100 Festivals and Fairs celebrating Pawpaws, Skunks, Art, Oktoberfests and Fall this weekend!
Welcome back, festival fans.
September continues with another huge festival weekend. Along with the Oktoberfests (be sure to look at the 2025 Oktoberfest Guide), the amount of Fall and Harvest Festivals are picking up.
There are also plenty of Art, Music and Cultural Festivals to check out.
And, I should note that this is the weekend of some rather particularly popular festivals, including the Ohio Pawpaw Festival and Skunkfest. Be sure to read the reviews below if you are not familiar with them.
I’ve been to many of this weekend’s returning festivals and here are only some of them…
…the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in Albany (Review)…
…Skunkfest in North Ridgeville (Review)…
…Art Fair in the Square in Oberlin (Review)…
…Fayette County’s Toast to Fall in Washington Court House (Review)…
…the Waterloo Arts Fest in Cleveland (Review)…
…the Berea Arts Fest (Review)…
…the Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow in Loudonville (Review)…
…the Waynesville Street Fair (Review)…
…India Festival USA in Broadview Heights (Review)…
…the Lake Loramie Fall Festival in Minster (Review)…
…the Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival (Review)…
…the Rocky River Fall Arts Festival (Review)…
…the Hungarian Fall Festival in Hiram (Review)…
…New Paris Applefest (Review)…
…the Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival in Urbana (Review)…
…the Salt Creek Valley Festival in Richmond Dale (Review)…
…the Yankee Peddler Festival in Canal Fulton (Review)…
…the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival in Powell (Review)…
…and so much more, including…
…the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Waynesville (Review)…
…the Loveland Oktoberfest…
…Paulding County Fall Festival…
…Lordstown Apple Cider Festival…
…Akron Pug Fest…
…the Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District Fall Fest in Brookville…
…Wine, Art and Food Fair in Kelleys Island…
…the Barlow Farm Fall Fest in Hudson…
…the Vermilion River Fest…
…and the Eastlake Oktoberfest...
…and still more!
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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-091425
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: September 11-14, 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
9/12-9/14 – Ohio Pawpaw Festival – Albany – My Review
9/14 – Berea Arts Fest – Berea – My Review
9/13 – India Festival USA – Broadview Heights – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Yankee Peddler Festival II – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/13 – Waterloo Arts Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/11 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park IX – Dublin – My Review
9/14 – Hungarian Fall Festival – Hiram – My Review
9/12-9/14 – The Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow – Loudonville – My Review
9/12-9/14 – Lake Loramie Fall Festival – Minster – My Review
9/12-9/14 – New Paris Applefest – New Paris – My Review
9/13 – Skunkfest – North Ridgeville – My Review
9/13 – Art Fair in the Square – Oberlin – My Review
9/11-9/14 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VII – Powell – My Review
9/12-9/14 – Salt Creek Valley Festival – Richmond Dale – My Review
9/13 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival – Rocky River – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival – Toledo – My Review
9/13 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival II – Urbana – My Review
9/13 – Fayette County’s Toast to Fall (previously Summer) – Washington Court House – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Ohio Renaissance Festival III – Waynesville – My Review
9/13 – Waynesville Street Faire IV – Waynesville – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
9/8-9/13 – Hocking County Fair – Logan
9/8-9/13 – Wyandot County Fair – Upper Sandusky
9/8-9/14 – Guernsey County Fair – Old Washington
