Festival Season is off to a great start. Below is a list of festivals beginning now and running through 2014. Get out your calendar and start filling it in! If you know of a festival that should be included, comment and let us know and we’ll add it. This should be a great start to help get your weekends crammed with fun events all summer long. Enjoy!
- Velvet Ice Creams Ye Olde Mill Opens, 100 Year Anniversary – May 1
- Taste of Powell – May 1
- Paws in the Plaza, Gahanna, first Thursday of the month, May 1 through October 2
- Central Ohio Folk Festival – May 2, 3, 4
- Pinchflat – May 3
- Downtown Drive-in, Toy Story, North Market – May 3
- EcoChic Craftacular – May 3
- Spring Flea – May 4
- Powell Street Market – May 4
- CCAD Fashion Show – May 9
- Maifest at Zauber Brewing – May 10
- Clintonville Yard Sale – May 10
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – May 10
- Merion Village Yard Sale– May 10
- Ohioana Book Festival – May 10
- Gahanna Herb Festival – May 10
- Asian Festival Dragon Boat Race – May 11
- Taste of Dine Originals – May 15
- Bike to Work Day – May 16
- Rock on the Range – May 16 through 18
- Ice & Fire Con – May 16 through 18
- Columbus Psych Fest – May 17
- Dinosaur Island reopens at the Zoo – May 17
- North Market Apron Gala – May 17
- Village Valuables in German Village – May 17
- Pinned – May 17
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – May 17
- Delaware Arts Festival – May 17 and 18
- King Arts Complex 27th Anniversary Gala – May 17 and 18
- Olde Towne East Music in the Garden – May 18
- Fête d’Été 2014 – May 19
- Heart of Africa, Opening Day, Columbus Zoo – May 22
- Food Truck Festival, Berwick (East side Columbus) – May 23
- Craft Draft BrewFest – May 24
- Hills Market Salmon Roast – May 24
- Duck Creek Log Jam – May 24 and 25
- Shadowbox Live’s Back to the Garden – May 25
- Asian Festival – May 24 and 25
- Green Lawn Abbey Open House – May 26
- The Memorial Tournament – May 26 through June 1
- Nelsonville Music Festival – May 29 through June 1
- Grove City Summer Sizzle Concert Series – Fridays and Saturdays, May 30 through August 23
- Columbus Idea Foundry Opening Weekend Open House in Franklinton – June 1
- Tour of Franklinton Cycling Race – June 1
- Easton Sounds on the Town Concert Series – Wednesdays, June 4 through August 27
- Fountainside at Scioto Mile – Wednesdays, June 4 through August 13
- CAPA Summer Movie Series – June 6 through August 10
- Summer Fridays at the Statehouse – Fridays, June 6 through August 29
- Big Local Art Tent at the Columbus Arts Festival, by COSI – June 6, 7 and 8
- Columbus Arts Festival – June 6, 7 and 8
- Park Street Festival – June 6 and 7
- Mini Real Ale Fest – June 7
- Stop and Smell the Roses – June 7
- Tour de Highland West – June 8
- DAC Sundays at Scioto summer concert series – Sunday evenings from June 8 through July 27 and August 10
- Market Flea at the North Market – Sundays, June 8 through October 26, except August 3 and October 5
- Origins Game Fair – June 11 through 15
- Washboard Music Festival – June 12 through 14
- Sommerfest (I) – June 13
- Downtown Drive-in, Ghostbusters – June 13
- Rhythm on the River, Bicentennial Park – June 13 through September 25
- Granville Art Affair and Wine Festival – June 13 and 14
- Picnic with the Pops – June 13 through July 25
- Green Lawn Abbey Gatsby Gala – June 14
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – June 14
- Olde Towne East Trash to Treasures, Neighborhood yard sale – June 14
- Summer in the 614 – June 14
- Grove City Wine and Arts Festival – June 14
- Grandview DigFest – June 14
- Wex Drive-in: Bottle Rocket – June 19
- London Cobra Auto Show – June 19
- Juneteenth Ohio Festival – new location at Genoa Park – June 20, 21 and 22
- Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival – June 20, 21 and 22
- Columbus PRIDE Festival – June 20 and 21
- New Players Theater Festival – Dates not listed yet
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – June 21
- Zoofari – June 21
- Worthington Art Festival – June 21 and 22
- Solebrate – not happening for 2014
- Olde Towne East Music in the Garden – June 22
- FOODFIGHT – June 25
- Tour de Grandview – June 27
- Comfest – June 27, 28 and 29
- Easton Art Affair – June 27, 28 and 29
- Hilltop Bean Dinner – June 28
- Powell Festival – June 27 and 28
- Bratwurst Fest, Red White and Boom – July 3
- BoomFest – July 3
- Red White & Boom – July 3
- Doo Dah Parade – July 4
- 4th & 4th Fest – July 5
- Downtown Live Summer Concert Series – Thursdays, July 10 through July 31 – done
