It’s May and time once again for the annual parish festivals listing in The Catholic Times.
Diocesan parishes will be hosting summer and fall festivals and other related events starting in June at Columbus St. Catharine Church and ending in October. A majority of the festivals occur in June, July and August.
One of the largest and most popular events in central Ohio takes place at Columbus St. John the Baptist Church with the annual Italian Festival, which attracts thousands of guests during its three-day run.
Attending a festival or parish event is a fun and easy way to support churches, schools and groups in their efforts to raise funds for their worthy endeavors.
Keep the festival list as a reference throughout the spring, summer and fall. It’s a good idea to check with the parish for any changes in schedules or postponements because of inclement weather.
The following is a list of parish festivals and events reported to The Catholic Times as of May 9:
JUNE
June 5-7
St. Catharine of Siena
500 S. Gould Rd., Columbus
5-11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
June 13-14
St. Mary
82 E. William St., Delaware
5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
June 20-21
St. John Neumann
9633 E. State Route 37, Sunbury
6-11 p.m. Friday, 5-11 p.m. Saturday
June 27-28
Holy Trinity-St. Joseph
225 S. Columbus St., Somerset
6-11 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday (Garden Party)
JULY
July 11-12
St. Timothy
1088 Thomas Lane, Columbus
6 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday
July 12
St. John the Baptist parish
St. Luke Community Center
7 W. Rambo St., Danville
5-10 p.m. Saturday
July 18-19
St. Joseph
613 N. Tuscarawas Ave., Dover
5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
July 18-19
St. Matthew the Apostle
807 Havens Corners Rd., Gahanna
6-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday
July 25-26
Immaculate Conception
100 Sherman St., Dennison
6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
July 25-26
Immaculate Conception
414 E. North Broadway, Columbus
6-11 p.m. Friday, 5-11 p.m. Saturday
July 25-26
St. Margaret of Cortona
1600 N. Hague Ave., Columbus
6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 5-11 p.m. Saturday
AUGUST
Aug. 1-2
Our Lady of Victory
1559 Roxbury Road, Columbus
6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Aug. 1-2
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
3730 Broadway, Grove City
5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Aug. 1-2
St. Stephen the Martyr
4131 Clime Rd., Columbus
4 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Aug. 7-9
Holy Spirit
4383 E. Broad St., Columbus
6-11 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday
Aug. 8-9
St. Mary, Mother of God
684 S. Third St., Columbus
5 p.m.-11 p.m., Friday and Saturday
Aug. 8-9
St. Brendan
4475 Dublin Rd., Hilliard
6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday (family fun hours 3-6 p.m. Saturday)
Aug. 8-9
St. Cecilia
434 Norton Rd., Columbus
5 p.m.-midnight Friday, 4 p.m.-midnight Saturday
Aug. 15-16
St. Andrew
1899 McCoy Road, Columbus
5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Aug. 15-17
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
600 Hill Road N., Pickerington
5-11 p.m. Friday, 2-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday
Aug. 21-23
St. Joan of Arc-St. Peter
10700 Liberty Road South, Powell
6-10 p.m. Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Aug. 23
St. Pius X
1061 S. Waggoner Road, Reynoldsburg
5-9 p.m. Saturday
Aug. 29-31
St. Michael
5750 N. High St., Worthington
7-11 p.m. Friday, 5-11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 6
Blessed Sacrament
394 E. Main St., Newark
5:30-11 p.m. Saturday
Sept. 19-20
Our Lady of Peace
20 E. Dominion Blvd. Columbus
6-11 p.m. Friday, 5:30-11 p.m. Saturday
Sept. 19-21
St. John Paul II Scioto Catholic Parish
524 6th St., Portsmouth
5:30 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday
sept. 20
St. Thomas Aquinas
144 N. 5th St., Zanesville
5:30 p.m. Saturday (Oktoberfest)
OCTOBER
Oct. 5
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
1033 West Fifth St., Marysville
1-5 p.m. Sunday (Bachtoberfest)
Oct. 10-12
St. John the Baptist
Hamlet and Lincoln Sts., Columbus
Italian Festival
5-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday