Pickle Fest, Flat Rock Creek, Backwoods, Arts in the Alley, Turtle Fest.
Mothman too!
Once again, Ohio, there are a LOT of festivals. And it’s not only Ohio, so even consider some nearby out-of-state fests this weekend – like the Mothman Festival, for example.
Let’s take a look at some of the festivals this weekend…
The Cleveland Pickle Fest (Review) takes place in Mall B, offering local pickle vendors with free samples, pickle foods and pickle beer.
Backwoods Fest (Review) in Thornville is a HUGE shopping festival with 300 gift vendors, old fashioned food galore (the kind the fill the belly before and after some shopping), music entertainment and more.
Get there early.
Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival (Review) in Paulding is a large festival with plenty of flea market and craft vendors, entertainment and food vendors run by local organizations.
The Ohio Renaissance Festival (2024 Review) in Waynesville offers 24 stages, over 100 shops, plenty of food, games, fun and more.
It’s one of the best Renaissance Festivals around.
The Davis-Besse Community Day and Car Show (Review) in Oak Harbor an annual celebration with a 500+ car show, food vendors, large raffle, DJ and various kids activities such as bounce houses, petting zoo, and train rides.
The Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festivals (Review) in Tiffin is a double festival since there is a traditional festival located in downtown Tiffin and a “Living Village” festival at Hedges Boyer Park.
The Jackson Apple Festival (Review) offers a little bit of everything: a midway with rides and games, contests and competitions, live entertainment, an assortment of vendors, and food to enjoy with a huge selection of apple-based desserts.
Arts in the Alley (Review) in Grove City is a large arts festivals where over 100 artists. Visitors can also enjoy a nice selection of food vendors, more gift vendors, live entertainment and a children’s area with artistic activities and fun.
The Preble County Pork Festival (Review) in Eaton promotes the area’s pork industry through demonstrations, pig races, and plenty of pork food products. There are also 350 arts and crafts vendors.
The FireFish Festival (Review) brings art, music, vendors, food and – eventually fire – to downtown Lorain as a large fish structure is set on fire at the end.
The Mothman Festival (Review) in Point Pleasant, West Virginia is just across the Ohio River and worth checking out. The festival celebrates the famous Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and its warning or cause of the Silver Bridge’s 1967 collapse. The festival has live music, a great assortment of cryptid vendors, nice food options and so much more. It’s a nice time to also visit the museum while visiting.
And there’s so much more!
Such as…
- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival (Review) in Akron
- the Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival (Review)
- Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA (Review) in Cincinnati
- Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival (Review) in Cleveland
- Clyde Fair (Review)
- Dayton Hispanic Heritage Festival (Review)
- Fort Loramie German Heritage Days (Review)
- Mason Heritage Festival (Review)
- Pomeroy Sternwheel Riverfest (Review)
- St. Augustine Turtle Festival (Review) in Napoleon
- Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest
- Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival in Laurelville
- Ciderfest419 in Toledo
- Vermilion River Fest
- Johnny Appleseed Festival in Lisbon
- Akron Pug Fest
And still more!
It’s a fantastic time to explore Ohio’s festivals so don’t waste the chance. Even festivals in the smallest of towns really pack in some great fests.
So be sure to check out the reviews and utilize the map. I’m sure there’s something around you.
If you are going out of Ohio this weekend or if you live near the border, check out this week’s post at my other website, Festival Guides and Reviews, where you can find all this weekend’s listings at https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/festival-weekend-092224
AND, if you need to make some use out of your lederhosen, then be sure check out the 2024 Oktoberfest and German Festival Guide to help you plan the next few months of German celebrations.
