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Barnesville Pumpkin Festival
2025-09-25 00:00 - 2025-09-28 23:59 UTC | Barnesville Pumpkin Festival, 113 W. Main Street, Barnesville, OH, 43713, United States
The Barnesville Pumpkin Festival is a four-day event held in September with a variety of activities for all ages. It features agricultural and horticultural displays, an antique car show, the Giant Pumpkin Parade, and retail window displays.

Festival highlights include amusement rides, children’s crafts, a tractor cruise, and numerous contests like fudge, tall tales, pumpkin roll, and fiddle, banjo, and mandolin contest.

Additionally, there are contests such as the pumpkin baby contest, pie baking, little Mr. and Miss, and a beard and mustache competition.

For fitness enthusiasts, there is a 5K run and fitness walk, with race day registration available from 6:45 am to 8:15 am at the Watt Center near the train depot.

The highlight of the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival is the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off, where enormous pumpkins are showcased. Last year’s winning pumpkin weighed a staggering 2,196 lbs. and sold for a whopping $13,000.

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Ohio Swiss Festival
2025-09-25 08:00 - 2025-09-27 22:00 | Ohio Swiss Festival, 101 North Broadway, Sugarcreek, OH, 44681, United States
Every autumn since 1953, downtown Sugarcreek, Ohio has experienced a lively transformation into a bustling Swiss village, paying tribute to Switzerland’s rich cultural heritage with the Ohio Swiss Festival.

The Swiss Festival, sponsored by the Ohio Swiss Cheese Association, Sugarcreek Business Association, and the Village of Sugarcreek, offers a wide range of delights. From wine and cheese tastings to thrilling races, exciting contests, and captivating parades, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Taking place towards the end of September, the festival ensures a wealth of music, delicious cuisine, and entertaining performances each day. Convenient parking options are available at various locations throughout downtown. More information.

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Fall Festival at The Farm 1
2025-09-26 08:30 - 2025-09-27 18:00 | Fall Festival at The Farm, The Farm at Walnut Creek, 4147 County Rd 114, Sugarcreek, OH, 44681, United States
Fall Festival at The Farm is at The Farm at Walnut Creek. There are five weekend festivals and a Columbus Day Festival to be enjoyed at this location.

This is a great family fun day out with lots of activities to keep both kids and adults amused.

Take your chance at the pumpkin slingshot. Watch the Percheron Draft Horses press cane stalks to make molasses. Climb the straw castle. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride through the farm to feed the animals, including giraffes, bison, zebras, and more.

The kids can play all afternoon in the giant corn box.

Lunch is available for purchase. Barbecue chicken, noodles and beans, desserts, and more.

This festival is held on each weekend of October, and on the Monday of Columbus Day.

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Columbus Mac and Cheese Festival
2025-09-26 16:00 - 19:00 | Columbus Mac and Cheese Festival, At The Yard, 3989 Merchants Row, Columbus, OH, 43219, United States
The Columbus Mac and Cheese Festival is held at At The Yard at Easton Town Center. An evening of fun and good food!

The Columbus Mac and Cheese Festival is a fun, family-friendly event featuring a selection of mac and cheese samples from some central Ohio restaurants.

Visitors can enjoy live entertainment, kid zone activities, giveaways, and more.

This event is a fundraiser hosted by the NextGen James Ambassadors Society and Easton Community Foundation and benefits the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer program at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Spooky Ranch at Rockin‘-R Ranch
2025-09-26 19:00 - 2025-11-02 21:30 | Spooky Ranch at Rockin’-R Ranch, 19066 East River Road, Columbia Station, OH, 44028, United States
Be prepared to be scared at this terrifying event! Held on weekend nights from late September to early November, in Columbia Station, Cleveland.

Spooky Ranch at Rockin’-R Ranch offers five of the scariest attractions in Ohio!

The Extreme Nightmares Haunted House (visitors must be over 11 years old)

The Famous Haunted Hayride (great for kids accompanied by parents/adults)

The Haunted Barn

Bloodslingers’ Saloon

Monster Vision in 3-D

There will be food tents, pumpkins, a farm market, souvenirs, and more.

Event Hours:

Friday & Saturday: 7 pm – 11.30 pm

Thursday & Sunday: 7 pm – 9.30 pm

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Lake Eerie Fearfest
2025-09-26 20:00 - 2025-10-25 23:00 | Lake Eerie Fearfest, 3319 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH, 44870, United States
The Lake Eerie Fearfest is held at the Ghostly Manor Thrill Center in Sandusky. Open each weekend throughout October, as well as the last weekend of September, evenings only. Be prepared to be scared!

