Akron & Canton Fall Festivals – Fall 2023 OH Events
Algonquin Mill Fall Festival - Carrollton, OH - Oct 11 to Oct 13, 2024
Pioneer village, craft demonstrations, old fashioned foods and children’s area.
Bath Harvest Festival - Bath, OH - Oct 5 to Oct 6, 2024
Celebrate the fall bounty amid the sights, smells and tastes of the Cuyahoga Valley. Enjoy the apple cider press, pumpkin patch, apple butter making, pumpkin painting, kettle corn, wagon rides, and farmyard animals. Admission also includes heritage gardens, foodways demonstrations, and early American craft & trade demonstrations, including glassblowing, blacksmithing, and home crafts. The festival is held for two weekends from 10am-5pm at Hale Farm and Village in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Barberton Mum Fest - Barberton, OH - Sep 28 to Sep 29, 2024
Over one million blooms of mums annually at Lake Anna Park. Free admission and parking, potted mum sale, family entertainment, arts & crafts, kids activities and more.
Ohio Swiss Festival - Sugarcreek, OH - Sep 26 to Sep 28, 2024
Everything Swiss from cheese to alphorns, singers and plenty of polka. Kid’s Big Wheel Race, People’s Choice Swiss Cheese Judging and Eating Contest, Swiss Cheese Auction, Festival Queen, Marching Band, Kiddies Parade, 5K & 10K runs, Antique Car Parade, Steinstossen competition and more. Taking place each year on the 4th weekend in September, events usually begin on Thursday, with the main festival on Saturday and Sunday.
Main Street Kent Oktoberfest - Kent, OH - Sep 21 to Sep 21, 2024
Annual event in downtown Kent with food, beer, games, live entertainment and fun from noon to 10 PM.
Mohican Bluegrass Festival - Glenmont, OH - Sep 12 to Sep 14, 2024
A family friendly outdoor music festival along the Mohican river, with bluegrass music, food vendors, craft vendors, kid’s recreation activities, plus camping on-site!
Mantua Potato Festival - Mantua, OH - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
Enjoy potatoes, including the “world’s largest pierogi,” beer/wine garden, contests, live entertainment and other fun for three days.
German Family Society Oktoberfest - Akron, OH - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
50th annual. Live entertainment during the three day festival. Location: 3871 Ranfield Rd, Kent, OH
Chatham Apple Butter Festival - Spencer, OH - Oct 12 to Oct 13, 2019
A boiling cauldron of apple butter, continuously stirred by volunteers over an open fire, is still the main feature of the fun-filled event. This year free activities for children and music on both days of the festival will join delicious home-made food, crafts, baked goods and gift baskets. Country store, community organizations and other vendors, and arts and crafts marketplace. There is no admission charge. Free parking is available on both sides of Route 83 — behind the Memorial Hall pavilion and north of the Chatham Community Center.