From Canalway post:
Experience the Cuyahoga River is all the ways summer has to offer at River Rally. Join Canalway on Aug. 8 at Hart Crane Park for riverside music, games, tours and boat rides to help you take advantage of one of Cleveland’s best assets- the Cuyahoga River!
Hart Crane Park, 1824 Merwin Ave, Cleveland
Aug. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From Cleveland Metroparks website:
Whiskey Island Paddlefest
Challenge yourself with a 1-mile, 2-mile, 6-mile, or Kids’ stand up paddleboard or kayak race during the 12th annual Whiskey Island Paddlefest, or enjoy a paddle at your own pace during the Capture the Swag Fun Paddle! Whiskey Island Paddlefest is perfect for both beginners and advanced paddlers.
To see all race categories click Here
Race Fees
6-miles (3 laps): 14 years & over, $55
2-miles (1 lap): 14 years & over, $55
1-mile (1 lap – short course – actual distance between .75 – 1 mile): 9 years & over, $55
Kids Race (about ¼ mile), 6 – 11 years, free
If you have any questions regarding this program or need accommodations, feel free to call our office 216-341-1704, Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm, or contact us at OR@clevelandmetroparks.com.
From Whiskey Island Boat Club Press Release:
Whiskey Island Boat Club Event Announcement Whiskey Island Boat Club Parade of Lights Saturday July 25th, 2026 @ 9:30 PM Location: Whiskey Island Marina 2800 Whiskey Island Cleveland, OH 44102
Description of Event: Whiskey Island Boat Club Parade of Lights
Details of Event: Whiskey Island Boat Club Parade of Lights
This event is FREE for all WIBC Members, Cleveland Boaters & Guests On Saturday night, July 25, 2026, the Whiskey Island Boat Club will host their annual “Parade of Lights”. The boat club has brought back an old tradition for the past fifteen years, with over 50 boats participating last year. Participants will decorate their boats for Christmas in July and parade their boats from the mouth of the Cuyahoga River up to Merwin’s Wharf and back.
Who is Whiskey Island Boat Club? Decorated boats will meet at the mouth of the river at approximately 9:30pm. We have invited all neighboring marinas in recent years and continue to see increased participation as well as many spectators on the shores of the Cuyahoga.
Many Clevelanders will remember the Riverfest that used to happen on the Cuyahoga River in the 80’s and 90’s. The parade of lights was just one of the events that happened during Riverfest. Whiskey Island Boat Club (WIBC) was formed in the summer of 2009 and has over 300 members.
We are made up of people who have a boat at a dock or in dry stack, a jet ski, or other water toy that sits on land by the water’s edge or just someone who enjoys the lifestyle at the marina (but doesn’t have a boat).
We are friends and families who enjoy boats and boating, fishing, picnics, music and the beautiful sunsets over Lake Erie. We continue to promote safe boating through our monthly meetings and various communications throughout the year.
We are a member of the Greater Cleveland Boating Association (GCBA) which allows for reciprocity with other member marinas and yacht clubs.
If you would like more information, please contact: bridge@wibccleveland.com
From Open Trail Collective FB event post
Dive into the ultimate outdoor bash at the inaugural NEO Adventure Fest! Join us for a celebration packed with outdoor activities, and feel the buzz of excitement as we bring together the coolest organizations, outfitters, retailers, and affinity groups — all united by their love for making Northeast Ohio the go-to spot for adventures in your backyard parks.
But that’s not all! Groove to live music, plan your next adventure, or learn a new skill. This isn’t just a festival; it’s a high-energy, fun-filled celebration of adventure, community, and the great outdoors. Come be part of the adventure!
We believe that by bringing together the movers and shakers in the NEOhio outdoor industry we can spark a larger movement that can transform the whole region reinforcing our place as as an outdoor hub and establishing NEO as a model for the industry. Our goal is to cultivate collaboration and partnerships that enhance the region's outdoor community, positioning NEO as an outdoor hub rooted in inclusivity, accessibility, and teamwork. Join us in celebrating and strengthening the vibrant outdoor culture of Northeast Ohio!
This event is FREE and has adventure opportunities for all ages and abilities.
Learn more here: https://www.opentrailcollective.org/neo-adventure-fest
Apply to host a presentation, educational session or skill session here: https://forms.gle/XQHL7yYAhU6vD6Zu7
Register to volunteer here: https://forms.gle/M4CTLHrJZaxtegHy8
Email Kara@opentrailcollective.org for sponsorship information and vendor application.
From Canalway website
Started in 1989, RiverSweep is a one day litter cleanup that focuses on protecting the Cuyahoga River by removing garbage from the Cuyahoga River Corridor.
Volunteer registration opens in April 2026.
