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Mustering Memory: 160 Years of Saluting the Civil War
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center | April 14 through April 2023 If anything is certain, it is that for 160 years, the United States has been uncertain with how best to remember the Civil War. Each generation has handled the war’s legacy in its own way, often reflecting its own values and experiences in doing […]
Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands
Toledo Museum of Art | April 23-July 17 Levis Gallery Celebrating the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Persian civilization, Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands features over 100 works from the sixth to the nineteenth century drawn from the preeminent Persian art collection of Hossein Afshar. Persia refers to the historic lands in southwestern […]
Crosby Festival of the Arts
Toledo Botanical Garden | June 24-26 Friday, June 24: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, June 25: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, June 26: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Crosby Festival of the Arts is a highly recognized fine art show. Since 1965, CFA has been held at Toledo Botanical Garden (formerly Crosby Gardens), set amidst the beauty of gardens and […]
Put-in-Bay Pyrate Fest
Put-in-Bay | June 24-26 Put-in-Bay Pyrate Fest XIII! The Pyrate King returns to Put-in-Bay for three days to find his stolen treasure! On Friday night, pyrates invade the downtown harbor and hoist the pyrate flags! The Pyrate Bar Crawl starts at 5 p.m. (for the adult pyrates only). On Saturday, fun activities for the entire […]
Healing of the Nations Pow Wow
Monroe County Community College | June 25-26 10th annual Native American Indian Pow Wow. Doors open at 10 a.m. Native American dancing and vendors. Food vendors will also be there. SPONSOR & CONTACT INFO: Turtle Island Dream Keepers of Monroe Non-profit Organization 734-755-4446 & 734-652-0546
Portage River Festival
Portage River Festival
Depot Park, Elmore | 11 a.m. The 43rd annual Portage River Festival. Many traditional events will be held during the festival along with many new events added to make the whole day exciting for the entire family! This year's event kicks off with the 46th annual Portage River Bicycle Tour beginning at Woodmore High School […]
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Cork and Pork
Cork and Pork
The Venues | 6 p.m. We are excited to bring back in-person events to 2022! Please join Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio for Cork and Pork! Celebrate with a night of great food, cold drinks, live music by Distant Cousinz and some awesome auction items. All proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of […]
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ProMedica Summer Concert Series: Killer Queen
ProMedica Summer Concert Series: Killer Queen
Promenade Park | 6:15 ProMedica Live Summer Concert Series. Gates open at 5. Tickets at TicketMaster.com. We Are the Champions is an anthem we have all relished while our team celebrates a victory. Freddie Mercury and Queen gave us so many of these power songs that evoke feelings we often associate with certain life events. In […]
ZZ Top
ZZ Top
Toledo Zoo Amphitheater | 7:30 p.m. ZZ Top is readying a new album titled RAW that was recorded in connection with the band’s wildly popular and critically lauded 2019 Netflix documentary "That Little Ol’ Band From Texas." The Grammy-nominated feature from Banger Films and director Sam Dunn includes an interlude that finds the group’s classic […]
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Adams Street Block Party
Adams Street Block Party
The Village on Adams | 2 p.m. It's Adams Street Block Party! Join us for the official kickoff to the summer season on Adams Street! A day filled with: live music & entertainment, games, food trucks, caricature artists, face painting, a water balloon fight and more! Wristbands are just $5 and get you entry into […]
Fireworks in the 419
Fireworks in the 419
Downtown Toledo | Dusk Join us on the riverfront for the city’s annual fireworks celebration! Food trucks will be parked along Promenade Park and the fireworks will begin at dark. Presenting sponsor of the Fireworks is Owens Corning. Supporting sponsors are City of Toledo, ConnecToledo, Downtown Toledo Development Corporation, Destination Toledo and Metroparks Toledo.
