Festivals in Ohio

Home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and a live-music heritage that radiates across the Midwest, Ohio brings its festivals to life between the shores of Lake Erie and the wooded valleys of the state's heartland. At Legend Valley, near Thornville, stands the epicenter of American bass music: Lost Lands unfurls its dinosaur stages and walls of dubstep, the region's most colossal electro gathering. In Columbus, the capital, the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival hosts the great rite of rock and metal, while in Mansfield the Inkcarceration Festival takes over the walls of the old state reformatory — the real backdrop of The Shawshank Redemption — blending heavy riffs with tattoo culture.

From headbanging inside concrete fortresses to bass that rattles Legend Valley, Ohio cultivates a sturdy eclecticism: Fort Loramie's Country Concert has carried the open-air country tradition for decades, while Everwild draws lovers of jam and electronic sounds into endless nights. FestT calculates your FestiScore — the affinity between a lineup and your favorite artists — and keeps dates, headliners and ticketing up to date. From Cleveland to Cincinnati, browse Ohio's lineups, find the festival made for your ears, and plan your next musical road trip through the heart of the Midwest.