There are so many festivals in Columbus and around Ohio back on the schedule for 2025!
Events and more details will be added throughout the season. If you see any missing, please leave a comment. Let me know what your favorite festival is!
WEEKLY/MONTHLY FESTIVALS in Columbus
Short North Gallery Hop: First Saturday of the month. Visit the District for shopping, dining, and art.
Franklinton Fridays: Second Friday of the month
4th Fridays in Uptown Westerville: 4th Friday May through October
Grandview Hop: Last Saturday of the month in June-September
Yard Sales and Garage Sales in Columbus: Daily; find community and neighborhood sales, freecycle days, and a map of individual sales.
NOTE: Updates are made year round as festivals are announced – please pay attention to the year listed, and check links.
JUNE Festivals in Columbus
Bexley Women’s Club House & Garden Tour: June 1, 2025 The tour showcases some of the finest homes and gardens in the Bexley area and has become a destination for people from all over Ohio and beyond. Tickets are $25 presale, or $30 at the door.
Washboard Music Festival: June 5-7, 2025
Newark Strawberry Festival: June 6-8, 2025. Rides games, crafts, food, and entertainment provide the entire family with many exciting things to do, see, and taste. Enjoy the Strawberry Shortcakes made famous by the Newark Kiwanis Club and served with creamy Velvet Ice Cream, made locally.
Columbus Arts Festival: June 6-8, 2025 on the Scioto Mile

GCAC Columbus Arts Festival 2017
Short North Yard Sale: June 7, 2025
Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival: June 13-15, 2025
Grove City Wine and Arts Festival: June 13-14, 2025. Featuring wineries, food, art and more.
Columbus PRIDE Festival and March: June 13-14, 2025. Goodale Park with the March on Saturday morning.
Olde Towne East Trash to Treasures: June 14, 2025. Neighborhood yard sale
KidsLinked’s Free Columbus Children’s Festival: June 14, 2025 The free festival celebrates youth and family sports and will feature lots of activities and entertainment for the family, including sports clinics, face painting, family fun zone, bounce park and inflatables. There will be food trucks available when you get hungry.
Worthington Art Festival: June 14-15, 2025 The Worthington Arts Festival features over 150 artists, plus food and beverage vendors.
Origins Game Fair: June 18-22, 2025
London Cobra Auto Show: June 19-21, 2025
Powell Festival: June 20-21, 2025. Family fun, entertainment, DORA, and concerts with Spin Doctors and Ryan Cabrera. The festival ends with a fireworks display.
Nelsonville Music Festival: June 20-22, 2025
Buckeye Country Superfest: June 21, 2025. At Ohio Stadium
Summer Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show: June 22, 2025 at the Makoy Center. Admission $3 for ages 13+. Details here.
German Village Garten Tour: June 29, 2025. Choose from afternoon walking tour, cocktail party, or evening walking candlelight tour. Tickets are selling out fast!
Comfest: June 27-29, 2025. ComFest returns to Goodale Park and is celebrating 50 years with local music, activism, arts, crafts, food and drink vendors.
More Festivals in June
JULY Columbus Festivals
4th of July Fireworks, Parades, and Celebrations Around Columbus: July 3-6, 2025. 4th of July celebrations, parades, and fireworks.
Red White & Boom: July 3, 2025. Huge 4th of July festival in downtown Columbus with an all-day festival, plus entertainment, parade, and fireworks.
Doo Dah Parade: July 4, 2025. Wild and wacky parade through the Short North (you have to see it to understand!)
Good Guys PPG Nationals: July 11-13, 2025. Huge classic car show at the Ohio Expo Center with entertainment, family activities, and more.
Ohio Brew Week Festival: July 11-19, 2025 Huge beer festival with tons of events in Athens, Ohio.
Summer Jam West: July 19, 2025. Grassroots, free arts and music festival held annually in Westgate Park.
Westerville Music and Arts Festival: July 12-13, 2025. Enjoy local and national artisans and musicians. Details tba.
Merion Village Garden Tour: July 13, 2025. Free garden tours in Merion Village.
The Summer Tour of Historic Homes of Olde Towne East: July 13, 2025
Taste of Powell Tour: July 13, 2025. Enjoy samples at restaurants around town. Tickets for tastes are $3 and sold in packs of 10.
Franklin County Fair: July 14-20, 2025
Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest: July 18-20, 2025. Three days of continuous jazz by renowned international and local musicians, barbecue pit masters, and fun activities.