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Maumee Family Picnic
Maumee Family Picnic
Uptown Maumee | 5 p.m. Before the Independence Day fireworks blast off from the Fort Meigs Memorial Bridge, join your family and friends in Uptown Maumee for a family-friendly picnic. Food Trucks will be on hand as well as inflatables for the kids. Performances by the Maumee Community Band and Johnny Rodriguez will begin at […]
Music Under the Stars
Music Under the Stars
Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre | July 3-August 14 Enjoy summer evenings, sitting in the historic Amphitheatre, listening to live music while surrounded by family, friends and … the entire animal kingdom! We are excited to highlight the many musical talents found in community bands throughout our region and for this long-standing Toledo tradition to return! Join […]
Maumee-Perrysburg Fireworks
Maumee-Perrysburg Fireworks
Maumee-Perrysburg Bridge | Dusk Visible from both aides of the Maumee River. Join us for an Independence Day to remember! Enjoy the regional fireworks show, a joint effort by the City of Maumee and the City of Perrysburg, where you can sit under the stars and experience an incredible fireworks display celebrating our independence! Fort […]
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City of Toledo Fourth of July Celebration
City of Toledo Fourth of July Celebration
Walbridge Park | 10 a.m. Featuring the Cake Walkin Jazz Band, games, crafts, watermelon eating contest, and more.
Independence Day 1813
Independence Day 1813
Fort Meigs | Noon July 4, 1813 was a day of festivity at Fort Meigs. Soldiers fired 18 shots from cannons in a National Salute and spent the day celebrating the founding of the nation they were defending. Join us as we recreate Independence Day 1813 with weapons demos, historic music presentations, and civilian activities. […]
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The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers
Toledo Zoo Amphitheater | 7:30 p.m. The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour. Michael McDonald will be joining the group on a North American tour. Four-time Grammy Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons and John McFee will be touring together for the first time in nearly 25 […]
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Jazz In The Garden
Jazz In The Garden
Toledo Botanical Garden | Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Warm summer nights and cool jazz in the garden. This season, once again, features some of the best regional artists. We’ll have food trucks on site. Bring your friends/family and enjoy music in nature. Fee: $10. $5 for Members. No reservation required. Cash only at gate. Gates open […]
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ProMedica Summer Concert Series: George Clinton
ProMedica Summer Concert Series: George Clinton
Promenade Park | 6:15 ProMedica Live Summer Concert Series. Gates open at 5. Tickets at TicketMaster.com. One Nation Under a Groove Tour George Clinton with Parliament-Funkadelic The Main Squeeze Robert Randolph Band George Clinton has dedicated his career to funk. Beginning his exploration of sound in the late fifties, Clinton formed The Parliaments, initially recording […]
Star Spangled Celebration
Star Spangled Celebration
Centennial Terrace | 7 p.m. The area’s best fireworks show and party, Sylvania’s “Star Spangled Celebration.” The fireworks may also be viewed from Sylvania Pacesetter Park, 8801 Sylvania-Metamora Rd. There is a $5 parking charge per vehicle at the park that evening. Families are encouraged to bring their own blankets or lawn chairs to Pacesetter […]
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Lucas County Fair
Lucas County Fairgrounds | July 11-17 164th annual Lucas County Fair. For complete schedule and information: lucascountyfair.com
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Jeep Invasion
Put-in-Bay | July 15-17 The 7th annual Put-in-Bay Jeep Invasion welcomes back all Jeeps to a weekend of fun at Put-in-Bay! Schedule Friday, July 15th (4 pm) – drone photo opportunity across from the airport at Langram Rd. and Meechen Rd. Saturday, July 16th (11 am-4 pm) – Jeep Show at Heineman’s Winery with trophies […]
ProMedica Summer Concert Series: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
ProMedica Summer Concert Series: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Promenade Park | 6:15 ProMedica Live Summer Concert Series. Gates open at 5. Tickets at TicketMaster.com. Pat Benatar is a legend. Like many iconic singers, her craft took a new shape in the spring of 1979 when producer and writer Mike Chapman introduced her to Neil Giraldo. Chapman felt Benatar needed a musical director who […]
Joe Gatto’s Night of Comedy
Joe Gatto’s Night of Comedy
