After the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc with festivals and gatherings over the past two years, a few more parishes are restarting summer events in 2022. Others continue to be on hiatus.

Columbus St. Andrew Church will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its festival in August. Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona’s festival in July will coincide with the parish’s 100 anniversary and Columbus St. Christopher Church is observing the parish’s 75th anniversary in June.

Attending a festival is a great way to support for churches, schools and groups in their efforts to raise funds.

Keep the festival list as a reference throughout spring, summer and fall. It’s a good idea to check with the parish for any changes in schedules or postponements because of inclement weather.

The following is a list of festivals reported to The Catholic Times as of May 13. 


JUNE


June 9-11

St. Catharine of Siena

500 S. Gould Rd., Columbus

5-11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday 


June 17-18

St. John Neumann

9633 E. State Route 37, Sunbury

6-11 p.m. Friday, 5-11 p.m. Saturday

June 24-25

St. Christopher

1420 Grandview Ave., Columbus

6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday


June 26

Ss. Augustine & Gabriel

1550 E. Hudson St., Columbus

Friends and Family Day Mass at 10 a.m. followed by potluck



JULY


July 15-16

St. Timothy

1088 Thomas Lane, Columbus

6 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday


July 14-16

St. Matthew the Apostle

807 Havens Corners Rd., Gahanna

6-11 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday


July 15-16

St. Joseph

613 N. Tuscarawas Ave., Dover

5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday


July 16

St. Luke

307 S. Market St., Danville

5-10 p.m.


July 22-23

Immaculate Conception

100 Sherman St., Dennison

6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday


July 29-30

Immaculate Conception

414 E. North Broadway, Columbus

6-11 p.m. Friday, 5-11 p.m. Saturday


July 29-30

St. Margaret of Cortona

1600 N. Hague Ave., Columbus

5 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday



AUGUST


Aug. 5-6

St. Stephen the Martyr

4131 Clime Rd., Columbus

6 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday


Aug. 5-6

Our Lady of Victory

1559 Roxbury Road, Columbus

6-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday


Aug. 5-6

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

3730 Broadway, Grove City

5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday


Aug. 5-6

St. Nicholas

Bishop Fenwick School

1030 E. Main St., Zanesville

5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday


Aug. 12-14

Elizabeth Ann Seton

600 Hill Road N., Pickerington

5-11 p.m. Friday, 2-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday


Aug. 12-14

Holy Spirit

4383 E. Broad St., Columbus

6-11 p.m. Thursday, 6-midnight Friday, 5-midnight Saturday


Aug. 12-13

St. Brendan

4475 Dublin Rd., Hilliard

6-11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3-6 p.m. Saturday family hour


Aug. 12-13

St. Cecilia

434 Norton Rd., Columbus

5 p.m.-midnight Friday, 4 p.m.-midnight Saturday


Aug. 12-13

St. Mary, Mother of God (German Village)

684 S. 3rd St., Columbus

5 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday


Aug. 13

St. Ann/St. Mary

405 Chestnut St., Dresden

5:30-7:30 p.m.


Aug. 14

Immaculate Conception

215 E. North St., Kenton

Noon-7 p.m.


Aug. 19-20

St. Andrew

1899 McCoy Road, Columbus

5 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday


Aug. 20

St. Elizabeth

6077 Sharon Woods Blvd., Columbus

Noon-midnight


Aug. 27

Blessed Sacrament

394 E. Main St., Newark

5 p.m.-11 p.m.


Aug. 27

St. Pius X (Tentative)

1051 S. Waggoner Rd., Reynoldsburg

Time TBD


SEPTEMBER


Sept. 2-4

St. Michael

5750 N. High St., Worthington

7-11 p.m. Friday, 5-11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday


Sept. 17-19

St. Mary of the Annunciation

524 6th St., Portsmouth

5-9 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday



OCTOBER


Oct. 7-9

St. John the Baptist

Hamlet and Lincoln Sts., Columbus

Italian Festival

5-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday


Oct. 8

Our Lady of Peace

20 E. Dominion Blvd. Columbus

Time TBD