Jazz and Rib Festival Columbus Ohio
Columbus Duck Race: July 19, 2025. It’s only $10 to register a duck! Hosted by the Development Board of Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
WesterFlora Garden Tour: July 20, 2025. Annual tour of gardens in the Westerville community that will be bursting with color, plant collections, theme gardens, scenic views and much more.
Lancaster Festival: July 24 – August 2, 2025 Celebration of music, the arts, and community.
Taste of Granville: July 26, 2025. Taste test dishes from 20+ local restaurants, while you enjoy live music and drinks. A food truck rodeo will be outside too!
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days: July 25-27, 2025. America’s largest motorcycle swap meet, national championship vintage racing in numerous disciplines and unforgettable fun everywhere, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is one of the must-do motorcycling events.
Union County Fair: July 20-26, 2025
Ohio State Fair: July 23-August 3, 2025. The Ohio State Fair features concerts, rides, competitions, and the full fair experience!
Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest: July 25-26, 2025
Whitehall Food Truck & Fun Fest: July 26, 2025. Over 30 food trucks/stands to fill your belly, and lots of bands to provide the fun, as well as a crafters area/marketplace
More Festivals in July
AUGUST Festivals in Columbus
Lobster Roll Days, Hills Market Worthington: Saturdays TBA from noon – 4 pm.
Dublin Irish Festival: August 1-3, 2025.
Pelotonia: August 1-3, 2025. Pelotonia is a two-day bike tour that includes a weekend of cycling, entertainment and volunteerism. The event raises millions of dollars each year for cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. 100% of every Rider raised dollar goes directly to fund cancer research. Gather where the riders will be passing through or get involved as a rider or volunteer!
ProMusica SummerFEST Series: August 5, 7, 8, 2025. SummerFEST includes three programs as the orchestra returns to Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens and performs at Alum Creek Park Amphitheater.
Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival: August 7-9, 2025. Enjoy food, fun, and entertainment.
All Ohio Balloon Festival: NOT HELD IN 2025 due to nearby construction
North Ridgeville Corn Festival: August 8-10, 2025. The annual Corn Festival offers FREE admission, FREE entertainment, FREE parking, and it is always the second weekend in August! Enjoy fireworks, corn eating contest, kids’ games, free & live entertainment, and the Grande Parade
Festival Latino: August 9-10, 2025. Experience traditional and contemporary Latin American culture at the largest Latin event in Ohio. Admission is free!

photo: Festival Latino
Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival: August 14-16, 2025
Lexington Blueberry Festival: August 14-17, 2025
Columbus Food Truck Festival: August 16-17, 2025 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.
Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival: August 16-17, 2025. This is a family-oriented event with 180 handmade arts and crafts booths and food vendors. There are activities for children including pony rides and the Big Bounce. There will be free entertainment both days in the festival area. Parking and admission are also free.
Merion Village Festival: Sunday, August 24, 2025 from 12 pm – 6 pm. Outdoor, rain or shine event features food trucks, live music and entertainment, artists, crafters, businesses, and organizations in the Historic Merion Village neighborhood
Van Wert County Fair: August 26 – September 1, 2025
Ohio Cup Vintage Base Ball Festival: August 29-31, 2025 at Thompson Park in Upper Arlington
Millersport Sweet Corn Festival: August 29 – 31, 2025. Festival, concerts, rides, 5k, and more
MatsuriCon: August 29-31, 2025. Matsuricon is an annual Japanese pop-culture event that focuses primarily on Japanese animation (known as “anime”), manga (Japanese graphic novels), and video games.
Greek Festival: August 29 – September 1, 2025. The festival is a Central Ohio Labor Day weekend tradition which highlights Greek culture and features cathedral tours, authentic food and drink, exhibits, shops, music, dancing, and more.

photo: Greek Festival
Ohio Renaissance Festival: August 30 – October 26, 2025 Saturdays, Sundays, Labor Day Monday
More Festivals in August
SEPTEMBER Festivals in Columbus
Obetz Zucchinifest: August 29 – September 1, 2025. Rides, car show, parades, and free concerts with Ezra Ray Hart, and Big & Rich.
Greek Festival: August 29 – September 1, 2025. The festival is a Central Ohio Labor Day weekend tradition which highlights Greek culture and features cathedral tours, authentic food and drink, exhibits, shops, music, dancing, and more.
Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival: August 30 – September 1, 2025. Join us for two days of family fun at the oldest and largest Labor Day Festival in all of Ohio! Concerts, Labor Day parade, car show, pageants, rides, and food.
Ohio Renaissance Festival: August 30 – October 26, 2025 Saturdays, Sundays, Labor Day Monday
Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival: September 1, 2025
Fredericktown Tomato Show: September 3-6, 2025
Marion Popcorn Festival: September 4-6, 2025
Lithopolis Honeyfest: September 5-6, 2025. Indulge on all things honey, experience a real life bee beard (it’s what it sounds like) and save the bees. Honey Competition & Tasting, Honey Bake-Off, Mead & Wine Tastings, Honey Beer Garden, Honeyfest Queen Pageant, Bee Beard & Beekeeping Demonstrations
Hot Times Community Festival: September 5-7, 2025
Bike the Cbus: September 7, 2025. Bike the Cbus is a bicycle tour, for all ages and abilities, highlighting our city’s many attractions and unique neighborhoods. The ride features four supported routes around the city.
Hot Licks Blues Fest, Granville: September tba
Columbus Oktoberfest: September 5-7, 2025. Try some delicious German food and beer at the Ohio Expo Center while listening to the musical performances on two stages and tons of events. Get in free to the Columbus Dispatch Home and Garden Show – also being held at the Expo Center!
The Columbus Dispatch Fall Home and Garden Show: September 5-7, 2025. Home and garden expertise from local gurus and craftsmen; how-to sessions and demonstrations; giveaways; and much more! Get in free to the Columbus Oktoberfest – also being held at the Expo Center!
Water Lantern Festival: September 6, 2025
FestiFair Arts and Craft Festival: September 6, 2025
PupArt: September 6, 2025. Shop a selection of pet-related and other original artwork from many local artists available as part of silent auctions and raffles
Creekside Hops & Vines Fest: September 6, 2025
Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival: September 6th, 13th & 20th, 2025 from 10 am – 10 pm.
Powell Street Market: September 7, 2025
Ohio Pawpaw Festival: September 12-14, 2025
Germania Oktoberfest: September 19-21, 2025. The oldest and most authentic Oktoberfest in Columbus
Delaware County Fair: September 13-20, 2025. Last county fair in the area – get your fair food!
Little Brown Jug, Delaware: September 18, 2025
North Market Wine Fest at Bridge Park: September 19-20, 2025
Old Worthington Market Day: September 20, 2025
Columbus Serbian Festival: September 19-20, 2025 at St. Stevan of Dechani Serbian Orthodox Church
Backwoods Fest, Thornville: September 19-21, 2025
Arts in the Alley, Grove City: September 19-21, 2025
Scarecrow Festival in Washington Courthouse: September 19-21, 2025. Fun food, family activities, beer garden, rides, food, 5k, car show, and free concerts and more.
Preble County Pork Festival: September 20-21, 2025
Young’s Jersey Dairy Fall Farm Pumpkin Fun: Mid-September – October
Short North Tour of Homes: September 21, 2025
Fall Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show: September 21, 2025 at the Makoy Center. Admission $3 for ages 13+.
Barnesville Pumpkin Festival: September 25-28, 2025 If you love pumpkin, take a 2 hour drive east for this fun festival
Chalk the Block at Easton: tba 2025. Artists create 10 foot chalk drawings in the square as bands perform.
Lebanon Country Applefest: September 27-28, 2025
Annual Taste of Dublin: September 30, 2025 Enjoy fine food from 25+ Dublin-area restaurants at this upscale event
Jackson County Apple Festival: September tba. Apple everything in Hocking Hills
More Festivals in Sept
OCTOBER Columbus Festivals
Ohio Renaissance Festival: August 30 – October 26, 2025 Saturdays, Sundays, Labor Day Monday
Young’s Jersey Dairy Fall Farm Pumpkin Fun: September 21 – October 27, 2024
Ohio Gourd Festival (Delaware County): October 3-5, 2025
Merion Village Yard Sale: October 4, 2025 (first Saturday in October)
Stratford Ecological Center Fall Harvest Fair: October 4, 2025. Food, wagon rides, kids activities, live music, cider making, animals, and more. $5 per person, ages 3 and up.
Columbus Coffee Fest: October 4-5, 2025. New location in 2024 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.
