Find Ohio Festivals & County Fairs listed below! You'll find all types of Ohio fairs & festivals including events in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, & Columbus, OH. Find info about the Cincinnati Flower Show, Taste of Cincinnati, Columbus Arts Festival, Local Ohio County Fairs & Carnivals, & more. Find concession trailers on our Concession Trailer classifieds.
Party in the Park
Cincinnati, Ohio - April Description:Party in the Park rocks the river at Yeatman's Cove with Cincinnati USA's hottest bands and the coldest beer in town - all set against the Ohio River and the new Great American Ball Park. So get your life rockin' and party on down to the river.
Cincinnati Flower Show
Cincinnati, Ohio - April Description: At the Cincinnati Flower Show at historic Coney Island you'll discover displays of unparalleled beauty, extraordinary markets and gardening advice from the experts. The Cincinnati Flower Show is the only North American flower and garden show endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain, producer of the world renowned Chelsea Flower Show.
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May Ohio Festivals
Appalachian Festival Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio - May Description: What has become one of Cincinnati's most popular annual festivals, Appalachian Festival began 31 years ago in the basement of Cincinnati's Music Hall as a quaint crafts' exhibition developed by the Cincinnati Junior League. Today, the Festival draws nearly 50,000 people over the three-day event to Coney Island on the shores of the Ohio River. There are artisans, crafts, dance, food vendors, storytelling, and bluegrass musical entertainment.
Old West Festival
Cincinnati, Ohio - May Description: At the Old West Festival, take a trip back in time, before the light bulb or automobile, to Dodge City 1878. It was a town run by famous lawmen like Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp. Where gamblers such as Doc Holiday played faro, and Boothill was a place you didn’t want to be at the end of the night. The Wild West comes to life every spring at The Old West Festival. It's fun for the entire family and history buffs alike. Patrons will be entertained by shopping at a variety of antique, western, and craft vendors. They will chow down on great food and drink, enjoy good music, and applaud the jaw-dropping gunfights. Men and women can run off to the Long Branch Saloon to partake in a cold beer or sasperilla. Later that afternoon adults and children can enjoy a variety show that is historically accurate as well as amusing. The kids will be thoroughly entertained with pony rides, panning for gold or a short trip on the “Sante Fe Deadline” locomotive. A multitude of musical acts throughout the town entertains patrons during the day.
Taste of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio - May Description:Taste of Cincinnati USA is held every Memorial Day weekend in downtown Cincinnati. Started in 1979, it is now the nation's longest running culinary arts festival. Approximately 500,000 now attend the annual food extravaganza, making Taste one of the nation's largest street festivals. Taste of Cincinnati was named Food Event of the Year for 1997 by Events Business News, the recognized authority of the special events business in the United States, selecting it out of 40,000 special events across the nation. Taste features more than 40 fine restaurants serving up delicious and delectable menu items. The event is also a music festival, with continuous live entertainment featuring local and national recording stars performing on multiple stages throughout the event.
Banana Split Festival
Wilmington, Ohio - June Description: If you love a good old-fashioned festival, set to the tune of the fabulous 50's and 60's, then you've come to the right place...the Banana Split Festival! Just think drive-in movies, poodle skirts, sock hops, Dick Clark's American Bandstand, hula hoops, classic cars, and roadside diners. That's all you have to do to feel the atmosphere that surrounds the annual Banana Split Festival held in Wilmington in Southwest Ohio. You won't want to miss it!
Alive Festival
Canal Fulton, Ohio - June Description: The Alive Christian Music Festival has continued its initial mission to bring individuals together from various churches, denominations and backgrounds to enjoy four days of music, worship, teaching, camping, swimming, and recreational fun. For many, Alive has become an annual summer destination. Alive not only provides the opportunity to experience great music and teaching, but it also offers the opportunity to be challenged to seek a deeper walk with Christ. The Alive Festival has a wide variety of loyal food vendors.
