Ohio’s Festival Weekend: July 9-12, 2026

Great choice of Cultural Festivals, Food Festivals and themes that embody Bigfoot, a Giant Basket, Pierogi and extra.

Welcome again, pageant followers.

The climate has relaxed since final we spoke and simply in time for a terrific choice of upcoming festivals.

If you’re within the temper for an ethnic meal, there are many choices with many Cultural Festivals occurring this weekend. You can select amongst Greek, Italian, Slovak and Ukrainian Festivals, to not point out a Latin Festival in Westlake, a Czech Fest in Chagrin Falls, a Pierogi Palooza in Parma, a Lebanese Festival in Youngstown and an Irish Music Festival in Columbus.

There are additionally Music Festivals, Wine Festivals, Night Markets…

…Art Festivals, River Festivals, Church Festivals…

…a Bigfoot Festival, a Chicken Festival, a (large) Basket Festival…

…plus many festivals I’ve frequented previously, together with…

…Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Italian Festival (Review) in Cleveland…

…FarmFest (Review) in Kirtland…

…St. Maron Lebanese Fun Fest (Review) in Youngstown…

…Huron River Fest (Review)…

…Olde Canal Days Festival (Review) in Canal Fulton…

…the Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace (Review) in Rock Creek…

…Asian Lantern Festival on the Cleveland Zoo (Review)…

…Lilyfest (Review) in Rockbridge…

…the Stark County Italian American Festival (Review) in Canton…

…the Summit County Italian American Festival (Review) in Akron…

…the Waynesville Street Faire (Review)…

…and nonetheless a lot extra!

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

There’s lots occurring, Ohio, and there can be extra subsequent weekend, so you should definitely Subscribe for brand spanking new posts.

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

North: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-071226
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-071226
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-071226

Have a terrific weekend, Ohio!

Until subsequent week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Ohio Festival Weekend: July 9-12, 2026

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MAP of pageant and honest meals cities this weekend.

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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals

7/10-7/11 – Summit County Italian American Festival – Akron – My Review
7/10-7/12 – Brook Park Home Days – Brook Park – My Review
7/9-7/11 – Olde Canal Days Festival – Canal Fulton – My Review
7/10-7/12 – Stark County Italian American Festival – Canton – My Review
7/9-7/12 – Asian Lantern Festival on the Cleveland Zoo I – Cleveland – My Review

7/8-7/12 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Italian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
7/10-7/11 – Huron River Fest – Huron – My Review
7/11 – FarmFest – Kirtland – My Review
7/11 – St. Vladimir Cathedral Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
7/11-7/12 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace I – Rock Creek – My Review

7/10-7/12 – Lilyfest – Rockbridge – My Review
7/10-7/11 – Shelby Bicycle Days – Shelby – My Review
7/11 – Waynesville Street Faire III – Waynesville – My Review
7/11-7/12 – St. Maron Lebanese Fun Fest – Youngstown – My Review

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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS

7/8-7/11 – Hamilton County Community Fair – Crosby Township
7/9-7/12 – Farm Power of the Past – Greenville
7/10-7/12 – Goodguys PPG Nationals – Columbus
7/10-7/12 – Anime Ohio – Sharonville
7/11 – The Kent Flea and Makers Market III – Kent
7/11 – Oddball: Minerva Monster Mega Mall – Minerva
7/11-7/12 – Ashland County Yesteryear Machinery Club Show – Ashland
7/11-7/18 – Madison County Fair – London
7/11-7/18 – Clinton County Fair – Wilmington
7/12 – Buckeye Comic Con II – Grove City
7/12 – Middletown Open Air Market: Summer Fair – Middletown
7/12-7/18 – Logan County Fair – Bellefontaine
7/12-7/18 – Adams County Fair – West Union

OHIO FESTIVALS

7/8-7/11 – BorderLight Theatre Festival – Cleveland
7/8-7/12 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Italian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
7/9-7/11 – Olde Canal Days Festival – Canal Fulton – My Review
7/9-7/11 – Delta Chicken Festival – Delta
7/9-7/11 – Picktown Palooza – Pickerington
7/9-7/11 – Ohio Hills Folk Festival – Quaker City
7/9-7/11 – West Farmington Community Days Festival – West Farmington
7/9-7/12 – Asian Lantern Festival on the Cleveland Zoo I – Cleveland – My Review
7/9-7/12 – Darke County Steam Threshers Annual Reunion – Greenville
7/9-7/12 – St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Greek Summerfest – Youngstown
7/10 – The Great Dayton Food Truck Rally – Dayton
7/10-7/11 – Summit County Italian American Festival – Akron – My Review
7/10-7/11 – African American Arts and Cultural Festival – Canton
7/10-7/11 – Fire In Your Mouth, Fire In The Sky – College Corner
7/10-7/11 – Cridersville Fireman’s Jamboree – Cridersville
7/10-7/11 – Huron River Fest – Huron – My Review
7/10-7/11 – Shelby Bicycle Days – Shelby – My Review
7/10-7/12 – Home Days on the Green – Broadview Heights
Weekend continues beneath…

