Because the tall ships dock for five days only, here are more fun fests to get you through the summer
Miranda S. Miller
Little Italy June
Art Walk/Venetian Carnival June
4-6, Fri-Sat noon-late, Sun noon-5 p.m.; Free Cleveland’s
Little Italy Neighborhood, 440-382-5830, clevelandlittleitaly.com
Fun for – Mardi Gras revelers Carnival’s
a big deal in Italy, so it makes sense that our own Little Italy is
adding the celebration to its art walk. Parade-goers get to make a mask,
have their face painted and pose for pictures wearing Venetian carnival
garb
North
Coast Harbor Boating & Fishing Fest June 5-6, Sat 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 11
a.m.-5 p.m.; Free Voinovich Park, 800 E. Ninth St., Cleveland, boatingfest.com
Northeast Ohio Polka Fest June 12-13, noon-midnight; $6 5499
Lake Road, Geneva-on-the-Lake, 440-466-9300, oldfirehousewinery.com
Wellington Cheese
Heritage Festival July 16-18,
Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun noon-6 p.m.; Free Town Hall,
South Main Street, Wellington, 440-647-3987, mainstreetwellington.org
Fun for –The
people-watcher (or the amateur filmmaker) Mid-July heat and
humidity, clingy summer clothes and a contest to see who can wolf down
the most macaroni and cheese? Oh, yeah. This has YouTube written all
over it.
Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival July 23-25, Fri 4:30-11:30 p.m., Sat
10 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Sun 1-10:30 p.m.; $10 Cuyahoga County
Fairgrounds, 164 Eastland Road, Berea, 216-251-1711, clevelandirish.org
Twins Days Aug. 6-8, Sat 9 a.m.-dusk, Sun 10
a.m.-7 p.m. (Friday events for registered twins and families); $3 Twinsburg,
330-425-3652, twinsdays.org