Festival Latino
Columbus, Ohio - June Description: Come to downtown Columbus for the largest Hispanic / Latino event in Ohio...Festival Latino! Celebrate the hot sounds of cumbia, mambo, norteno, and more with performers from across the globe. Savor authentic Latin American cuisine. Show off your salsa and merengue skills on the West Bank Dance Plaza. Play with your kids in the Chase Children's Area and McDonald's Family Fun Time.
Pickaway County Fair
Circleville, Ohio - June Description: Please join us again this year for one of Ohio's favorite county fairs...The Pickaway County Fair! The fair features food, games, rides, and so much more!
Columbus Arts Festival
Columbus, Ohio - June Description: The Columbus Arts Festival is the city's welcome-to-summer event, pairing the finest artists and craftspeople with continuous entertainment including hands-on art activities, musical performances and food from the area's finest restaurants. In 2007, American Style magazine rated the Columbus Arts Festival as an essential festival to attend, and the readers of Columbus Monthly chose the Columbus Arts Festival as their favorite city festival.
Lucas County Fair
Maumee, Ohio - July Description: The Lucas County Fair features Concerts,Demo Derby, Rough Truck, Lawnmower Race, Rides, Cheerleading, and much more!
Jamboree in The Hills
Morristown, Ohio - July Description:Jamboree in The Hills is the "Superbowl of country music festivals." Held outdoors in mid-July, the hills near Morristown, Ohio, literally come alive at Jamboree in the Hills. Bring your lawn chair. On stage entertainment includes big names in country music. There's food & drink concessions throughout the site, tents where you can buy official Jamboree In The Hills souvenir items, and artists souvenir items.
Summit County Fair
Tallmadge, Ohio - July Description: Sponsored by the Summit County Agricultural Society, this Summit County Fair is held during July at the Summit County Fairgrounds in Tallmadge, Ohio. This event boasts commercial and food vendors, 4-H and open class agricultural exhibits in livestock, horticulture, domestic arts, and more! Amusement rides, truck & tractor pulls, and motocross racing are just a few!
Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest
Columbus, Ohio - July Description: The Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest brings together some of today's most popular and innovative jazz artists with mouth watering ribs from across the country. Don't miss this Columbus summertime tradition. Over 500,000 people typically attend, making this the largest rib festival in America! Over thirty ribbers from around the nation will serve 100,000 pounds of ribs. In addition, there are numerous food vendors serving up traditional festival foods.
Macy's Music Festival
Cincinnati, Ohio - July Description: The Macy's Music Festival has evolved into the largest rhythm and blues festival in the country. It is more than just a concert, it's an event! It's a place to people-watch, eat, drink, shop, mingle, relax, soak in the rays, and of course, hear some of the world's finest contemporary music. Since its inception in 1962, the Festival has continually showcased the biggest names in contemporary music. Past performers include David Sanborn, Luther Vandross, Randy Crawford, Will Downing, Grover Washington, Jr., George Duke, Chaka Kahn, Patti LaBelle, Maysa, Nancy Wilson, Al Jarreau, and many, many more.
Dayton Celtic Festival
Dayton, Ohio - July Description: Join us at the Dayton Celtic Festival and saturate your senses in the sights, sounds, and tastes of our Celtic heritage. Let us share with you our rich culture and history. Shop with our merchandise vendors for everything from Celtic souvenirs to the finest products imported from Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain. Eat, drink, and be merry in our authentic Celtic food court. Enjoy crafts and activities in the area built especially for children.
Dayton Air Show
Dayton, Ohio - July Description: the Dayton Air Show is one of America's greatest air shows....Dayton's premier summer event! The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger has been designed as a wholesome family-friendly event. The show offers activities and events to capture the imagination of kids of all ages.
St. Joseph's Ox Roast Fair
Mantua, Ohio - July Description: The St. Joseph's Ox Roast Fair is the largest 3-day Fair in Northern Portage County. Family fun for all ages. Delicious food, rides, games, contests, cash prizes, indoor & outdoor casino areas, live entertainment, A/C dining hall serving ox roast dinners, semi truck, 4WD Pick-Up & Tractor Pulls. This Ohio festival is not your typical church festival!
