60-Plus Greater Cleveland Events to Put on Your 2025 Calendar

It’s going to be a big year in Northeast Ohio.

by Cleveland Magazine Staff | Jan. 14, 2025 | 10:00 AM

Courtesy Brite Winter

Courtesy Brite Winter

It’s a busy year ahead in Greater Cleveland. We’ve put together a list of events we think you should pencil into your plans in 2025.

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Courtesy Brite winter

  • Jan. 16-19: Cleveland Boat Show
  • Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  • Jan. 24: MLK Convocation at Case Western Reserve University
  • Jan. 31-Feb. 9: The Great Big Home and Garden Show
  • Feb. 1 and Feb. 8: Cleveland Bazaar Valentine
  • Feb. 6: Greater Cleveland Sports Awards
  • Feb. 8: Cupid’s Undie Run Cleveland
  • Feb. 14-16: Monster Jam
  • Feb. 21-March 2: Cleveland Auto Show
  • Feb. 22: Brite Winter ️
  • March 1: Winter Warmer Fest


Courtesy Cleveland Kurentovanje

  • March 1: Kurentovanje Cleveland
  • March 7-30: DayGlo Show
  • March 17: St Patrick’s Day Parade 
  • March 21-23: Fan Expo Cleveland 
  • March 27-April 5: Cleveland International Film Festival 
  • April 1: Mary J. Blige at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse


Courtesy Cleveland Guardians

  • April 8: Guardians Home Opener  
  • April 11-13: Major League Indoor Soccer finals
  • April 20: Jellybeanville Easter Display
  • April 21: Dyngus Day Cleveland
  • April 25-27: Great Lakes Collectors Convention
  • May 3: Cedar Point Opening Day
  • May 17-18: Cleveland Asian Festival
  • May 17-18: Cleveland Marathon 
  • May 23-26: Berea National Rib Cook-off 
  • May 24-25: Reggae Fest Cleveland 


Courtesy Pride in the CLE

  • June 7: Pride in the CLE ️‍
  • June 14: Juneteenth Freedom Fest
  • June 14: Parade the Circle
  • June 21: Mx. Juneteenth
  • June 26-28: Tri-C Jazz Fest 
  • June 28: Larchmere PorchFest
  • June 28: Tyler, The Creator at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
  • June-August: Wade Oval Wednesday
  • July 4: Grindstone Festival in Berea
  • July 5-6: 2025 Blossom Music Festival presents Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • July 11: Superman film released
  • July 16-19: BorderLight Theatre Festival
  • July 19: Blazing Paddles Paddlefest
  • July 20: Taste of Tremont 

Erik Drost via Flickr

  • Aug. 1-3: Twins Day festival 
  • August 2-3: Cleveland Puerto Rican Parade
  • Aug. 5-10: Cuyahoga County Fair
  • Aug. 7-10: International Ohio Burlesque Festival
  • Aug. 10: Tri CLE Rock Roll Run
  • Aug. 13: MGK Day
  • Aug. 14-17: Feast of the Assumption 
  • Aug. 16: PorchRokr Festival
  • Aug. 16-23: Tennis in The Land
  • Aug. 24: One World Day  


Erik Drost via Flickr

  • Aug. 29–Sept. 1, Sept. 5–6: Cleveland Oktoberfest
  • Sept. 4-6: Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival
  • Aug. 30-Sep. 1: Cleveland National Air Show 
  • Sept. 6: Dragon Boat Festival
  • Sept. 13: Waterloo Arts Fest
  • Sept. 13: “Weird Al” Yankovic at Blossom Music Center
  • Sept. 20: Cleveland Pickle Fest
  • Sept. 26–29: IngenuityFest
  • September: Cleveland Browns home opener
  • October: Cleveland Beer Week
  • October: Spooky Pooch Parade
  • October: Cleveland Monsters home opener
  • October: Cleveland Cavaliers home opener
  • Nov. 29: WinterLand CLE
  • December: Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concerts
  • December: Cleveland Menorah Parade

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