Ohio's Festivals
Ohio is rich in festivals of all varieties that happen throughout the year. The oldest festival in Ohio is the Circleville Pumpkin Show and it is one of the countries largest (ranked 6th in the country with an annual attendance around 300,000) and it is FREE.
Strawberry Festivals
Newark Ohio -- May
Troy Ohio -- June
Shandon Ohio -- June
London Strawberry Festival -- June
Ice Cream Festivals
Utica Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival -- May
Banana Split Festival -- Wilmington Ohio -- June
Bratwurst Festivals
Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival -- August
Ohio's Corn Festivals
One thing Ohio has plenty of is corn! Here are some of the festivals dedicated to that vegetable:
North Ridgeville Corn Festival -- August
North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039
Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival -- August
Community Park, Dayton-Yellow Springs Road Saturday
11am to 7pm
Sunday 11am to 6pm
Swanton Sweet Corn Fest -- August
Swanton, Ohio
The festival parade steps off at 10:30 a.m
Millersport Sweet Corn Festival -- August
Millersport, Ohio (Buckeye Lake)
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 PM
South Vienna Corn Festival -- September
South Vienna in Clark County
Clinton County Corn Festival -- September
Clinton County Fairgrounds
958 West Main Street, Wilmington, Ohio 45177
Friday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
General Pricing: $3.00 - $5.00
Wyandot Harvest and Corn Festival -- October
Wyandot County Fairgrounds in Upper Sandusky
Fish Festivals
Port Clinton Walleye Festival -- May
Festival of Fish -- Vermilion, Ohio -- June
Other Ohio Festivals:
Tomato Festival -- September
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Local event celebrating the birthplace of the commercial tomato.
614-866-2861
Festival in the Cornfields -- September
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Tradional bluegrass. Free rough camping. Some hookups. Indoor facilities.Traditional bluegrass and gospel
419-568-1220
Lithopolis Honeyfest -- September
Lithopolis, Ohio
Celebrate National Honey Month at Ohio's only honey festival.
614-837-2031
Wine, Art and Garden Fair -- September
Coshocton, Ohio
Wine tasting by local wineries, artists, craft vendors, Park & Walk Garden Tours, speakers.
800-877-1830
Festival In The Cornfields -- September
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Four Fun-Filled Days of Awsome Bluegrass Music!!!
419-568-1220
Knap-In -- September
Flint Ridge in Licking County -- recreating prehistoric Ohioans tools made from flint and bone.
New Albany Classic -- September
New Albany, Ohio
See top equestrian riders compete in a show jumping event; enjoy family fun and live entertainment
614-939-3026
Country Apple Fest -- September
Lebanon, Ohio
Ohio Renaissance Festival -- September/October
Harveysburg, Ohio
Authentic replica of a 16th Century English village.
513-897-7000
Apple Butter Stirrinn' -- October
Coshocton, Ohio
Invitational craft show, fresh apple butter simmering, old-time music, quilt raffle, hog calling contest.
800-877-1830
Pumpkin Festivals
Barnesville Pumpkin Festival -- last full weekend of September
Bradford Pumpkin Show -- first weekend of October
Circleville Pumpkin Show -- third weekend of October
Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival -- first weekend of October