Attractions at the Lake Eerie Fearfest include Ghostly Manor, a scary surprise awaits you in every room! Darkmare is a creepy maze – can you find your way out?

Dead in the Water is a cursed ship, and you will get wet as well as scared! Are you brave enough to take on these terrifying challenges?

For the not-so-brave and the kids, there is a haunted mine ride, an arcade, a roller-skating rink an arcade, and more.

Festival Dates:

September 26 & 27

October 3 & 4

October 10 & 11

October 17 & 18

October 24 & 25

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Medina Fall Festival
2025-09-27 09:00 - 14:00 | Medina Fall Festival, Public Square, Medina, OH, 44256, United States
The Medina Fall Festival is a one-day event held in Medina’s Public Square in late September. All things fall-themed and much more for a fun day out!

The Medina Fall Festival has activities and entertainment for all ages to enjoy, and admission is free.

Find your way through the hay maze, get involved in line dancing, or take a horse ride. Watch the apple cider press demo and the puppy parade.

Be sure to get a snap at the fall-themed photo op. After the chili cook-off, take part in the tasting and voting.

There is a farmers market throughout the day and live entertainment in the Gazebo.

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Germantown Pretzel Festival
2025-09-27 09:00 - 2025-09-28 18:00 | Germantown Pretzel Festival, Veterans Memorial Park, 190 W. Warren Street, Germantown, OH, 45327, United States
Mark your calendars for the Germantown Pretzel Festival, a tradition celebrating all things German, especially pretzels! Held in September at Veterans Memorial Park.

Enjoy carnival rides, craft vendors, live entertainment, and various activities over the two days of this festival. Be sure to enjoy plenty of soft pretzels throughout the event. Follow the sidewalks to explore everything the festival offers.

The Germantown Pretzel Festival starts with opening ceremonies on Saturday.

Check the official website for up-to-date schedule information and opening hours.

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Geneva Grape Jamboree
2025-09-27 10:00 - 2025-09-28 22:00 | Geneva Grape Jamboree, 81 E. Main Street, Geneva, OH, 44041, United States
The Geneva Grape Jamboree takes place over two days in late September. This festival is a celebration of the grape harvest in the Geneva area. Visitors can taste grapes, grape juice, grape pies, wine, and various other products.

The Geneva Grape Jamboree is full of events and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Events include grape stomping competitions – one for adults and one for children, a cornhole tournament, the Jamboree Parade – in two parts, part one on Saturday and part two on Sunday, a baby contest for 2- to 4-year-olds, and one for up to 23 months old – dress them up in their grapey-ist costume to compete!

There is live music in the evenings, including tribute artists.

There are over 125 vendors at the Geneva Grape Jamboree. This year’s Miss Grapette and her court will be introduced on Saturday.

Free public parking is available on the city streets, and private parking lots surround the city which vary in price.

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Old West Pumpkin Fest
2025-09-27 12:00 - 2025-11-02 17:00 | Old West Pumpkin Fest, 19066 E. River Road, Columbia Station, OH, 44028, United States
The Old West Pumpkin Fest is presented by Rockin ‘R Ranch in Columbia Station, Lorain County. Open on weekends from late September to early November.

The Old West Pumpkin Fest opens at 12 noon and closes at 5 pm every Saturday and Sunday throughout the fall season.

There are lots of activities for the kids, including pony rides, a kids’ super slide, an animal petting farm, face painting, and much more.

The tractor-pulled wagon ride will drop you at the pumpkin patch, or if you don’t want to pick a pumpkin, it will take you on a tour of the farm.

Food vendors, a farm market, souvenirs, and gem mining are also available.

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Oktoberfest Findlay
2025-09-27 14:00 - 22:30 | Oktoberfest Findlay, Downtown Findlay, Findlay, OH, 45840, United States
Oktoberfest Findlay is one of the largest single-day events in Hancock County. This celebration of local German heritage takes place in late September.

Oktoberfest Findlay is a one-day celebration in Downtown Findlay, with live traditional German music and entertainment, contests, authentic German food, a Kid Zone, and of course, craft and German beers.

Contests include Steinholding, Beer Tray Obstacle Course, and Brat Eating.

There are around 20 food vendors offering food such as German sausages, loaded chicken, grilled food, and kettle corn. The attending microbreweries will be offering their craft beers.

There is a small admission fee, and it is cash only. There are four entry points.

Check out the Facebook page for up-to-date information.

