Nearly 100 festivals in Ohio this weekend and 180 more in the other states!
This weekend, it will be easy to find something to do in Ohio with nearly 100 festivals and fairs going on all over the state. Just looking at the map could be a little overwhelming, so I definitely suggest zooming in and getting a better idea of what is near you (keeping in mind that a city may be having more than one event).
I would also look at the listings below and see what catches your eye while using the map to see how far that event is from you. For example, in West Virginia, there’s a festival called Lurchfest (Addams Family) going on that looks like a lot of fun – not to mention a Kool-Aid Festival in Tennessee. Could make for an interesting day trip or even weekend getaway!
Speaking of interesting festivals this weekend, there are many! Among Ohio’s 97 festivals and fairs, there are the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, the Hippie Festival in Logan, the Lakewood Arts Festival, a modified version of the Dublin Irish Festival, the Roy Rogers Festival in Portsmouth, the Greater Youngstown Italian Fest, the Dresdon Melon Festival, the Swanton Corn Festival, the Bull Thistle Arts Festival in Fayette and plenty of other festivals and county fairs and more!
And many of the above-mentioned festivals have reviews, which you can read in the links below. You can find the reviews in the section after the map or within the listings – just click on “My Review.”
Here are some great looking festivals in the other states:
Florida (2 Fest): Wausau Possum Festival
Georgia (5 Fests): Peachfest (Atlanta), Atlanta Dogwood Festival
Illinois (34 Fests): Festa Italiana (Rockford), Printer’s Tow Art Fest (Chicago)
Indiana (18 Fests): Turkeypalooza (Valparaiso), Jasper Strassenfest
Kentucky (8 Fests): Glier’s Goettafest (Newport and Covington), Shaker Village Craft Fair (Harrodsburg)
Michigan (40 Fests): Fish Sandwich Festival (Bay Port), Michigan Lighthouse Festival (Port Huron)
New York (15 Fests): Phelps Sauerkraut Festival, DeWitt Canal Day
Pennsylvania (20 Fests): The Moraine State Park Regatta at Lake Arthur (Portersville)
Tennessee (6 Fests): Wolfstock Music Festival (Louisville), Cleveland Kool-Aid Festival
West Virginia (8 Fests): Lurch Fest (Philippi), Multifest (Charleston)
Wisconsin (24 Fests): Cleveland Dairyland Festival, Johnsonville Brat Days (Sheboygan)
All these festivals and more are listed below with a wonderful map to help you see where the festivals are happening.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Love, Peace and Funnel Cake Grease!
Festival Weekend: August 5-8, 2021
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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
8/6-8/7 – Berlin Heights Basket Festival – Berlin Heights – My Review
8/8 – Chardon Arts Festival – Chardon – My Review
8/6-8/8 – Brats and Crafts Festival – Columbus – My Review
8/4-8/8 – Dublin Irish Festival – Dublin – My Review – MODIFIED DUBLIN IRISH DAYS
8/7 – Bull Thistle Arts Festival – Fayette – My Review
