September Ohio Festivals, Fairs & Events




Popular Ohio Fall Farms

For Autumn Family Fun

Ohio has family-favorite fall farms in just about every community. These are just ten places where the family can enjoy the offerings of fall family fun on the farm. Enjoy the season for corn mazes, pumpkin patches, scarecrows, hayrides, and cinnamon spice.

Brumbaugh Fruit & Fun Farm in Greenville

Circle S Farm in Grove City

Lawrence Orchards Apple Fest in Marion

Leaders Family Farms in Napoleon

Niederman Family Farm in Liberty Township

Noble Family Farms in Minford

Pigeon Roost Farm in Hebron

Ramseyer Farms in Wooster

Rockin R Ranch in Columbia Station

Schumaker Farms in West Lafayette

Plan your fall weekends where autumn activities and splendor are at their best—on an Ohio farm! Click here for dozens more fall fests and events throughout Ohio.

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Ohio Renaissance Festival

Tickets are required for The Ohio Renaissance Festival.

The Ohio Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg is a premier family event with 11 stages of continuous entertainment, seven food and beverage buildings, and more than 130 arts and crafts shops. Knights, comedy, daring stunt shows, giant roasted turkey legs, bread bowl stews, and handmade arts and crafts abound in the authentically recreated 30-acre 16th-century English village.

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Marion Popcorn Festival

Admission to the Marion Popcorn Festival in Marion, Ohio, is free.

  • When: September 3 – 5, 2026, from 11am – Midnight (Always the Thrs – Sat after Labor Day)
  • Location: (Map It) Marion, Ohio
  • Phone: 740-387-FEST or 740-387-3378
  • Web: click here

The Marion Popcorn Festival has a lot poppin’. For starters, it’s billed as the world’s largest popcorn festival and attracts more than 250,000 visitors annually. It’s no wonder the American Bus Association named it one of the top 100 events in North America. The free entertainment has included headlining bands, a parade, a bike tour, a 5k run, fine arts and crafts, Kiddie Korner, and an over-50 softball tournament. There are numerous rides and activities for the whole family.

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Obetz Zucchini Fest

Admission to Obetz Zucchini Fest is free.

  • When: September 4 – 7, 2026
  • Location: (Map It) Memorial Park at 4175 Alum Creek Drive in Obetz, Ohio
  • Phone: 614-491-1080
  • Web: click here

The Obetz Zucchini Festival in Obetz, Ohio, is a four-day family festival celebrating the zucchini.  The event features entertainment, including a national touring act on Saturday; rides, games, pageants; a Friday night cruise-in; a parade; food; and lots of zucchini.  Sunday is Kids Day, with free activities all day.

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Portsmouth River Days

Admission to Portsmouth River Days in Portsmouth, Ohio, is free.

  • When: September 4 – 6, 2026, from Noon – 11pm, Daily
  • Location: (Map It) 4th Street Municipal Parking lot and surrounding areas of the historic Boneyfiddle district of Portsmouth, Ohio.
  • Web: click here or visit Facebook

Visit Portsmouth River Days Celebration for free nightly entertainment on the riverfront stage, arts and crafts, rides and Inflatables, Vendor Merchants, Southern Ohio Axe Throwing, lots of great food, and more. Concerts begin at 7pm, nightly. The Grand Parade begins at 11am on Saturday, with the Queens Pageant at Shawnee State University Gymnasium at 6:30pm (Tickets are required for the Pageant and Little Miss Pageant at 6pm). There will be children’s activities at Noon near the Music Stage in the Big White tent on Sunday. Sunday night concludes the celebration with a Fireworks Extravaganza at 10:30pm.

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Milan Melon Festival

Admission to the Milan Melon Festival in Milan, Ohio, is free.

  • When: September 5 – 7, 2026 (Always Sat – Mon on Labor Day weekend)
  • Location: (Map It) Village Square on State Route 113 East in Milan, Ohio
  • Phone: 419-499-3254 or 419-366-0765
  • Web: click here

Milan Melon Festival in Milan, Ohio:  Where else can you see things like the Big Wheelie Race, Melon Eating Contest, kiddie pedal-tractor pulls, and a two-hour grand parade? The Melon Festival in Milan provides that and bands, a fireman’s chicken barbecue, arts and crafts, an antique car show, and Queen’s Contest.  Oh, and plenty of melons in all shapes, sizes, and forms. This three-day event packs in more than 100,000 visitors.

