First held in 1976, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati has grown to become America’s largest Oktoberfest, where 650,000 visitors gathered last year in the Queen City. This year’s event is scheduled for Sept. 20-22 between Elm and Walnut Streets in the downtown area.
Festivals
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If you’re strolling around Twinsburg just south of Cleveland in early August, don’t be alarmed if you start seeing double. The Twins Days Festival, set for Aug. 2-4, is the “largest annual gathering of twins and multiples in the world” according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
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The Fabulous 50’s Fling and Car Show in Sugarcreek, just south of Canton, is now the largest ’50s festival in Ohio. It’s also selected annually among the top 10 cruise-in downtown car shows in the Midwest by Cruisin Times Magazine.
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What’s better than an adult snow day and night with ice carvings, fire pits, music and plenty of craft beer? That’s what you’ll find at the Brite Winter music and arts festival with the mission of embracing Cleveland’s cold winter months with adult fun and camaraderie.
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“Lots of beards. Lots of plaid. Lots of pretzel necklaces. And lots of beer,” tweeted one past attendee at the Cleveland Winter Beerfest.