Peace Through Music Festival
Bellefontaine, Ohio - July Description: The Peace Through Music Festival is a benefit event with proceeds going straight to the Zane Shawnee Caverns to help the land and reservation. The fest will have jam bands, blues, rock, psychedelic, reggae, and other bands from all over Ohio!
Streetsboro Family Days
Streetsboro Ohio - July Description: The Streetsboro Family Days is an annual summer event designed to foster a sense of community, goodwill, and pride in Streetsboro Ohio. Filled with fun, fireworks, food, rides, car & bike show, and quality entertainment, our 4 day event is an opportunity for the community to celebrate and appreciate its many resources and assets in a public display of
Streetsboro's hospitality and generosity. This 4 day event attracts over 8 to 10 thousand people, and provides an opportunity for sponsors to increase visibility in the community.
Ohio State Fair
Columbus, Ohio - August Description: The multiple day Ohio State Fair features everything from star studded performers and heart stopping rides to livestock exhibits and exceptional displays for the whole family to enjoy. Over 70 rides are featured on the midway and food booths abound throughout the fairgrounds. Four stages of free entertainment are also on site, as well as one of the world's longest skyrides. The annual event features rock and country recording artists, agricultural exhibits, competitions, and shows.
Allen County Fair
Lima, Ohio - August Description: Crowd pleasing events at the Allen County Fair include bands, rough truck competition, harness racing, demolition derby, cheerleading competition, concession foods, a midway, and free entertainment daily. Keeping these things in mind, we would like to invite you to spend a few days with us here in Lima, Ohio and experience all of the fun and excitement.
Darke County Fair
Greenville, Ohio - August Description: The Darke County Fair has something for everyone. Concerts, attractions, racing, cheerleading competition, parade, midway, tractor pulls, 4-H exhibits, and more. Enjoy some of that great traditional fair food, possibly an elephant ear, funnel cake, or a refreshing lemon shake up.
Taste of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio - August Description: The Taste of Cleveland is an annual Labor Day weekend feast of hearty food and entertainment! Food lovers are invited to nibble on exciting new dishes, soak up cultural dance performances and rock out to a five star musical menu. Ease your hunger pains with sample size portions of signature entrées from more than 30 area restaurants, bistros and diners! Take your taste buds on a tasty tour of Cleveland without making a single reservation!
Sweet Corn Festival
Millersport, Ohio - August Description: At the annual Millersport Sweet Corn Festival, come enjoy hot butter flavored sweet corn served fresh on the cob and piping hot. Bring the whole family to experience a wide variety of delicious foods, large midway, tractor pulls, square dancing, contests galore, farm animals, historical exhibits and top-name country music entertainers while strolling the shady Historic Lions Park. Always held the Wednesday through Saturday before Labor Day. It's ear-resistible.
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September Ohio Festivals
Marion Popcorn Festival
Marion, Ohio - September Description: The Marion Popcorn Festival is the largest popcorn festival in the world annually attracting crowds in excess of 250,000. Free entertainment with national acts, midway, festival concessionaires, art show, craft and commercial exhibits, corn toss tournament, cooking contest, and queen, teen, tweeny and wee pop pageants.
Ashland County Fair
Ashland, Ohio - September Description: The Ashland County Fair features events such as tractor pulls, harness racing, demolition derby, food, music, and fun for all.
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio - September Description:Oktoberfest Zinzinnati showcases the rich German heritage of Southwestern Ohio, as well as tasty samples of German-style music, food and beer. First held in 1976, the event has grown to be North America's largest Oktoberfest with over 500,000 people attending each year. There's continuous live German music as well as more than 40 food and drink vendors.
Lithopolis Honeyfest
Lithopolis, Ohio - September Description: Celebrate National Honey Month at Ohio’s only honey festival: The Lithopolis Honeyfest. Bee beard, honey, honey products, fine quality arts & crafts, live music, homemade and honey-made food, Honey Bake-Off, & a Busy Beehive Fun Booth. Plenty of free parking and free admission.
