The 2026 Cleveland Asian Festival was held the past weekend and was the highest attended iteration of the festival thus far, culminating with an early shutdown on Sunday.

We stopped by on Saturday after a series of rain showers to take in the sights. Here’s what we saw.

Emanuel Wallace is a photographer and journalist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has been the staff photographer for Cleveland Scene magazine since 2014. In the past, he has contributed to Cleveland.com, Destination Cleveland and the Call & Post, among other outlets. In his spare time, Emanuel likes to experiment with crafting various cocktails and brewing his own beer.