The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and the summer festival season is quickly approaching. Whether you’re a fan of local art, ethnic foods, outdoor music or just looking for an excuse to do some “people watching” this summer, there’s a festival to fit just about anyone’s tastes.
Below is a list of summer festivals running from May through October in 2010. We’ll continue to update the list with festivals that either don’t have dates set yet or that we’ve accidentally left off the list. Either way, this should be a great start to help fill your weekends with fun events all summer long.
- Hell City Tattoo Festival - May 21, 22 and 23
- Eco-Chic Craftacular - May 22 and 23
- Agora - May 22
- Downtown Digital Arts Festival - May 25, 26 and 27
- Columbus Beerfest - May 28 and 29
- Grillmasters Festival - May 29 and 30
- Asian Festival - May 29 and 30
- Columbus Arts Festival - June 4, 5 and 6
- Park Street Festival - June 10, 11 and 12
- Go West - June 12
- City Hop - June 12
- Geekfest - June 17, 18 and 19
- Juneteenth Ohio Festival - June 18, 19 and 20
- Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival - June 18, 19 and 20
- Columbus Pride Festival - June 18, 19 and 20
- Comfest - June 25, 26, and 27
- Red White & Boom - July 2
- Doo Dah Parade - July 4
- North Market Food & Ohio Wine Festival - July 9, 10 and 11
- Parking Lot Blowout - July 10
- Westerville Music and Arts Festival - July 10 and 11
- Franklin County Fair - July 17 through 24
- Shadowbox Sketch Comedy Festival - July 20 and 21
- Jazz and Rib Fest - July 23, 24 and 25
- Lazy Daze of Summer Festival - July 24
- Ohio State Fair - July 28 through August 8
- Dublin Irish Festival - August 6, 7 and 8
- Festival Latino - August 14 and 15
- African Village Arts Festival - August 21
- Urban Scrawl - August 28
- Greek Festival - September 3 through 6
- Bike the CBUS - September 4
- BaconCamp - September 4
- Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival - September 6
- Hot Times Community Festival - September 10, 11 and 12
- Columbus Comedy Festival - Sept 16, 17 and 18
- Riverfront Art Festival - September 17, 18 and 19
- Independents’ Day - September 18
- India Festival - September 18
- Columbus Food & Wine Affair - September 24
- Oktoberfest - September 24, 25 and 26
- Italian Festival - October 8, 9 and 10
- Circleville Pumpkin Show - October 20 through 23