9/10-9/13 – Bellville Street Fair – Bellville
9/11-9/14 – Cleveland Pinball and Arcade Show – Independence
9/12-9/14 – Small Town Autumn Market – Troy
9/13-9/14 – Lucasville Trade Days III – Lucasville
9/13-9/20 – Delaware County Fair – Delaware
9/14 – Molto Bella Auto Show – Akron
9/14 – Avon Fall Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show – Avon
9/14 – Harvest Handmade Market – Chardon
9/14 – Cleveland Reptile Show & Sale – Medina
9/14 – Curiosities and Cryptids Festival – Medina
9/14 – Middletown’s Open Air Summer Market VII – Middletown
9/14 – Sylvania Elks Craft Show – Sylvania
9/14 – Cin City Reptile Show – West Chester
9/14-9/20 – Ashland County Fair – Ashland
OHIO FESTIVALS
9/11 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park IX – Dublin – My Review
9/11-9/13 – Mohican Bluegrass Festival – Glenmont
9/11-9/14 – Fall Badfish – Garrettsville
9/11-9/14 – Autumn Glow Festival II – Geneva
9/11-9/14 – Old Fashioned Canal Days – Delphos
9/11-9/14 – Fort Ancient Restored Machinery Club Show – Morrow
9/11-9/14* – Old Timers Day Festival – Peebles – CANCELLED
9/11-9/14 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VII – Powell – My Review
9/12 – Kent Rocks Music Fest – Kent
9/12 – Reynoldsburg Blues and Brews Festival – Reynoldsburg
9/12 – Boeckling Club Oktoberfest I – Sandusky
9/12-9/13 – 934 Fest – Columbus
9/12-9/13 – Walnut Hills Farm Bluegrass Festival – Dayton
9/12-9/13 – Fall Fest at St. Peter Church – Huber Heights
9/12-9/13 – Fall at the Round Barn – Lancaster
9/12-9/13 – Log Cabin Days – Loudonville
9/12-9/13 – Loveland Oktoberfest – Loveland
9/12-9/13 – Paulding County Fall Festival – Paulding
Weekend continues below…
9/12-9/13 – Racine’s Party in the Park – Racine
9/12-9/13 – Crocker Park Wine Festival – Westlake
9/12-9/13 – St. Bernadette Heart and Harvest Festival – Westlake
9/12-9/13 – Old Town Music and Arts Festival – Williamsburg
9/12-9/14 – Ohio Pawpaw Festival – Albany – My Review
9/12-9/14 – Olde Towne East Jazz Festival – Columbus
9/12-9/14 – Lordstown Apple Cider Festival – Lordstown
9/12-9/14 – The Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow – Loudonville – My Review
9/12-9/14 – Lake Loramie Fall Festival – Minster – My Review
9/12-9/14 – New Paris Applefest – New Paris – My Review
9/12-9/14 – Our Lady of the Valley Septemberfest – Reading
9/12-9/14 – Salt Creek Valley Festival – Richmond Dale – My Review
9/13 – Akron Pug Fest – Akron
9/13 – Cleveland Food Truck and Music Fest – Berea/Middleburg Heights
9/13 – Railroad Heritage Festival – Bradford
9/13 – India Festival USA – Broadview Heights – My Review
Weekend continues below…
9/13 – Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District Fall Fest – Brookville
9/13 – Chesterville Heritage Day Festival – Chesterville
9/13 – Cincinnati Water Lantern Festival – Cincinnati
9/13 – Gathering of the Guilds – Cincinnati
9/13 – Fresh Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
9/13 – Sips and Swigs – Cleveland
9/13 – Waterloo Arts Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/13 – Patriot Salute Car Show – Dayton
9/13 – Fiesta Defiance – Defiance
9/13 – The UrbanWoody Brewery Oktoberfest – Fostoria
9/13 – Slovenska Pristava Wine Festival – Geneva
9/13 – Harvest of the Arts and Crafts Show – Greenville
9/13 – Ales for Tails – Hamilton
9/13 – Huber Heights Multi-Cultural Festival – Huber Heights
9/13 – Scenic Ridge Fruit Farm Fall Festival I – Jeromesville
9/13 – Harvest Festival at Faith Ranch – Jewett
9/13 – Wine, Art and Food Faire – Kelleys Island
Weekend continues below…
9/13 – The Kent Flea and Makers Market V – Kent
9/13* – Swamptown Fest – Kent – DISCONTINUED
9/13 – Slovenian Sausage Festival – Kirtland
9/13 – Liberty Days – Liberty Center
9/13* – Martins Ferry Lions Club Ferry Fall Fest – Martins Ferry – CANCELLED
9/13 – Skunkfest – North Ridgeville – My Review
9/13 – Art Fair in the Square – Oberlin – My Review
9/13 – Oxtoberfest – Oxford
9/13 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival – Rocky River – My Review
9/13 – Salem Kiwanis Fall Festival – Salem
