Canal Days Parade & Festival

🎉 Canal Days Festival – A Celebration of History & Community!
📍 Downtown Middletown | 🗓️ July 26

Step back in time and celebrate the legacy of Middletown’s roots at this year’s Canal Days Festival! It’s a full day of hometown fun, vintage charm, and entertainment the whole family will love:

🚗 11:00 AM–4:00 PM – Thunderfest Historic Car Show
Marvel at classic cars and hot rods as Downtown Middletown turns into a nostalgic showcase of chrome, engines, and automotive history.

5:00–5:30 PM – Canal Days Parade
Celebrate local pride with a lively parade featuring a canal boat replica, community groups, and more!

5:30–10:00 PM – Canal Days Festival at Swallen’s Lot

The celebration heats up with an evening packed full of entertainment and activities for all ages

🎤 Live Music Lineup
• KrisB’s Midnight Railroad

• Blue Moon Soup

💃Live Entertainment

Mystical Motion Dance Performance
🎪 Festival Fun
• Food trucks & treats
• Artisan vendors
• Family-friendly activities & games
• Historic displays and canal-themed fun

The Miami & Erie Canal is woven into the fabric and history of Middletown. The ground-breaking for the canal occurred on July 21, 1825, in Middletown, Ohio. Completed in 1845, the canal stretched from Cincinnati on the Ohio River to Toledo on Lake Erie. By 1832 over 1,000 passengers a week were using the waterway. Middletown is commemorating the bicentennial of the groundbreaking for the Canal with a historic Parade and Festival.

✨ Come experience the perfect blend of music, movement, and community as we bring Middletown’s history to life with rhythm, flavor, and fun!

You may also like the following events from Downtown Middletown, Inc.:

• This Saturday, 26th July, 11:00 am, Thunderfest Cruise In Car Show in Middletown
• Next Friday, 1st August, 05:00 pm, First Friday: Downtown is a Zoo in Middletown
• This September, 12th September, 05:00 pm, SAVE the DATE- Dog Day Downtown 2025 in Middletown

Also check out other Festivals in Middletown.