The 2015 Columbus Festival Season

NOTE: Looking for the 2016 list of festivals? CLICK HERE!

It’s the time that many wait for, the warm weather and the fun outdoor festival season, music, food, home tours, funnel cakes, and more! Below is a list of festivals beginning now and running through 2015. Get out your calendar and start filling it in! If you know of a festival that should be included, comment and let us know and we’ll add it. This should be a great start to help get your weekends crammed with fun events all summer long. Enjoy!

• Columbus Craft Beer Week – May 1 through May 9
• Velvet Ice Creams Ye Olde Mill Opens, Opening Day with specials – May 1
• Maifest at Zauber Brewing – May 2
• Free Comic Book Day – May 2
• Heart of Africa, Opening Day, Columbus Zoo – May 2
• Central Ohio Folk Festival – May 2, 3
• Pinchflat – May 2
• Spring Flea – May 3
• Powell Street Market – May 3
• Puppypalooza at Huntington Park – May 6
• Taste of Dine Originals – May 7
• Taste of Powell – May 7
• Paws in the Plaza, Gahanna, first Thursday of the month, May 7 through October 1
• CCAD Fashion Show – May 8
• Indianola Carnival – May 8
• Green Lawn Abbey Neighborhood Yard Sale – May 9
• Official Movement Electronic Music Festival Pre-Party – May 9
• The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – May 9
• Merion Village Yard Sale– May 9
• Gahanna Herb Festival – May 9
• Green on the Green, Worthington – May 9
• GartenMarkt – May 9
• Six One Pour – The Ohio Craft Beer Fest – May 9
• CBus Comedy Festival – May 14, 15, 16
• Bike to Work Day – May 15
• Indianola Stroll – May 15
• Rock on the Range – May 15 through 17
• Ice & Fire Convention – May 15 through 17
• EcoChic Craftacular – May 16
• North Market Apron Gala – May 16
• Zoombezi Bay Opens – May 16
• Smokehouse Brewing’s Mini Real Ale Festival – May 16
• Village Valuables in German Village – May 16
• Pinned – May 16
• King Arts Complex 28th Anniversary Gala – May 16
• Pirate Island opens at the Columbus Zoo – May 16
• CIF+VF Made in Ohio film festival – May 16 and 17
• Delaware Arts Festival – May 16 and 17
• Columbus Underground Urban Living Tour – May 17
• Asian Festival Dragon Boat Race – May 17
• Worthington Wedding Walk – May 17
• ASA Food Truck Festival, Berwick (East side Columbus) – May 22
• Duck Creek Log Jam – May 22, 23, 24
• Hills Market Salmon Roast – May 23
• Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – May 23
• Asian Festival – May 23 and 24
• Grove City Summer Sizzle Concert Series – Fridays and Saturdays, May 23 through August 22
• Shadowbox Live’s Bigger Than Jesus, playing at Columbus Commons – May 24
• Tour de Highland West – May 24
• Green Lawn Abbey Open House – May 25
• Nelsonville Music Festival – May 28 through May 31
• ZombieWalk – May 29
• Cruise Hocking – May 29 through May 31
• International Natural Hair Meetup Day – May 30
• Off the Grid – May 30
• Clintonville Yard Sale – May 30
• Grandview Hop – May 30
• The Memorial Tournament – June 1 through 7
• 30th Annual Music on the Lawn in Grandview – Tuesdays, June 2 through July 28
• Origins Game Fair – June 3 through 7
• Easton Sounds on the Town Concert Series – Wednesdays, June 3 through August 26
• Fountainside at Scioto Mile – Wednesdays, June 3 through August 12
• CAPA Summer Movie Series – June 5 through August 9
• Summer Fridays at the Statehouse – Fridays, June 5 through August 28
• Rhythm on the River, Bicentennial Park – June 5 though September 4
• Short North Yard Sale – June 6
• Hubbard Mastery School Bazaar – June 6
• Stone Soul Picnic, at Columbus Commons – June 6
• Tour of Franklinton Cycling Race – June 7
• Stop and Smell the Roses – no official event this year, peak blooms are late May to early June
• DAC Sundays at Scioto summer concert series – Sunday evenings from June 7 through July 26
• Market Flea at the North Market – Sundays, June 7 through October 25, except August 3 and October 5
• Park Street Festival – June 12 and 13
• Big Local Art Tent at the Columbus Arts Festival – June 12 through 14
• Columbus Arts Festival – June 12 through 14
• Sommerfest (I) – June 12
• Granville Art Affair – June 12 and 13
• Grandview Digfest – June 13
• The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – June 13
• Gatsby Getaway – June 13
• Olde Towne East Trash to Treasures, Neighborhood yard sale – June 13
