• Alison
• 10 Sep 2026

Things to Do in Ohio This Weekend | September 11-13, 2026

Ohio is packed with fun this weekend. Here are the best events happening across Ohio September 11-13, 2026. From festivals and family-friendly events to markets, shows and so much more, there’s something for everyone to enjoy to enjoy this weekend.

Here’s your complete weekend guide to the best things to do in Ohio.

Top Events This Weekend in Ohio

Sept 11 – 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony (Cleveland)

Sept 11-13 – HorrorHound Weekend (Cincinnati)

Sept 13 – All Horse Parade (Delaware)

Sept 13 – Toledo Toy Show (Toledo)

Family Friendly Events

Sept 11-13- Cleveland Gaming Classic (Cleveland)

Sept 11-13 – Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival (Columbus)

Sept 11-13 – FUNBOX: World’s Biggest Bounce Park (Columbus)

Sept 11-13 – Big Bugs at Franklin Park Conservatory (Columbus)

Sept 11-13 – The Science Behind Pixar at COSI (Columbus)

Sept 11-13 – Kings Island Summerbration (Mason)

Sept 12 – Monster Energy SMX World Championship Playoff (Columbus)

Sept 12 – Northwest in the Neighborhood (New Albany)

Sept 12 – Dwell Trail Kids Run 1-Mile/5K (Westerville)

Sept 12 – Book Brick Painting: Grandparents Day (Kettering)

Free Things to Do This Weekend

Sept 11 – 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony (Marysville)

Sept 11-13 – Visit National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (Dayton)

Sept 12 – Amish Buggy Training & Trail Ride (Middlefield)

Sept 13 – Play Day: Legends and Legacies (Cleveland)

Date Night Ideas

Sept 12 – Hollywood Blockbuster featuring Neil Zaza (Akron)

Sept 12 – Music in the Gardens (Perrysburg)

Sept 12 – Kings Highway: Tom Petty Tribute (Massillon)

Sept 13 – Amadeus (Nelsonville)

Sept 13 – Blind Wine Tasting (Centerville)

Outdoor Events & Activities

Sept 11-13 – GardenView U-Pick Flowers (Grand Rapids)

Sept 12 – Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls (Columbus)

Sept 12 – Cars & Cuffs Annual Car Show (Bowling Green)

Sept 12 – FC Cincinnati vs. Charlotte FC (Cincinnati)

Sept 13 – Cincinnati Bengal vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Cincinnati)

Food, Markets & Shopping Events

Sept 11 – Canal Market District Farmers Market (Newark)

Sept 11-12 – St. Luke’s Fish Fry (Dayton)

Sept 12 – Grove City Chamber Farmers Market (Grove City)

Sept 12 – Haymaker Farmers Market (Kent)

Sept 13 – North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square (Cleveland)

Festivals

Sept 9-12 – Fredericktown Tomato Show (Fredericktown)

Sept 9-12 – Ohio Hill Country Festival (Wellston)

Sept 10-12 – Marion Popcorn Festival (Marion)

Sept 10-12 – Columbiana Street Fair (Columbiana)

Sept 10-12 – Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival (Akron)

Sept 10-12 – Grandview Heights Ox Roast (Grandview Heights)

Sept 10-13 – Pioneer Days (Kalida)

Sept 10-13 – Thunder on the Strip (Geneva on the Lake)

Sept 10-13 – Pony Wagon Days (St Paris)

Sept 11 – Kent Rocks Music Fest (Kent)

Sept 11 – Reynoldsburg Blues and Brews Festival (Reynoldsburg)

Sept 11 – Boeckling Club Oktoberfest (Sandusky)

Sept 11-12 – 934 Fest (Columbus)

Sept 11-12 – Log Cabin Days (Loudonville)

Sept 11-12 – Lithopolis Honeyfest (Lithopolis)

Sept 11-12 – Sister Cities of Vandalia Oktoberfest (Dayton)

Sept 11-12 – Fall at the Round Barn (Lancaster)

Sept 11-12 – Cleveland Oktoberfest (Middelburg Heights)

Sept 11-12 – Walnut Hills Farm Bluegrass Festival (Dayton)

Sept 11-12 – Cleveland Armenian Festival (Richmond Heights)

Sept 11-12 – Berlin Harvest Festival and Rib Cook-Off (Berlin)

Sept 11-12 – Racine’s Party in the Park (Racine)

Sept 11-12 – Springboro Oktoberfest (Springboro)

Sept 11-12 – German Central Oktoberfest (Parma)

Sept 11-12 – Paulding County Fall Festival (Paulding)

Sept 11-12 – Vandalia Oktoberfest (Vandalia)

Sept 11-12 – St. Bernadette Heart and Harvest Festival (Westlake)

Sept 11-13 Clinton County Corn Festival (Wilmington)

Sept 11-13 – Fall Badfish (Garrettsville)

Sept 11-13 – Hot Times Festival (Columbus)

Sept 11-13 – Columbus Oktoberfest (Columbus)

Sept 11-13 – Ohio River Sternwheel Festival (Marietta)

Sept 11-13 – Black Swamp Arts Festival (Bowling Green)

