Whip out your phone out and get your thumbs moving, because you'll want to mark your calendar with tons of cool events happening across Northeast Ohio this summer.
Or you could just write them down with a magic marker, but that might ruin your phone's screen.
Festivals and food
It鈥檚 a non-stop party in Northeast Ohio with festivals all summer.
Pride fests happen in (June 21) and (Aug. 23).
Akron marks its bicentennial , including the (July 3-4), a historical drama about the city (July 31) and festivals saluting Akron鈥檚 immigrant communities: The (July 10-12) and (July 18-20).
On the water, is back July 19.
And it鈥檚 a touch of Harry Potter when returns to Kent, July 18-19.
Food is a huge part of summer, with Cleveland鈥檚 (June 23-29), (August 24-25) and (Aug. 29-Sept. 1), plus in Berea (Aug. 29-Sept. 1 and Sept. 5-6).
Summer tunes
There鈥檚 music everywhere this summer with (June 11-28) throughout Cuyahoga County, Piano Cleveland鈥檚 (July 20-Aug. 2), the (July 26-28) at Playhouse Square and Akron鈥檚 (Aug. 16).
The Cleveland Orchestra鈥檚 opens July 3-4 with a Salute to America, and closes with another salute, to Dolly Parton (Sept. 7).
Cities have you covered 鈥� except the ears 鈥� for weekly music, too. On Wednesdays, visit Cleveland's or Downtown Wooster鈥檚 . On the water, Wednesdays through Saturdays are musical at .
On Fridays, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame , or head to Lorain for .
Saturdays meld pianists with science in a partnership between Cleveland State University and .
Close the weekend with a Sunday night concert at .
If you prefer accompaniment with your music, NCCAkron offers with 2024 Knight Choreography Prize recipient Shamel Pitts. is July 26 at Playhouse Square.
Watch and see
Northeast Ohio is rich in museums, and there's two new ones waiting to be discovered. The Akron History Center opened just in time for the city's bicentennial. Peg's Foundation and Gallery in Hudson has an exclusive Salvador Dal铆 exhibition opening June 12.
Early summer is also the time to visit one of the few 鈥渄ark parks,鈥� optimized for nighttime astronomy, in the Midwest: . If conditions are clear, view the sky show through the Oberle telescope on June 27 and 28.
There's history on view at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library with "," opening May 30. The oil paintings of Angelina Patterson trace Cleveland's industrial legacy.
The National Packard Museum in Warren holds its annual show on July 26.
There are three exhibitions at the , two covering textile art: 鈥淛ohn Paul Morabito: Madonna dei Femminell蓹鈥� closes June 22 and "Hildur 脕sgeirsd贸ttir J贸nsson: Micro/Macro" closes Aug. 3. And if you missed it last summer, the fashion of screen legend Katharine Hepburn runs through Sept. 28.
All eyes are on Canton in late summer for the , July 20-Aug. 3. It culminates with the enshrinement ceremony, which this year includes Kent State University alumnus Antonio Gates.
If you missed seeing the real dinosaurs millions of years ago, the Akron Zoo has you covered with , a tour of animatronic dinos through Sept. 14.
Going to the theater
If you鈥檙e excited for theater beyond the new 鈥淪uperman鈥� film, opening July 11, there鈥檚 plenty to do in Northeast Ohio. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is bringing back its planetarium show inspired by Pink Floyd鈥檚 鈥�,鈥� May 24-Aug. 31.
From June 12-29, 鈥溾�� is at Cleveland Public Theatre, mixing song, poetry and 鈥渇ierce physicality.鈥� At the Akron Civic Theatre, All-City Musical presents 鈥溾�� June 14-15. A month later, July 16-19, the is back in Downtown Cleveland.
Playhouse Square closes its 2024-25 season with "Kimberly Akimbo," July 15-Aug. 3, before prepping for one of two productions that launces its national tour from Cleveland: "The Notebook" opens Sept. 6.
