A Cleveland season passholder says he won't pay the new price — even after waiting an hour for Maverick this summer at the Sandusky park.

Gabriela and Dustin House, a couple with two young sons, bought the 44-year-old fun park this month and plan an open house to hear from regulars.

Six bands, $10 tickets and adoptable pups take over the Flats on August 30 as Collision Bend's Riverfest raises money for local animal shelters.

The free two-day festival hits the city's food truck park on August 21-22, with reggae, funk and pop-punk acts filling three stages.

Apostle Jones headlines the season finale August 20, with a marching band, cornhole, and a beer garden at The Foundry rounding out downtown Elyria's send-off.

Chairs can go down at 6:30 a.m. Friday for the free reggae, calypso and soca show at Lake Anna Park.

The two-day event at Akron Fulton Airport also raffles off a real aerobatic flight for lucky adult attendees.

Mentor’s Color Dash & Walk returns Aug. 15 with a 2.6-mile course, color stations, awards and a full CityFest weekend waiting at the finish line.

The Cleveland Gaming Classic is moving downtown for a bigger 2026 weekend with Pokémon voice actors, retro arcade games, cosplay and free-play tabletop action.

Cleveland is getting a dark new night out: four notorious murder cases, four themed cocktails and live theater at the Ariel LaSalle Theater.

Cleveland Oktoberfest is stretching its annual beer-and-brat blowout across two weekends, with tribute bands, German performers, wiener-dog races, fireworks and free admission for kids under 12.

Chicago and Styx co‑headline the Windy Cities Tour at Blossom Music Center next Wednesday, with decades of radio hits and horn‑driven classics on the bill.

MGK Day returns to Cleveland Aug. 7–8 with skate contests, a tailgate and a lakefront festival headlined by Machine Gun Kelly and Wiz Khalifa. Local vendors, a city ride and fireworks round out the weekend.