Ohio’s Memorial Day Festival Weekend: May 21-25, 2026

Ohio’s conventional begin of competition season brings you all of your Memorial Day Weekend favorites.

Welcome again, competition followers.

How time has flown and introduced us to the beginning of summer time – Memorial Day Weekend is already right here.

Now you may formally plant that backyard, carry out the garden furnishings and get critical about some competition planning.

While this weekend doesn’t essentially ship extra festivals than final week or subsequent week (because it provides approach to particular Memorial Services), there are some actually particular festivals this weekend.

These festivals embrace the Logan Hills Festival in Zanesville, Taste of Cincinnati (Review), the Riverfront Culture Fest in Columbus, the Oak Hill Festival of Flags, the Hall of Fame Ribs Burnoff in Canton, Berea’s National Rib Cook-Off (Review), the Blossom Time Festival in Chagrin Falls, Riverdays in New Richmond…

…the Port Clinton Walleye Festival (Review)…

…the Tremont Greek Festival (Review) in Cleveland…

…the Civil War Encampment (Review) in Burton…

…the Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival (Review)…

…the Moonshine Festival (Review) in New Straitsville…

…Feast of the Flowering Moon (Review) in Chillicothe…

…the Columbus Asian Festival (Review)…

…the Mohican Traditions Arts and Crafts Festival (Review) in Loudonville…

…and nonetheless many extra!

Be certain to undergo the checklist and examine the map for festivals round you (even in one other state).

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For this week’s festivals BEYOND Ohio – in addition to a MAP for that part – you’ll find them within the following posts:

North: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-052526
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-052526
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-052526

Have an amazing weekend, Ohio!

Until subsequent week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Ohio Festival Weekend: May 21-25, 2026

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MAP of competition and honest meals cities this weekend.

If you may’t see the map in your smartphone, click on HERE.

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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals

5/22-5/25 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/23-5/24 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
5/22-5/24 – Feast of the Flowering Moon – Chillicothe – My Review
5/23-5/25 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
5/22-5/25 – Tremont Greek Festival – Cleveland – My Review

5/23-5/24 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/23 – Mohican Traditions Arts and Crafts Festival – Loudonville – My Review
5/22-5/25 – Moonshine Festival – New Straitsville – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Norwalk Jaycees Strawberry Festival – Norwalk – My Review
5/21-5/25 – Port Clinton Walleye Festival – Port Clinton – My Review
5/23-5/25 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review

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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS

5/21-5/24 – The Columbus Moving Picture Show – Columbus
5/22-5/23- Tuscarawas County Spring Home and Garden Show – Dover
5/22-5/23 – Lake Amanda Trader Days – Wapakoneta
5/22-5/24 – Muskingum Valley Trade Days: Spring – McConnellsville
5/23 – Springtime in Avon Craft and Vendor Show – Avon
5/23 – Bazaar Fest at Stillwater Church – Dayton
5/23 – Forest Ridge Food Truck Rally and Craft Show – Dayton
5/23-5/24 – Great Lakes Fiber Show – Wooster
5/24 – Exotic Reptile Plants and Aquatics Expo V – Findlay

OHIO FESTIVALS

5/21-5/23 – Riverdays – New Richmond
5/21-5/24 – Blossom Time Festival – Chagrin Falls
5/21-5/25 – Port Clinton Walleye Festival – Port Clinton – My Review
5/22-5/23 – Downtown Sidney Street Fair – Sidney
5/22-5/24 – Hall of Fame Ribs Burnoff – Canton
5/22-5/24 – Feast of the Flowering Moon – Chillicothe – My Review
5/22-5/24 – Mitch and Cindy’s Bluegrass Jamboree – Cortland
5/22-5/24 – Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-in: Spring – Coshocton
5/22-5/24 – Canal Dover Festival – Dover
5/22-5/24 – Dark Star Jubilee – Thornville
5/22-5/24 – Cincinnati Siege – Waynesville
5/22-5/25 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/22-5/25 – Tremont Greek Festival – Cleveland – My Review
5/22-5/25 – Oak Hill Festival of Flags – Oak Hill
5/22-5/25 – Moonshine Festival – New Straitsville – My Review
5/23 – Taste of Korea: Cultural Experience Fair– Cleveland
5/23 – Männerchor Maifest – Columbus
Weekend continues under…

5/23 – Hope Fest – Edison
5/23 – Mohican Traditions Arts and Crafts Festival – Loudonville – My Review
5/23 – Rod’s Project Spring Fling and Community Festival – Wilmington
5/23-5/24 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Reggae Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
5/23-5/24 – North by Northside Music Festival – Cincinnati
5/23-5/24 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Jeni’s Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant – Columbus
5/23-5/24 – Riverfront Culture Fest (Ohio Black Expo) – Columbus
5/23-5/24 – Norwalk Jaycees Strawberry Festival – Norwalk – My Review
5/23-5/25 – Renaissance Faire on the Akron Zoo – Akron
5/23-5/25 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
5/23-5/25* – Medieval Fantasy Market Faire – New Vienna – CANCELLED
5/23-5/25 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review
5/23-5/25 – Logan Hills Festival – Zanesfield
5/24 – Dayton Heritage Day Festival – Dayton
5/24 – Salutations to Spring Festival at Vermilion Valley Vineyards – Wakeman
5/25 – Memorial Day in Lithopolis – Lithopolis

CINCINNATI FESTIVALS

5/23-5/24 – North by Northside Music Festival – Cincinnati
5/23-5/25 – Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati – My Review
5/24 – Dayton Heritage Day Festival – Dayton

CLEVELAND FESTIVALS

5/21-5/24 – Blossom Time Festival – Chagrin Falls
5/22-5/25 – Berea’s National Rib Cook-off – Berea/Middleburg Heights – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Renaissance Faire on the Akron Zoo – Akron
5/23-5/24 – The Civil War Encampment – Burton – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Reggae Fest Cleveland – Cleveland
5/23-5/25 – Renaissance Faire on the Akron Zoo – Akron

COLUMBUS FESTIVALS

5/23-5/24 – Columbus Asian Festival – Columbus – My Review
5/23-5/24 – Jeni’s Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant – Columbus
5/23-5/24 – Riverfront Culture Fest (Ohio Black Expo) – Columbus
5/23-5/25 – Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival – Utica – My Review
5/25 – Memorial Day in Lithopolis – Lithopolis

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