OHIO QUILT SHOWS AND EXHIBITS - 2026
Information is from various sources and could change. Check back later for additional shows & events.
All locations are in Ohio unless noted. Check details before you plan to go!!
Show Us Your Quilts!
* Enter your County Fair this year. Download the Ohio County Fair schedule & contact details here.
* Ohio State Fair - July 29-August 9, Columbus. Quilts (4307) are in the Needle Arts Division (4300).
Be sure to read ALL the Division Requirements and Notes, and guidelines specific to entering quilts.
Entries are due June 21. Download the Creative Arts entry booklet here. www.ohiostatefair.com
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-- August 1-September 30 - All Ohio Shop Hop. Magazines available in June at participating shops. Updates on the website start in March. https://allohioshophop.com/
-- September 18-20 - Arts in the Alley - Grove City. Sponsored by Grove City Chamber of Commerce and Grove City Quilt Guilds.
-- September 23-26 - American Quilters Society: AQS Quilt Week Columbus, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St. Wed.-Fri. 9-5; Sat. 9-4. Bookmark the AQS Quilt Week Columbus address and check back for new information. Important dates: Contest entries - open now, submissions close May 21; Instructor announcements - April 2026; Workshops, Lectures, Special Events: Member Early Registration opens June 9, General Registration opens June 23, Online registration closes September 21. Quilt Week Columbus: https://www.americanquilter.com/quiltweek/show/columbus-2026/. There is already lots of information to explore, including hotel information.
The Columbus show features Miniature contest quilts for the first time outside Paducah. In addition to contest quilts, AQS has several special exhibits that travel to all five AQS shows. The Art Quilt Alliance, Columbus, was accepted as one of the exhibits! “If I Were an Emoji: Portraits” features 22 original fiber works. Other special exhibits: “America the Beautiful” AQS Creativity Challenge sponsored by WonderFil Threads; “Stars, Stripes & Stitches” sponsored by Electric Quilt in celebration of 250 years of U.S. history; “50 States in Stitches” sponsored by WonderFil, a wool applique creativity challenge with 8"x10" quilts representing each state; and “Abyss – Creatures from the Deep” from the 10th Annual Cherrywood Challenge, 20"x20" finalists from the “Squid” section. Details about all the exhibits are on the AQS website.
October 3-4 - Celebrating American Quilts - Morrow County Quilting Guild, Mt. Gilead Park Ave. Elementary School Gym, Mt. Gilead. Sat. 10-5; Sun. 11-4. 200+ quilts, challenge quilts, Eagle Raffle Quilt, sale table, silent auction, bed turning (including historical quilts).
-- October 17 - Jan. 10, 2027 - “Wall Power! Spectacular Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum.” Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton. Exhibit presents quilts as monumental works of art. Organized by the American Folk Art Museum, the collection spans from the mid-19th to late 20th centuries. It features examples created by Amish community quilters, African American makers and others who laid the groundwork for quilts to became a major American art form deeply rooted to the American experience. Also on exhibit, a selection of American quilts from the DAI textile collection. https://www.daytonartinstitute.org/exhibits/wall-power
2026 Earlier Events
- Through April 10 - Selected quilts from Quilt National ‘25, Vern Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus 43215, first floor lobby gallery. Ohio Arts Council, produced by Dairy Barn, Athens. Works from 27 artists juried into QN’25. https://oac.ohio.gov/riffe-gallery/on-view If you are unable to visit the exhibit in person, there’s an excellent video on YouTube showing each piece with discussion about the artist’s technique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXo6t4lYvyw
-- Through April 24 - "From Sea to Shining Sea" - Scioto County Public Library & Down By the River Quilt Guild, Portsmouth Library, 1220 Gallia St, Portsmouth 45662. Quilts celebrating 250th anniversary of USA, includes Quilts of Valor. 740-354-5688.
-- March 13-14 - Quilt Spectacular 2026, “Celebrate Quilts,” Columbus Metropolitan Quilters, Franklin County Fairgrounds, Edwards Building, 5035 Northwest Parkway, Hilliard 43026. Quilts, Vendors, Quilters Boutique Sale, silent auction, food, and more. Fri. 10-6; Sat. 10-4. $6 admission. www.cmquilters.org
-- March 13-April 23 - Textiles to Art, Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Artists, Middletown Arts Center, 130 N. Verity Parkway, Middletown 45042. Mon. 9-4; Tues.-Thur. 9-8. https://www.middletownartscenter.com/events-exhibits
-- March 21 - NATIONAL QUILTING DAY - Always the third Saturday in March. The National Quilting Association Board designated it as a holiday in 1991, first celebrated in 1992, based on Quilters Day Out idea from Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society. A day to celebrate quilts and quiltmakers, past, present, and future. Whether you participate in a group activity or spend the day at home sewing, take a few minutes to reflect on the role quilts play in your life. Although in recent years there is a lot of focus on the day for businesses to have a sale, and NQA is long gone, the goal of a day celebrating quilts worldwide is still the point. Weather permitting, hang a quilt outside to wave at your neighbors!
-- March 21 - 51st Annual Sewing Smorgasbord, Sheridan Middle School, 8660 Sheridan Rd., Thornville (Perry County). $10. Classes 9-3:30. Youth and adults. Fabric Fair - “Fabricaholics Paradise.” Raffles, door prizes. (I had trouble finding info online. Try Perry County Homemakers on Facebook.)
-- March 27-April 26 - Quilts 2026, 34th Annual Quilt Show, Lake Metroparks Farmpark, 8800 Chardin Rd. (Rt. 6), Kirtland 44094. Tuesday-Sunday, 9-5. Farmpark admission: $8-9. Up to 200 quilts. Quilt Vendor Days, April 17-18. New this year, Quilt Inspiration free lectures Sundays at 2 p.m. Nelly Vileikis, Elizabeth Bauman, Sabastianne Costanzo - check website for dates and topics. Open entries due by Feb. 19. https://www.lakemetroparks.com/events-activities/events/quilts-2026/
-- April 11 - Quilt Show - Sunbury Piece Corps Quilt Guild, Sunbury Methodist Church, NE Corner of Rt.3 & Rts 36/37. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free parking. $5. Quilts, vendors, Granny's Attic, fundraiser quilt, and more. Lunch available.
-- April 23-25 - Original Sewing & Quilting Expo - Cleveland-Akron, John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill, Akron 44308. Thurs. & Fri. 10-5:30; Sat. 10-5. Vendors, display quilts, classes. Check website for details. https://www.sewingexpo.com/Events/Cleveland-OH
-- August 13-15 - Threads of History Quilt Show, Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society, Educational Wing, 1133 Grasser St.,Oregon 43616. $5. www.ojhs.org