City of Lakewood 2025 Summer Events

Click here for a printable flier of the events this summer.

Meet the Trucks
Saturday, June 7 , 2025
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Lakewood Park

Front Porch Concerts
Friday Evenings – June 6th through July 25th
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 13th
There will be four movies at Lakewood Park and one at Madison Park.
Click here for the schedule.

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
Friday, June 20, 2025
7:00 PM
Lakewood Park Bandstand
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival will perform Twelfth Night.   Bring a lawn chair and/or blanket and enjoy the show.  Click here for more information.

Summer Solstice Celebration
Saturday, June 21, 2025
6:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Lakewood Park
Food trucks, live music, activity tables
Click here for more information.

Concerts in the Park
Sunday Evenings-Begins June 29th
Lakewood Park Bandstand
Click here for the schedule.

Fourth of July – Friday, July 4, 2025
The Lakewood Fourth of July Parade beings 10:00 AM at Kenneth and Lake Avenue and continues east to Lakewood Park.  Click here to apply to participate in the parade.

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).

Summer Safety Days
Tuesday, July 15th and Wednesday, July 16th
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Lakewood Park
Kids ages 4-10 will learn about safety from our safety forces.  Click here to register.

Lakewood Summer Meltdown Street Festival
Saturday, July 19, 2025
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Detroit Avenue in Downtown Lakewood
Click here for more details.

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
Friday, August 1, 2025
7:00 PM
Lakewood Park Bandstand
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival will perform Macbeth.   Bring a lawn chair and/or blanket and enjoy the show.  Click here for more information.

Lakewood Arts Festival
Saturday, August 2, 2025
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 6, 2025
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Madison Park, 13029 Madison Avenue
Click here for more information or for an application to participate in the festival.

Block Parties– Want to have a neighborhood block party this summer?  Click here to get more information about holding a block party on your street.

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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