• Washboard Music Festival – June 18 through 20
• Wex Drive-in, The Darjeeling Limited – June 18
• Downtown Drive-In, North Market – Mean Girls – June 19
• Indianola Stroll – June 19
• Picnic with the Pops – June 19 through August 1
• Juneteenth Ohio Festival – new location at Genoa Park – June 19, 20, and 21
• Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival – June 19, 20, and 21
• Columbus PRIDE Festival – June 19, 20, and 21
• Worthington Art Festival – June 20 and 21
• Grove City Wine and Arts Festival – June 20
• Columbus Psych Fest – June 20
• Caffeine Crawl Columbus – June 20
• Zoofari – June 20
• Buckeye Country Superfest – June 20 and 21
• London Cobra Auto Show – June 23 through 26
• FOODFIGHT – June 24
• Tour de Grandview – June 26
• Comfest – June 26, 27, 28
• Easton Art Affair – June 26, 27, 28
• Powell Festival – June 26 and 27
• Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – June 27
• Hilltop Bean Dinner – June 27
• Grandview Hop – June 27
• Good Times Festival, Pataskala – June 27
• Bratwurst Fest, Red White and Brats – July 3
• BoomFest – July 3
• Red White & Boom – July 3
• Doo Dah Parade – July 4
• All Good Music Festival & Campout – July 9, 10, 11
• Ohio Brew Week Festival – July 10 through 18
• Mayor’s Twilight Ride – July 10
• 4th & 4th Fest – July 11
• The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – July 11
• Westgate’s Summer Jam – July 11
• North Market Ohio Wine Festival – July 10, 11, and 12
• AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days – July 10, 11, and 12
• Young Writers Short Play Festival, MadLab Theatre – July 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 2015
• Cultural Wall Music Festival – July 11
• Westerville Music and Arts Festival – July 11 and 12
• Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus 25th Anniversary Celebration, Columbus Commons – July 19
• Highland West Neighborhood Pride Days – July 13 through 17
• Heritage Concert Series – July 16 through August 20 on Thursdays
• Wex Drive-In, Touch of Evil – July 16
• Indianola Stroll – July 17
• Taste of Worthington – July 17
• Sommerfest (II) – July 17
• A Taste of Worthington – July 17
• Jazz and Rib Fest – July 17, 18, and 19
• Small Press Alternative Comics EXPO (S.P.A.C.E) – July 18 and 19
• Franklin County Fair – July 18 through 25
• Art Crawl in German Village – July 18
• Lancaster Festival – July 23 through August 1
• Downtown Drive-In at North Market – Batman – July 24
• Powellapalooza – July 25
• 2X2 Hip-Hop Festival – July 25
• Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – July 25
• Whitehall Food Truck & Fun Fest – July 25
• Lazy Daze of Summer Festival – July 25
• Grandview Hop – July 25
• Union County Fair – July 26 through August 1
• Powell Street Market – July 26
• Ohio State Fair – July 29 through August 9
• Pickerington Violet Festival – July 29, 30, 31, August 1
• Dublin Irish Festival – July 31, August 1 and 2
• Lobster Days, Hills Market Worthington – Saturdays, August 1 through August 29
• Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest – August 7 and 8
• ProMusica Summer Music Series – August 6, 8, and 9
• Hot Rod Hula Hop – a tiki themed event – August 7 and 8
• Pelotonia – August 7, 8, and 9
• The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – August 8
• Festival Latino – August 8 and 9
• Taste the Future – August 11
• Wex Drive-In – Cry Baby – August 13
• All Ohio Balloon Festival – August 13, 14, and 15
• FFOCOL – Film Festival of Columbus – August 13 through 20
• Downtown Drive-In at North Market – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – August 14
• Columbus Summer Beerfest – August 14 and 15
• MatsuriCon – August 14, 15, and 16
• Columbus Food Truck Festival – August 14, 15, and 16
• African Village Arts Festival – dates not listed yet
• Sangria Festival – August 15
• Cruise the Ville – August 15
• Gay Softball World Series – August 17 through 22
• Sommerfest (III) – August 21
• Indianola Stroll – August 21
• Craft Brew at the Zoo – August 21
• Egyptian Festival – August 21 through 23
• VIVO Music Festival – August 21 through 23
• India Festival – August 22
• Ganther’s Place Harvest and Jazz Festival – August 22
• Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – August 22
• CrestFest – August 22
• TEA 43206 – August 22
• WAG! Dog Festival – August 22
• Fête en Blanc – August 28
