For over four decades, the award-winning Cain Park Arts Festival brings the work of hundreds of artists from across the country to Northeast Ohio. This free, three-day juried arts festival showcases artists whose mediums include wood, clay, glass, painting, jewelry, photography, sculpture, and more. Attendees can also enjoy live entertainment, an interactive mural painting for children of all ages, and a variety of food trucks and concessions.
Voted 2022 Best Arts Event in Cleveland by Cleveland Scene Magazine, the Cain Park Arts Festival has been consistently ranked among the top festivals in the country by the national professional artist magazine, Sunshine Artist.
The 2026 Cain Park Arts Festival is in part curated by Northeast Ohio award-winning artist, George Kozmon. His work is represented in prestigious public and private collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, (Cleveland, OH), the Akron Art Museum (Akron OH), Hyatt Regency (Cologne, Germany), IBM (Armonk, NY), the Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH), Astor Residence Hotel (London, England), and the Progressive Collection, (Cleveland OH).
Arts Festival Hours:
Friday, 7/10: 3-8 pm
Saturday, 7/11: 10 am - 8 pm
Sunday, 7/12: 11 am - 5 pm
The festival also features a variety of live entertainment showcased on its Alma and Evans Amphitheater stages. The performance schedule includes:
Friday, July 10
Evans Amphitheater
Saturday, July 11
Evans Amphitheater
Alma Theater
Sunday, July 12
Evans Amphitheater
Alma Theater
Attendees can also enjoy an interactive mural-painting activity for all ages from noon to 4 pm, and a variety of restaurant-quality food trucks and concessions, including Buckeye Concessions, Henry’s Creamery, Squash the Beef, M&D Tasty Creations, Ohio Farm Direct, Piccolo, and Cozmic Concessions.
The Cain Park Arts Festival takes place in a municipally owned and operated park in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. A diverse, progressive, vital suburb of Cleveland with nearly 50,000 residents, Cleveland Heights promotes an environment rich in the arts. Minutes from University Circle, Cleveland’s cultural center, Cleveland Heights is a city of exceptional natural and architectural beauty where many artists and artisans call home.
No pets, bicycles, rollerblades or skateboards are admitted. No courtesy vehicles will be in operation during the Arts Festival.