8/5-8/8 – Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Show – Findlay – My Review
8/6-8/7 – Independence Home Days – Independence – My Review
8/8 – India Festival USA – Independence – My Review – VIRTUAL
8/7 – Lakewood Arts Festival – Lakewood – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Hippie Fest – Logan – My Review
8/6-8/7 – London Rhythm and Rib Fest (formerly Rib and Jazz Fest) – London – My Review
8/5-8/8 – Glier’s Goettafest II – Newport and Covington KENTUCKY – My Review
8/6-8/8 – Pokrova Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Arts in the Park – Port Clinton – My Review
8/4-8/7 – Roy Rogers Festival – Portsmouth – My Review
8/7-8/8 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace V – Rock Creek – My Review
8/8 – Nature Arts Festival – Russell Township/Novelty – My Review
8/7 – Swanton Corn Festival – Swanton – My Review
8/6-8/8 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
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OHIO
8/2-8/7 – Pike County Fair – Piketon
8/2-8/7 – Preble County Fair – Eaton
8/2-8/7 – Auglaize County Fair – Wapakoneta
8/2-8/7 – Greene County Fair – Xenia
8/2-8/7 – Gallia County Junior Fair – Gallipolis
8/2-8/8 – Columbiana County Fair – Lisbon
8/2-8/8 – Medina County Fair – Medina
8/2-8/9 – Wood County Fair – Bowling Green
8/3 – Something Russian Festival – Mogadore – PICKUP (USUALLY IN OCTOBER)
8/3-8/7 – Betty Zane Days – Martins Ferry
8/4 – Octane Nights on Main Street – Ravenna
8/4-8/7 – Roy Rogers Festival – Portsmouth – My Review
8/4-8/8 – Dublin Irish Festival – Dublin – My Review – MODIFIED DUBLIN IRISH DAYS
8/5 – Fun Fest and Beer Fest (Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival) – Canton
8/5-8/7 – Ashley Corn Show – Ashley
8/5-8/7 – Rib and Food Fest (Carnation Festival) – Alliance
8/5-8/7 – Belpre Homecoming – Belpre
8/5-8/7 – Baltimore Festival – Baltimore
8/5-8/7 – State Line Heritage Days – Union City (IN and OH)
8/5-8/8 – Coldwater Community Picnic – Coldwater
8/5-8/8 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo IV – Cleveland
8/5-8/8 – St. Patrick Parish Festival – Hubbard
8/5-8/8 – Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Show – Findlay – My Review
8/6-8/7 – Vermilion Beach Market – Vermilion
8/6-8/7 – Deerassic Classic Giveaway and Outdoor Expo – Cambridge
8/6-8/7 – Big Bend Blues and Brews Bash – Pomeroy
8/6-8/7 – What? Music and Arts Festival – Columbus
8/6-8/7 – London Rhythm and Rib Fest (formerly Rib and Jazz Fest) – London – My Review
8/6-8/7 – Independence Home Days – Independence – My Review
8/6-8/7 – St. Pius X Parish Festival – Reynoldsburg
8/6-8/7 – Berlin Heights Basket Festival – Berlin Heights – My Review
8/6-8/7 – Rogues Hollow Festival – Doylestown
8/6-8/7 – Leesburg Festival – Leesburg
8/6-8/7 – Rock the Lake – Lakeview
8/6-8/7 – Carey Fest – Carey
8/6-8/7* – St. Elizabeth Parish Festival & Classic Car Show – Columbus – MOVED TO 10/17
8/6-8/7 – Hanover Wine Festival – Hamilton
8/6-8/7 – Brick Street Block Party – Arcanum
8/6-8/7 – Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival – Kirtland – USUALLY IN JUNE