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Fort Rowdy Gathering

Admission to Fort Rowdy Gathering is free.

  • When: September 5 – 7, 2026 (Always Sat – Mon on Labor Day weekend) Sat. 10am – 8pm, Sun. 10 am – 6pm, Mon. 10am – 4pm
  • Location: (Map It) Community Park, Covington, West U.S. Route 36, Covington, Ohio
  • Phone: 937-473-5439

Fort Rowdy Gathering:  From the hovering lights of campfires, frontier enthusiasts gather in groups playing guitars, drums, and washboards, much like small trading villages once participated in the 1800s. The weekend begins with an old-fashioned hometown parade on Saturday, but the highlight of this festival is the mountain man encampment located next to the Stillwater River.  The event and parking are free to the public.

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Alumapalooza

Admission to Alumapalooza at the Airstream Factory in Jackson Center, Ohio, is approx. $550 for two people and a trailer.

  • When: September 8 – 13, 2026
  • Location:  (Map It) 420 W. Pike St. in Jackson Center, Ohio
  • Phone: 813-200-8877
  • Web: click here

Welcome to Alumapalooz at the Airstream Factory in Jackson Center, Ohio.  Alumapa-what you ask?  Alumapalooza is a family-friendly festival for people who love Airstream travel trailers.  Two dozen or so informative seminars and fun presentations are offered throughout the week, along with additional activities such as live music, yoga, trailer open houses, cooking demonstrations, a barbecue, and more.  Alumapalooza is open to Airstream owners and non-owners alike.

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Jeep Jam

Admission to Jeep Jam in Clarksville is free for the Friday Cruise-In, and approx. $5/spectator, and $40-70 for jeeps.

  • When: September 8 & 9, 2026
  • Location: (Map It) 5723 OH-350 in Clarksville, Ohio
  • Phone: 937-382-4443
  • Web: http://jeepjam.org/

Jeep Jam in Clarksville, Ohio, features a free Cruise-In party on Friday night from 5 pm–midnight. Trail rides and obstacle course competitions for Jeep owners/drivers are Saturday and Sunday from 9am – 6pm and 9am – 4pm, respectively. Enjoy the vendors, beer garden, soft drinks, Jeep enthusiasts, and memorabilia.

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Fredericktown Tomato Show

Admission to the Fredericktown Tomato Show is free.

  • When: September 9 – 12, 2026 (Held the Wed-Sat after Labor Day)
  • Location: (Map It) Fredericktown, Ohio
  • Web: click here

The Fredericktown Tomato Show is a community-wide street fair in Fredericktown, Ohio. The event features exhibits of various items such as tomato products, needlework, flower arrangements, and photography. The fest also has two parades, rides, and a craft show. A plate auction is also held. Other featured events are the big wheel race, Little Miss Tomato contest, bathtub races, stage entertainment, and a tomato toss.

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Black Swamp Arts Festival

Admission to the Black Swamp Arts Festival is free.

  • When: September 11 – 13, 2026 (always the first Fri-Sun after Labor Day)
  • Location: (Map It) 100 S Main St. in Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Phone: 877-865-6082
  • Web: click here

Black Swamp Arts Festival in Bowling Green is a three-day experience featuring free concerts and fine art shows at Ohio’s largest free music festival. The Black Swamp Arts Festival (BSAF) connects art and the community.

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Clinton County Corn Festival

Admission to the Clinton County Corn Festival is free.

  • When: September 11 – 13, 2026 (Always the Fri-Sun after Labor Day)
  • Location: (Map It) Clinton County Fairgrounds at 958 W. Main St. in Wilmington, Ohio
  • Phone: 937-383-Korn
  • Web: click here

Clinton County Corn Festival is a bushel of fun for everyone. This family-fun event began over 40 years ago with the Antique Power Club. Enjoy seeing steam bellowing from antique tractors, partake in the skillet-and-rolling-pin toss, or join the pie-eating and tug-of-war competitions. Watch the crosscut saw competition. The big events you won’t want to miss are the Corn Olympics, complete with outhouse races, the tractor pulls, and the evening concert. There is plenty of antiques, crafts, a flea market, and food booths offering corn on the cob, of course, as well as delicious pork and steak sandwiches, ice cream, and all your fair favorites and drinks.

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Columbus Oktoberfest

Admission to Columbus Oktoberfest is free, but parking is approx $15.