• CYP Club 10 Year Anniversary – August 29
• Bike & Arts Fest – August 29
• Grandview Hop – August 29
• Urban Scrawl – August 29 and 30
• Mayor Coleman’s Block Party and Fam Jam, Columbus Commons – August 29
• Merion Village Summer Festival – August 30
• Arch City Comedy Festival – September 3, 4, 5
• WCOL Country Jam – September 4 and 5
• Ohio Cup Vintage Base Ball Festival – September 4, 5, and 6
• FeMME Fest – September 4, 5, and 6
• Greek Festival – September 4, 5, 6, and 7
• FMMF – Fashion Meets Music Festival – September 5 and 6
• Bike the Cbus – September 5
• Sommerfest (IV) – September 5
• Ohio Renaissance Festival – September 5 through October 25, Saturdays, Sundays, Labor Day Monday
• Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival – September 5, 6, and 7
• Macedonian Festival at St. Marys Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral in Reynoldsburg – No date listed yet
• GlenFest Festival, Highland West – No date listed yet
• Hot Licks Blues Fest, Granville – September 5
• Hills Market (Worthington) Ohio Hog Roast – September 7
• Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival – September 7
• The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – September 12
• Ohio Craft Brew Festival – September 11 and 12
• Hot Times Community Festival – September 11, 12, and 13
• Creative Control Fest – September 11 and 12
• Ohio Proud Fall Harvest, Easton – September 12
• Old Hilliardfest Art and Street Fair – September 12
• Clintonville Arts and Music Festival – September 12
• New American Festival – September 12
• Powell Street Market – September 13
• New American Festival – September 13
• Columbus Garden Railroad Society, Self Guided Garden Tours – September 13
• Fiesta Mexicana – No date listed yet
• Great Westerville Food Truck Fest – September 13
• Slice of Columbus – September 16
• Indianola Stroll – September 18
• Country Living Fair – September 18, 19, and 20
• Germania Oktoberfest – September 18, 19, 20
• Backwoods Fest, Thronville – September 18, 19, and 20
• Ohio Lesbian Festival – September 18, 19, and 20
• Union County Covered Bridge and Bluegrass Festival – September 18, 19, and 20
• Ohiolina Music Festival – September 19
• Arts in the Alley, Grove City – September 19 and 20
• Delaware County Fair – September 19 through 26
• Independents’ Day – September 19 and 20
• New Albany Classic – September 20
• Little Brown Jug, Delaware – September 24
• Scoot-A-Que – September 25, 26, and 27
• ReelAbilities Film Festival – September 25 through 29
• Columbus Oktoberfest – September 25, 26, and 27
• Route 40 Festival, Hebron – September 25 and 26
• Old Worthington Market Day – September 26
• Chalk the Block, Easton – September 26
• Country Night Lights, Athens – September 26
• Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – September 26
• Grandview Hop – September 26
• Lynd’s Annual PumpkinPalooza – No date listed yet, usually end of September
• Hempfest – September 27
• Columbus Design Week[s] – October sometime
• Cartoon Crossroads Columbus CXC launch event – October 1, 2 and 3
• Worst Kept Secret Fest – October 2 and 3
• Harvest Festival, Columbus Commons – October 3
• Columbus Italian Festival – October 9, 10, and 11
• The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – October 10
• Experience Columbus Days – Columbus Day Weekend
• Columbus Underground Birthday – October 11
• Columbus Mini Maker Faire, at COSI – No date listed yet
• Indianola Stroll – October 16
• Monster Bash – October 17
• Halloween Pet Parade and Fall Festival, Easton – October 18
• Ohio 24 Hour Horror Marathon – October 17 and 18
• Highball – October 23 and 24
• Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – October 24
• Fall Harvest Days at Hoover YMCA Park – October 24
• Halloween Family Fun Day at North Market – October 25
• HAUNTED Fest – October 30
• TRAUMA – Halloween Fetish Party – October 29, 30, 31
• Columbus International Festival – November 7 and 8
• Craftin’ Outlaws Holiday Show – November 14
• Wildlights – November 20 through January 3
• Holiday Lighting Ceremony at Easton – November 20
• Ohio Statehouse Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting – December 1
• Village Lights – December 6
• Chanukkah Celebration, Easton – December 12
• Lighting of the Luminaries, Ganther’s Place – December 12
• NYE Ohio – December 31

