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
Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival
June 14-15 | Goodale Park | Free
ComFest 2024
June 28-30 | Goodale Park | Free
Heart of Grove City Food Truck Festival & Shop Hop
June 21 | Grove City Town Center | Free
July
Red, White, & Boom!
July 3 | Downtown Columbus | Free
41st Annual Doo Dah Parade + Party!
July 4 | Goodale Park | Free
Picktown Palooza
July 11-13 | Pickerington, OH | $10 day pass (kids 10 and under are free with an adult)
Columbus Food Truck Festival
July 12-13 | Scioto Peninsula (near COSI) | Free
Columbus Book Festival
July 13-14 | Main Library/Topiary Park | Free
Jazz and Rib Fest
July 19-21 | Scioto Mile | Free
Whitehall Food Truck and Fun Festival
July 27 | Whitehall, OH | Free
Lancaster Festival
July 18-27 | Lancaster, OH | Ticket prices vary Click here for pricing.
August
Dublin Irish Festival
August 2-4 | Coffman Park | $20
Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival
August 8-10 | Reynoldsburg, OH | Free
All Ohio Balloon Fest
August 8-10 | Marysville, OH | Ticket prices vary
Festival Latino
August 10-11 | Genoa Park | Free
Columbus Food Truck Festival
August 17 | Franklin County Fairgrounds | $5 Presale, $10 Door
Lancaster BrewFest
August 17 | Lancaster, OH | Tickets start at $20
WAG! Fest
August 24 | Prairie Oaks Metro Park | Free
September
Sweet Corn Festival
August 28-31 | Millersport, OH | Free
Greek Festival
August 30- September 2 | Goodale & High | $5
Obetz Zucchinifest
August 30- September 2 | Fortress Obetz | Free
Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival
September 2 | Northam Park | Free
Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival
August 31-September 2 | Downtown Canal Winchester | Free
