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Your Guide To The Best Central Ohio Summer Festivals

Summer is in full swing around here.

This is the best time of year to get out and enjoy many of the wonderful festivals that we have here in Central Ohio. From now until the fall, this city and the surrounding communities are packed to the brim with fun and exciting fests.

From food-based festivals to Labor Day celebrations to a multitude of wine and beer fests, you could spend each weekend from now until the end of summer at a different event.

June

A central Ohio band draws Columbus Arts Fest attendees with their performance on the Big Local Stage. Photo by Joe Maiorana.

? Uncorked Wine Festival
June 4 | COSI, 333 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215 | $60-$75

? Columbus Arts Festival
June 10-12 | Downtown Riverfront | Free

?️‍? Stonewall Columbus Pride
June 17-18 | Goodale Park & Short North Arts District | Free

? Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival
June 17-19 | Creekside Gahanna | $10-$30

? Grove City Wine & Arts Festival
June 17-18 | Downtown Grove City | Free

☮️ ComFest 50th Anniversary
June 24-26 | Goodale Park | Free

July

Red, White, and Boom via Facebook

? Red, White, & Boom!
July 1 | Downtown Columbus | Free

? Picktown Palooza
July 14-16 | Pickerington, OH | $5 for single day passes, $10 for weekend passes

? Jazz and Rib Fest
July 22-24 | Bicentennial Park | Free

? Whitehall Food Truck and Fun Festival
July 30 | Whitehall, OH | Free

? Lancaster Festival
July 21-30 | Lancaster, OH | Ticket prices vary Click here for pricing.

August

via Facebook

? Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival
August 4-6 | Reynoldsburg, OH | Free

?? Dublin Irish Festival
August 5-7 | Coffman Park | $15

? London Rhythm & Rib Fest
August 5-6 | London, OH | Free

? Columbus Summer Beerfest
August 13 | Kemba Live | Tickets TBA

? All Ohio Balloon Fest
August 11-13 | Marysville, OH | Tickets start at $18.99

? Grove City Craft Distilleries Festival
August 13 | Grove City, OH | Free

via Facebook

? Festival Latino
August 13-14 | Genoa Park | Free

? Columbus Food Truck Festival 
August 19-21 | Franklin County Fairgrounds | Free

? Lancaster BrewFest
August 20 | Lancaster, OH | Tickets start at $40

? WAG! Fest
August 27 | Prairie Oaks Metro Park | Free

? WonderBus Music and Arts Festival
August 26-28 | The Lawn at CAS | Prices vary, payment plans available

September

via Facebook

? Sweet Corn Festival
August 31- September 3 | Millersport, OH | Free

? Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival
September 5 | Northam Park | Free

?? Greek Festival
September 2-5 | Goodale & High | $5

? Obetz Zucchinifest
September 2-5 | Fortress Obetz | Free

? Breakaway Music Festival
August 26-27 | Historic Crew Stadium | Tickets start at $79

? Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival
September 3-5 | Downtown Canal Winchester | Free