City of Lakewood 2024 Summer Events

Meet the Trucks
Saturday, June 1 , 2024
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (9:30-10:00 AM Sensory-Friendly with no lights or sirens)
Lakewood Park

Front Porch Concerts
Friday Evenings – June 7th through July 26th
Front Porch of Lakewood Public Library and Madison Park (check concert schedule for location)
Click here for the schedule of concerts.

Friday Night Flicks
Friday Evenings – Begins June 14th
There will be four movies at Lakewood Park and one at Madison Park.
Click here for the schedule.

Summer Solstice Celebration
Friday, June 21, 2024
6:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Lakewood Park
Food trucks, live music, activity tables

Concerts in the Park
Sunday Evenings-Begins June 30th
Lakewood Park Bandstand
Click here for the schedule.

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
Friday, June 29, 2024
7:00 PM
Lakewood Park Bandstand
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival will perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream.   Bring a lawn chair and/or blanket and enjoy the show.  Click here for more information.

Fourth of July – Thursday, July 4, 2024
The Lakewood Fourth of July Parade beings 10:00 AM at Kenneth and Lake Avenue and continues east to Lakewood Park.  Applications for the parade will be available on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

At 7:00 PM, the Lakewood Project, Lakewood High School’s Youth Rock Orchestra, will perform at the Lakewood Park Bandstand.

The fireworks will begin at dusk (approximately 9:45).

Lakewood Summer Meltdown Street Festival
Saturday, July 20, 2024
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Detroit Avenue in Downtown Lakewood
Click here for more details.

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
Friday, August 2, 2024
7:00 PM
Lakewood Park Bandstand
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival will perform King Lear.   Bring a lawn chair and/or blanket and enjoy the show.  Click here for more information.

Lakewood Arts Festival
Saturday, August 3, 2024
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Detroit Avenue  between Arthur and Belle in Downtown Lakewood.
For more information, click here.

Lakewood Community Festival
Saturday, September 7, 2024
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Madison Park, 13029 Madison Avenue
Click here for an application to participate in the festival.

Block Parties-Neighborhood block parties will resume this summer.  To get more information about holding a block party on your street, click here.

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When there isn’t planned summer event taking place, there is still plenty to do in Lakewood.  Try out these safe summer fun ideas!

• Run through the sprinkler
• Follow a historic walking tour
• Ride your bike
• Rent a kayak on the Rocky River
• Read a book on a park bench
• Create a piece of art with chalk
• Plant a garden
• Support Lakewood’s small businesses
• Plan a picnic dinner
• Learn a new board game
• Play catch
• Fly a kite
• Hike an unexplored trail