Cleveland Calendar
Here’s a look at a variety of fun events, festivals, shows, and more happening this year in Cleveland. We’ll keep this list updated throughout the year!
Cool things happening in Cleveland in 2019/2020
January
- November 23, 2019-January 4, 2020: Cleveland Botanical Garden Glow (annual holiday light display)
- January 11, 2020: Uncorked Cleveland Wine Festival
February
- February 8, 2019: Adult Swim at Greater Cleveland Aquarium (Wine & chocolate)
- February 23, 2019: Cleveland Polar Plunge
- February 23-24, 2019: Brite Winter (annual music festival)
- February 25-March 2, 2019: Kurentovanje (annual Slovenian cultural festival)
March
- March 18-30, 2019: Cleveland Restaurant Week
- March 22, 2019: Adult Swim at Greater Cleveland Aquarium (Ohio Beer & Wine)
- March 27-April 7, 2019: Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) (annual event)
April
- March 27-April 7, 2019: Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) (annual event)
- April 1: Indians home opener (baseball)
- April 13, 2019: Yuri’s Night (annual space-themed event)
- April 17-28, 2019: Thyagaraja Festival (annual Indian music festival)
- April 22, 2019: Dyngus Day (annual Polish festival)
- April 27, 2019: Cleveland Animals Bar Crawl
May
- May 4-5: Cleveland Spring Flea
- May 17, 2019: Adult Swim at Greater Cleveland Aquarium (Craft beer)
- May 18-19, 2019: Cleveland Asian Festival (annual festival)
- May 19, 2019: Cleveland Marathon (annual race)
- May 24-27: Berea Rib Cook-Off (annual event)
- May 24-29, 2019: Taste of Summer (annual food festival)
- May 26, 2019: Catch Meaning Music Festival (indie music fest at the Rock Hall)
June
- June 1, 2019: Pride in the CLE (annual parade/festival)
- June 1, 2019: Crafted Fest (local beer and food festival)
- June 1-2, 2019: Hessler Street Fair (annual street fair/festival)
- June 8, 2019: Forever Warped: 25 Years of Vans Warped Tour (at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
- June 13-16, 2019: Avon Duck Tape Festival (annual festival)
- June 15, 2019: Larchmere Porchfest (annual neighborhood music festival)
- June 15: 2019: Cleveland Summer Beerfest
- June 20-August 18: Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- June 21-22, 2019: Burning River Fest (annual festival)
- June 21, 2019: Night Market Cleveland
- June 22, 2019: Cuyahoga50 (various events marking the 50-year anniversary of the Cuyahoga River catching on fire)
- June 27-29, 2019: Tri-C Jazzfest (annual music festival)
- June 29, 2019: Waterloo Arts Fest (annual festival)
July
- June 20-August 18: Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- July 4, 2019: Rock n Boom
- July 9, 2019: MLB All-Star Game
- July 11-12, 2019: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
- July 11-14, 2019: Tall Ships Festival
- July 12-14, 2019: Cain Park Arts Festival (juried art/crafts festival)
- July 13-14, 2019: Cleveland Summer Flea
- July 21, 2019: Taste of Tremont (annual food festival)
- July 26, 2019: Night Market Cleveland
- July 27, 2019: Alefest (annual beer festival)
August
- June 20-August 18: Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- August 2-3, 2019: Vintage Ohio Wine Festival (annual festival)
- August 24-25, 2019: Cleveland Garlic Festival (annual festival)
- August 30, 2019: Believe in CLE Yoga (free yoga in the plaza at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
- August 30, 2019: Night Market Cleveland
- August 30-September 2, 2019: Cleveland Oktoberfest (annual festival)
- August 31-September 2, 2019: Cleveland National Air Show (annual event)
September
- August 30-September 2, 2019: Cleveland Oktoberfest (annual festival)
- August 31-September 2, 2019: Cleveland National Air Show (annual event)
- September 8, 2019: Browns home opener (football)
- September 14-15, 2019: Village Peddler Festival (annual arts and crafts festival)
- September 20, 2019: Adult Swim at Greater Cleveland Aquarium (Fall wine)
- September 21-22, 2019: Cleveland Fall Flea
- September 27, 2019: Night Market Cleveland
- September 27-29, 2019: IngenuityFest (annual arts, music, and tech festival)
October
- October 1-2, 2019: Something Russian Festival (annual festival) in Mogadore
- October 11-27, 2019: Boo at the Zoo (Fridays through Sundays, 5-9 p.m.)
- October 19, 2019: History on Tap Haunted History
- October 19, 2019: Halloween Bar Crawl
- October 19, 2019: Spooky Pooch Parade at Kauffman Park in Lakewood
- October 24, 2019: Lakewood Chocolate Walk (annual food walk)
- October 27, 2019: Trick or Tea at The Ritz-Carlton
November
- November 2, 2019: Once Upon a Bar Crawl (Disney-themed bar crawl)
- November 16, 2019: Cheese & Wine Fest
- November 23, 2019: Adult Swim at Greater Cleveland Aquarium (Christmas ales & ciders)
- November 23, 2019-January 4, 2020: Cleveland Botanical Garden Glow (annual holiday light display)
- November 30, 2019: Winterfest (annual tree lighting event at Public Square)
December
- November 23, 2019-January 4, 2020: Cleveland Botanical Garden Glow (annual holiday light display)
- December 7, 2019: A Christmas Story Run (5K/10K race)
- December 12, 2019: It’s a Wonderful Life in concert (movie with live Cleveland Orchestra)
- December 13-14, 2019: Cleveland Winter Flea
- December 13-22, 2019: Cleveland Orchestra Christmas Concert (at least one performance per day)
- December 14, 2019: Run Santa Run (5K race)
- December 14, 2019: Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl
Summer concert series
The Cleveland Metroparks are once again running concert series at Edgewater Beach and Euclid Beach Park this summer. Here’s the current schedule:
Edgewater Live 2019
- May 30: Cleveland’s Breakfast Club | ’80s Rock
- June 6: Bronx Country | Country
- June 13: Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band | Reggae
- June 20: Front Porch Lights | Indie Rock
- June 27: Recess | Pop / Rock
- July 11: The Benjaminz | R&B / Motown
- July 18: Disco Inferno | Disco / Funk / ’70s & ‘80s
- July 25: The Cover Ups | ‘90s / Rocking Dance Party
- August 1: The Prince Project Band | Prince Tribute Band
Euclid Beach Live 2019
- May 31: The Mourning Glory Band | Classic Rock
- June 7: Aretifex | R&B / Motown
- June 14: Rare Image | Motown
- June 21: Sending up Songs of Praise | Gospel
- June 28: Kinsman Dazz Band All Stars with Just Charnise | R&B
- July 12: Funkyard X | Funk / R&B
- July 19: Shout | Top 40 / R&B
- July 26: Ras T Dubflex | Reggae
- August 2: Russell Thompson and the Free Agent Band | Jazz
Check out more Metroparks music events here.