87 Festivals and Shows for a great Fall Festival Weekend!
Welcome back, festival fans.
While the numbers drop a bit this weekend, there are still nearly 90 festivals and shows in Ohio!
This is one of those weekends where you could do some festival hopping and some apple picking, maybe finishing up with an Oktoberfest.
Plenty of options.
This weekend, consider festivals like the…
- Enon Apple Butter Festival (Review)
- Lakeside-Marblehead Lighthouse Festival (Review)
- Spooky Pooch Parade (Review) in Lakewood
- Lebanon Oktoberfest (Review)
- Holmes County Antique Festival (Review) in Millersburg
- Pioneer Harvest Fest (Review) in Trotwood
- Akron Oatmeal Festival
- PetFest in Kettering
- Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Festival and Harvest Celebration in West Union
- Main Street Kent Oktoberfest
- Columbiana Craft BeerFest
- Quakerfest in Salem
- Applebutter Fest in Grand Rapids
And here are some returning classic festivals that I’ve been to (with more recent reviews)…
…the Bob Evans Farm Festival (Review) in Rio Grande…
…Operation Pumpkin (Review) in Hamilton…
…the Columbus Italian Festival (Review)…
…the Vermilion Valley Vineyards Fall Festival (Review) in Wakeman…
…the Ohio Renaissance Festival (Review) in Waynesville…
…the Chillicothe Halloween Festival (Review)…
…the Oak Harbor Apple Festival (Review)…
…the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival (Review) in Powell…
…the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival (Review) in Waynesville…
…the Algonquin Mill Fall Festival (Review) in Carrollton…
…the Yellow Springs Street Fair (Review)…
…and many more!
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-101126
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-101126
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-101126
Have a great weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: October 8-11, 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
10/10-10/11 – Burnham Orchards Fall Harvest Weekends IV – Berlin Heights – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Algonquin Mill Fall Festival – Carrollton – My Review
10/9-10/11 – The Chillicothe Halloween Festival – Chillicothe – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Columbus Italian Festival – Columbus – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Oakland Nurseries Fall Festival – Columbus – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Enon Apple Butter Festival – Enon – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Operation Pumpkin – Hamilton – My Review
10/10 – Lakeside-Marblehead Lighthouse Festival – Lakeside-Marblehead – My Review
10/10 – Spooky Pooch Parade – Lakewood – My Review
10/9-10/10 – Lebanon Oktoberfest – Lebanon – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Holmes County Antique Festival – Millersburg – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Oak Harbor Apple Festival – Oak Harbor – My Review
10/8-10/11 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VIII – Powell – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Bob Evans Farm Festival – Rio Grande – My Review
10/10 – Pioneer Harvest Fest – Trotwood – My Review
10/11 –Vermilion Valley Vineyards Fall Festival – Wakeman – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Ohio Renaissance Festival VI – Waynesville – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Ohio Sauerkraut Festival – Waynesville – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Kiwanis Oktoberfest – West Alexandria – My Review
10/10 – Yellow Springs Street Fair II – Yellow Springs – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
10/6-10/10 – Loudonville Street Fair – Loudonville
10/9-10/11 – Chillicothe Trade Days II – Chillicothe
10/10 – Cuyahoga Valley Fall Festival – Akron
10/10 – Pumpkin Patch Shopping Event – Cuyahoga Falls
10/10 – The Kent Flea and Makers Market VI – Kent
10/10 – Oktober’s Witches Night Market – Lakewood
10/10 – MOAM Presents: Spellbound Market – Middletown
10/10 – Shelby YMCA Fall Craft Show – Shelby
10/10 – Fall Bazaar Craft and Vendor Show – Strongsville
10/10-10/11 – Scary-Etta – Marietta
10/10-10/11 – Union County Artisans, Crafters and Vendors Fall Festival – Marysville
10/11 – Not Your Mama’s Fall Market at Schiller Community Center – Columbus
10/11 – Holistic Health and Psychic Fair – St. Clairsville
10/11-10/17 – Fairfield County Fair – Lancaster
OHIO FESTIVALS
10/7-10/10 – Utica Homecoming Fall Festival – Utica
10/7-10/11 – Pumpkins Aglow I – Columbus
10/7-10/11 – Con on the Cob – Richfield
10/8-10/11 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VIII – Powell – My Review
10/8-10/11 – Cincinnati Fear Fest V – Williamsburg
10/9-10/10 – Lebanon Oktoberfest – Lebanon – My Review
10/9-10/10 – Downtown Sidney Fall Festival – Sidney
10/9-10/10 – The Farm at Walnut Creek Fall Festival III – Sugarcreek
10/9-10/10 – Midnight at Moonville – Zaleski
10/9-10/11 – Algonquin Mill Fall Festival – Carrollton – My Review
10/9-10/11 – The Chillicothe Halloween Festival – Chillicothe – My Review
10/9-10/11 –Paranoia Music Festival – College Corner
10/9-10/11 – Columbus Italian Festival – Columbus – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Urban Scrawl – Columbus
10/9-10/11 – Operation Pumpkin – Hamilton – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Bob Evans Farm Festival – Rio Grande – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Windmill Farm Market Spooktacular Fall Festival III – Springboro