Stranahan Theater | 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets; $39.75 to $159.75 Joe Gatto, a well-known comedian, actor, and producer, is best known for the hit TV shows “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index.” He is one of the founding members of The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe who has toured with a live comedy […]
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Maumee Valley Model Boat Club Regatta
Maumee Valley Model Boat Club Regatta
Cabela's, Dundee, Michigan | 9 a.m. This event to be held at the pond at Cabela's in Dundee. It involves radio-controlled watercraft: sailboats, speed boats, military Naval boats, Coast Guard craft, tug boats, freighters, etc. The host is the Maumee Valley Model Boat Club. Other clubs will be in attendance from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. […]
Love Fest
Love Fest
The Love Wall | 3 p.m.-midnight Presented by Equality Toledo. After a two-year break, we are back and ready to celebrate FIVE years of LOVE at Love Fest. We have so much in store, so keep an eye out for all we have lined up. Join us for an evening of live local entertainment: bands, […]
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Ottawa County Fair
Ottawa County Fairgrounds, Oak Harbor | July 18-24 58th annual Ottawa County Fair. For complete schedule and information: ottawacountyfair.org
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Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
Valentine Theatre | 7:30 p.m. National Tour — Farewell Performance! They were just four guys from Jersey until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard ... and the radio just couldn't get enough. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different […]
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Christmas in July
Toledo Zoo | July 22-24 Get in the holiday spirit early during Christmas in July weekend at your Toledo Zoo! FRIDAY, JULY 22 & SATURDAY, JULY 24 7-11 p.m., with last gate admission at 10 p.m. It’s a slice of Lights WAY Before Christmas… (Not the whole electrical spectacle though!) Stroll through a section of […]
Pizza Palooza
Centennial Terrace | July 22-23 Friday, July 22: 5-11 p.m. Saturday, July 23: 4-11 p.m. Join us at Pizza Palooza, one of Northwest Ohio’s premier and largest events. With engagement from local pizza restaurants, it is no wonder this event has become a summer staple for families and pizza lovers everywhere! Attendees are given the […]
Party in the Parking Lot
Party in the Parking Lot
The Toledo Club | 6 p.m. Party in the Parking Lot is back bigger and better than ever. Music? We’ve got you covered with returning headline band Rumours, the Fleetwood Mac tribute band, and Hear Now, led by Toledo Club member Paul Jacoby, on the more intimate inside stage. Kicking off on the outside stage […]
ProMedica Summer Concert Series: Craig Morgan
ProMedica Summer Concert Series: Craig Morgan
Promenade Park | 6:15 ProMedica Live Summer Concert Series. Gates open at 5. Tickets at TicketMaster.com. Craig Morgan is bringing the party and adoration for country music to Downtown Toledo. Morgan makes it evident that God, Family, and his country, are his inspiration for life and his muse for writing his beloved hits. The electrifying […]
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Seneca County Fair
Seneca County Fairgrounds, Tiffin | July 25-July 31 180th annual Seneca County Fair. For complete schedule and information: senecacountyfair.org
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Buddy Guy & John Hiatt
Buddy Guy & John Hiatt
Centennial Terrace | 7:30 p.m. Buddy Guy John Hiatt and the Goners featuring Sonny Landreth Tickets on sale at etix.com or Stranahan Theater box office 419-381-8851. Tickets: Tier 1 Reserved: $76 Tier 2 Reserved: $66 General Admission: $38 (Standing or bring a small chair) / $42 day of the show at the door, if not […]
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Northwest Ohio Rib Off
Lucas County Fairgrounds | July 29-31 38th annual Northwest Ohio Rib Off presented by Dunn Chevy Buick in Oregon. FRIDAY | July 29: Cheap Trick, 8 p.m. SATURDAY | July 30: Walker Hayes (with SixForty1) 8 p.m. SUNDAY | July 31: Family Day; Thunderstruck, AC/DC tribute band, 5 p.m. Advance General Admission Tickets:$17 (Available at […]
Hamler Summer Fest
Hamler Community Park, Hamler, Ohio | July 29-31 The 54rd Annual Hamler Summerfest - “The Granddaddy Of Them All!” Admission Prices Friday $7 / Saturday $7 / Sunday $5 3-Day Pass $15 Under age 16 admitted free with parent. Gates open approximately 1 hour before music starts. Friday, July 29 - Gates open at 4:30 […]
Gubi-Roo Summer Festival
Gubi-Roo Summer Festival
Lourdes University | 3 p.m. Join Lourdes University for the Gubi-Roo Summer Festival! There will be music, food trucks and games. This event is open to the public. Come experience the spirit of Lourdes!