- Ohio Brew Week Festival – July 11 through 19 done
- Heritage Concert Series – July 10 through August 28 on Thursdays
- Jam-N-Jefferson Park – Unconfirmed for 2014
- Mayor’s Twilight Ride – July 11
- Westgate’s Summer Jam – July 12
- North Market Food & Ohio Wine Festival – July 11, 12 and 13
- AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days – July 11,12 and 13
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – July 12
- Cultural Wall Music Festival – July 12
- Westerville Music and Arts Festival – July 12 and 13
- Franklin County Fair – July 12 though 19
- Lancaster Festival – July 16 through 26
- Wex Drive-in: Rear Window – July 17
- All Good Music Festival & CampOut – Taking hiatus for 2014
- Sommerfest (II) – July 18
- A Taste of Worthington – July 18
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – July 19
- Art Crawl in German Village – July 19
- Jazz and Rib Fest – July 18, 19 and 20
- Worthington’s Treasures on the Green – July 19
- Olde Towne East Music in the Garden – July 20
- Union County Fair – July 20 through 26
- CANCELLED – Pickerington Violet Festival – July 23, 24, 25 and 26
- Ohio State Fair – July 23 through August 3
- Riverfest – no date listed for 2014
- Young Writers Short Play Festival, MadLab Theatre – July 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, Fridays-Saturdays
- Downtown Drive-in, Jaws – July 25
- Whitehall Food Truck & Fun Festival – July 26
- Lazy Daze of Summer Festival – July 26
- Powell Street Market – July 27
- BrewHaHa – July 29 through August 1
- Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest – August 1 and 2
- Dublin Irish Festival – August 1, 2 and 3
- Mayor Coleman’s Block Party and Fam Jam – August 2
- Lobster Days, Hills Market Worthington – Saturdays, August 2 through August 30
- Hot Rod Hula Hop – a tiki themed event – August 8 and 9
- Fête en Blanc – no date listed yet
- Columbus Wine Festival – Looks like this is over
- Pelotonia – August 8, 9 and 10
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – August 9
- Festival Latino – August 9 and 10
- Local Foods Week – August 10 through 18
- Historical Dinner Club, The Clarmont – August 12
- Taste the Future – August 12
- TEA 43206 – August 16
- Columbus Food Truck Festival – August 15 and 16
- Columbus Summer Beerfest – August 15 and 16
- African Village Arts Festival – dates not listed yet
- Sangria Festival – August 16
- India Festival – August 16
- Helter Swelter – August 16
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – August 16
- All Ohio Balloon Festival – August 14, 15, and 16
- Cruise the Ville – August 16
- Olde Towne East Music in the Garden – August 17
- Wex Drive-in: Mars Attacks – August 21
- Urban Scrawl – August 23 and 24 at 400 West Rich
- MatsuriCon – August 22 through 24
- Sommerfest (III) – August 22
- CrestFest – August 23
- Fashion Meets Music Fest – August 29 through 3
- Greek Festival – August 29 through September 1
- Ohiolina Music Festival – August 30
- Ohio Cup Vintage Base Ball Festival – August 30 through 31
- Bike the CBUS – August 30
- Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival – August 30 through September 1
- Ohio Renaissance Festival – August 30 through October 19
- Hills Market (Worthington) Ohio Hog Roast – September 1
- Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival – September 1
- Sommerfest (IV) – September 5
- ZombieWalk – September 6
- Ohio Proud Fall Harvest at Easton – September 6
- Macedonian Festival at St. Marys Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral in Reynoldsburg – September 5, 6, and 7
- Hot Times Community Festival – September 5, 6 and 7
- GlenFest Festival, Highland West – No date listed yet
- Clintonville Art and Music Festival – September 6
- Hot Licks Blues Fest, Granville – September 6
- Powell Street Market – September 7
- Columbus Garden Railroad Society, Self Guided Garden Tours – September 7
- Columbus Microbrew Festival – September 12, 13, and 14
- Country Living Fair – September 12, 13 and 14
- Old Hillardfest Art and Street Fair – September 13
- New American Festival – September 13
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – September 13
- Old Worthington Market Day – September 13
- Fiesta Mexicana – No date listed yet
- Delaware County Fair – September 13 through 20
- Great Westerville Food Truck Fest – September 14
- Slice of Columbus – September 17
- Little Brown Jug, Delaware – September 18
- Scoot-A-Que – No date listed yet, usually end of September
- Arts in the Alley, Grove City – September 20