https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-oktoberfest-2024/
Have a wonderful weekend!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: September 19-22, 2024
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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
9/19-9/21 – Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival – Akron – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Burnham Orchards Fall Harvest Weekends I – Berlin Heights – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Yankee Peddler Festival III – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival – Centerburg – My Review
9/19-9/22 – Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA – Cincinnati – My Review
9/21 – Cleveland Pickle Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival – Cleveland – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Clyde Fair – Clyde – My Review
9/21 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Dayton – My Review
9/19 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park V – Dublin – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Preble County Pork Festival – Eaton – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Elyria Apple Festival – Elyria – My Review
9/20-9/21 – Fort Loramie German Heritage Days – Fort Loramie – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Arts in the Alley – Grove City – My Review
9/17-9/21 – Jackson Apple Festival – Jackson – My Review
9/20-9/21 – Lions Club Fall Festival (formerly Bean Festival) – Jamestown – My Review
9/21 – FireFish Festival – Lorain – My Review
9/21 – Mason Heritage Festival – Mason – My Review
9/20-9/21 – St. Augustine Turtle Fest – Napoleon – My Review
9/21 – Community Day and Car Show at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station – Oak Harbor – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival – Paulding – My Review
9/19-9/22 – Pomeroy Sternwheel Riverfest – Pomeroy – My Review
9/19-9/22 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VIII – Powell – My Review
9/18-9/21 – Seaman Fall Festival – Seaman – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Backwoods Fest – Thornville – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival – Tiffin – My Review
9/21 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival III – Urbana – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Ohio Renaissance Festival IV – Waynesville – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
9/14-9/21 – Delaware County Fair – Delaware
9/15-9/21 – Ashland County Fair – Ashland
9/16-9/22 – Tuscarawas County Fair – Dover
9/18-9/22 – Albany Independent Fair – Albany
9/20 – 17:10 Market – Sugarcreek
9/20-9/22 – LaGrange Engine Show – Wellington
9/20-9/22* – Pataskala Antique Power Show – Pataskala
9/20-9/22 – WACO Fly-IN – Troy
9/20-9/22 – Fall Mustard Seed Market – Owensville
9/21 – Harmonic Journeys Holistic Fair – Rocky River
9/21 – Fremont Poultry Club Young Bird Show – Fremont
9/21 – Canfield Fall Market on the Green – Canfield
9/21-9/22 – A Wool Gathering – Yellow Springs
9/21-9/22* – Woodcarvers’ Show – Wilmot
9/21-9/22 – Old Iron Power Club Antique Power Show – Caldwell
9/22 – Molto Bella Auto Show – Akron
9/22 – Columbus Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show – Hilliard
OHIO FESTIVALS
9/17-9/21 – Jackson Apple Festival – Jackson – My Review
9/18-9/21 – Seaman Fall Festival – Seaman – My Review
9/19 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park V – Dublin – My Review
9/19-9/21 – SkinnyFest Bluegrass Festival – West Union
9/19-9/21 – Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival – Akron – My Review
9/19-9/22 – Ravenna Balloon A-Fair – Ravenna
9/19-9/22 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VIII – Powell – My Review
9/19-9/22 – Farm to Bottle Festival – Wilmington
9/19-9/22 – Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA – Cincinnati – My Review
9/19-9/22 – Pomeroy Sternwheel Riverfest – Pomeroy – My Review
9/20 – Forager’s Fest – Milford
9/20-9/21 – St. Boniface Oktoberfest – Piqua
9/20-9/21 – Fort Loramie German Heritage Days – Fort Loramie – My Review
Weekend continues below…
9/20-9/21 – Lions Club Fall Festival (formerly Bean Festival) – Jamestown – My Review
9/20-9/21 – New Vienna Oktoberfest – New Vienna
9/20-9/21 – Sacrifest – Franklin
9/20-9/21 – Cleveland Armenian Festival – Cleveland/Richmond Heights
9/20-9/21 – Columbus Serbian Festival – Columbus
9/20-9/21 – St. Augustine Turtle Fest – Napoleon – My Review
9/20-9/21 – Felicity Gourd and Harvest Festival – Felicity
9/20-9/22 – Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest – Cuyahoga Falls
9/20-9/22 – Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival – Paulding – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Clyde Fair – Clyde – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Hartford Apple Festival – Hartford
9/20-9/22 – Backwoods Fest – Thornville – My Review
Weekend continues below…
9/20-9/22 – Momentum Festival – Toledo
9/20-9/22 – Elyria Apple Festival – Elyria – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Lake Shore Park Rib Burn-Off – Ashtabula
9/20-9/22 – Scarecrow Festival – Washington Court House
9/20-9/22 – Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival – Tiffin – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Arts in the Alley – Grove City – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Indian Lake State Park Fall Festival – Lakeview
9/20-9/22 – Fall Badfish – Garrettsville
