Woman on stilts at Parade the Circle in Cleveland (photo by Erik Drost)

109 Days and Nights of Summer

Experience a season of festivals, concerts and events with our guide that runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

Visitors at the Columbus Museum of Art during Art History Happy Hour (photo courtesy of Columbus Museum of Art)

5 Art Classes and Events to Check Out This May

Celebrate creativity across Ohio during these five events that offer different ways for art lovers to get hands-on this month.

A baby otter at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (photo by Michelle Peters, courtesy of Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden)

May is Zoo Baby Month in Cincinnati

May 1 brings with it a focus on all the new faces that have appeared at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden since the start of 2026.

“The Quitters Club” novel by Jessica Strawser of Cincinnati (illustration by Rachael Jirousek)

Read Ohio Author Jessica Strawser’s New Book ‘The Quitters Club’

The Cincinnati resident’s upcoming novel tells the story of four friends and their pact to make a change in their lives, together.

Amusement park preservationist Troy Parsh in roller coaster car from Geauga Lake at Grafton home (photo by Ken Blaze)

See Relics of Bygone Theme Parks at the Amusement Preservation Museum

Troy Parsh is the keeper of countless amusement-park memories. He pieces together the past at his Lorain County home and once a year invites the public to see his collection.

Featured Events

Clinton Street sign (photo courtesy of Defiance Main Street & Visitors Bureau)

May 9

21st Annual Lilac Festival & Street Fair

Defiance, Ohio

May 8—May 9

48th Annual Spring Festival and Auction

Holmesville, Ohio

720 Market in North Canton (photo courtesy of 720 Market)

May 16

720 May Market

North Canton, Ohio

Artifacts on display at Massillon Museum (photo courtesy of Visit Canton)

May 30—Oct 18

Driving Forces: The Lincoln Highway Journey

Massillon, Ohio

Women with mimosas (photo courtesy of Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa)

May 9

Hat’s & Heels: A Mother’s Day Gathering

Canton, Ohio

“Motherlode 1” by Akeylah Wellington (photo courtesy of Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery)

May 2—Jul 10

Shared State

Columbus, Ohio

Exterior of Italian style building at Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa (photo courtesy of Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa)

May 21

The Rat Pack Concert

Canton, Ohio

Photograph taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston (photo courtesy of McKinley Presidential Library & Museum)

Feb 12—May 31

The Woman Behind the Lens: Frances Benjamin Johnston & the American Presidency

Canton, Ohio

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Col. James M. Schoonmaker (photo courtesy of National Museum of the Great Lakes)

Travel These 8 Scenic Byways This Summer

Summer offers the perfect time to take the back roads and storied routes, including these drives that reflect the history of our state and nation. READ MORE >