Quilt National ’25 – The Best of Contemporary Quilts

The Dairy Barn Arts Center 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens, OH, United States

For over four decades, Quilt National has showcased the best in contemporary quiltmaking, pushing the boundaries of tradition while celebrating creativity, technical mastery, and artistic expression. This year, jurors Ellen Blalock, LUKE Haynes, and Martha Sielman selected 84 quilts that represent a bold and diverse array of styles and themes. Featuring 27 first-time exhibitors alongside […]

$5 – $12

20th Annual Ohio Brew Week

The ORIGINAL Ohio Brew Week, featuring a 9-day festival of Ohio brewing & fermenting! Featuring signature events like First Call, Top Deck Dinner, Brew BQ and Last Call! Hundreds of beers, select ciders, meads and more!

Free

Athens Art Guild Art Market

Athens Community Center 701 E State Street, Athens, OH, United States

Shop locally handcrafted juried arts and crafts at the Art Market at the Athens Farmers Market on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to Noon, located at the Athens Community Center (701 E. State Street, Athens, Ohio).

Storybook Trail Guided Hike

Baileys Trail System 8389 W Bailey Rd, Millfeild, OH, United States

Athens County Public Library's Storybook Trails feature librarian-selected picture books that encourage a love of reading (anywhere!) and offer opportunities to get outside, move our bodies, practice literacy skills, and spend time with friends and family. Baileys Trail System is lucky to have one here on the Chauncey Depot Trail. The trail is gravel-surfaced, 48" […]

Free

A Midsummer Concert Tour

Athens First United Methodist Church 2 S. College Street, ATHENS, OH

Featuring rising stars Marcus Bode and Addie Gurgiolo Jeff Daubenmire, piano Singing timeless classics from the Great American Songbook and Musical Theatre

Free

Lighthearted music for a summer evening

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd 64 University Terrace, Athens, OH, United States

A variety of performers will offer a program with music ranging from Bach to jazz. Music for strings, handbells, organ and more will be part of the program.

Free

Hellbender Jazz Organ Trio

Little Fish Brewing Company 8675 Armitage Rd, Athens, OH, United States

Free performance! All are welcome.

Free

Offline Café at Tenderfoot Learning Lab

Tenderfoot Learning Lab 9365 5 Points Rd. Athens, OH 45701, Athens, OH, United States

Serving coffee, tea, and baked goods, but unlike your usual coffee shop, we'll be turning off the wifi. This is a chance to put your phone down and reconnect in other ways - with friends, the outdoors, crafty hobbies, favorite board games, your feet as you stare at them in a hammock...anything that doesn't involve […]

$5

August Guided Hike

Baileys Trail System 8389 W Bailey Rd, Millfeild, OH, United States

Night Hike! August's full moon is often called the "Sturgeon Moon," again deriving its name from Native tribes who found an abundance of giant lake sturgeon ready to catch in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain in the later summer months, according to the Farmer's Almanac. ORCA's Certified Interpretive Guide will lead a free guided […]

Free

Starbrick Concert Series and Car Show

Adventure Pro Outdoors 1299 E Canal St, Nelsonville Ohio 1299 E. Canal St, Nelsonville, OH, United States

Join us Aug 9th 2025 for our 2nd annual CAR, TRUCK, MOTORCYCLE show at Adventure Pro Outdoors in Nelsonville! Stay for the free LIVE show with HEARTBREAK RIDGE taking the stage at 8pm. Food and beverages available. Bring chairs! Games, Raffles, 50/50.

Free

8th Annual MEGA TUBE FLOAT

WHO’S READY FOR FUN IN THE SUN!? WE’RE READY FOR SOME WARM WEATHER, SUNSHINE & GOOD VIBES! The 8th Annual MEGA TUBE FLOAT on the HOCKING RIVER is BACK for another year! We can’t wait to host another event at the TUBING CAPITAL of HOCKING HILLS! Clear your calendars for AUGUST 15th -17th, 2025 for […]

$15 – $25

The Alonzo Weed Festival

Gifford Park Amesville, United States

THE ALONZO WEED FESTIVAL--celebrating the 1903 vagabond mayor of Amesville! This is a free event! Festivities start at 5:00 p.m. with The Plain Gold Band, followed by the Ames-Bern Ridge Rounders at 6:30. There will be food by Dr. May's Thai Kitchen, Rhythm and Food, and Kona Ice, as well as Jackie O's beer for […]

Free