2025 Painesville City Event Calendar Released
The 2025 Painesville City Event Calendar is now available for download and viewing. Save the date for all our community events and programs!
Winter 2025
- Winter Reading Program - January 13 - February 15, Morley Library
- Wine & Chocolate Event - Saturday, February 8 at 4-6 p.m., Lake Erie College, hosted by the Downtown Painesville Organization
- Harvey Spring Musical - March 7-9, Harvey High School
- Riverside Spring Musical - March 13-15, Riverside High School
- State of the City - Thursday, March 13 at 8-10 a.m., Steele Mansion
Spring 2025
- Painesville Egg Hunt - Saturday, April 12 at 10 a.m., Painesville Square
- Suffrage Convention Tour - Saturday, April 26 at 10-1 p.m., stops around Painesville
- Cinco de Mayo Fiesta - Saturday, May 3 at 11-11 p.m., Painesville Square, hosted by HOLA Ohio
- Story Time with Public Works - Wednesday, May 7 at 6 p.m., Painesville Square
- Lake Erie College's Spring Commencement - Saturday, May 10
- Seniors Picnic in the Park - Thursday, May 15 at 11-1 p.m., Kiwanis Recreation Park
- Car Cruise Fridays Kick Off - Friday, May 16 at 5-8 p.m., Painesville Square, hosted by the Downtown Painesville Organization
- Spring Clean Up Day - Saturday, May 17 at 8:30-10 a.m., meet up in Painesville Square
Summer 2025
- Painesville Splash Pad Season - Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends
- Memorial Day Parade - Monday, May 26 at 10 a.m., Riverside to Evergreen Cemeteries
- Painesville Farmers Market - Every Thursdays (May 29 - September 18) at 11-3 p.m., Painesville Square
- Car Cruise Fridays - Every Friday (May 16 - September 19) at 5-8 p.m., Painesville Square, hosted by the Downtown Painesville Organization
- Painesville Recreation Summer Camp - June 2 - August 1
- Concerts in the Park - Every Wednesday (June 4 - July 30) at 6-8 p.m., Painesville Square
- Youth Fishing Derby - Saturday, June 7 at 8 a.m., Kiwanis Recreation Park Fishing Pond, hosted by NEOWA
- Summer Reading Kick Off - Saturday, June 7 at 11-1:30 p.m., Morley Library
- Summer Kick Off Party - Saturday, June 7 at 5-11 p.m., Painesville Square, hosted by the Painesville Community Improvement Corporation
- Juneteenth Celebration - Saturday, June 21 at 11-4 p.m., Painesville Square, hosted by the Lake County NAACP
- Go Skate Weekend - Weekend of June 22, Kiwanis Recreation Park Skatepark
- Farm to Table - Wednesday, June 25 at 5 p.m., Lake Erie College lawn, hosted by the Downtown Painesville Organization
- Painesville Party in the Park - July 18-20, Painesville Square, hosted by the Painesville Community Improvement Corporation
- Lake County Fair Parade - Tuesday, July 22 at 6 p.m., Mentor Ave to Fairgrounds Rd hosted by the Lake County Fair
- National Night Out - Tuesday, August 5 at 6-8 p.m., Painesville Square, hosted by the Painesville Police Department
- Movie in the Park - Saturday, August 9 at 7 p.m., Painesville Square
- Art in the Park - Sunday, August 10 at TBD, Painesville Square, hosted by the Painesville Arts and Culture Council
- Story Time with Fire & Police - Wednesday, August 13 at 6 p.m., Painesville Square
- Painesville 225th Birthday Party - End of August, TBD, Painesville Square
- Suffrage Walkway Ceremony - Tuesday, August 26 at 4 p.m., Lake Erie College
- 9/11 Ceremony - Thursday, September 11 at 8:30 a.m., Painesville Square
Fall & Holiday 2025
- Fall Chili Cook Off - Saturday, September 20 at 1-3 p.m., Painesville Square
- Diversity Night - Wednesday, October 8 at TBD, Harvey High School, hosted by Painesville City Local Schools
- Halloween Happenings - Saturday, October 11 at 10:30-12:30 p.m., Morley Library
- Painesville Fall Fest - Saturday, October 11 at 3-6 p.m., Kiwanis Recreation Park
- Fall Shred Day - Saturday, October 18 at 8:30-10 a.m., TBD
- Trick or Treat - Friday, October 31 at 6-8 p.m.
- Day of the Dead - Saturday, November 1 at TBD, HOLA Community Center
- Veterans Day Ceremony - November 11 at 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial in Painesville Square, hosted by the American Legion
- Painesville Holiday Shop & Stroll - Thursday, November 20 at 4-8 p.m., Downtown Painesville
- Painesville Spirit of the Season - Friday, November 21 at 5-8 p.m., Painesville Square
- Santa's Mailbox in the Square - November 21 - December 15, Painesville Square
- YMCA Turkey Day 5K - Thursday, November 27 at 8:30 a.m., Mentor Ave, hosted by the Lake County YMCA
- Seniors Holiday Luncheon - Wednesday, December 3 at 11-1 p.m., Morse Ave Community Center
- Santa in the Square - December 5, 6,7, 12, 13 and 14, Painesville Square
- Holiday Light Contest Judging - Monday, December 8 at 6:00 p.m., hosted by the Painesville Community Improvement Corporation
- Wreaths Across America - Saturday, December 13 at 12 noon, Evergreen and Riverside Cemeteries, hosted by the New Connecticut Chapter of DAR