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Paul Bunyan Show
2025-10-03 08:00 - 2025-10-05 15:00 | Paul Bunyan Show, Guernsey County Fairgrounds 335 Old National Road, Lore City, OH, 43755, United States
The Paul Bunyan Show is one of the largest and oldest forestry shows in the US. See all facets of the forest industry here, with a lot of lumberjacking events and activities.

The Paul Bunyan Show is at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds on the first weekend of October.

Three full days of activities, events, and competitions, all revolving around the forestry industry, lay in wait for visitors to this show.

There will be more than 130 industry-related exhibitors and representatives showcasing equipment, manpower, and the dedication of those working in the industry.

There will be many educational sessions on topics ranging from how to fell a tree to Ohio’s edible mushrooms.

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Fall Festival at The Farm 2
2025-10-03 08:30 - 2025-10-04 18:00 | Fall Festival at The Farm, The Farm at Walnut Creek, 4147 County Rd 114, Sugarcreek, OH, 44681, United States
Fall Festival at The Farm is at The Farm at Walnut Creek. There are five weekend festivals and a Columbus Day Festival to be enjoyed at this location.

This is a great family fun day out with lots of activities to keep both kids and adults amused.

Take your chance at the pumpkin slingshot. Watch the Percheron Draft Horses press cane stalks to make molasses. Climb the straw castle. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride through the farm to feed the animals, including giraffes, bison, zebras, and more.

The kids can play all afternoon in the giant corn box.

Lunch is available for purchase. Barbecue chicken, noodles and beans, desserts, and more.

This festival is held on the last weekend of September, each weekend of October, and on the Monday of Columbus Day.

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The Plains Indian Mound Festival
2025-10-03 09:00 - 2025-10-05 16:00 | The Plains Indian Mound Festival, The Plains Community Park, 65 Connett Rd, The Plains, OH, 45780, United States
The Plains Indian Mound Festival is in early October. This historic festival is centered around the Adena culture Indian mound group.

The Plains Indian Mound Festival is a celebration of the Adena Culture mounds and their significance in the community’s history.

Activities and events include parades, ancient spear-throwing contests, narrated wagon rides, free face painting, pony rides, an inflatable bounce house, a magic show, and a petting zoo.

Tour rides of the Mounds start at 10 am and are then every hour, on the hour.

There will be food vendors offering local cuisine, as well as a host of craft vendors throughout the festival.

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Beaver Oktoberfest
2025-10-03 11:00 - 2025-10-05 18:00 | Beaver Oktoberfest, Beaver, OH, 45613, United States
Beaver Oktoberfest is a free community event celebrating autumn, held on the first full weekend in October in Beaver, Southeast Ohio.

Come and celebrate October and the fall season at the Beaver Oktoberfest!

There will be so many fun things to do! Go on the rides and visit the animals at the petting zoo. There will be live entertainment, too. See a magician perform amazing tricks or catch a science show!

If you like contests and games, you are in luck! Corn-hole tournaments, tractor pulls, bingo, and other contests are scheduled.

Car enthusiasts can spend time walking through the car show.

The parade will be a festive activity for everyone to enjoy!

Sinister Horror Fest
2025-10-03 16:00 - 2025-10-04 23:00 | Sinister Horror Fest, Skyway Twin Drive-In Theatre, 1825 N Leavitt Rd NW, Warren, OH, 44485, United States
Sinister Horror Fest is a celebration of horror movies at the Skyway Twin Drive-In Theatre in Warren, northeast Ohio.

Although Sinister Horror Fest is centered around movies, there are Halloween and horror-themed vendors, laser tag, trick or treat, pumpkin carving, and more attractions and events at this festival.

There are two screens of triple features each night showing horror movies such as The Devil’s Rejects, Thirteen Ghosts, Doll Massacre, Vile Consumption, to name just a few!

The festival is open on Saturday from 12 midday to 5 pm with free admission, but there are no movies. All other attractions are open. Tickets are only necessary for the movies on Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets are available online.

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Jack O'Lantern Glow
2025-10-03 18:30 - 2025-10-30 21:30 | Jack O’Lantern Glow, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH, 45220, United States
Jack O’Lantern Glow is at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and is open throughout October, closed on Mondays.

Jack O’Lantern Glow is an immersive walkthrough experience with more than 6,000 hand-carved pumpkins and displays along a half-mile trail in the zoo.

Be transported into a mesmerizing wonderland, including special effects.

Reptile House and Night Hunters are also open until 9 pm.

Doors open at 6.30 pm and the event ends at 9.45 pm. This is not included with zoo membership. Tickets are available online.

