Cleveland Home Rental Listings for Vacations, and Enjoy Local Festivals

When staying at your Cleveland home rental, you will find local festivals to enjoy. Regardless of the time of year that you visit, the city of Cleveland and its surrounding areas offer cultural, ethnic and arts festivals. The city is truly a melting pot of many cultures, which makes it a great location to visit. You could find yourself taking in the art and music scene in addition to great food and fun. The ethnic neighborhoods feature festivals surrounding culture, food and music that is true to their culture but can be enjoyed by all. Your Cleveland vacation home will put you amidst a great offering of fun within a short drive.

Cultural and Ethic Festivals

The village of Fairport Harbor hosts an amazing Mardi Gras celebration in the dead of the summer season. At the festival you can walk through the harbor and the streets adjoining it while enjoying local cuisine and festive music spilling into the streets. Another favorite of locals is Perchfest, which is held late summer into early fall. As it's name states, the festival features and celebrates the inhabitants of Lake Erie, the perch.

A favorite of those who reside in Little Italy is the Feast of the Assumption. Little Italy is constantly buzzing with food and friends enjoying each other's company, but this is one festival that attracts visitors of all ethnic groups in large numbers.

The Italian festival is not the only ethnic festival in the area. There are festivals all summer long that celebrate the dozens of cultural pockets in Cleveland. In nearby Painseville, celebrate the fall season with the annual City of Painesville Fall Festival. Here you will experience all the great things that fall brings to the area with arts and crafts and pumpkins and changing leaves. The holiday season comes alive with the Country Light Celebration at Lake FarmPark which features horse-drawn carriage rides amidst beautifully decorated trails.

Arts and Music Festivals

The arts are enjoyed by locals from the east side to the west and south, in neighborhoods such as University Circle and Tremont to name a few. The summer comes alive each year with the Parade in the Circle, which takes place in University Circle, home of the Cleveland Art Museum and Severance Hall. Tremont hosts several festivals featuring arts and music like the annual Tremont Arts Festival. The festivals feature the works of local artists and live music billowing from restaurants, cafes and clubs. For a real treat, take a ride to Blossom Music Center. Blossom plays host to numerous musical festivals and events all summer long from its amphitheatre. One of the best performances is made by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra and enjoyed by many under the pavilion and on the lawn. Beautiful summer nights can be spent listening to the Orchestra under the lights of the moon and stars.

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