  • When: September 11 – 13, 2026
  • Location: (Map It) Ohio Expo Center and Ohio State Fairgrounds (Natural Resource, Commercial Pavilion area) in Columbus, Ohio
  • Phone: 614-444-5908
  • Web: click here

Columbus Oktoberfest in Columbus, Ohio, celebrates decades of fabulous food, frothy beverages, lively polkas, and much more. Two entertainment halls, an arts and crafts area, a children’s area, COSI on Wheels, polka contests, a cream puff eating contest, and a display of the Columbus Historical Society are just some of the festivities to expect.

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Lithopolis Honeyfest

Lithopolis Honeyfest admission, parking, and shuttle are free.

  • When: September 11 & 12, 2026 (Fri & Sat after Labor Day) from 3-7pm and 10am-7pm, respectively
  • Location: (Map It) Along Columbus Street in the village center of Lithopolis, Ohio (20 minutes southeast of Columbus)
  • Phone: 614-829-7355
  • Web: click here

The Lithopolis Honeyfest celebrates National Honey Month at Ohio’s only honey festival. Experience the science and art of apiculture (beekeeping) in a robust atmosphere of art, music, food, fun, and people. With the involvement of beekeeping associations, this event is seen as part of preserving apiculture. Learn about beekeeping and honey. Don’t miss the bee beard and honey extracting, observation hives, and the opportunity to sample different types of honey. Come hungry for delicious honey-made food and treat yourself to a tasting in the Mead and Wine Garden. Browse the works of fine-quality artisans and crafters while listening to the sounds of R&B, Jazz, Funk, Swing, Folk, and Gospel music. Create kids’ crafts in the Busy Beehive, buy an entry to the Honey Cook-off Sale, and meet the American Honey Princess. There’s also free parking and shuttle service.

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Log Cabin Days

Admission to Log Cabin Days has a nominal fee.

  • When: September 11 & 12, 2026, from 10am – 6pm on Friday and 9am – 5pm on Saturday, with an early bird breakfast from 1-10am
  • Location: (Map It) 552 State Route 95 in Loudonville, Ohio
  • Phone: 800-368-1015
  • Web: click here

Log Cabin Days is a 2-day, family-friendly event that everyone will enjoy! Support the American Cancer Society and go on the self-driving Log Home Tour. Visit the exhibit floor and talk with suppliers for all your home needs. Test your skills at axe throwing in the lumberjack demo area. The food tent will be filled with mouth-watering Amish-cooked food. Step back to the time of the steam engines powering a sawmill. Children will enjoy the petting zoo, covered wagon rides, and many other activities in the Kids Zone.

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Ohio River Sternwheel Festival

Admission to the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival in Marietta, Ohio, is free.

  • When: September 11 – 13, 2026 (Always the Fri – Sun after Labor Day)
  • Location: (Map It) Ohio River Levee at Front and Greene Streets in Marietta, Ohio
  • Phone: 800-288-2577
  • Web: click here

Ohio River Sternwheel Festival in Marietta, Ohio:  Enjoy a weekend of family fun. Entertainment, fireworks, and more than 30 Sternwheelers docked along the levee in historic downtown Marietta. Three days of music with national entertainers, a car show, a Sternwheel pageant, fantastic food, children’s activities, and Sternwheeler races. Visitors can walk to dozens of shops, cafes, restaurants, and world-class museums throughout downtown and Historic Harmar Village.

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Beavercreek Popcorn Festival

Admission to Beavercreek Popcorn Festival is free.

  • When: September 12 & 13, 2026 (Usually the Sat & Sun after Labor Day)
  • Location: (Map It) Beavercreek, Ohio
  • Phone: 937-602-CORN
  • Web: click here

The Beavercreek Popcorn Festival in Beavercreek, Ohio:  Hop over to Beavercreek and see what’s poppin’. According to the American Bus Association, this event was one of the top 100 events in North America. It includes popcorn sculptures, popcorn showers, and other popcorn specialties. It also features a parade of 300+ units, a balloon rally, and nationally recognized entertainment.

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Ohio Fish & Shrimp Festival

Admission to the Ohio Fish & Shrimp Festival at Freshwater Farms is a nominal fee.

