26 Fabulous Festivals in June

May 31, 2018 By Lisa Grigsby

Looking for festivals in Dayton?

Whether you’re a local, new in town, or just passing through, you’ll be sure to find an event or two here to try some new food, enjoy some local music and shop handmade crafts at the festivals that happen in the Miami Valley in the month of June:

Valley Vineyards Wine & Beer Festival

Valley Vineyards

A Taste of Warren County
Friday, June 1, 2018 • 5-11 pm
Saturday, June 2, 2018 • 11 am to 11 pm

Join us for the 48th Anniversary of Valley Vineyards Wine Festival! Enjoy live, local music! Friday taste the delicious food of local producers from all over Warren County. Saturday Royalty from the Ohio Renaissance Festival will be offering toasts on this special day.

Dayton Pride Festival – Courthouse Square

June 1 5:30 pm – 9:00 pmAffair at the Square – featuring The Rubi Girls and The Gay Men’s Chorus. followed by .5k Bar Crawl

June 2 9am – 4pm Breakfast at MJ’s, Pride Parade steps off at noon,

followed by Pride celebration until 4pm Gay Men’s Chorus 8pm
June 3rd- 10am – 3pm Pride Brunch at Wheat Penny, Spikes & Heels Kickball Tournament 11am – 5pm

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Strawberry Festival

Saturday, June 2rd – 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday, June 3th – 10:00am – 6:00pm

Strawberry Festival officially begins on Friday night with food and entertainment for the whole family on our beautiful Great Miami River Levee! Two full days of events follow beginning with Open Ceremonies on Prouty Plaza. From there the main action continues on the Historic Streets of Downtown Troy and along the Great Miami River Levee! Browse over 200 high quality art and craft booths. If you can make it with strawberries, you will find it at the Troy Strawberry Festival, more than 60 food booths offer everything from strawberry salsa, chocolate covered strawberries, strawberry bbq sauce, and of course the famous strawberry donuts! Great family entertainment, two stages of free entertainment, free shuttle service and free admissions.

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The Lights Fest

Ohio Renaissance Festival

June 2 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$40

The Lights Fest is an experience where thousands of friends and families gather to listen to live music, fill up…

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Farmstead Cheese Festival

Young’s Jersey Dairy

June 4 – 9th

We offer unlimited Young’s Family Fun Wristbands all week to help celebrate our 9th year of making Young’s Farmstead Cheese! Good for unlimited family fun all over the farm – unlimited miniature golf, batting cages, driving range, Cowvin’s Fast Slide, Moovers & Shakers & Cowvin’s Kiddie Corral. Sample Young’s Farmstead Cheese, which is on sale all week.

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Banana Split Festival

Downtown Wilmington

June 8 @ 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
June 9 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

Free

The Banana Split Festival features good old-fashioned fun with games and rides for everyone, crafts and collectibles, free concerts, continuous entertainment, a classic car cruise-in and car show, unique food booths, a banana split eating contest and of course the “make your own” banana split booth.

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Versailles Poultry Days

June 8 @ 3:00 pm – 10:30 pm
June 9 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
June 10 @ 12:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Some of the other activities will include: Miss Chick and Little Miss Poultry Days Contests, FREE Kiddie Tractor Pull, rides and games for all ages, Vendor Area, Cake and Egg Contests, Flower Show, and Art & Photo Show along with many other family friendly events.

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Rock ‘n Green Tomato Festival

Riverfront Park

June 8 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
June 9 @ 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Free

Friday, June 8 – Music Begins at 5 pm The Eighth Annual Rock ‘n’ Green Tomato Festival, sponsored by MidUSA Credit…

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St Christopher Parish Summer Festival

St. Christopher Church

June 8 @ 6:00 pm
June 9 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
June 10 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Free

Free Music, reasonable price on food and beer, reasonable price on rides. Friday, June 8th (6:00 pm – Midnight) Bingo: …

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St. Helen Spring Festival

St. Helen’s Parish

June 8 @ 6:30 pm – 11:59 pm
June 9 @ 1:00 pm – 11:59 pm
June 10 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free

Live Music All Weekend – Two Stages – No Cover Ride all you can ride Saturday 1-6 PM or Sunday 12-5 PM for $17 Purchase…

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Yellow Springs Street Fair

Downtown Yellow Springs

June 9 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Free

Over 200 booths selling fine arts & crafts, clothing, jewelry, fair trade items, unique gifts, massages and much more, join…

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Street Faire in Historic Waynesville

Downtown Waynesville

June 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Free

Waynesville Ohio will host it’s annual Second Saturday Street Faire on Main Street in the historical village (between Miami St…