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Spring Valley Potato Festival
2025-10-04 08:00 - 2025-10-05 17:00 | Spring Valley Potato Festival, Downtown, Spring Valley, OH, 45370, United States
The Spring Valley Potato Festival is in early October, celebrating the mighty potato! A fun-filled two-day fundraising event.

This festival is hosted by ACTS (Association of Community and Township Services). This is their biggest event of the year.

Visitors can expect to see a pet parade, a library book sale, marching bands, live music, and more.

There is a 5K Tater-Trot that takes place early on Saturday (registration starts at 7 am, run starts at 8 am).

Kids can enjoy the kiddie tractor pull and indulge in Potato Candy.

Spend some time in the beer garden, stroll around the craft and food vendors, and visit the George Barrett Cement House Museum.

Festival Hours:

Saturday: 7 am (5K run only, vendors open at 9 am) – 8 pm

Sunday: 9 am – 5 pm

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Solon Fall Festival
2025-10-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Solon Fall Festival, Bicentennial Park, 34045 Bainbridge Rd, Solon, OH, 44139, United States
The Solon Fall Festival is at Solon Bicentennial Park in early October. This family-friendly event offers something for everyone.

Visitors can decorate pumpkins from the pumpkin patch and compete in backyard games (tic-tac-toe, connect 4, and more).

The kids can have fun in the corn box and on the multiple inflatables.

There is live music throughout the day, and food trucks are available for quick bites and refreshments.

The annual pumpkin decorating contest returns. Entrants need to register, which can be done online.

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Apple Butter Festival
2025-10-04 10:00 - 2025-10-05 17:00 | Apple Butter Festival, 6924 Brown Road, Oxford, OH, 45056, United States
The Apple Butter Festival takes place in Hueston Woods, Oxford, in early October. A fun weekend for the whole family to enjoy!

At the Apple Butter Festival, you can enjoy live music, spinning and weaving demonstrations, blacksmithing, pioneer building tours, and more.

Apple butter will be cooking during the whole event.

Vendors will be offering apple butter, apples, cider, pumpkins, kettle corn, handmade arts and crafts, along with plenty of other delights!

There is an admission, and children under 12 go free.

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Holmes County Antique Festival
2025-10-04 10:00 - 2025-10-05 18:00 | Holmes County Antique Festival, Downtown Millersburg, Millersburg, OH, 44654, United States
The Holmes County Antique Festival is held in Millersburg in early October. Lots of fun for all the family, as well as a tour of the historic town.

At the Holmes County Antique Festival, you can participate in or enjoy the classic car show, the costume contest, the Grand Parade, and the kids’ tractor pull.

Stroll around the antique market and enjoy historic Downtown Millersburg with a visit to the Window Museum and the Victorian House, as well as visiting unique stores.

There will be plenty of live entertainment, including choirs, bands, groups, and dancers.

The food vendors here offer some of the very best festival foods available.

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Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival
2025-10-04 10:00 - 2025-10-05 18:00 | Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival, 12396 Madison Rd, Middlefield, OH, 44062-9736, United States
The Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival is in Geauga County, northeast Ohio, on the first full weekend in October. Celebrate the season at this fun fall event.

The Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival offers visitors two days of fun and shopping!

Explore traditional crafts and artisanal vendors, and see the array of carved and decorated pumpkins in the contest for the best one!

A pancake breakfast is available each day from 8.30 am to 11.30 am in the basement of the town hall. Indulge in all-you-can-eat buttermilk and pumpkin pancakes served with sausage and Huntsburg real maple syrup. NOTE: Breakfast is cash only.

The craft show is a must-visit for lovers of unique, handmade goods from local artists and craftsmen.

There is a car show, a 4-mile pumpkin run, a 1-mile pumpkin walk, and parades.

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Woollybear Festival
2025-10-05 09:00 - 17:00 | Woollybear Festival, Downtown Vermilion, Vermilion, OH, 44089, United States
Organized by the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce, the one-day Woollybear Festival in Downtown Vermilion is wacky fun for the whole family!

Celebrating the Woolly bear caterpillar, which transforms into the Isabella Tiger Moth, the Woollybear Festival has one of the largest parades in the state of Ohio, and it is also Ohio’s largest one-day festival.

One day full of fun, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors. Enjoyment for the whole family!

Activities and events include costume contests, the parade, the World’s Greatest Kids Race, food vendors, a marketplace, and much more.

There will be live entertainment on the stage after the parade.

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Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
2025-10-07 17:30 - 2025-10-12 19:30 | Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, 3 N. Franklin Street, Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022, United States
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival is an annual event celebrating the art of documentary film in Chagrin Falls in October.