  • When: September 12, 19, and 26 in 2026 (three Saturdays in a row) from 10am – 10pm
  • Location: (Map It) Freshwater Farms of Ohio at 2624 N US Hwy 68 in Urbana, Ohio
  • Phone: 937-652-3701 or 800-634-7434
  • Web: click here

Ohio Fish & Shrimp Festival at Freshwater Farms in Urbana:  Celebrate Ohio’s freshwater shrimp harvest. Get your fill of mouth-watering seafood selections while enjoying a live music stage, games, and activities for the whole family. Explore live displays of fish, frogs, turtles, and other native critters. Swing by the fish farm market to taste gourmet smokes and trout products. Participate in the Trout Feeding Frenzy, sand castle play zone, and their famous sturgeon pool, where guests can pet Ohio’s largest native fish. Stuff yourself in the Shrimp Peeling & Eating Contest, take home a souvenir t-shirt, and enjoy the country atmosphere at the farm. Freshly harvested shrimp will be for sale beginning Saturday morning at 10am.

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Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival

Admission to Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival is free. Parking is free. A nominal donation is requested.

  • When: September 12 & 13, 2026, from 10am – 5 pm and 11am – 5pm, respectively.
  • Location: (Map It) Maumee Bay State Park, 1750 Park Rd. #2 in Oregon, Ohio
  • Phone: 419-691-3788 or 734-572-5813
  • Web:  click here

The Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival is located on an inland lake near the shores of Lake Erie. The waterfront festival offers summer music in the amphitheater throughout the festival.  There is a sandcastle contest at 11 am on Saturday.  There are over 50 nautically themed arts and crafts in the nautical village. There are over 200 silent auction items, many gift cards, and unique items. There are boat rides to go into the lighthouse (weather permitting and the ability to climb the rung ladder) and boat rides around the lighthouse.  Children’s activities include face painting, hands-on art, and more.  There is a magician and puppeteer in the amphitheater on Sunday afternoon.  Fest food vendors offer perch, brats, wraps, Toft’s ice cream, and more. There is a Saturday evening concert at 7 pm. – free.

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All Horse Parade

Admission to the Delaware All-Horse Parade is free.

  • When: September 13, 2026, starting at 3pm
  • Location: (Map It) Downtown Delaware, Ohio
  • Phone: 740-272-7636
  • Web: click here

The All Horse Parade in Delaware, Ohio:  Okay, no horsing around; this special parade kicks off the annual Delaware County Fair. Hundreds of horses participate, and many pull vintage memorabilia from Yesteryear, including a horse-drawn milk wagon, sleigh, carriage, fire engine, mail coach, and even a Hearse. The horses come in all sizes, shapes, colors, and breeds.

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Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

Admission to Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is free.

  • When: September 17 – 20, 2026
  • Location: (Map It) Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Phone: 513-579-3197
  • Web: click here

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is Cincinnati’s Oktoberfest:  Since its humble beginning as a block party in 1976, celebrating Cincinnati’s deep German heritage, the event has grown to be recognized as North America’s largest Oktoberfest, attracting half a million people annually, and is second only to the original in Munich, as annually decreed by the mayor of Munich. Approximately 80 booths serve authentic German food, beer, wine, soft drinks, and souvenirs. Vendors serve up tasty delicacies from the homeland at appetizing prices. Major stages and large tents feature live entertainment, from big bands and accordion players to German folk dancers, performing throughout the weekend. For the kids, there are amusement rides and interactive games.

Where else can you get 87,542 metts; 80,500 bratwursts; 64,000 sauerkraut balls; 56,250 sausages; 24,640 potato pancakes; 23,004 soft pretzels; 16,002 strudel; 3,600 pounds of sauerkraut; 1,875 pounds of German potato salad; 702 pounds of Limburger cheese; 700 pounds of pigtails and 400 pounds of pickled pigs’ feet? In 1994, the Crown Prince of Bavaria attended the event and helped set a world record for the world’s largest chicken dance, with more than 48,000 people participating. The record was published in the Guinness Book of World Records in the 1995-97 editions.

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WACO Fly In

Admission to WACO Fly-In at WACO Airfield in Troy, Ohio, is approx. $10/person.

  • When: September 17 – 20, 2026, from 8am – 5pm
  • Location: (Map It) Historic WACO Field at 1865 S. County Rd. 25-A in Troy, Ohio (Exit #69 from I-75, two miles North)
  • Phone: 937-335-9226
  • Web: http://wacoairmuseum.org
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WACO Fly-In at WACO Airfield in Troy, Ohio, is held by the WACO Historical Society. It’s always a memorable experience for those who attend, as WACOs and other vintage airplanes fly to Troy, Ohio, from across the nation. Pilots will be available to provide rides in their beautiful open-cockpit biplanes. Interested persons should register with the WACO ride scheduler upon arrival. If you prefer to view the activities from the ground, bring your lawn chair and enjoy the air show. Afterward, browse the field to see the aircraft in close-up.