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Lebanon Country Music Festival

Downtown Lebanon

June 9 @ 11:00 am – 11:00 pm

Free

FREE Community event offering shopping, Artisan Crafts, food and Country Music held in downtown Lebanon The Lebanon Country Music Festival…

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River Festival

June 9 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Free

Celebrate the wonderful waterways in the Miami Valley, especially the Scenic Little Miami River watershed. We will have over a…

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Jewish Cultural Festival

June 10 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Free

The entire community, both Jewish and non-Jewish, is invited to share traditions and learn about the Jewish faith. We will be expanding our offerings to include additional entertainment for your listening and viewing pleasure, an Israeli-themed petting zoo, more education sessions in new areas of interest, and the Fourth Annual “Oy Vey 5k Run/Walk.”

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Dayton Jazz Festival

RiverScape MetroPark

June 10 @ 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free

The Downtown Summer Music Series: Relax to the smooth sounds of the region’s best jazz vocalists and artists.

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Celtic Fest Ohio

Ohio Renaissance Festival

June 15 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
June 16 @ 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
June 17 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

$12 – $18

Enjoy a wide variety of food items from traditional Scottish, Irish, and English to American Fare. Browse over 100 arts and crafts shops featuring the most unique items all made with a Celtic flare!

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International Beer Fest

June 15 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
June 16 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

$45 – $65

Over 400 beers from more than 100 different breweries. You will have the chance to try imported and local beers,…

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Summer Solstice Lavender Festival

Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm

June 16 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
June 17 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm|Recurring Event

Free

We are working up some pretty special events for this 10th anniversary… 20 handcraft vendors, you also have the opportunity to experience readings, energy work and much more. LAVENDER PLANTS, U-PICK your own LAVENDER, enjoy fresh LAVENDER HONEY,

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2018 Juneteenth Celebration Dayton Ohio

June 16 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Free

On Saturday, June 16^th at McIntosh Park (formerly known as Riverview Park) a day-long festival kicks off at 8 am with The Red Velvet Cupcake 5K Walk/Run followed by a the Dayton Acton Children’s Business Fair, a special business competition for young entrepreneurs, a Veggie-education food demonstration, an interactive art exhibit featuring 15 different vignettes/scenes chronicling African Americans journey from Africa to slavery to freedom. The main event, the Dayton Artist Showcase, features a special performance by local band Top Secret.

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ARTfest on Main

June 16 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Free

Fine Arts and Fine Crafts festival in the downtown Historic Springboro Business District. This event will include artisans, musicians, youth art display, children’s activities, food trucks and more!

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Spass Nacht – An Austrian Festival

June 20 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Free

in honor of Kettering’s sister city, Steyr, Austria, we celebrate with a Spass Nacht (translation: Fun Night). Strap on your lederhosen, this family friendly event has authentic food, beverages, polka music and live entertainment!

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Festival On The Hill

June 22 @ 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
June 23 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm

$7

Located on the grounds of the Dayton Masonic Center, Festival on the Hill brings summer fun to downtown Dayton! With The Menus,
33 people, Shadowlife, Eric Jerardi

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Dayton Air Show

Dayton International Airport

June 23 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
June 24 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

$15 – 25

The 2018 Vectren Dayton Air Show promises to be a weekend packed with heart-pounding air performances and family-friendly activities.. You’ll see the Blue Angels, US Army Golden Knights, Red Tail Mustang Tuskegee Airmen, B-17 Movie Memphis Belle and more.

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RHYTHM & BREWS FESTIVAL 2018

Miami Valley Gaming

June 23 @ 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Free

Great Brews and Great Music Over 100 brews plus Food Trucks

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Star Spangled Heights

June 30 @ 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Parade down Brandt Pike starts at 10 am, and heads to Cloud Park for a day of fun featuring a car show, food truck rally, beer garden, live music, and more! Fireworks display at dusk. Fireworks display at dusk

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About Lisa Grigsby

Lisa Grigsby is a Special Events Director with over thirty years experience in promotions, event coordination and public relations.

Owning Jokers Comedy Cafe for 20 years taught Lisa to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. She credits Leadership Dayton for exposing her to the amazing assets of the region and Clothes That Work for being her reason she stayed in Dayton. Her proudest accomplishment as a past president of the Miami Valley Restaurant Association was creating Restaurant Week, a twice a year tradition that continues to grow and benefit local charities as well. As a foodie, it's only natural that she continues to promote local restaurateurs with DaytonDining.

As a Dayton Catalyst, her desire to have ONE community calendar and advocate for the amazing assets of the region helped create the vision for the relaunch of DaytonMostMetro, now Dayton 937.com

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