7/10-7/12 – Brook Park Home Days – Brook Park – My Review
7/10-7/12 – Stark County Italian American Festival – Canton – My Review
7/10-7/12 – St. Thomas More JulyFest – Cincinnati
7/10-7/12 – Cain Park Arts Festival – Cleveland Heights
7/10-7/12 – Tree Town Festival – Forest
7/10-7/12 – Grand Rapids Rally by the River – Grand Rapids
7/10-7/12 – St. John Vianney Summer Festival – Mentor
7/10-7/12 – St. Charles Borromeo Homecoming Carnival – Parma
7/10-7/12 – Lilyfest – Rockbridge – My Review
7/11 – Bethel America 250 Festival – Bethel
7/11 – Slovak Festival – Broadview Heights
7/11 – Maple Splash Raffle Festival – Burton
7/11 – Dog Day of Summer – Chardon
7/11 – Vinoklet Winery Summer Fair – Cincinnati
7/11 – Shamrock Club of Columbus Irish Music Festival – Columbus
7/11 – Convoy Community Days – Convoy
7/11 – Defiance Jazz Festival – Defiance
7/11 – America’s Basket Festival – Dresden
7/11 – The Fairlawn Fest– Fairlawn
7/11 – Hunger Days Food Truck Rally: BBQ Festival – Fairborn
7/11 – Reggae within the Harbor – Fairport Harbor
7/11 – Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest – Kettering
Weekend continues beneath…

7/11 – FarmFest – Kirtland – My Review
7/11 – Malinta Fest – Malinta
7/11 – Art on the Hill Festival – Mantua
7/11 – Our Towne Mechanicsburg Summer Celebration – Mechanicsburg
7/11 – Middle Bass Island Music Festival – Middle Bass Island
7/11 – Gone Squatchin’ Big Foot Festival – Middlefield
7/11 – Middletown GreekFest – Middletown
7/11 – Little Twist on Mineral Festival – Mineral City
7/11 – Rockin’ the Rez – New London
7/11 – Bavarian Sports Club of Toledo Sommerfest – Oregon
7/11 – St. Vladimir Cathedral Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
7/11 – Sunflower Wine Festival – Rocky River
7/11 – Bascom Fire Foundation Festival – Tiffin
7/11 – Toledo Night Market III – Toledo
7/11 – Waynesville Street Faire III – Waynesville – My Review
7/11 – Latin Festival – Westlake
Weekend continues beneath…

7/11-7/12 – Music within the Valley Folk & Wine Festival – Bath
7/11-7/12 – Chautauqua Days at Epworth Park – Bethesda
7/11-7/12 – Twin Oast Brewing Apricot Fest – Catawba Island
7/11-7/12 – Columbus Book Festival – Columbus
7/11-7/12 – St. Timothy Festival on the Green – Columbus
7/11-7/12 – Cincy Blues Fest – Fairfield
7/11-7/12 – Girard Mount Carmel Festival at IFH Club I – Girard
7/11-7/12 – Early America LIVE, an 1890 Re-enactment – Jefferson
7/11-7/12 – Rose Valley Animal Park Summer Bash – Minford
7/11-7/12 – Parma Pierogi Palooza – Parma
7/11-7/12 – The Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace I – Rock Creek – My Review
7/11-7/12 – Barnstorming Carnival – Springfield
7/11-7/12 – Tiffin St. Joseph Festival – Tiffin
7/11-7/12 – Westerville Music and Arts Festival – Westerville
7/11-7/12 – St. Maron Lebanese Fun Fest – Youngstown – My Review
7/11-7/12 – Summer Festival of the Arts – Youngstown
7/12 – Cesky Den (Czech Day) – Chagrin Falls
7/12 – Folk and Flora Fest – Medina
7/12 – Mid-Summer Antique Festival – Milan
7/12 – Lavender Trails (Vendor Sunday) II – Orrville
7/12 – CLE Market: Rocky River II – Rocky River

CINCINNATI FESTIVALS

7/10 – The Great Dayton Food Truck Rally – Dayton
7/11 – Vinoklet Winery Summer Fair – Cincinnati
7/11 – Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest – Kettering
7/11 – Waynesville Street Faire III – Waynesville – My Review
7/11-7/12 – Cincy Blues Fest – Fairfield
7/11 – Middletown GreekFest – Middletown

CLEVELAND FESTIVALS

7/8-7/11 – BorderLight Theatre Festival – Cleveland
7/8-7/12 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Italian Festival – Cleveland – My Review
7/9-7/12 – Asian Lantern Festival on the Cleveland Zoo I – Cleveland – My Review
7/10-7/11 – Summit County Italian American Festival – Akron – My Review
7/10-7/12 – Home Days on the Green – Broadview Heights
7/10-7/12 – Brook Park Home Days – Brook Park – My Review
7/10-7/12 – Cain Park Arts Festival – Cleveland Heights
7/10-7/12 – St. John Vianney Summer Festival – Mentor
7/10-7/12 – St. Charles Borromeo Homecoming Carnival – Parma
7/11 – Slovak Festival – Broadview Heights
7/11 – Maple Splash Raffle Festival – Burton
7/11 – Dog Day of Summer – Chardon
7/11 – The Fairlawn Fest– Fairlawn
7/11 – Reggae within the Harbor – Fairport Harbor
7/11 – FarmFest – Kirtland – My Review
7/11 – Art on the Hill Festival – Mantua
7/11 – Gone Squatchin’ Big Foot Festival – Middlefield
7/11 – St. Vladimir Cathedral Ukrainian Festival – Parma – My Review
7/11 – Sunflower Wine Festival – Rocky River
7/11 – Latin Festival – Westlake
7/11-7/12 – Music within the Valley Folk & Wine Festival – Bath
7/11-7/12 – Parma Pierogi Palooza – Parma
7/12 – Cesky Den (Czech Day) – Chagrin Falls
7/12 – Folk and Flora Fest – Medina
7/12 – CLE Market: Rocky River II – Rocky River

COLUMBUS FESTIVALS

7/9-7/11 – Picktown Palooza – Pickerington
7/11 – Shamrock Club of Columbus Irish Music Festival – Columbus
7/11-7/12 – Columbus Book Festival – Columbus
7/11-7/12 – St. Timothy Festival on the Green – Columbus

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