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Arts in the Alley

Arts-in-the-AlleyAdmission to the Grove City Arts in the Alley is free.

  • When: September 18 – 20, 2026 (Always the 3rd weekend in Sept)
  • Location: (Map It) Grove City Town Center at the intersection of Broadway & Park Street in Grove City, Ohio
  • Phone: 614-875-9762
  • Web: click here

The Arts in the Alley Music and Arts Festival, hosted by the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce, features more than 100 juried exhibitors displaying fine art, photography, jewelry, crafts, fabric art, glasswork, pottery, and wood creations. The festivities usually include a parade to kick off the event on Saturday morning (9:30am), various musical entertainment throughout the weekend, food vendors, and a Kids Fun Street.

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Glass Pumpkin Festival

Admission to the Glass Pumpkin Festival is approx. $5 for parking.

  • When: September 18 – 20, 2026
  • Location: (Map It) 21397 OH-180 in Laurelville, Ohio
  • Phone: 740-332-2223
  • Web: click here

The Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival features thousands of one-of-a-kind, blown glass pumpkins for sale (including the Pumpkin of the Year!). Also, enjoy several artists selling their works created in a wide variety of mediums that Jack has curated just for this event. In addition to the variety of artists, there’s great food, live music, pumpkin carving, glass-blowing demos, and DIY activities.

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Great Mohican Indian Pow Wow

Admission to the Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow: $10/adult, $6/child, Pre-school age Free

  • When: September 18 – 20, 2026
  • Location: (Map It) Mohican Reservation Camp & Festival Grounds at 23270 Wally Road in Loudonville, Ohio 44842
  • Phone: 800-766-2267
  • Web: click here

The Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow:  A past top-100 event in the USA by the American Bus Association. Learn Native American cultures and lifestyles through live music, dancing, drum competitions, storytelling, tomahawk throwing, and fire-starting demonstrations. In addition, there are artisans, craftsmen, traders, and plenty of food. It is held rain or shine.

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Ohio Pawpaw Festival

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Admission to the Ohio Pawpaw Festival is approx. $20-30 for a one-day pass.

  • When: September 18 – 20, 2026, from 4pm – Midnight on Friday, 10am – Midnight on Saturday, and 10am – 5pm on Sunday.
  • Location: (Map It) Lake Snowden (5900 US 50) in Albany, Ohio
  • Phone: 800-878-9767 or email pawpawfest@gmail.com
  • Web: www.ohiopawpawfest.com/

The Ohio Pawpaw Festival at Lake Snowden in Albany, Ohio, features pawpaw food, craft beer, education, history, art, competitions, sustainable living workshops, live music, and kids’ activities. The fest celebrates the pawpaw (Asimina triloba), North America’s largest native tree fruit.  The fun includes contests for the best pawpaw, the best pawpaw-related work of art, a pawpaw cook-off, and the pawpaw-eating contest.

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Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival

Admission to the Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival is free, except for the Living History Village, which has a nominal fee.

  • When: September 18 – 20, 2026 (Held the 3rd weekend in Sept from Fri – Sun)
  • Location: (Map It) downtown Tiffin, Ohio, and Hedges-Boyer Park between Summit and Coe Street
  • Phone: 419-447-4141
  • Web: click here

Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival:  One of Ohio’s premier festivals draws thousands of people to Tiffin. History is brought to life at Heritage Village. Working craftspeople in authentic period dress demonstrate early American crafts. Civil War units re-enact the skills of the time. In the children’s area, youngsters are encouraged to experience hands-on activities related to our country’s heritage. Downtown, unique arts and crafts will be for sale, along with ethnic food wagons. Amusement rides and musical groups also perform continuously throughout the weekend.

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Johnny Appleseed Festival

Admission to the Johnny Appleseed Festival in Lisbon, Ohio, is free.