Columbus Italian Festival: October 10-12, 2025
Boo at the Zoo: October 10-12, 17-19, and 24-26, 2025
Ohio Sauerkraut Festival: October 11-12, 2025
Bob Evans Farm Festival: October 11-13, 2025 in Rio Grande, Ohio. Set on the original Bob Evans farm, the festival is a weekend filled with family fun celebrating the farming community during harvest season. The celebration will showcase seasonal favorites like apple dumplings and slushies, kettle corn and Bob Evans Farm Festival Soup. Families can enjoy barnyard animals, a corn maze challenge, live farm demonstrations and free on-site camping.
Taste of Bexley: October 13, 2025
Circleville Pumpkin Show: October 15-18, 2025

photo: Circleville Pumpkin Festival
Dublin Halloween Spooktacular: October 16-17, 2025 in Coffman Park. Guests of all ages can come in costume and enjoy this ghoulish celebration. Goblins and ghouls will enjoy returning favorites like the Trunk or Treat Trail, eerie exhibits and dance performances on the Coffman Park Tennis Courts.
Van Wert County Harvest Happenings: October 17-18, 2025 Apple cider, apple pie, apple dumplings, apple butter, and so much more at this fall festival at this festival in NW Ohio.
Wands and Wizards Weekend in Fairfield County: October 17-19, 2025
Haunted Statehouse Tours: October 17-18 and 24-25, 2025
Destination Downtown Lancaster Fall Festival: October 18, 2025
German Village Monster Bash: October 18, 2025 Adult trick-or-treat route, dancing and drinking, costume contest and more!
Highball Halloween: October 25, 2025 Annual Halloween street party with entertainment, costume contests, and more.
Grove City Boo on Broadway: October 25, 2025. Famil,y-friendly Halloween celebration
Details TBA for these events in 2025
The Fall Festival at the Farm at Walnut Creek: tba
Scrawl in Franklinton: tba. Live creation of murals, art and more!

photo: Scrawl
TRAUMA – Halloween Fetish Party: tba
More Festivals in October
Looking for Fall fun in Columbus? Check out these popular Fall pages!
- Upcoming weekend events
- Best places to pick apples in Central Ohio
- Sunflower Fields in Central Ohio
- Columbus Pumpkin Patches, Farm Activities, Corn Mazes, and More
- Over 100 events celebrating Fall and Halloween in Columbus
- Big list of great Fall date ideas around Columbus
- Best hikes and scenic drives for Fall Color in Ohio
- Columbus Oktoberfest events
- 11 Haunted Woods and Haunted Houses Around Columbus
- 15 Spooky Ghost Tours around Columbus
- Safe Trick-or-Treat and Trunk-or-Treat in Columbus
- Trick or Treat Schedule Around Columbus
- Nature walks and scenic hiking trails in Columbus
- Over 85 Indoor Play Places and Activities for kids around Columbus
- Huge List of Columbus Happy Hours
NOVEMBER
Grandview Heights Fall Fest: tba. from 4 pm – 7 pm at Ray DeGraw Park 850 First Ave. Celebrate all things fall! This is a family friendly festival with bounce houses, food trucks, yard games, music and more!
Ohio Made Holiday Shoppe: November 21-22, 2025 The Holiday Market features 80+ one-of-a-kind boutiques and specialty small businesses from Ohio. The Hollywood Casino Columbus makes the event a unique destination with endless activities available. Choose from unparalleled selection of home decor, specialty clothing and one-of-a-kind finds, plus enjoy fine dinning at the Hollywood Casino or a cocktail from one of our two bars. Make sure to snap a selfie with Santa as he walks around greeting shoppers.
Wildlights: November 21, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Christmasfair: November 22-23, 2025
Gahanna Holiday Lights Parade and Celebration: November 23, 2025
DECEMBER 2025
December is FULL of tree lighting and Christmas festivals. Check them out at this link
JANUARY 2025
Great Train Show at the Ohio Expo Center: January 11-12, 2025 There will be tables of trains for sale, exhibitors from around the country, Model Train displays, and a riding train for kids, plus door prize giveaways.
MLK Jr. Day Events in Columbus: January 20-22, 2025 at locations throughout the city.
(614) Magazine Restaurant Week Columbus: January 20-25, 2025 Over 150 restaurants offering 3 course prix fixes menus from $15-$40. To-go options also available.
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular: January 25, 2025 Christian Music’s Largest Annual Tour. $15 (donation) at the door (ages 2 and up).