House and Garden Tours

• Columbus Museum of Art Decorator’s Show House – open through May 10
• Beverly Mansion Open House – May 16
• Tour de Highland West – May 24
• The Garden Tour, Old Oaks Historic District – May 30
• Bexley Women’s Club House & Garden Tour – June 7
• Westgate Home & Garden Tour – June 13
• Haus und Garten Tour, German Village – June 28
• Merion Village Garden Tour – July 12
• Summer Tour of Historic Homes, Olde Towne East in Woodland Park neighborhood – July 12
• WesterFlora Garden Tour – July 19
• Ganther’s Place 1oth Annual Tour – July 26
• Clintonville Homes Tour – September 13
• Short North Tour of Homes – September 20

Local Food Festivals

• Utica Ice Cream Festival – May 24, 25 and 26
• Lithopolis 77th Annual Fireman Fish Fry – May 25
• Newark Strawberry Festival – May 29, 30, and 31
• A Taste of Worthington, Summer Food Festival – July 17
• North Ridgeville Corn Festival – August 7, 8, and 9
• Deshler Corn City Festival – August 8 and 9
• Lexington Blueberry Festival – August 13 through 16
• Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival – August 14 and 15
• Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – August 15 and 16
• Obetz Zucchinifest – August 27 through 30
• Millersport Sweet Corn Festival – September 2 through 5
• Fredericktown Tomato Show – September 9 through 12
• Marion Popcorn Festival – September 10, 11, and 12
• Mantua Potato Festival – CANCELLED
• Lithopolis Honeyfest – September 11 and 12
• Ohio Pawpaw Festival – September 11, 12, and 13
• Ohio Proud Fall Harvest at Easton – September 12
• Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival – September 18 through 20
• Preble County Pork Festival – September 19 and 20
• Jackson County Apple Festival – September 22 through 26
• Barnesville Pumpkin Festival – September 25 through 27
• Lebanon Country Applefest – September 26
• Ohio Gourd Festival (Delaware County) – October 2, 3 and 4
• Spring Valley Potato Festival – October 3 and 4
• Van Wert County Apple Festival – October 16 and 17
• Ohio Sauerkraut Festival – October 10 and 11
• Circleville Pumpkin Show – October 21 through 24

Every effort has been made to ensure dates are correct, however: Please note, dates are subject to change.

NOTE: Looking for the 2016 list of festivals? CLICK HERE!