Cleveland Summer Events

The Senior PGA Championship returns to Northeast Ohio's Canterbury Golf Club in May of 2009. The week's activities include a pro-am event, practice sessions, and the four-day tournament. Among the golfers scheduled to play are Andy Bean, Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, and defending champion, Jay Haas.

Cleveland's Irish Cultural Festival has been highlighting Irish music, food, art, and dance for more than 25 years. Held each July at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio, the event is one of the area's most popular summer festivals.

Cleveland Ohio's Burning River Fest, begun in 2002, showcases environmental issues while creating an enjoyable day of food, music, and outdoor fun. The event is the brainchild of the Great Lakes Brewing Company, who crafts a Burning River Ale, a name that evokes the sad chapter in the city's history when in the 1970s the Cuyahoga River caught...

Cleveland's Ingenuity Fest, founded in 2004, is a celebration of the marriage of arts and technology. Held in downtown's Playhouse Square the activities, many of them free, include concerts, dance, exhibits, music, and fun. Here are a few photos of the 2007 event.

Cleveland Grand Prix photo gallery

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival at Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio, held for ten days each July and August, features 15 events, including the induction ceremonies for the new class of Hall of Famers and the annual Hall of Fame football game, the traditional start to the NFL season.

The Cuyahoga County Fair, begun in 1893, celebrates the county's agricultural heritage. Although Cuyahoga County is now more urban than pastoral, there are still plenty of animal and produce exhibits at the fair as well as rides, music, food, and fun.

The Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic is an eight-day horse show that includes the Cleveland Grand Prix jumping event. The show, held each July at the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field in Moreland Hills, includes an array of events and three rings of daily hunter and jumper competitions.

Vintage Ohio is a two-day festival that showcases Ohio wine, food, and music. The event, held at Lake Metroparks' Farmpark just east of Cleveland, features wine samples, ohio food vendors, craft exhibits and demonstrations, and food samples from area restaurants.

Cleveland Grand Prix photo gallery

The Boston Mills ArtFest, begun in 1970, is one of the top fine art and crafts shows in the United States. Held over two weekends each summer at the Boston Mills Ski Resort in the middle of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the juried show features 160 artists for each weekend, representing a variety of media.

Cleveland Ohio's Ingenuity Fest, founded in 2004, is a celebration of the marriage of arts and technology. Held in downtown's Playhouse Square the activities, many of them free, include concerts, dance, exhibits, music, and fun.

Each summer, from mid-June to the end of August, the cultural institutions of University Circle in Cleveland Ohio sponsor a series of free Wednesday concerts, rangings from jazz to big-band to classical. In addition to music, many of the area's museums offer extended hours and discounted admission and area restaurants offer samples of their cuisine.

The Ohio State Fair, begun in 1850, has grown to become one of the largest state fairs in the United States. The 12-day event, held each year in early August at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, features live music; carnival rides, the best of Ohio livestock; produce, and crafts; and all the fair food you can handle.

Cleveland Ohio's "Taste of Cleveland" festival is a Northeast Ohio Labor Day tradition. Begun in 1996, the downtown event features food samples from 30 area restaurants, diners, cafes, and bistros as well as Ohio wine and beer tastes. There's also live music, kid's activities, and lots of fun.

The Cleveland Grand Prix, begun in 1982, is a three-day racing celebration that ends with the running of the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon. Activities include concerts, family activities, extreme sports demonstrations, and a variety of other car races.

Twins Days is the largest gathering of Twins in the world. Held each August in the Cleveland suburb of Twinsburg (of course), the festival began in 1976 and grows larger each year. Event for twins (and non-twins) include food, live entertainment, a golf tournment, a "twins" parade, and lots more. It's unique and fun for the whole family.

Get out and celebrate the Fourth of July in and around Cleveland at one -- or more -- of these family-friendly fireworks, music, and festival events.

The Cleveland Harborfest, held each July in downtown Cleveland, is a five-day festival showcasing magnificent tall sailing ships. Activities include ship tours, a ship parade, a kids' discovery area, live entertainment, food, and fun. Visitors can even take a sail-away tour on one of the ships.

The annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival in Canton includes 17 events in 11 days, the most noteworthy of which are the Hall of Fame induction ceremony on August 5 and the Hall of Fame football game.

The Cleveland National Air Show, held each year along the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, combines educational exhibits with thrilling fly-bys and tactical demonstrations by exciting air teams, including the famous "Blue Angels." Begun in 1964, the Cleveland Air Show has become one of the city's Labor Day traditions.

Parade the Circle, held each June in Cleveland Ohio's University Circle neighborhood, is a free, interactive, multi-cultural celebration. The highlight of the day's events is the festive parade around Wade Oval, with the citizens marching in their fanciful, hand-made costumes. Other features include dozens of hands-on activities, a live...

The Cleveland (Ohio) Wine School, held each summer in the shadow of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is a two-day celebration of wine, food, music, and friends.

Cleveland Ohio's Feast of the Assumption, held each year in mid-August in the city's Little Italy neighborhood, is a four-day street fair that celebrates the Catholic Day of Assumption (August 15), when the Virgin Mary died and assumed her place beside Jesus. The Feast is a fun-filled Italian street party with rides, food, live music, a parade,...

Labor Day is the unofficial end of the summer season in Cleveland and northeast Ohio. The three-day weekend brings festivals, the Air Show and a host of activities for families to enjoy before it's time to head back to school.

One of the highlights of summer is northeast Ohio is attending the plethora of county fairs that dominate the July and August event calendars. Though they are somewhat smaller than the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, the collection of area county fairs are fun, affordable and show off the best of our region.