The Ultimate Guide to Festivals in Columbus for 2022
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House and Garden Tours
Bexley Women’s Club House & Garden Tour – June 5
Westgate Home & Garden Tour – June 11
German Village Haus Und Garten Tour – June 26
Olde Towne East Summer Tour of Historic Homes – probably cancelled
Merion Village Garden Tour – July 10
Short North Tour of Homes – Not announced yet
May Festivals
COSI Science Festival – May 4-6 with Big Science Celebration at COSI on May 7
Central Ohio Folk Festival – May 7-8
Not Your Mama’s Craft Market – May 8
Indianola Informal Carnival – May 13
Food Truck Festival at St. Mary’s in German Village – May 13
Columbus Craft Beer Week – May 13-21
Ohio is for Lagers Festival – NEW! Sold Out – May 13
Moonlight Market on Gay Street – May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8 and Nov. 12
Columbus Taco Fest Spring – May 14 and 15
Delaware Arts Festival – May 13 and 15
Lancaster Community Days Festival – May 20, 21, 22
King Arts Complex Anniversary Gala – May 20
North Market Apron Gala – May 20
Hell City Tattoo Festival – May 20-22
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival – no announcement for 2022
Opening Day at Zoombezi Bay – May 21
Ohio Village – Opening Weekend with two-day Victorian-era carnival on May 21-22
Columbus Black International Film Festival – May 21-22
SPACE (Small Press Alternative Comics Expo) – May 21-22
Asian Festival – virtual May 28-29
Ohio Black Expo and River Culture Fest – May 26-29
Columbus Moving Picture Show – May 26-29
Jeni’s Strawberry Jam – May 28-29
Utica Ice Cream Festival – May 28-30
Food Truck Fest & Jazz in the Park – May 30
The Memorial Tournament – May 30 through June 5
June Festivals
Summer Reading Challenge – Kicks off June 1
Chicken + Beer Festival – June 4
Uncorked: Columbus Wine Fest – June 4
Peony Festival – June 3, 4, 5 in Van Wert
Newark Strawberry Festival – June 3-5
Bunbury Music Festival – early June, cancelled
Music on the Lawn in Grandview – Tuesdays in June and July, starts June 7
Origins Game Fair & GDEX – June 8-12
Black Diamond Music & Arts Festival at Hocking College – June 10-11
Columbus Arts Festival – June 10-12
World Naked Bike Ride – June 11
Dine on a Covered Bridge – starts June 11
Duck Creek Log Jam – June 16-18
Washboard Music Festival – June 16-18 in Logan
Art at the Wagnalls – June 17-18
Grove City Wine & Arts Festival – June 17-18
Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival – June 17-19
Columbus PRIDE Festival – June 17-18
Picnic with the Pops (CSO) – Starts June 18
Juneteenth on the Ave. – NEW! June 18
Juneteenth Ohio Festival – June 18
Juneteenth Community Festival – June 18
Ohio Fairy Gardening Festival – June 18
The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure – June 18-25
Worthington Arts Festival – June 18-19
London Cobra Auto Show – June 23-25
ComFest – June 24-26 – Celebrating 50 years!