10/9-10/11 – Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Festival & Harvest Celebration – West Union
Weekend continues below…
10/9-10/11 – Vintage Market Days of Central Ohio – Wooster
10/10 – Akron Oatmeal Festival – Akron
10/10 – ArtFest at the University of Mount Union – Alliance
10/10 – Aurora Fall Festival – Aurora
10/10 – Vinoklet Winery Fall Festival – Cincinnati
10/10 – Columbiana Craft BeerFest – Columbiana
10/10 – Columbus Community Pride Festival – Columbus
10/10 – Dayton German Club Oktoberfest – Dayton
10/10 – Appalachian Color in the Hills Festival – Glouster
10/10 – Apple Butter Day – Groveport
10/10 – Main Street Kent Oktoberfest – Kent
10/10 – PetFest – Kettering
10/10 – Lakeside-Marblehead Lighthouse Festival – Lakeside-Marblehead – My Review
10/10 – Spooky Pooch Parade – Lakewood – My Review
10/10 – Fall Food Truck Fest at the Allen County Fairgrounds – Lima
10/10 – Harvest Moon Family Festival – Montgomery
10/10 – NRPRD Fall Festival – North Ridgeville
10/10 – Northwood Ohio Fall Festival – Northwood
Weekend continues below…
10/10 – Autumn in Eden Fall Festival – Sabina
10/10 – Quakerfest – Salem
10/10 – Harvest Fest and Market at Pioneer Village – Smithville
10/10 – Solon Fall Festival – Solon
10/10 – Pioneer Harvest Fest – Trotwood – My Review
10/10 – Vandalia Fall Festival – Vandalia
10/10 – Yellow Springs Street Fair II – Yellow Springs – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Hale Harvest Festival II – Bath
10/10-10/11 – Belpre Lions Club Apple Butter Stir Off Festival – Belpre
10/10-10/11 – Burnham Orchards Fall Harvest Weekends IV – Berlin Heights – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Apple Butter Festival and Ox Roast – Burton
10/10-10/11 – Fall Festival Weekends at White House Fruit Farm V – Canfield
10/10-10/11 – Old West Pumpkin Fest III – Columbia Station
10/10-10/11 – Red Wagon Farm Pumpkin Fest IV – Columbia Station
10/10-10/11 – Old-Fashioned Christmas in the Woods I – Columbiana
Weekend continues below…
10/10-10/11 – Oakland Nurseries Fall Festival – Columbus – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Enon Apple Butter Festival – Enon – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival – Harpersfield/Ashtabula
10/10-10/11 – Holmes County Antique Festival – Millersburg – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Pumpkin Days at Nickajack Farms V – North Lawrence
10/10-10/11 – Oak Harbor Apple Festival – Oak Harbor – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Pumpkin Pandemonium III – Peninsula
10/10-10/11 – Put-In-Bay’s Island Oktoberfest – Put-In-Bay
10/10-10/11 – Fall Farm Fest – Troy
10/10-10/11 – Ohio Renaissance Festival VI – Waynesville – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Ohio Sauerkraut Festival – Waynesville – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Waynesville Fall Fest IV – Waynesville
10/10-10/11 – Kiwanis Oktoberfest – West Alexandria – My Review
10/11 – Beachwood Fall Festival – Beachwood
10/11 – Berea Harvest Festival – Berea
10/11 – Lutheran Memorial Camp Apple Butter Festival – Fulton/Marengo
10/11 – Koline-Rice and Blood Sausage Festival – Geneva
10/11 – Applebutter Fest – Grand Rapids
10/11 – Lakeside Oktoberfest – New Franklin
10/11 – Art on the Alley II – New Philadelphia
10/11 – Pataskala’s Hometown Festival – Pataskala
10/11 –Vermilion Valley Vineyards Fall Festival – Wakeman – My Review
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
10/8-10/11 – Cincinnati Fear Fest V – Williamsburg
10/9-10/10 – Lebanon Oktoberfest – Lebanon – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Operation Pumpkin – Hamilton – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Windmill Farm Market Spooktacular Fall Festival III – Springboro
10/10 – Vinoklet Winery Fall Festival – Cincinnati
10/10 – Dayton German Club Oktoberfest – Dayton
10/10 – PetFest – Kettering
10/10 – Pioneer Harvest Fest – Trotwood – My Review
10/10 – Vandalia Fall Festival – Vandalia
10/10-10/11 – Ohio Renaissance Festival VI – Waynesville – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Ohio Sauerkraut Festival – Waynesville – My Review
10/10-10/11 – Waynesville Fall Fest IV – Waynesville
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
10/7-10/11 – Con on the Cob – Richfield
10/10 – Akron Oatmeal Festival – Akron
10/10 – Main Street Kent Oktoberfest – Kent
10/10 – Spooky Pooch Parade – Lakewood – My Review
10/10 – Solon Fall Festival – Solon
10/10-10/11 – Hale Harvest Festival II – Bath
10/10-10/11 – Apple Butter Festival and Ox Roast – Burton
10/10-10/11 – Old West Pumpkin Fest III – Columbia Station
10/10-10/11 – Red Wagon Farm Pumpkin Fest IV – Columbia Station
10/11 – Beachwood Fall Festival – Beachwood
10/11 – Berea Harvest Festival – Berea
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
10/7-10/11 – Pumpkins Aglow I – Columbus
10/8-10/11 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival VIII – Powell – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Columbus Italian Festival – Columbus – My Review
10/9-10/11 – Urban Scrawl – Columbus
10/10 – Columbus Community Pride Festival – Columbus
10/10-10/11 – Oakland Nurseries Fall Festival – Columbus – My Review
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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