Over the course of 36 years, 23 thousand volunteers have helped recycle 25,248 illegally discarded tires and pick up almost 1.55 million pounds of trash. The cleanup effort has helped communities reduce public dumping and encouraged the creation of parks and trails.
The impact of RiverSweep on the community is undeniable. Within the Cuyahoga River watershed, new parks, and trails have emerged in areas formerly targeted for illegal dumping. As a result, more than 400 acres of new greenspace have been cleaned, conserved, and open to the public along with an additional 14 miles of trails.
New or expanded parks, trails, and greenways have been created from RiverSweep sites, including:
Scranton Flats
Hart Crane Park
West Creek Reservation
Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation, Rockside Rd. to Lower Harvard Ave
Washington Reservation, trail connection along E. 49th St.
Treadway Ravine, connects Cleveland Park with Jennings to the Towpath Trail
Mill Creek Falls and trail, connection to Garfield Park
Steelyard Commons, Towpath Trail Stage 2
BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL — Cleveland, OH March 27-29, 2026 Location: Capitol Theatre, 1390 W 65th St, Cleveland, OH
Poster and a recent email are attached for your use.
Tickets: https://www.livetoplay.com/banffcleveland?treferrer=str
List of Film Programs: https://www.livetoplay.com/programs?treferrer=str
Link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTlD98NWOC8
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/809135371923449
From St. Malachi Church Run website:
St. Malachi Church
2459 Washington Street
Cleveland, OH US 44113
Cleveland’s original St. Patrick’s Day race is back! ☘️
Join us for the 47th Annual St. Malachi Church Run/Walk on Saturday, March 14, 2026—a high-energy tradition where 100% of proceeds benefit charity through Malachi Ministries.
NEW for 2026
We’re making an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt for the World’s Largest Sports Kilt Race!
✅ A kilt included with registration
Choose your distance
☘️ 2 Mile
☘️ 5 Mile
☘️ 2 + 5 Combo Challenge (great spring training distance!)
Race day vibes
🎤 Fox 8’s Kenny Crumpton (MC)
🎶 Bagpipes + Irish dancers
🎧 DJ Steph Floss (Browns & Cavs)
Registration includes
☘️ Sports kilt
👕 Irish-themed race shirt
🏅 Finisher medal
🍺 Beer ticket for the post-race Hooley (valid at Great Lakes & Market Garden-owned breweries)
👉 Register now: www.stmalachichurchrun.com
*No transfers, no refunds, and no rollovers.
From Cuyahoga River AOC FB post:
Join the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC) Advisory Committee on March 12, 2026, from 9:30 AM–3:00 PM at the Slovenian National Home in Cleveland’s St. Clair Superior neighborhood for our biennial symposium: #StoriesThatFlow!
Come hear how history, culture, and local action across the watershed continue to shape the future of the Cuyahoga River. Attendees can expect:
Updates on areas of concern
Highlights on local projects
Celebration of the Champion of the River
Stories from stewards
And we’ll keep things flowing with a happy hour at Goldhorn Brewing Company right after the event
Registration:
• General Admission: $5
• Pay It Forward option available to support others
• Honorary Admission offered if cost is a barrier
Continental breakfast & lunch will be provided for all registered guests.
This event is sponsored by the generous support of Davey Resource Group, Ohio Sea Grant, Cleveland Water Alliance, Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, and Interlake Maritime Services.
All are welcome and we hope to see you there!
From our friends at Cuyahoga River AOC
"Cuyahoga River Area of Concern is pleased to co-host the
Pints North Great Lakes Trivia at Collision Bend Brewing Company on Monday, February 16 at 7 p.m.
This popular event features three rounds of questions all about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
There will be a bunch of cool giveaways, including newly designed Points North pint glasses.
Come hang out, grab a drink, and maybe even learn a thing or two about this incredible region we call home! Oh, and tell all your friends…
This is a free event and open to the public.
AND you can support Cleveland Metroparks Fishing Fund by enjoying a "Steelhead Sipper" - a collaboration between Collision Bend & Mad River Outfitters.
$2 from each beer purchased benefits their Fishing Fund."
From Trash Fish CLE/People Over Petro IG post
A floating bottle with bite marks…
A flash of polymer scales…
Bessie - the legendary lake monster - is fed up with ingesting plastic.
So fed up she’s willing to be seen for the first time in decades.
🐉💧Built by artists and made with plastic pulled from the river by @trashfishcle, cheer on a life-size floating Bessie as she returns to her homewaters of the Cuyahoga to rally for a plastic pollution-free Cleveland. Join science, community, and health leaders as we resist Ohio becoming a “gateway” for the plastics industry and encourage our civic leaders to come to the table around REAL solutions. Because, let’s be honest: plastic is the real monster here.