Four Peel Fest – No Date Announced Yet
Grandview Hop – June 25, July 30, Aug 27, Sept 24
July Festivals
Ohio Brew Week (Athens) – July 8-16
S’miles of Sunflowers – July and August
Westerville Music & Arts Festival – July 9-10
Heritage Music Festival – July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 11, Aug 18
Columbus Super Friends Art N Music Festival – July 16 at 934 Gallery
The Werk Out Music and Arts Festival – July 24-16 in Thornville
INKcarceration Festival — July 15-17
Franklin County Fair – July 18-24
Jazz & Rib Fest BBQ Week – July 18-24
Lancaster Festival – Jul 21-30
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days – July 22-24
Union County Fair – July 24-30
Ohio State Fair – July 27 through Aug. 7
Arts on Arlington – NEW! July 28
Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest – July 29-30
Columbus Food & Wine Festival – July 29-30
Whitehall Food Truck & Fun Fest – July 30
August Festivals
Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival – Aug 4-6
Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival – Aug 5-6
Dublin Irish Festival – Aug 5-7
Hippie Fest – Aug 6-7 in Hocking Hills
All Ohio Balloon Festival – Aug 11-13
Rivers Trails and Ales Festival – Aug 11-14
North Ridgeville Corn Festival – Aug 12-14
Grove City Craft Distilleries Festival – Aug 13
Aminah Celebration Days – No Date announced yet
DAC Sundays at Scioto Summer Concert Series – Sunday evenings, Aug 14 – Oct 9
Lexington Blueberry Festival – August 18-21
Columbus Food Truck Festival – Aug 19-21
Columbus African Festival – Aug 20
African Village Arts Festival– Probably Aug 20
Columbus Margarita Fest – Aug 20
Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – August 20-21
Breakaway Music Festival – Aug 26-28
WonderBus Music & Arts Festival – Aug 26-28
Scrawl – No Date announced yet
Columbus Fiery Foods Festival – Aug 27-28
African-American Cultural Festival – No Date announced yet
Millersport Sweet Corn Festival – Aug 31-Sept 3
September Festivals
Nelsonville Music Festival – Sept 2-4
Old Hilliardfest Art and Street Fair – No Date announced yet
Ohio Renaissance Festival – Weekends Sept 3 through Oct 30
Columbus Caribbean Festival – Sept 3-4
Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival – Sept 3-5
Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival – Sept 5
Fredericktown Tomato Show – September 7-10
Marion Popcorn Festival – September 8-10
Lithopolis Honeyfest – Sept 9-10
Champaign County Balloon Fest – Sept 9-10
Hot Times Community Festival – Sept 9-11
Mantua Potato Festival – Sept 9-11
Columbus Eygptian Festival – probably Sept 9-11
Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival – Sept. 10, 17, 24
Ohio Lesbian Festival – No plans announced yet
Merion Village Festival – Sept 11
Columbus Garden Railroad Society Garden Tour – Sept 11
Grove City Arts in the Alley – Sept 16-18
Preble County Pork Festival – Will not happen in 2022 due to rising costs
Germania Oktoberfest – Sept 16-18
Ohio Pawpaw Festival – Sept 16-18
Ohiolina Music Festival – Sept 16-18
Grove City Arts in the Alley – Sept 16-18
Delaware County Fair – Sept 17-24
Powell Street Market – Sept 18
Jackson County Apple Festival – Sept 20-24
Little Brown Jug – Sept 22 in Delaware
Barnesville Pumpkin Festival – Sept 22-25
Newark Station Arts & Music Festival – Sept 23-25
Lost Lands Music Festival in Legend Valley – Sept 23-25
Sims Fall Festival – Sept 23-24
The Festival for Good – Sept 24
Columbus Coffee Festival – Sept 24-25
Fall at the Round Barn Vintage and Made Market – Sept 24-25
Lebanon Country Applefest – Sept 24-25
October Festivals
Columbus Community Pride – No date announced yet
All American Quarter Horse Congress – Sept 27 through Oct 23
Spring Valley Potato Festival – Oct 1-2
Chalk the Block – No Date announced yet
Wizards & Wands Festival – Oct 1-31
Creekside Hops and Vines Fest – No Date announced yet
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus – Oct 6-9
Ohio Gourd Festival in Delaware County – October 7-9
Columbus Italian Festival – Oct 7-9
Ohio Sauerkraut Festival – Oct 8-9
Fashion Week Columbus – Oct 9-15
Van Wert County Apple Festival – Oct 14-15
Ohio Smoked Meats and BBQ Festival in Nelsonville – Oct 14-15
Bob Evans Farm Festival in Rio Grande – Oct 14-16
El Dia de los Muertos AKA Day of the Dead Community Event – Oct 15
Circleville Pumpkin Show – Oct 19-22
Westerville Pumpkin Glow – Oct 20-26
Haunted Fest – No Date announced yet
TRAUMA – Halloween Fetish Party – No Date announced yet
HighBall Halloween – No Date announced yet
Lynd’s Annual PumpkinPalooza – No date yet
Mac & Cheese Festival – No date yet
November – December Festival