Cleveland Calendar
Please note: Many of these events have been canceled, postponed, or rescheduled for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Please only use this as a guide to what is normally scheduled – check individual event websites for more info/updates.
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 2021
January
- November 21, 2020-January 3, 2021: Cleveland Botanical Garden Glow (annual holiday light display)
- November 27, 2020-January 8, 2021: Winter RiverFest
- Martin Luther King Jr Day: North Coast Harbor Ice Fest – canceled for 2021
- Winter Beerfest – canceled for 2021
February
- Brite Winter (annual music and arts festival) – virtual in 2021
- DonutFest (donut and coffee event) – canceled for 2021
- February 13, 2021: Cleveland Kurentovanje (annual Slovenian cultural festival) – virtual in 2021
- February 13-April 11 – Orchids Forever at Cleveland Botanical Garden
March
- February 13-April 11 – Orchids Forever at Cleveland Botanical Garden
- March 6-7 and 13-14 – Maple Sugaring at Rocky River Reservation
- March 13-14 and 20-21 – Maple Sugar Days at Hale Farm & Village
April
- February 13-April 11 – Orchids Forever at Cleveland Botanical Garden
- Yuri’s Night (annual space-themed event) – canceled in 2021
- April 5, 2021: Indians home opener (baseball)
- April 5, 2021: Dyngus Day (annual Polish festival)
- April 7-20, 2021: Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) (annual event, virtual in 2021)
- April 29-May 1, 2021: NFL Draft
May
- May 15-16, 2021: Cleveland Marathon (annual race)
- May 17-23, 2021: Cleveland Taco Week
- May 28-31: Berea Rib Cook-Off (annual event)
- TBD: Cleveland Asian Festival (annual festival)
June
- June 4-5, 2021: Pride in the CLE (annual parade/festival)
- June 26, 2021: Uncorked Wine Festival at the Great Lakes Science Center
- TBD: Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- TBD: Waterloo Arts Fest (annual festival)
- TBD: Larchmere Porchfest (annual neighborhood music festival)
- TBD: Tri-C Jazzfest (annual music festival)
- TBD: Burning River Fest (annual festival)
- Cleveland Summer Beerfest – canceled for 2021
July
- July 24-25, 2021: Wonderstruck (annual music festival)
- TBD: Cain Park Arts Festival (juried art/crafts festival)
- TBD: Taste of Tremont (annual food festival)
- TBD: Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
August
- August 4-15, 2021: Thyagaraja Festival (annual Indian music festival)
- August 6-7, 2021: Vintage Ohio Wine Festival (annual festival)
- August 28-29, 2021: Cleveland Garlic Festival (annual festival)
- August 28-30, 2021: Taste of Summer (annual food festival)
- TBD: Cleveland Burger Week
- TBD: Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
September
- September 3-6, 2021: Cleveland Oktoberfest (annual festival)
- September 4-6, 2021: Cleveland National Air Show (annual event)
- TBD: Browns home opener (football)
- Village Peddler Festival (annual arts and crafts festival) – cancenled for 2021
October
- TBD: Boo at the Zoo
- TBD: Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week (annual food event)
- TBD: Something Russian Festival (annual festival) in Mogadore
- TBD: Spooky Pooch Parade in Lakewood (annual dog costume parade)
November
- TBD: Cleveland Botanical Garden Glow (annual holiday light display)
- TBD: Winterfest (annual tree lighting event at Public Square)
December
- TBD: Cleveland Botanical Garden Glow (annual holiday light display)
- TBD: Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- TBD: Wintertide festival in Gordon Square
- TBD: Festival of Trees at the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square
- TBD: A Christmas Story Run (5K/10K race)
- TBD: Holiday CircleFest in University Circle
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 2021
- Canceled for 2021
Euclid Beach Live 2021
- Canceled for 2021
Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom
Each summer, the Cleveland Orchestra performs concerts at Blossom Music Center. The outdoor music venue is a local favorite, and the orchestra is heading back for the summer season!
Find full concert details for 2021 here.