BESSIE LAUNCH & RALLY
Wed. Nov 12th
3pm Rally & Launch
Settler’s Landing Park: Old River Rd, Cleveland (get map)
Free and open to the public!
Parking available in the Canal Basin Park lot
Transit accessible via the Settler’s Landing Station connected to the Blue, Green, and Waterfront lines.
We’ll gather on the grassy riverbank, which has a gentle downward slope. BYO blanket or camp chair if you want a cushioned seat.
Bring binoculars if you’ve got ‘em!
Get a selfie with Bessie!
The Cuyahoga River Sturgeon Fest is a family-friendly event hosted by Cleveland Metroparks and the Ohio Division of Wildlife on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Merwin's Wharf and Rivergate Park. The free event celebrates the historic stocking of 1,500 juvenile lake sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River to aid in its recovery. Attendees can participate in hands-on activities, see live animal displays, enjoy food and music, and may have the opportunity to release a sturgeon themselves.
Our appreciation party is an opportunity to thank our SUPER-volunteers, valuable partners, sponsors and paddlers who helped make our 7th Annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest's first year at the Nautica Waterfront District on the Flats West Bank such a fun, safe, and successful event for spectators and paddlers! Let's look back and smile about the Cleveland's summer of 2025!
Our sponsor, Collision Bend Brewing Co., will host a happy hour by the Cuyahoga River with complimentary appetizers and draft beer. Registration is required (for head count & hospitality (food & beverage) planning purposes). Please register now! And bring a friend!
Registration is required for head-count and hospitality (food & beverage) planning purposes. Please register now!
The largest rowing regatta on Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River.
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s festival of all things water will return Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 9:00 until 4:00. A full day of free games, giveaways, tours, trucks, education and inspiration unlike any other! Join thousands of our closest friends from Northeast Ohio and beyond at Clean Water Fest.
From event website:
Welcome to the Tri CLE Rock Roll Run, a multisport celebration in Cleveland, Ohio, at the beautiful Edgewater Park on August 10, 2025. The Tri CLE Rock Roll Run offers a Super Sprint, Sprint, and Olympic distance triathlon, duathlon, and aquabike racing options.
With distances for all ability levels, the event provides both individual divisions to take the course on solo and relay teams to take on the race with one or two teammates.
The event features a one transition layout at Edgewater Park. The swim will be at Edgewater Beach. The bike will be on the closed-to-traffic Memorial Shoreway, highlighting the Cleveland skyline and downtown neighborhoods. The run will be through Edgewater Park. As each participant finishes, they will be greeted with a festive atmosphere to celebrate their accomplishment.
Tri CLE was named one of USA TODAY's 10Best Sprint Triathlons for 2024.
Tri CLE is a USA Triathlon Sanctioned race with two USA Triathlon Certified Level 1 Race Directors.
From event website
River Rally, sponsored by Cargill, is a free community festival offering kayak tours, bike tours, boat rides, walking tours, live music, a beer garden and more along the Cuyahoga River at Hart Crane Park.
The Seventh Annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest is a celebration of Cleveland’s historic and scenic Cuyahoga River. In partnership with the Cuyahoga River Safety Task Force, industrial stakeholders, affiliate organizations, Cuyahoga River Water Trail partners, North Coast Multisports, and Blazing Paddles Paddlefest sponsors, Share the River is providing two opportunities to enjoy Blazing Paddles Paddlefest.
More details on our website
From PechaKucha Cleveland website and Eventbrite:
You're invited to an unforgettable evening of creativity, connection, and storytelling at PechaKucha Night Cleveland, happening Thursday June 26th at the vibrant North Coast Yard on Cleveland’s scenic lakefront.
This free public event brings together passionate speakers who’ll share their ideas, experiences, and inspirations in the fast-paced PechaKucha 20x20 format—20 slides, 20 seconds each.
Come for the stories, stay for the views, and mingle with fellow creatives, dreamers, and doers from across the city. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the format, this night promises energy, insight, and inspiration under the summer sky.
Doors open at 7:00pm, presentations begin at 8:20pm, with everything wrapping up around 9:45pm! Seating will be limited (+/- 200) so we encourage guests to bring their favorite lawn chair for magical evening under the summer sky!
Tickets are free, though donations to help offset event costs are always appreciated!
The fifth annual Cuyahoga Connects (formerly the CWIOFB “Cleveland’s Waterfront is Open for Business” press conference and mixer), convened by Share the River on behalf of the Cuyahoga River Safety Task Force (CRSTF) will be held Wednesday May 21 from 3:00-5:30 p.m. at Collision Bend Brewing Co.
Cuyahoga Connects also serves as the “2 month away” kick-off for Share the River’s Seventh Annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest on July 19, 2025.