- Backwoods Fest, Thornville – September 19, 20 and 21
- Ohio Lesbian Festival – September 19, 20 and 21
- Columbus Food & Wine Affair – No date listed yet
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – September 20
- FFOCOL – Film Festival, Gateway Film Center – No dates listed yet
- Independents’ Day – September 19, 20 and 21
- Union County Covered Bridge and Bluegrass Festival – September 19, 20 and 21
- Germania Oktoberfest – September 20 and 21
- New Albany Classic – September 21
- Ohio Made – September 27
- Chalk the Block – September 27 and 28
- Lynd’s Annual PumpkinPalooza – No date listed yet
- Oktoberfest – September 26, 27 and 28
- Riverfront Arts Festival – No date listed yet
- Columbus Design Week[s] – No date listed yet
- ReelAbilities Film Festival – Happening with CIF+VF on November 13 this year. Next multi-day festival 2015
- OctoberCrest – October 4 and 5
- idUS – October 7 through 13 (possible dates)
- FFOCOL Film Festival – October 9 through 14
- Experience Columbus Days – October 10, 11, 12 and 13
- Italian Festival – October 10, 11, and 12
- Columbus Underground Birthday – October 11
- Columbus Mini Maker Faire, at COSI – October 11
- Power Tool Drag Races – October 11
- Harvest Fair – October 11
- Worthington Fall Festival – October 11
- Moonlight Market – October 11
- Go West, Franklinton – No date listed yet
- Creepside Festival – October 15
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – October 18
- Ohio 24 Hour Horror Marathon – October 18
- Columbus Unscripted Improv Festival – No date listed yet
- Highball Halloween – October 24 and 25
- Fall Harvest Days at Hoover YMCA Park – No date listed yet
- Columbus International Festival – November 8 and 9
- Columbus Jewish Film Festival – No dates listed yet
- Moonlight Market – November 8
- Columbus International Film and Video Festival – November 13 through 22
- Craftin’ Outlaws Holiday Show – November 15
- Wildlights – November 17 through January 4
- Holiday Lighting Ceremony at Easton – November 21
- Worthington Holiday Open House and Tree Lighting – November 30
- North Market Holiday Marketfare – December 6 and 7
- Moonlight Market – December 13
House and Garden Tours
- BIA Showcase of Remodeled Homes – May 3 and 4
- Clintonville Homes Tour – June 1, June 22 and July 20, all from noon to 4 p.m.
- The Garden Tour, Old Oaks Historic District – June 7
- Tour de Highland West – June 8
- Bexley Women’s Club House & Garden Tour – June 8
- Westgate Home & Garden Tour – June 14
- Merion Village House and Garden Tour – June 22
- Haus und Garten Tour, German Village – June 29
- Summer Tour of Historic Homes, Olde Towne East – July 13
- BIA Parade of Homes, Trail’s End – July 19 through August 3
- WesterFlora Garden Tour – July 20
- Ganther’s Place 1oth Annual Tour – July 27
- Short North Tour of Homes – September 21
Local Food Festivals
- Utica Ice Cream Festival – May 24, 25 and 26
- Lithopolis 76th Annual Fireman Fish Fry – May 26
- Newark Strawberry Festival – May 30, 31 and June 1
- A Taste of Worthington, Summer Food Festival – July 18
- North Ridgeville Corn Festival – August 8, 9 and 10
- Farmers Market, Hills Market Worthington, August 9 – unconfirmed
- Lexington Blueberry Festival – August 14 through 17
- Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival – August 15 and 16
- Deshler Corn City Festival – August 16 and 17
- Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – August 16 and 17
- Obetz Zucchinifest – August 21 through 24
- Millersport Sweet Corn Festival – August 27 through 30
- Fredericktown Tomato Show – September 3 through 6
- Marion Popcorn Festival – September 4, 5, and 6
- Mantua Potato Festival – September 5, 6, and 7
- Lithopolis Honeyfest – September 5 and 6
- Ohio Proud Fall Harvest at Easton – September 6
- Ohio Pawpaw Festival – September 12 through 14
- Jackson County Apple Festival – September 16 through 20
- Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival – September 19, 20 and 21
- Preble County Pork Festival – September 20 and 21
- Barnesville Pumpkin Festival – September 26 through 28
- Lebanon Country Applefest – September 27
- Ohio Gourd Festival (Delaware County) – October 3, 4 and 5
- Spring Valley Potato Festival – October 4 and 5
- Van Wert County Apple Festival – October 17 and 18 *date unconfirmed
- Ohio Sauerkraut Festival – October 11 and 12
- Circleville Pumpkin Show – October 15 through 18
Every effort has been made to ensure dates are correct, however: Please note, dates are subject to change.