1. Parade the Circle
This vibrant living collage impresses with stilt walkers, mammoth puppets and papier-mache masks, handcrafted for this June 10 event in University Circle. Jazz, blues and folk blares as unicyclists, dancers, colorful floats and jugglers swirl by. Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, 216-707-2483, clevelandart.org
2. Taste of Tremont
The biggest block party in town, this July 16 street festival welcomes more than 30,000 people who eat, drink, shop and dance their way through the Cleveland neighborhood sampling food from the likes of Fahrenheit, Dante and Lucky’s Cafe. Professor Avenue, tasteoftremont.com
For 117 years, Little Italy has been bound by this tradition culminating with a procession of men hoisting the Virgin Mary statute up Mayfield Road to signify her ascension into heaven. The other glue? Tasty food. So chow down Aug. 12-15 on stromboli and more. 12021 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, 216-421-2995, holy-rosary.org