The event brings together maritime partners, law enforcement, waterfront industries and businesses, governmental agencies, and recreation stakeholders, to share their respective vision for a safe, accessible, and productive waterfront, the importance of clean water, and its impact on the regional economy.
Waterfront stakeholders will each provide a short briefing, followed by a Q&A, followed by a casual connections happy hour by the river.
Participating speakers/organizations:
Eric Peace, Lake Carriers’ Association
Lt. Sasha Queary, US Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland
Kierra Cotton/Jared Magyar - The Port of Cleveland
Emily Bacha - Cuyahoga County/Fresh Water Institute
Michelle Burke - Ohio Marine Trades Assn.
Chad Kozan - ODNR Watercraft
Drew Ferguson - Argonaut
Jessica Shutty, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Bill Hughes - Cuyahoga River Area of Concern
Register at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/hp4332e
Registration is limited to Cuyahoga River Safety Task Force members or Cuyuhoga River stakeholders.
As requested during the recent Cuyahoga River Safety Task Force meeting, CRSTF members are requested to provide feedback and suggestions by completing a brief survey.
https://www.canalwaypartners.com/events/2024/05/04/riversweep
Started in 1989, RiverSweep is a one day litter cleanup that focuses on protecting the Cuyahoga River by removing garbage from the Cuyahoga River Corridor.
Registrations for RiverSweep 2025 will open on April 3!
A Fun for All paddle fest focused on Downtown Cuyahoga Falls and the Upper Gorge of the Cuyahoga River. Paddlers, spectators, and photographers can enjoy themselves in Downtown Cuyahoga Falls, whether on the water or on foot, exploring the urban riverfront and growing variety of businesses.
From Cuyahoga River AOC event page:
The Cuyahoga River Area of Concern has recently announced its sixth Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) removal, or specific problems that can prevent a body of water from reaching its full potential. The latest accomplishment was for the Beach Closures (Recreational Use) BUI, a testament to the substantial investments made by regional agencies to reduce bacteria levels, restore water quality, and improve beach conditions. In the Cuyahoga River, 10 out of the 14 BUIs from U.S. EPA’s list were identified along with their causes to develop strategic projects and actions to restore them. With every BUI that is removed, the Cuyahoga River is one step closer to being delisted as an Area of Concern.
Join us as we celebrate another milestone in the Cuyahoga River’s ecological recovery and to honor our 2024 Champion of the River, the City of Cuyahoga Falls. Before we commence with the festivities, volunteer to help clean up the beach and continue our efforts towards healthy waters (register here!).
A variety of hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be provided during the celebration to all attendees.
From NEORSD CWF website
It's not too early to mark your calendars. Our festival of all things water returns Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 9:00 until 4:00. A full day of free games, giveaways, tours, trucks, education and inspiration unlike any other. Join thousands of our closest friends from Northeast Ohio and beyond at Clean Water Fest.
Join us for a day of classic fire engine displays with pumping demonstrations along the Cuyahoga River at Cleveland MetroParks Rivergate Park, located next to Merwin's Wharf Restaurant.
Invited participants also include The Cleveland Fire Department, MetroHealth Medical Center, Aluminum Cans for Burned Children (ACBC), The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the USCG, the Western Reserve Dalmatian Club and the Cleveland Firefighters Memorial Pipes and Drums.
cleveland.com article: 4-day Cleveland Taco Fest is coming up
FRI (8/30): 4pm-11pm | SAT (8/31): 11am-11pm | SUN (9/1): 11am-11pm | MON (9/2): 11am-9pm
What better way to celebrate the conclusion of the summer than with Tacos, Cerveza, and Tequila! Join us in downtown Cleveland through August 30th – September 2nd for a street festival including eats from over 30 taquerias and eateries, ice-cold margaritas, 2 stages of live entertainment, and more! Taco Fest presents a carefully crafted entertainment lineup that’s appealing to all ages. The event will feature some of the regions’ most impressive musical talent line-ups with a range of musical genres and styles performing all day that will please any crowd.
The Cleveland Taco Fest is family-friendly, featuring loads of fun for all ages at the Kids Zone, including bounce houses, glitter tattoos, crafts and so much more! Guests will enjoy hours of action-packed entertainment with Lucha Libre wrestling, daily contests including the hot sauce challenge and timed taco-eating contests, tequila sampling, artisan vendors, and more.
From Argonaut website:
We’re excited to invite you to our 3rd Annual Sunset on the Harbor Benefit, supporting Argonaut and our Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School.
Kick off your weekend with an unforgettable Latin-themed evening of food and music, unique silent auction prizes, and an incomparable view of a late summer sunset over North Coast Harbor! Don your fedora and loudest vacation clothes while the Justo Saborit band entertains us with Latin and Cuban inspired music.
Promoting the economic, recreational and social vibrancy of Cleveland's waterfront.