8/6-8/7 – Days in the Park – Deer Park
8/6-8/7 – Vintage Ohio Wine Fest (and a Little Brew, too) – Kirtland
8/6-8/7 – Lebanon Blues Festival – Lebanon
8/6-8/7 – Holy Cross Immaculata Festival – Cincinnati
8/6-8/8 – Toledo Jeep Fest – Toledo
8/6-8/8 – Pokrova Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
8/6-8/8 – Garrettsville SummerFest – Garrettsville
8/6-8/8 – Greater Youngstown Italian Fest – Youngstown
8/6-8/8 – Twins Days Festival – Twinsburg – My Review
8/6-8/8 – Farm Days Show – Mt. Gilead
8/6-8/8 – Lorain County Music Fest – Elyria
8/6-8/8 – St. Antoninus Music Fest – Cincinnati
8/6-8/8 – Brats and Crafts Festival – Columbus – My Review
8/6-8/8* – St. John Family Festival – West Chester – MINI FEST 7/31-8/8
8/6-8/8 – Riverdays – New Richmond
8/6-8/8 – Valley View Trade Days III – Senecaville
8/6-8/13 – Champaign County Fair – Urbana
8/6-8/14 – Athens County Fair – Athens
8/7 – Sculpture in the Village Arts and Wine Festival – Gibsonburg
8/7 – Ohio River Paddlefest – Cincinnati
8/7 – Appalachian Gospel Festival – Flushing
8/7 – Peninsula Flea at Heritage Farms IV – Peninsula
8/7* – Pioneers and Paddlewheels Celebration (formerly Inland Waterways Festival) – Marietta – NEXT 8/6/22
8/7 – Lakewood Arts Festival – Lakewood – My Review
8/7 – Shop and Rock Handmade Fest – Westlake
8/7 – Copley Heritage Day – Copley
8/7 – Dresden Melon Festival – Dresden
8/7 – Mansfield Pride Festival – Mansfield
8/7 – Defiance County Hot Air Balloon Festival – Defiance
8/7 – Bull Thistle Arts Festival – Fayette – My Review
8/7 – Feast on the Street/Car Tunes on Main – Findlay
8/7 – Swanton Corn Festival – Swanton – My Review
8/7 – Springfield Fire Food Truck Festival on the Lake – Akron
8/7 – Classic Cruise N and Street Fair – Woodsfield
8/7 – Downtown Newark Food Truck and Soda Festival – Newark – USUALLY IN MAY
8/7 – Tequila Fest Willoughby – Willoughby – STROLL VERSION
8/7 – Red Brick Reunion – Oxford
8/7 – Delaware Vintage and Artisan Festival – Delaware
8/7 – Back to School Craft and Vendor Show – Strongsville
8/7-8/8 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace V – Rock Creek – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Bloomville Kids Homecoming – Bloomville
8/7-8/8 – 19th Century Colonial Trade Fair – Loudonville
8/7-8/8 – Arts in the Park – Port Clinton – My Review
8/7-8/8 – Hippie Fest – Logan – My Review
8/7-8/8 – St. John the Baptist Summer Festival – Cincinnati
8/7-8/14 – Ross County Fair – Chillicothe
8/8 – Jim and Dan Comic and Toy Show! – Dayton
8/8 – Cin City Reptile Show – West Chester
8/8 – Obzinky (Harvest Festival) – Chagrin Falls
8/8 – Richfield Community Day – Richfield
8/8 – Immaculate Conception Church Summer Festival – Kenton
8/8 – An Affair on the Square Craft Fest – Medina
8/8 – Edgewater Sidewalk Fest on Clifton Blvd. – Cleveland – USUALLY IN JUNE
8/8 – Festival of India – Sylvania
8/8 – Chardon Arts Festival – Chardon – My Review
8/8 – The FEST – Wickliffe
8/8 – Nature Arts Festival – Russell Township/Novelty – My Review
8/8 – India Festival USA – Independence – My Review – VIRTUAL
8/8-8/14 – Hartford Independent Fair – Hartford