9/13 – Toledo Night Market VI – Toledo
9/13 – Toledo Sister Cities International Festival – Toledo
9/13 – Troy, Ohio PorchFest – Troy
9/13 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival II – Urbana – My Review
Weekend continues below…
9/13 – Vermilion River Fest – Vermilion
9/13 – Vermilion Valley Vineyards Oktoberfest – Wakeman
9/13 – Fayette County’s Toast to Fall (previously Summer) – Washington Court House – My Review
9/13 – Waynesville Street Faire IV – Waynesville – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Yankee Peddler Festival II – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Fall Festival Weekends at White House Fruit Farm II – Canfield
9/13-9/14 – Johnny Appleseed Days at Ghost Town – Findlay
9/13-9/14 – Village Peddler Festival – Kirtland
9/13-9/14 – Pumpkin Days at Nickajack Farms I – North Lawrence
9/13-9/14 – Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival – Toledo – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Ohio Renaissance Festival III – Waynesville – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Waynesville Fall Fest I – Waynesville
9/14 – Berea Arts Fest – Berea – My Review
9/14 – Concours d’Elegance – Dayton
9/14 – Eastlake Oktoberfest – Eastlake
9/14 – Hilliard Fall Festival – Hilliard
9/14 – Hungarian Fall Festival – Hiram – My Review
9/14 – Barlow Farm Fall Fest – Hudson
9/14 – Fall Greenhouse Gathering at Boyert’s – Medina
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
9/12-9/13 – Walnut Hills Farm Bluegrass Festival – Dayton
9/12-9/13 – Fall Fest at St. Peter Church – Huber Heights
9/12-9/13 – Loveland Oktoberfest – Loveland
9/12-9/13 – Old Town Music and Arts Festival – Williamsburg
9/13 – Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District Fall Fest – Brookville
9/13 – Cincinnati Water Lantern Festival – Cincinnati
9/13 – Patriot Salute Car Show – Dayton
9/13 – Ales for Tails – Hamilton
9/13 – Huber Heights Multi-Cultural Festival – Huber Heights
9/13 – Oxtoberfest – Oxford
9/13 – Waynesville Street Faire IV – Waynesville – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Ohio Renaissance Festival III – Waynesville – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Waynesville Fall Fest I – Waynesville
9/14 – Concours d’Elegance – Dayton
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
9/11-9/14 – Fall Badfish – Garrettsville
9/12 – Kent Rocks Music Fest – Kent
9/12-9/13 – Crocker Park Wine Festival – Westlake
9/12-9/13 – St. Bernadette Heart and Harvest Festival – Westlake
9/13 – Akron Pug Fest – Akron
9/13 – Cleveland Food Truck and Music Fest – Berea/Middleburg Heights
9/13 – India Festival USA – Broadview Heights – My Review
9/13 – Fresh Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
9/13 – Sips and Swigs – Cleveland
9/13 – Waterloo Arts Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/13 – The Kent Flea and Makers Market V – Kent
9/13 – Slovenian Sausage Festival – Kirtland
9/13 – Skunkfest – North Ridgeville – My Review
9/13 – Art Fair in the Square – Oberlin – My Review
9/13 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival – Rocky River – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Village Peddler Festival – Kirtland
9/14 – Berea Arts Fest – Berea – My Review
9/14 – Eastlake Oktoberfest – Eastlake
9/14 – Hungarian Fall Festival – Hiram – My Review
9/14 – Fall Greenhouse Gathering at Boyert’s – Medina
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
9/11 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park IX – Dublin – My Review
9/11-9/14 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VII – Powell – My Review
9/12 – Reynoldsburg Blues and Brews Festival – Reynoldsburg
9/12-9/13 – 934 Fest – Columbus
9/12-9/14 – Olde Towne East Jazz Festival – Columbus
9/14 – Hilliard Fall Festival – Hilliard
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
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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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