Back for another year to educate audiences and empower filmmakers to tell their stories, the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival is a 5-day inspiring event that attracts audiences worldwide.

The presented documentaries will offer incredible storytelling and the power of human connection. The films cover a variety of topics.

If you decide to become a member, you will receive exclusive access to films and special events.

The event can also be seen virtually.

If you make films or just love them, this festival will inspire you again and again.

Fall Festival at The Farm 3
2025-10-10 08:30 - 2025-10-11 18:00 | Fall Festival at The Farm, The Farm at Walnut Creek, 4147 County Rd 114, Sugarcreek, OH, 44681, United States

Algonquin Mill Fall Festival
2025-10-10 09:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | Algonquin Mill Fall Festival, 234 Autumn Rd SW, Carrollton, OH, 44615, United States
The Algonquin Mill Fall Festival is in October in Carrollton. A weekend full of activities and events from the pioneer era, fun for the whole family.

Crafters will present demonstrations of their craft, and you can visit Algonquin Mill’s log cabins, a steam-powered flouring mill, and a sawmill.

Take a step back in time and immerse yourself in the age of steam and stagecoaches!

At the Algonquin Mill Fall Festival, you can visit the Mill’s log cabins, an antique print shop, a bookstore, a stagecoach inn, and a one-room schoolhouse.

Food vendors will keep you fed and watered, while high school bands and choirs, along with other music artists, will keep you entertained.

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Bob Evans Farm Festival
2025-10-10 09:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | Bob Evans Farm Festival, 10854 State Route 588, Rio Grande, OH, 45674, United States
The annual Bob Evans Farm Festival is held at the original farm that belonged to Bob Evans in Rio Grande. Held on the second full weekend of October, there are three days full of family fun!

At the Bob Evans Farm Festival, there will be artisan craft booths, live demonstrations, family-friendly amusements, and a full live music schedule. Be sure not to miss the ‘Rockets Over Rio’ fireworks on Saturday night!

There is free camping available on a first-come, first-served basis, however, there are no electric or water hook-ups.

Food vendors will be offering fall favorites such as kettle corn, apple dumplings, and bean soup, as well as the traditional fair sweet treats.

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Chillicothe Halloween Festival
2025-10-10 11:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | Chillicothe Halloween Festival, Yoctangee Park, 1 Enderlin Circle, Chillicothe, OH, 45606, United States
Taking place at Yoctangee Park in October, the Chillicothe Halloween Festival is a weekend full of fun events with a Halloween atmosphere!

The main attractions here are the Coffin Races, the Ghost Walk self-guided tour, and the costume contests for kids and adults in four categories.

There is a pumpkin weigh-off and a hard-stemmed watermelon and gourds weigh-off.

The Chillicothe Halloween Festival hosts great fun events and activities for the kids, such as inflatables, games, and laser tag.

You can enjoy lots of live entertainment, vendors, and food vendors.

You will have the most fun you can experience on Halloween!

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Operation Pumpkin
2025-10-10 11:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | Operation Pumpkin, Downtown, Hamilton, OH, 45013, United States
Operation Pumpkin and Arts Festival is in Hamilton, Butler County, in October. This three-day festival offers fun for the whole family.

The kids can enjoy Kids Zone, Story Time, and amusement rides.

There is pumpkin carving, the giant pumpkin weigh-off, Lil Miss Punkin’ contest, a pet parade, and a costume contest.

Crafts and food vendors from around southwest Ohio line High Street.

There is live music and entertainment on two stages throughout the festival.

Festival Hours:

Friday & Saturday: 11 am – 10 pm

Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm

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Columbus Italian Festival
2025-10-10 17:00 - 2025-10-12 19:00 | Columbus Italian Festival, St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church, 168 E. Lincoln St, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
The Columbus Italian Festival is held on the grounds of St. John The Baptist Italian Catholic Church each year on Columbus Day weekend. It is a celebration of Italian culture.

The Columbus Italian Festival celebrates all things Italian – especially food – with a prevue dinner dance at The Berwick on the Monday before the festival weekend.

The festival then kicks off on Friday. Visitors can see demonstrations of Italian cookery. There is a Bocce Ball tournament (application forms available online), and a Parade.

Rides and family-friendly activities will be available all weekend long.

There are two stages with Italian music artists performing for most of the opening hours of the festival.

Festival Hours:

Friday: 5 pm – 11 pm

Saturday: Noon – 11 pm

Sunday: Noon – 7 pm

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