8/8-8/14 – Richland County Fair – Mansfield
FLORIDA
8/7 – Wausau Possum Festival – Wausau
8/7 – Jacksonville Carnival I – Jacksonville
GEORGIA
8/6-8/7 – Atlanta Summer Wine Festival – Atlanta
8/6-8/8 – Atlanta Dogwood Festival – Atlanta – USUALLY IN APRIL
8/7 – Summerville Jazz Festival – Summerville
8/7 – Atlanta Wine and Spirits Fest – Atlanta
8/8 – Peachfest – Atlanta
ILLINOIS
8/4-8/7 – Ag Days – Mt. Carmel
8/4-8/8 – Northbrook Days – Northbrook
8/5-8/8* – Lindenfest – Lindenhurst – MOVED TO 10/1-10/3
8/6-8/7 – Party at the Beach Festival – Pontoon Beach
8/6-8/7 – Cobden Peach Festival – Cobden
8/6-8/7 – Naperville Food Truck Festival – Naperville
8/6-8/7 – River City Soul Fest – Peoria
8/6-8/8 – Chicago Michelada Fest – Chicago – USUALLY IN JUNE
8/6-8/8 – Taste of Orland Park – Orland Park
8/6-8/8 – SerbFest – Chicago
8/6-8/8 – Festa Italiana – Rockford
8/6-8/8 – Homecoming und Augustfest – Mascoutah
8/6-8/8 – Pow Wow Days – Tiskilwa
8/6-8/8 – Indian Uprising All Pontiac Weekend – Crystal Lake
8/6-8/8 – Endless Summerfest – La Grange
8/6-8/8 – Northalsted Market Days – Chicago
8/6-8/8* – Decatur Celebration – Decatur – DISCONTINUED
8/6-8/8 – Shorewood Crossroads Fest – Shorewood
8/7 – Farm and Barn Fest – Mokena
8/7 – The Bash at the Big House – Joliet
8/7 – Old Irving Park Beer and BBQ Challenge – Chicago
8/7 – Wheaton Brew Fest – Wheaton
8/7 – Ash Bash Art and Music Festival – Mt. Vernon
8/7 – Naperville Food Truck Festival – Naperville – USUALLY IN MAY
8/7 – Jacksonville Main Street Craft Brew Festival – Jacksonville
8/7-8/8 – Long Grove Vintage Days – Long Grove
8/7-8/8 – World of Faeries Festival – South Elgin
8/7-8/8 – Gurnee Days – Gurnee
8/7-8/8 – Dog Days of Summer – Libertyville
8/7-8/8 – Naperville Irish Fest – Naperville
8/7-8/8 – Printer’s Row Art Fest – Chicago
8/7-8/8 – David Adler Center Festival of the Arts – Libertyville
8/8 – Peach Festival – Grafton
8/8 – Heimatfest – Lake Villa
8/8 – India Day Parade and Celebration – Naperville
INDIANA
8/4-8/7 – Onion Days – Wolf Lake
8/5-8/7 – Van Buren Popcorn Festival – Van Buren
8/5-8/7 – Monroeville Harvest Festival – Monroeville
8/5-8/7 – Harlan Days Festival – Harlan
8/5-8/7 – State Line Heritage Days – Union City (IN and OH)
8/5-8/8 – Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival – Nappanee
8/5-8/8 – Jasper Strassenfest – Jasper
8/6 – Turkeypalooza – Valparaiso
8/6-8/7 – St. Thomas Parish Festival – Fortville
8/6-8/7 – Taste of Michigan City – Michigan City
8/6-8/7 – Ole Hickory Days – Colfax
8/6-8/7 – Zoar Mosquito Fest – Holland
8/6-8/7 – Knox County Watermelon Festival – Vincennes
8/7 – EnviroFest – Elkhart
8/7 – River, Set Go! (featuring Fort Wayne Dragon Boat Races) – Fort Wayne
8/7 – Shipshewana Antique Festival – Shipshewana
8/7-8/8 – St. Paul Picnic – New Alsace
8/7-8/8 – Chesterton Art Fair – Chesterton
KENTUCKY
8/5-8/8 – Glier’s Goettafest II – Newport and Covington – My Review
8/6-8/8* – Bluegrass at the Burdoc – Crofton – DISCONTINUED
8/7 – NolinFest – Leitchfield
8/7 – Fancy Farm Picnic – Fancy Farm
8/7* – Middlesboro Wing Fling Festival – Middlesboro – MOVED TO 9/25
