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Ohio Festivals & Events in November 2026 by Weekend

Written by the USA Fest Bot team with AI help. · Published · Updated

Downtown Cleveland towers lit against a deep blue night sky, with a steel lift bridge and an arched bridge over the river below
Downtown Cleveland at night, seen from the Flats (not one of the events below). Photo: Erik Drost, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

November in Ohio moves quickly from Halloween weekend to Veterans Day parades, then to holiday craft markets, parades of lights, a Thanksgiving Day race and the first big light shows of the season. This guide covers 25 public events listed on USA Fest Bot for November 2026, grouped by weekend, from Halloween weekend through Thanksgiving weekend. You’ll find the Grave Rave at Sawyer Point in Cincinnati, Veterans Day parades in Delaware, Zanesville and Findlay, the Veterans March and Ceremony in Canal Winchester, the Germania Society Christkindlmarkt, holiday markets in Sharonville, Cincinnati and Columbus, the Columbus ChristmasFair, the Fairfield Parade of Lights, Liberty Center Lights Up, the Western & Southern Thanksgiving Day Race, and light shows that run all season at the Cincinnati Zoo, the Columbus Zoo, downtown Columbus and Kings Island. Each one links to its listing page and to the event’s own website.

Pick a weekend, then open the listing and the event’s website before you go. USA Fest Bot doesn’t sell tickets.

Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.

Weekend of October 30 – November 1

Two events on our list fall on this weekend, in Cincinnati and Delaware. Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, this year.

November 6–8

Six events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in Cincinnati, Sharonville and Canal Winchester. Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11. Three Veterans Day listings fall on this weekend.

Snow-covered round hay bales in front of a barn and silo, with bare wooded hills behind under a blue sky
Hay bales and a barn on a Gallia County farm in winter (not one of the events below). Photo: Nyttend, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

November 20–22

Eight events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati.

The stone tower and lit cables of a suspension bridge over a wide river at dusk, with city lights on the far bank
The Roebling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River at Cincinnati (not one of the events below). Photo: Derek Jensen (Tysto), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

November 27–29 (Thanksgiving weekend)

Two events on our list fall on this weekend, in Cincinnati and Cleveland. Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26. Also included here: Cleveland Turkey Trot (Thursday, November 26) and Western & Southern Thanksgiving Day Race (Thursday, November 26), which fall on weekdays before this weekend. See more turkey trots and Thanksgiving parades across the country.

Running all season

These holiday listings open in November and run into December or January, so they are not tied to one weekend. The dates show the full season, so check the organizer’s page for which nights they are open.

Planning by area

Most of this month’s Ohio listings sit around Cincinnati and Columbus, so it can help to plan by area as well as by weekend.

Cincinnati and southwest Ohio. In Cincinnati there’s the Grave Rave at Sawyer Point (October 30), the Germania Society Christkindlmarkt (November 6–8), the Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market (November 20–22), the Western & Southern Thanksgiving Day Race (November 26), the Crafty Supermarket Holiday Show (November 28) and the PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo, which opens November 19. Close by are the Sharonville Holiday Market (November 6–8), the Fairfield Parade of Lights and Liberty Center Lights Up in Liberty Township (both November 21), and Kings Island WinterFest in Mason, which opens November 27.

Columbus and central Ohio. The Delaware Veterans Parade is November 1, and the Canal Winchester Veterans March and Ceremony is November 7. In Columbus, the Ohio Made Holiday Market runs November 20–21 and the Columbus ChristmasFair runs November 21–22. Wanderlights downtown and Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo in Powell both open November 20, so that weekend works well for a market in the day and lights after dark.

Elsewhere in Ohio. The Zanesville Veterans Day Parade is November 7, and the Findlay Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony is November 8.

None of the dated events in this guide fall on the weekend of November 13–15. If you know an Ohio event that weekend, you can submit a listing.

Before you go: a short checklist

  • Open the official site the week you go. Each listing page links to the event’s website. Organizers post hours and updates there.
  • Check the day you plan to go. Several events here run two days. Our listings show the full dates, so check the organizer’s page for each day’s plans.
  • Add it to your calendar. Every listing in this guide has an “Add to calendar (.ics)” link and a map link.

Find more events near you

The rest of the site covers more of Ohio. Ohio events collects every Ohio listing on USA Fest Bot. More parades, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas parades, are on parades. More runs and walks, including Thanksgiving Day turkey trots, are on charity runs and walks. For holiday markets and parades, see Christmas markets and Christmas events. Weekly markets are on farmers markets. For plans across the country, see this weekend. Missing an event you know? Submit a listing.

Quick answers

Can these dates change?

The dates in this guide match each event’s listing page on USA Fest Bot. Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.

Is an event I know missing?

It may not have posted its 2026 dates yet. You can submit a listing with a link to the event’s website.

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