9/20-9/22 – Old Washington Fall Festival – Old Washington
9/20-9/22 – Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival – Laurelville
9/20-9/22 – Lost Lands Music Festival – Thornville
9/20-9/22 – St. Mary of the Annunciation International Festival – Portsmouth
9/21 – Firestone Fest – Akron
9/21 – Perrysburg Homecoming Festival – Perrysburg
9/21 – Leipsic Main Street USA (formerly Fall Festival) – Leipsic
9/21 – Music on the Porches – Peninsula
9/21 – Slavic Village Hispanic Festival – Cleveland
9/21 – Community Day and Car Show at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station – Oak Harbor – My Review
9/21 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Dayton – My Review
Weekend continues below…
9/21 – Art in the Burg – Millersburg
9/21 – Ciderfest419 – Toledo
9/21 – Cincinnati Fear Fest I – Williamsburg
9/21 – Art in the ‘Burg: Holmes County’s Art Festival – Millersburg
9/21 – Oxtoberfest – Oxford
9/21 – MustardFEST – Springfield
9/21 – Cardington Wine and Arts Festival – Cardington
9/21 – Illumination Festival – Greenville
9/21 – Scenic Ridge Fruit Farm Fall Festival II – Jeromesville
9/21 – FireFish Festival – Lorain – My Review
9/21 – Honey Bee Festival – Middlefield
9/21 – Mason Heritage Festival – Mason – My Review
9/21 – Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival – Lorain – A Friend’s Review
9/21 – Harvest and Herb Festival – Ada
9/21 – Wapakoneta Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Wapakoneta
9/21 – Brooklyn’s Community Fall Fest – Brooklyn
Weekend continues below…
9/21 – Macedonia FallFest – Macedonia
9/21 – ArtFest at the University of Mount Union – Alliance
9/21 – Cleveland Pickle Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/21 – 720 September Market – North Canton
9/21 – Erie Metroparks Osborn Fall Fest – Huron
9/21 – Vermilion River Fest – Vermilion
9/21 – Harvest Moon Festival – Van Wert
9/21 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival III – Urbana – My Review
9/21 – Bauman Orchards Fall Festival I – Rittman
9/21 – Main Street Kent Oktoberfest – Kent
9/21 – Columbiana Craft BeerFest – Columbiana
9/21-9/22 – Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival – Centerburg – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Young’s Fall Farm Pumpkin Festival I – Yellow Springs
Weekend continues below…
9/21-9/22 – Johnny Appleseed Festival – Lisbon
9/21-9/22 – Preble County Pork Festival – Eaton – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Mystics and Marvels: A Faire of Unusual Things – Hilliard
9/21-9/22 – Woodland Indian Celebration – Grand Rapids
9/21-9/22 – Burnham Orchards Fall Harvest Weekends I – Berlin Heights – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival – Cleveland – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Yankee Peddler Festival III – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Fall Festival Weekends at White House Fruit Farm III – Canfield
9/21-9/22 – Waynesville Fall Fest II – Waynesville
9/21-9/22 – Ohio Renaissance Festival IV – Waynesville – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Apple Harvest Weekend – Kirtland
9/22 – Grape Festival at SNPJ Farm – Kirtland
9/22 – Akron Pug Fest – Akron
9/22 – Fall Greenhouse Gathering at Boyert’s – Medina
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
9/19-9/22 – Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA – Cincinnati – My Review
9/20 – Forager’s Fest – Milford
9/20-9/21 – Sacrifest – Franklin
9/21 – Mason Heritage Festival – Mason – My Review
9/21 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Dayton – My Review
9/21 – Oxtoberfest – Oxford
9/21 – Cincinnati Fear Fest I – Williamsburg
9/21-9/22 – Waynesville Fall Fest II – Waynesville
9/21-9/22 – Ohio Renaissance Festival IV – Waynesville – My Review
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
9/19-9/21 – Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival – Akron – My Review
9/19-9/22 – Ravenna Balloon A-Fair – Ravenna
9/20-9/21 – Cleveland Armenian Festival – Cleveland/Richmond Heights
9/20-9/22 – Elyria Apple Festival – Elyria – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest – Cuyahoga Falls
9/20-9/22 – Fall Badfish – Garrettsville
9/21 – Cleveland Pickle Fest – Cleveland – My Review
9/21 – Bauman Orchards Fall Festival I – Rittman
9/21 – FireFish Festival – Lorain – My Review
9/21 – Brooklyn’s Community Fall Fest – Brooklyn
9/21 – Music on the Porches – Peninsula
9/21 – Firestone Fest – Akron
9/21 – Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival – Lorain – A Friend’s Review
9/21 – Main Street Kent Oktoberfest – Kent
9/21-9/22 – Apple Harvest Weekend – Kirtland
9/21-9/22 – Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival – Cleveland – My Review
9/22 – Grape Festival at SNPJ Farm – Kirtland
9/22 – Akron Pug Fest – Akron
9/22 – Fall Greenhouse Gathering at Boyert’s – Medina
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
9/19 – North Market Night Market at Bridge Park V – Dublin – My Review
9/19-9/22 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VIII – Powell – My Review
9/20-9/21 – Columbus Serbian Festival – Columbus
9/20-9/22 – Arts in the Alley – Grove City – My Review
9/21-9/22 – Mystics and Marvels: A Faire of Unusual Things – Hilliard
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arkansas | Delaware | Florida | Georgia
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Pennsylvania
South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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