8/7 – The Kentucky Wine & Vine Fest – Nicholasville – USUALLY IN JUNE
8/7 – Snappin’ Chaplin Turtle Derby – Perryville
8/7 – Festival on the Lake at AJ Jolly Park – Alexandria
8/7-8/8 – Stanton Corn Festival – Stanton
8/7-8/8 – Shaker Village Craft Fair – Harrodsburg
MICHIGAN
8/3-8/8 – Nautical Festival – Rogers City
8/4-8/7 – Magic Get Together – Colon
8/4-8/7 – Elk Rapids Harbor Days – Elk Rapids
8/4-8/7 – Red Cedar Jubilee – Williamston – USUALLY IN JUNE
8/5-8/7 – Heritage Festival at Montcalm Community College – Sidney
8/5-8/7 – Montcalm Heritage Village Festival – Sidney
8/5-8/8 – Boyne Falls Polish Festival – Boyne Falls
8/6-8/7 – Port Sanilac Blues Festival – Port Sanilac
8/6-8/7 – Allen Park Street Fair – Allen Park
8/6-8/7 – Scottville 10 + 31 Celebration (formerly SummerFest and Harvestfest) – Scottville
8/6-8/7 – St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit Highland Games – Livonia
8/6-8/7 – Michigan Lighthouse Festival – Port Huron
8/6-8/7 – Timberfest – Lewiston
8/6-8/7 – Blues, Brews and BBQ – Westland
8/6-8/7 – Morley Celebration on the Pond – Morley
8/6-8/8 – Onekama Days – Onekama
8/6-8/8 – Marine City Maritime Days – Marine City
8/6-8/8 – Vassar Riverfest and Car Show – Vassar
8/6-8/8 – Deckerville Homecoming – Deckerville
8/6-8/8 – Hispanic Festival – Grand Rapids
8/6-8/8 – Frankenmuth Flower Festival I – Frankenmuth
8/7 – Michigan Honey Festival – Frankenmuth
8/7 – Hop Riot Beer Fest – Bay City
8/7 – Asian Rice Festival – Warren
8/7 – Blues and Brew Festival – St. Ignace
8/7 – Lyons-Muir Island Fest – Lyons
8/7 – Peace, Love and Hippies Festival – Houghton Lake
8/7 – Ann Arbor Pride – Ann Arbor – VIRTUAL
8/7 – Good Times in Goodrich – Goodrich
8/7 – Tawas Uncork’d – East Tawas
8/7 – Ella Sharp Museum Art, Beer and Wine Festival – Jackson – USUALLY IN JUNE
8/7 – I Chews The Blues Fest – Davison
8/7 – 906 Festival – Curtis
8/7 – Art in the Park – Lake Odessa
8/7-8/8 – Michigan Hippie Fest – Lake Orion
8/7-8/8 – Fish Sandwich Festival – Bay Port – USUALLY IN JUNE
8/7-8/8 – TuscolaPalooza – Caro
8/7-8/8 – Peacefest – Waterford
8/7-8/8 – Lexington Fine Arts Street Fair – Lexington
8/7-8/8 – East Lansing Art Festival – East Lansing – USUALLY IN MAY
8/8 – St. Ippolito Festival – Leslie
NEW YORK
8/2 – Taste of Clarence and Cruise Night – Clarence
8/3-8/8 – SENTIENT Fest – Moravia
8/5-8/8 – Eden Corn Festival – Eden
8/5-8/8 – Holy Helpers Summerfest – West Seneca
8/5-8/8 – Phelps Sauerkraut Weekend – Phelps
8/6-8/7 – Block Party (Lucille Ball Comedy Festival) – Jamestown
8/6-8/8 – St. George Macedonian Festival – Syracuse
8/6-8/8 – America’s Grape Country Wine Festival – Dunkirk
8/7 – Rocks on Rocks Festival – Buffalo
8/7 – DeWitt Canal Day – DeWitt
8/7 – Village Music Fest – Youngstown
8/7 – Fox Fest – Syracuse
8/7 – German-Polish Celebration – East Aurora
8/7-8/8 – Angelica Heritage Days – Angelica
8/7-8/8 – Sterling Renaissance Festival V – Sterling
PENNSYLVANIA
8/4-8/7 – St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Festival – Munhall
8/5-8/7 – Dan Rice Days – Girard