  • When: September 19 & 20, 2026, from 10am – 6pm and 10am – 5pm, respectively (Always the third weekend in September)
  • Location: (Map It) Downtown Lisbon, Ohio
  • Phone: 330-424-1803
  • Web: click here

Johnny Appleseed Festival in Lisbon, Ohio:  Tinsmiths, apple pressers, and blacksmiths galore, plus apples, apples, apples galore! There is old-fashioned apple butter, apple fritters, apple dumplings, apple ice cream, and apple-everything, from apple pie baking contests to more than 30 concessionaires, all set in the historic downtown of Lisbon, Ohio. Festivities kick off with a parade, followed by dancing, music, and theater. Arts and crafts include yarn spinning, goat’s milk soap, and chainsaw-carved wood crafts. The fun continues with games, a dunk tank, and more. There’s even a 1950s auto and motorcycle show.

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Lorain Firefish Festival

Admission to the Lorain Firefish Festival is Free.

  • When: September 19, 2026 (with the “burning of the fish” finale)
  • Location: (Map It) Downtown Lorain, Ohio
  • Web: click here

Lorain Firefish Festival: Experience Lorain’s Broadway Avenue as it ignites with HOT arts and fire performances orchestrated in unexpected places! Re-imagine downtown Lorain during this free arts festival as it becomes a stage for a scorching array of art, dance, music, and FIRE!

Opera on a fire truck, art installations lighting up storefronts, fire dancing on rooftops, ballet in an alley, or cabaret in an abandoned building – anything is possible at FireFish!

Local food and beverage vendors, regional artists and artisans, and interactive activities round out the festivities. The pulse of live music, dance, and a larger than life “FireFish” leads to the dusk performance, where drums,  fire dancers and fire jugglers light the way to a blaze of art and performances-  sizzling against the stunning backdrop of a  historic cityscape and the Black River Landing waterfront.

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Put-in-Bay Monarch Fest

Admission to Put-in-Bay Monarch Fest is a suggested $10 donation.

  • When: September 19, 2026, from 11am-2pm
  • Location: (Map It) Duggan Field next to the South Bass Lighthouse at 2368 Langram Rd. in Put-in-Bay, Ohio
  • Phone: 419-285-3037
  • Web: click here

The Put-in-Bay Monarch Fest will feature various activities, games, food, and music for the whole family to enjoy. There will even be butterfly races for the kids with wings available! In addition to fun games and face painting, festival-goers can help LEINWC with monarch tagging efforts. There will be nets available for families to use to catch butterflies, then observe how Monarchs are tagged before they are released for their southern migration. This is part of a large Monarch tagging research effort spanning the continent from Canada to Mexico, which significantly contributes to Monarch conservation. The South Bass Island Lighthouse will also be open to the public for tours.

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Preble County Pork Festival

Admission to the Preble County Pork Festival is free.

  • When: September 19 & 20, 2026 (Always the third Sat & Sun in September)
  • Location: (Map It) Preble County Fairgrounds, 722 S. Franklin St. in Eaton, Ohio
  • Phone: 937-456-7273
  • Web: click here

Preble County Pork Festival in Eaton, Ohio:  Food, food, and more food! The best pork chops, side dishes, or breakfast pancakes and sausage in the region and nearly 500 arts and crafts vendors – most of which are under one roof. There’s a huge parade, live entertainment, pig races, and more. No matter what you choose to do, you will find this to be more than your ordinary festival.

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Barnesville Pumpkin Festival

Admission to the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival is free.

  • When: September 24 – 27, 2026 (Always the last full weekend in September)
  • Location: (Map It) Barnesville, Ohio
  • Phone: 740-425-2593
  • Web: click here

The Barnesville Pumpkin Festival has many exciting activities. Its contests include hog calling, pumpkin rolling, largest pumpkin, pumpkin pie eating, banjo, and fiddle contests. If that weren’t enough, there is a giant pumpkin parade, tall tales, an antique car show, quilts, crafts, farm machinery, music, food, and entertainment.

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Cleveland Ingenuity Festival

cleveland-ingenuity-festivalTickets are required for the Cleveland Ingenuity Festival of Arts & Technology.

  • When: September 25 – 27, 2026
  • Location: (Map It)  IngenuityLabs at 5401 Hamilton Ave in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Phone: 216-589-9444
  • Web: click here

Cleveland Ingenuity Festival of Arts & Technology in Cleveland, Ohio: It’s a celebration of art, technology, music, and food, designed for audiences of all ages and experience levels. Visitors see how technology becomes a natural extension of art, and artistic expression flows freely from the exploration of science, engineering, and math. They don’t simply bring the two disciplines together; they highlight the creativity and innovation taking place at the edge of both worlds. Ingenuity pushes boundaries, creating a unique festival experience that draws and celebrates diversity and involves the audience as both spectator and participant.