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Blues, Brews & Brats
Blues, Brews & Brats
Downtown Waterville | 5:30 p.m. The Waterville Rotary Club in conjunction with Third Street Cigar presents the Blues, Brews, and Brats festival showcasing premier blues acts in Waterville. Come see Lil"Ed and the Blues Imperials with John Primer and John Nemeth. Food trucks and lots of cold beer. Bring a lawn chair.
Night Session Big Band
Night Session Big Band
Centennial Terrace | 7:30 p.m. Night Session is made up of a diverse group of musicians from the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan area. Night Session's upbeat repertoire cuts across generations. The band's varied repertoire includes pop and jazz standards from the 1920s to the present. From the "heyday" of the big band era, the […]
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Art on the Mall
Art on the Mall
University of Toledo Centennial Mall | 10 a.m. Join us for the 29th year of Art on the Mall, the UToledo Alumni Association's outdoor juried art show. It began in 1992 and has become a beloved summertime tradition. Almost 100 artists from all over the country showcase their artwork. This free, public art show offers […]
Latino Scholarship Day
Latino Scholarship Day
Downtown Toledo | noon The 20th annual Latino Scholarship Day is an amazing event that brings thousands of people together to embrace the Latino culture. This year we have added a parade and live music in celebration! The Parade will be starting at the Erie Street Market and ending around Fifth Third Field. Entertainment will […]
Kindness Rally
Kindness Rally
Hensville | noon The Luken T. Boyle Campaign for Kindness will host its annual Kindness Rally to commemorate the anniversary of Luken’s passing and observe a “Day of Kindness” in Northwest Ohio. Performances by Max Boyle and the CCHS Irish dance team. Along with the Kindness Rally at Hensville Park, the Luken T. Boyle Campaign […]
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Wood County Fair
Wood County Fairgrounds, Bowling Green | August 1-8 149th Wood County Fair. For complete schedule and information: https://www.woodcounty-fair.com/
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St. George Cathedral Middle Eastern Summer Festival
St. George Orthodox Cathedral | August 5-7 Friday, August 5: 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday, August 6: 4 p.m.-midnight Sunday, August 7: Noon-6 p.m. Admission is $5 per person, and children under 10 are free. This year’s festival will feature the local bands of Madison Avenue on Friday night and The Grape Smugglers on Saturday evening. And […]
ProMedica Summer Concert Series: ’90s House Party
ProMedica Summer Concert Series: ’90s House Party
Promenade Park | 6:15 ProMedica Live Summer Concert Series. Gates open at 5. Tickets at TicketMaster.com. '90s House Party Coolio Rob Base Kid "N Play Montell Jordan Color Me Badd What better place than Promenade Park to dive into nostalgia? This one is a revolving door of talent from the 90s because This is How […]
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Great Lakes Fest
Great Lakes Fest
National Museum of the Great Lakes | 10 a.m. Hosted at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in partnership with Ramsey Brothers Restorations, Great Lakes Fest is a daylong celebration of Great Lakes History for all ages featuring: classic & antique boats and cars, water and boating demonstrations, a marine mart, food and beverage […]
Taco & Margarita Festival
Taco & Margarita Festival
Huntington Center | 11 a.m. There will be a custom food & drink menu, live music, pro wrestling and more! General Admission and VIP tickets at ticketmaster.com and Huntington Center Box Office. VIP doors at 11 a.m. Event starts at Noon. TICKETS PRICES: VIP General Admission: $52 General Admission: $18 Ultimate VIP General Admission: $82 *Ticket […]
Toledo African American Festival & Concert
Toledo African American Festival & Concert
Promenade Park | 2 p.m. 17th Toledo African American Festival & Concert. The Whispers, Zapp, Chris Byrd, Sunshine Anderson, Troop, Lyfe Jennings. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. Advance tickets: $30 General Admission; $65 VIP. On sale at Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union or ticketmaster.com. Prices will go up by $5 on the day of the […]