbus Water Lantern Festival – Columbus
9/6 – Creekside Hops and Vines Fest – Gahanna
9/6 – Hot Licks Bluesfest – Granville – My Review
9/6 – FestiFair Arts & Crafts Festival – Marysville
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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