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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. 2008 sees the 26th year of the celebrations.Venue: Berea Fairgrounds
Date: 18-20 July 2008
Website: www.clevelandirish.org

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: 23 August 2008
Time: 11am to 10pm
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: Time-Warner Cable Amphitheater
Date: 29 August to 1 September 2008
Website: www.cleveland.com/tasteofcleveland

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 Center
Date: 7-15 February 2009
Website: www.homeandflower.com