8/5-8/7 – Sts. Joachim and Anne Parish Community Festival – Liberty
8/5-8/7 – Archangel Gabriel Catholic School Festival – McKees Rock
8/5-8/8 – Fort Armstrong Folk Festival – Kittanning
8/5-8/8 – Portersville Steam Show – Portersville
8/6 – Wampum Homecoming Weekend’s Car Cruise – Wampum
8/6 – Houston Summer Festival – Houston
8/6-8/7* – Flood City Music Festival – Johnstown – MOVED TO 10/1-10/2
8/6-8/7 – Millvale Music Festival – Millvale – USUALLY IN MAY
8/6-8/8 – Woodsmen Show – Galeton
8/6-8/8 – St. Jude Parish Festival – Pittsburgh
8/6-8/8 – Camp Keep It Down – Gibbon Glade
8/6-8/8 – St. Agnes Parish Bazaar – North Huntingdon
8/6-8/8 – St. Paul’s Italian Festival – Erie
8/7 – Mercer Summer Celebration (formerly Old Fashioned Day in the Park) – Mercer
8/7 – Thunder in the City Classic Car and Bike Show – Meadville
8/7-8/8 – The Moraine State Park Regatta at Lake Arthur – Portersville
8/8 – Lammas Day Festival – New Derry
8/8 – August Fun Fest – Belle Vernon
8/8 – Taste of Franklin – Franklin
TENNESSEE
8/6 – Eat the Street Food Truck Fest – Franklin – USUALLY IN MAY
8/6-8/7 – Wolfstock Music Festival – Louisville
8/7 – Cleveland Kool-Aid Festival – Cleveland
8/7 – Clay County Homecoming Days – Celina
8/7 – Sumner Fest – Hendersonville
8/8 – Chattanooga Bluegrass – Chattanooga
WEST VIRGINIA
8/3-8/7 – Pickin’ in Parsons – Parsons
8/5 – Celebrate Youth Festival – Wheeling – DRIVE THRU
8/6-8/7 – Lewisburg Literary Festival – Lewisburg
8/6-8/8 – Multifest – Charleston
8/6-8/8 – Ravenswood Ohio River Festival – Ravenswood
8/6-8/8 – Pinch Reunion – Pinch
8/7 – Wheeling Feeling Chili Cookoff and Car Cruise – Wheeling – USUALLY IN JUNE
8/7 – Lurch Fest – Philippi
WISCONSIN
8/2-8/8 – Iron County Heritage Days II – Hurley
8/3 – National Night Out – Eau Claire
8/4 – Loon Day – Mercer
8/4-8/7 – MC Country Fest – Gleason
8/5 – Music on Maxwell Street – West Bend
8/5-8/8 – Mile of Music – Appleton
8/6-8/7 – Sugar Maple Music Festival – Madison
8/6-8/7 – Johnsonville Brat Days – Sheboygan
8/6-8/7 – Whitewater Maxwell Street Days – Whitewater
8/6-8/8 – Mishicot Riverfest – Mishicot
8/6-8/8 – Blues on the Chippewa – Durand
8/6-8/8 – Outlander Music and Arts Festival – Manitowoc
8/6-8/8 – DeerFest – West Bend
8/6-8/8 – St. John Vianney Parish Festival – Brookfield – USUALLY IN JULY
8/6-8/8 – Musky Jamboree Weekend – Boulder Junction
8/6-8/8 – Ice Age Days – Rib Lake
8/7 – National Mustard Day – Middleton
8/7 – Duck Creek Wine-Spirit Fest III – Denmark
8/7 – Cleveland Dairyland Festival – Cleveland
8/7 – Waupun Fine Art and Craft Fair – Waupun
8/7 – Family Night in the Park – Eau Claire
8/7-8/8 – Bristol Renaissance Faire V – Kenosha
8/7-8/8 – Bear Creek Sauerkraut Festival – Bear Creek
8/8 – Cars and Crafts in the Park – Turtle Lake
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Festival Schedule Pages
Miami | Tallahassee/Florida Panhandle | Tampa
Akron/Canton | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Columbus | Dayton | Toledo
Knoxville | Memphis | Nashville
Eau Claire | Madison | Milwaukee
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