Sept 11-13 – Dayton Greek Festival (Dayton)

Sept 11-13 – St. Saviour Fall Festival (Cincinnati)

Sept 11-13 – Lyndhurst Home Day (Lyndhurst)

Sept 11-13 – Vinoklet Art and Wine Festival (Cincinnati)

Sept 11-13 – Italian Fall Festa (Kettering)

Sept 11-13- Greek American Festival (Toledo)

Sept 11-13 – Macedonian Ethnic Festival (Reynoldsburg)

Sept 11-13 – Clinton County Corn Festival (Wilmington)

Sept 11-13 – Akron German Family Society Oktoberfest (Kent)

Sept 11-13 – South Vienna Corn Festival (South Vienna)

Sept 11-13 – Ohio River Sternwheel Festival (Marietta)

Sept 11-13 – Rarden Whitetail Deer Festival (Rarden)

Sept 11-13 – Salt Creek Valley Festival (Richmond Dale)

Sept 11-13 – New Paris Applefest (New Paris)

Sept 12 – MustardFEST (Springfield)

Sept 12 – ACFD Outdoor Bash (Adamsville)

Sept 12 – River City Rodders Fall Festival (Napoleon)

Sept 12 – Old Town Music and Arts Festival (Williamsburg)

Sept 12 – Midvale Miners Jubilee (Midvale)

Sept 12 – Ceramic Pumpkin Patch Festival (Ashland)

Sept 12 – Honeys and Sunnies (Berlin Heights)

Sept 12 – Southern Rock Woodstock (Bowling Green)

Sept 12 – Railroad Heritage Festival (Bradford)

Sept 12 – Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District Fall Fest (Brookville)

Sept 12 – Chesterville Heritage Day Festival (Chesterville)

Sept 12 – Fresh Fest Cleveland (Cleveland)

Sept 12 – Waterloo Arts Fest (Cleveland)

Sept 12 – Copley Fire and Rescue Food Truck Festival (Copley)

Sept 12 – Dayton Potato Festival (Dayton)

Sept 12 – Ruck 22 Fall, Food and Music Fest (Chillicothe)

Sept 12 – Delaware County Beef, Bourbon and Wine Festival (Delaware)

Sept 12 – Fiesta Defiance (Defiance)

Sept 12 – Japan FestOH! (Dublin)

Sept 12 – Harbor Hogs and Hot Rods (Fairport Harbor)

Sept 12 – Farmersville Farm Day (Farmersville)

Sept 12 – Slovenska Pristava Wine Festival (Geneva)

Sept 12 – For the Love of Hillard (Hillard)

Sept 12 – Huber Heights Multicultural Festival (Huber Heights)

Sept 12 – Ales for Tails (Hamilton)

Sept 12 – Hebron Pie Festival (Hebron)

Sept 12 – Lakewood Community Festival (Lakewood)

Sept 12 – Hamilton Hispanic Festival (Hamilton)

Sept 12 – Slovenian Sausage Festival (Kirtland)

Sept 12 – Liberty Days (Liberty Center)

Sept 12 – Martins Ferry Lions Club Ferry Fall Fest (Martins Ferry)

Sept 12 – FestiFair Arts and Crafts Festival (Marysville)

Sept 12 – Mentor-on-the-Lake Fall Festival (Mentor-on-the-Lake)

Sept 12 – Holmes County Art Festival (Millersburg)

Sept 12 – Art Fair in the Square (Oberlin)

Sept 12 – Plain City Corn Festival (Plain City)

Sept 12 – Saint George Russian Festival (Loveland)

Sept 12 – Vermilion River Fest (Vermilion)

Sept 12 – Salem Kiwanis Fall Festival (Salem)

Sept 12 – Waynesville Street Faire (Waynesville)

Sept 12 – Hola Fest Youngstown (Youngstown)

Sept 12 – Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition (Springfield)

Sept 12 – Toledo Sister Cities International Festival (Toledo)

Sept 12 – Troy PorchFest (Troy)

Sept 12 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival (Urbana)

Sept 12 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival (Rocky River)

Sept 12-13 – Toledo Lighthouse Festival (Toledo)

Sept 12-13 – Beavercreek Popcorn Festival (Beavercreek)

Sept 12-13 – Art in the Park Festival (Kent)

Sept 12-13 – Village Peddler Festival (Kirtland)

Sept 12 -13 – St. Clement Festival and Pig Roast (Cincinnati)

Sept 12-13 – Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival (Toledo)

Sept 12-13 – Yankee Peddler Festival (Canal Fulton)

Sept 12-17 Wayne County Fair (Wooster)

Sept 12 -30 – Pumpkin Days at Nickajack Farms (North Lawrence)

Sept 12-27 – White House Fruit Farm Fall Festival Only on Saturdays & Sundays (Canfield)

Sept 13 – Akron Pug Fest (Akron)

Sept 13 – Berea Arts Fest (Berea)

Sept 13 – Hungarian Fall Festival (Hiram)

Sept 13 – Learning 4 Life Farm Family Fall Festival (Johnstown)

Disclaimer: Eat Stay Play Ohio shares events for informational purposes. Dates, times, and availability may change, verify details with the official event page before attending.