2025 OHIO - OCTOBER 2025 Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events (see also: 2024 - 2021 - 2020 - 2018 - 2015)
October 3-5, 2025 62nd Annual Ohio Gourd Show Delaware, Ohio Delaware County Fairgrounds. Food, gourds, gourd art, gourd music and special programs are featured on the grounds. Programs and presentations will provide information about gourds and gourd art. Gourd crafting opportunities will be available for children and adults without advance reservations. Gourd workshops (pre-registration required ) are offered on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. October 4-5, 2025 48th Spring Valley Potato Festival Spring Valley, Ohio The first full weekend in October of each year brings thousands of people together to enjoy the free continuous live entertainment. The aroma of an endless variety of foods is there to enjoy while strolling the streets lined with booth after booth of quality crafts and home grown produce in the Farmer's Market. Raffles, contests, a baked goods auction and a pet parade are just part of the many things to take in. October 4-5, 2025 Huntsburg Pumpkin Festival - Huntsburg, Ohio The annual festival will include a baking contest, decorated & carved pumpkin show, pageant, horseshoe tournament, apple peeling contest, nail pounding contest, pumpkin roll, car show, pumpkin pie eating contest, road race, entertainment and a parade. October 7-11, 2025 Annual Bradford Pumpkin Show - Bradford, Ohio Parades, pageant, bread & pie contests, Cornhole Tournament, Kiddie Tractor Pull, Pumpkin Parade, Pumpkin Art, talent show and much more! October 11-12, 2025 Oak Harbor Apple Festival - Oak Harbor, Ohio Something for everyone! Pageant, parade, tractor pulling contest, baking contest, talent show, classic car show, 5K Apple Run, youth football game and local performers. Attendance: 25,000+.
October 11-12, 2025 55th Annual Ohio Sauerkraut Festival Waynesville, Ohio The Ohio Sauerkraut Festival has grown from a small local event in 1970 to one of the premier craft festivals in the nation. We jury our 450+ vendors to ensure that all items are handcrafted, and select items based on quality and variety. Our unique food offerings range from sauerkraut pizza to fudge. Visitors return year after year to sample their favorites, making the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival a favorite Midwest destination. Attendance: 350,000+. October 12, 2025 Stateline Smack Down Open Beef Show Van Wert, Ohio Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Showmanship, breeding heifers, and feeder calves. October 13-17, 2025 - National School Lunch Week - Nationwide School Nutrition Association. October 15-18, 2025 Circleville Pumpkin Show - Circleville, Ohio Ohio's oldest and largest festival. Pumpkin growing competition, Miss Pumpkin Queen, World's Largest Pumpkin Pie, fruit & vegetable displays, hog calling, egg toss, pumpkin toss, pie eating, baked goods, parades, entertainment. Attendance: 400,000. October 17-18, 2025 6th Annual Harvest Happenings, Apple Festival, Dairy Barn Emporium - Van Wert, Ohio Van Wert County Fairgrounds. This weekend is actually three separate events on the grounds, but one great experience. Lots of lovely craft vendors, food vendors, APPLES, apple ciders and sweet treats! October 17-19, 2025 54th Apple Butter Stirrin' Festival Coshocton, Ohio Smell the fresh apple butter simmering over an open fire and enjoy artisans & crafters, music, contests and demonstrations in historic Roscoe Village. Attendance: 10,000. October 20, 2025 Ohio Bar Owners Bar Expo - Columbus, Ohio This year’s show will be at the Hollywood Casino Columbus. October 29-30, 2025 - DairyTech Conference - Columbus, Ohio A conference from IDFA and EVER.AG, will bring together leaders from around the world to form new connections and showcase innovative solutions that will transform the dairy industry. 2024 OHIO - OCTOBER 2024 Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events events waiting for new datesOctober 4-13, 2024 - Cleveland Beer Week - Cleveland, Ohio CBW is a combination of the main flagship events coupled with hundreds of events at local bars and eateries during the week that feature keg tappings, beer pairings, tasting dinner, brewer meet and greets, and educaitonal events throughout greater Cleveland. There truly is something for Everyone at Cleveland Beer Week. Established in 2009, Cleveland Beer Week is a not-for-profit celebration that raises awareness of the craft beer industry and promotes patronage at local establishments. But we are also philanthropic---proceeds from all of Cleveland Beer Week's flagship events benefit the Malone Scholarship Fund. 2021 OHIO - OCTOBER 2021 Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events events waiting for new datesOctober -, 2021 - Weekend Of Fire - Fairfield, Ohio EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Jungle Jim's International Market. This weekend only! Sample and purchase sweat-inducing foods from all over the country at our Fiery Food Show! Hot and fiery, or mild and meek; you can choose your favorite feverish flavors and buy enough to stock your pantry. Hot sauces, BBQ sauces, salsas, rubs and all sorts of spicy foods will be available. 2020 OHIO - OCTOBER 2020 Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events events waiting for new datesOctober 19, 2020 Flavors of Northeast Ohio - Cleveland, Ohio Take your dining experience to the next level. At Flavors you’ll do more than just eat the food, you will witness culinary experts craft a meal tableside. This is one dinner that goes above and beyond the usual restaurant fare! Unleash your inner “foodie” and experience a distinct evening of dining while helping to fund the research, education, and advocacy efforts of the American Liver Foundation. 2018 OHIO - OCTOBER 2018 Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events events waiting for new datesOctober 18, 2018 - Celebrity Chef Tour - Columbus, Ohio Benefiting the James Beard Foundation, featuring Award-Winning Chefs |