This free event sort of opens the floodgates for summertime neighborhood fun in Cleveland. And there’s plenty of fun to go around — pass it to your left, as they say, or is that something else? — as it all begins at Hessler. Festival music, dancing and shopping goes from 10 a.m. to dusk Saturday and Sunday. Note that finding nearby (free) parking is nearly impossible, so feel free to take public transportation.
JiMiller Band closes out Saturday night and Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band ends the festival on Sunday. The whole music lineup can be found here.
Find out even more about the event right here, and check out what you may have missed from last year’s block party here.
This article appears in May 30 – Jun 5, 2018.


Been going to the Hessler Street Fair for more than twenty years.
Spent most of Saturday afternoon in a chair near the stage.
There was more open weed smoking than I’ve ever seen…or smelled…before.
Even more than for Jimmy Buffett at Blossom. Didn’t expect that! Pretty cool!