Buckeye Lake Winterfest: January 25, 2025. See Benny the Bass predict when spring will arrive, watch fireworks, and enjoy specials at businesses around the Lake. Polar Plunge is at Buckeye Lake Winery on January 29!
Sweet Treats Dessert Festival: January 26, 2025. There will be 20+ local bakers, a chance to spin the prize wheel with drag queen baker, Plenty O’Smiles, and shopping local vendors. It’s a great chance to tour the beautiful newly renovated Municipal Light Plant.
Columbus Winter Beerfest: tba 2025 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. This delicious and boozy event will have over 350 craft beers available for sampling, and live music.
Other January Festivals
FEBRUARY 2025
Black History Month events in Columbus: Throughout February (these will be updated in January as they are announced)
Columbus Winter Carnival with KidsLinked: February 1, 2025 at Franklin County Fairgrounds. This super fun Winter Carnival has magician, jugglers, big bounce park, carnival games & food, princess & super hero area, and so much more!
Worthington Kidsfest and Camp Expo: February 7, 2025 at Worthington Community Center. Bounce houses, magician, face painter and balloon artists, and more! Win Valentine candy, spin the wheel, play games, visit characters, and more.
Valentine’s Day in Columbus: February 14, 2025 We’ve gathered tons of fun events and ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Columbus (this list will be updated in late January)
The Dispatch Home and Garden Show: February 15-23, 2025 The show features home and garden expertise from local gurus and craftsmen; how-to sessions and demonstrations; fun for the kids; giveaways; celebrity appearances and much more.
National Margarita Day: February 22, 2025. Find all of the best margarita deals around town to celebrate! (These events will be updated in early February as announced)
The Annual International Irish Triathlon at the Shamrock Club: February 22, 2025
PBR10K with Parker Lee Foundation: February 22, 2025. All you can drink PBR, live music, food and more at a fundraiser to benefit Central Ohio Youth Organizations.
Columbus Baby & Kids Galleria and Mommy & Me Walk: February 23, 2025. Vendor event for all things parent and child. Candy Land Scavenger Hunt, Meet & Greet with princess and super hero, balloon artist, free cookies, win a Candy Land game and lot of other neat items! Plus Mommy & Me Walk before the event!
Arnold Sports Festival: February 27 -March 2, 2025. Drawing more than 22,000 athletes annually who compete in more than 80 sports & events, including 16 Olympic sports, along with over 1,000 booths at the Fitness Expo, this event is every fitness enthusiasts “must-attend” event. Tickets start at $25.
Maple Syrup Tours and Events: late February – early March. Learn about the process and taste the results with maple syrup events around town, including tours to see the tapped trees in action, pancake breakfasts with fresh syrup, and more.
Details TBA for these events in 2025
Cheryl’s Cookies Annual Bake Sale: TBA Up to 75% off your favorite Cheryl’s Cookies and Brownies goodies! Buy extra to freeze! The bake sale has been extended for multiple days and locations to spread out any crowds.
Other February festivals
March Columbus and Ohio Festivals
Arnold Sports Festival: February 27 -March 2, 2025. Drawing more than 22,000 athletes annually who compete in more than 80 sports & events, including 16 Olympic sports, along with over 1,000 booths at the Fitness Expo, this event is every fitness enthusiasts “must-attend” event. Tickets start at $25.
Columbus Pet Expo, All About Cat Expo, and Mega Adoption Event: March 7-9, 2025
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Columbus: March 2025 with parades, community events, family events, hikes, parties, and more
Spring Avant-Garde Arts & Craft Show: March 23, 2025 at Makoy Event Center. Admission $3 for ages 13 and up.
Other March festivals
April Columbus Festivals
Tons of Easter Events with Easter egg hunts, and photos with the Easter Bunny
Columbus Home Improvement Show: April 4-6, 2025 at Ohio Expo Center
Ohio State Football Spring Game: April 12, 2025 Tickets start at $12
Eggs, Paw and Claws at the Columbus Zoo: April 18-19, 2025. Easter and Spring season celebration at the Zoo.
image: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Grove City EcoFest: April 19, 2025. Learn to be greener at this festival that promotes sustainability and innovation.
Columbus Oddities & Curiosities Expo: April 19-20, 2025 Oddities, taxidermy, wet specimens, antiques, odd jewelry, unusual art, bones, curiosities and all around creepy, strange and bizarre items. Tickets are $10, 12 and under free.
