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Irish Clover

Cleveland's Irish Cultural Festival

The three day festival celebrates all things Irish with a variety of world class music, dancing, theatre, children's activities, shopping, art and historical exhibits. Many Irish travelled across the Atlantic to make a new home for themselves in the United States and this festival focuses on the preservation of that link. 2007 sees the 25th year of the celebrations.

Venue: Berea Fairgrounds; Date: 20-22 July 2007; Website: www.clevelandirish.org

Home and Garden Show, Cleveland

Cleveland Home and Garden Show

The most gorgeous floral display in America happens in Cleveland in February each year, when the city's home and garden show proves its boast of 'more gardens, more flowers, more seminars, more home improvement and remodelling displays than ANY show in the USA'. Not only beautiful gardens are constructed, but entire houses too.

Venue: International Exposition Centre, south of the city near the airport; Date: 2-10 February 2008; Time: 10am to 9pm; Website: www.homeandflower.com

Slavic Village Harvest Festival

Slavic Village Harvest Festival

Thousands of visitors are attracted each year to the popular Cleveland ethnic street fair, the Slavic Village Harvest Festival. The festival is held in the heart of the city's historic 'Warszawa' neighbourhood which is home to one of the largest Polish-American communities in the country. The history, traditions, music and food of this community is showcased at the festival where visitors enjoy dancing the polka, riding the trolleybus, sampling tasty dishes and toe-tapping to the music.

Venue: Fleet Avenue, Slavic Village Development; Date: August 2008, TBC; Time: Sat 1pm to 9pm; Sun 12pm to 9pm; Website: www.slavicvillage.org

Taste of Cleveland

For the past 10 years the city of Cleveland has celebrated its cultural and ethnic diversity with an annual culinary fest par excellence. The city’s top chefs step out of their kitchens to compete for the ‘Best of the Fest’ award, while food enthusiasts can eat their fill from a selection of diverse options from seafood to sauerkraut or Irish stew. To help keep things on the boil, the festival also features ongoing entertainment, a beer garden and sports lounge.

Venue: Tower City Amphitheatre, downtown; Date: 29 August to 1 September 2008, TBC; Website: www.cleveland.com/tasteofcleveland