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Geneva Grape Jamboree

Admission to the Geneva Grape Jamboree is free.

  • When: September 26 & 27, 2026 (Always the last full weekend in September)
  • Location: (Map It) Geneva, Ohio
  • Phone: 440-466-5262
  • Web: click here

Geneva Grape Jamboree in Geneva, Ohio: Thousands descend on this resort community to celebrate the grape harvest with a traditional grape stomping contest and two parades. Visitors are encouraged to taste freshly squeezed grapes and other grape products. Other treats include street entertainment, unique exhibits, a grape culinary contest, arts and crafts, amusement rides, and other activities for the entire family.

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Germantown Pretzel Festival

Admission to the Germantown Pretzel Festival is free.

  • When: September 26 & 27, 2026 – Saturday 9am – 9pm and Sunday, Noon – 6pm (Always the final full weekend in September)
  • Location: (Map It) Veterans Memorial Park in Germantown, Ohio
  • Phone: 937-867-2228
  • Web: click here

Germantown Pretzel Festival in Germantown, Ohio:  Visit this scenic community and enjoy its free fall festival, which has been held annually since 1980. It features handcrafts, good food, live music, and shows. The park is handicap accessible with sidewalks. There’s also a historic railroad depot, a caboose, a log cabin, and a children’s play area.

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Lawrence Orchards Applefest

Admission to the Lawrence Orchards Applefest in Marion is approx. $7/person.

  • When: September 26, 2026 (Usually the last Saturday in September)
  • Location: (Map It) 2634 Smeltzer Road in Marion, Ohio
  • Phone: 740-389-3019
  • Web: click here

Lawrence Orchards Applefest is a great place to spend an afternoon with the family. Plan to spend some time going from one activity to another and including a couple of hands-on activities. An apple snack is a must!! There will be hayrides, a petting farm with assorted small animals, a hay maze, a reading station, pumpkin painting, and several photo opportunity stations. Don’t forget to stop by the trees and pick your bag of apples. The orchard offers food vendor lunch options and a “top your own” apple bar.

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Oktoberfest at the Mill

Admission to Oktoberfest at the Wolf Creek Grist Mill in Mohican is a nominal fee for ages 21 and over.

  • When: September 26, 2026 (Always the last Saturday in September)
  • Location: (Map It) State Route 3 South, Loudonville, OH 44842
  • Phone: 419-541-0161
  • Web: click here

Oktoberfest at the Wolf Creek Grist Mill in Mohican has three large tents, so come rain or shine. This incredible fundraiser includes food, rubber duck races, beer, wine, games, and entertainment. The Wolf Creek Grist Mill allows visitors to help this historic site while enjoying the scenery, food, and tastings.

Oktoberfest at The Mill has become a popular event because, unlike many Oktoberfests that offer only a limited selection of beer, it features over 75 different kinds. Patrons love the ability to sample a variety of beers and try many different beers without committing to a full glass or bottle of something they’ve never had before.

Each visitor aged 21 and over can taste beers that include seasonal selections, craft beers, local selections from nearby craft brewers such as Millersburg Brewing Company, international selections, ciders, gluten-free choices, and draft and bottled options. Wines include varieties from D&D Smith Winery and Paper Moon Vineyards. This is Wolf Creek Grist Mill’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

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Ohio County Fairs in September

Ohio County Fairs in September:

 

Ashland County Fair in Ashland
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Brown County Fair in Georgetown
http://www.thelittlestatefair.com/

Delaware County Fair in Delaware
http://www.delawarecountyfair.com

Geauga County Fair in Burton
http://www.geaugafair.com

Guernsey County Fair in Old Washington
http://www.guernseycountyfair.org

Hancock County Fair in Findlay
http://www.hancockfairgrounds.com

Hardin County Fair in Kenton
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Highland County Fair in Hillsboro
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Hocking County Fair in Logan
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Mahoning County Fair in Canfield
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Montgomery County Fair in Dayton
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Morgan County Fair in McConnelsville
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Tuscarawas County Fair in Dover
http://www.tuscarawascountyfair.com

Van Wert County Fair in Van Wert
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Washington County Fair in Marietta
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Wayne County Fair in Wooster
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Williams County Fair in Montpelier
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Wyandot County Fair in Upper Sandusky
https://www.thewyandotcountyfair.com/

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