Party for the Planet Earth Day Celebration at the Columbus Zoo: April 26-27, 2025 Learn about conservation and ways you can help Mother Earth at this Earth Day Celebration.
Arbor Day Celebration at Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens: April 25, 2025. Celebrate Arbor Day 2024 during the annual Arbor Day Awards Ceremony from 10 am – 11:30 am.
Earth Day Celebration at Scioto Audubon: April 25, 2025 from 11 am – 8 pm
Arbor Day Festival and Spring Plant Sale at Dawes Arboretum: April 26, 2025. FREE admission! Hands-on activities for kids, mini-talks from our plant experts, tree climbing, live music and more! We’ll be giving away tree seedlings (while supplies last) and food trucks will have food for purchase.
S.P.A.C.E. Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo: April 26-27, 2025
MAY Festivals in Columbus
COSI Science Festival: April 30 –May 2, 2025. Hundreds of activities to celebrate science around the city on May 1-4, and the Big Science Celebration on May 3.
Powell Touch-a-Truck: Friday, May 2, 2025 Kids will love climbing and exploring dozens of vehicles in Seldom Seen Park including emergency vehicles, farm equipment, and city vehicles. FREE!
Ohioana Book Festival: May 3, 2025 This free event celebrates Ohio authors with events for book lovers of all ages.
Gahanna Herb Day Festival: May 3, 2025 Plant sale, workshops, tours, and more
Merion Village Yard Sale: May 3, 2025 First Saturday in May (and another the 1st Sat of October!)
Free Comic Book Day: May 3, 2025
Six One Pour – The Ohio Craft Beer Fest: May tba Craft beer festival at COSI to kick off craft beer week!
Central Ohio Folk Festival: May 3-4, 2025 Enjoy concerts and workshops all day. Donations encouraged!
Powell Street Market: May 4, 2025
CCAD Senior Fashion Show: May 15, 2025
Chadwick Arboretum Spring Plant Sale: May 8-10, 2025. Choose from over 650 varieties of uncommon plants proven to grow well in Ohio climate and soil. Pick up some plants for your garden!
Indianola Carnival: May 9, 2025. The Indianola Carnival Committee hosts a school fundraiser with great food, games, entertainment & an amazing silent auction to support Indianola!
New Albany Founders Day: May 17, 2025
Green on the Green, Worthington: May 10, 2025
Upper Arlington Spring Fling: May 10, 2025. Touch-a-Truck, inflatables, arts and crafts, and more
German Village GartenMarkt Plant Sale: Presale for pickup in May, and in-person event on May 10
Ride of Silence: May 21, 2025. Join cyclists in a short, slow and silent processional through Downtown Columbus in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. FREE.
North Market Apron Gala: May 16, 2025 Food, drinks, music, and more.
Art Stroll-Art on the Canal: May 17, 2025 Canal Winchester
Village Valuables in German Village: May 17, 2025
Delaware Arts Festival: May 17-18, 2025
Asian Festival Dragon Boat Race: May 18, 2025. West Bank Park. Free.

photo by Craig Hicks
Memorial Day Parades and Ceremonies: May 25-28, 2025 events will be updated in late April, but are typically annual.
Westerville Field of Heroes: May 23-26, 2025. This year’s event is drive-through or walk-through. Flag and commemorative coins will be available for purchase. There is also a Heroes Hike that you can register to complete during the weekend.
Riverfront Culture Fest: tba 2025
Asian Festival: May 24-25, 2025
Jeni’s Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant: May 24-25, 2025. Strawberry Jam will feature strawberry ice cream, the release of a Jeni’s and Land-Grant collaboration beer, local food, family friendly activities, and live music all day.
The Annual Columbus Taco Fest: May 24-25, 2025 Tacos, Tequila, and Music at Goodale Park
Utica Ice Cream Festival and Car and Motorcycle Show: May 24-26, 2025
The Memorial Tournament and practice rounds: May 26 – June 1, 2025
Details TBA for these events in 2024
Green Lawn Abbey Memorial Day Open House: tba 2025. Make your Memorial Day special this year. Tour the Cemetery and the Abbey to learn about the personal histories of many Columbus-ites who helped shape our history. Experience the beauty of nature and architecture. The Cemetery will be grilling complimentary hot dogs and the Abbey will be handing out ice cream and sweets. It’s a match made in Heaven!
More festivals in May
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