Labor Day Weekend 2025: The Northeast Ohio events you need to know about

**Related Video Above: Cleveland Zoo's Asian Lantern Festival 2025

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The unofficial final weekend of summer known as Labor Day Weekend is, checks notes, next week!

And there are plenty of celebrations going down across the area to commemorate the fact that summer did come and will come again.

Check out some of the big Northeast Ohio events below:

Asian Lantern Festival – EXTENDED DATE now through Sept. 13 Originally set to run through Aug. 24, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo confirmed its ultra lit Asian Lantern Festival is going to last through Sept. 13. This year, there are multiple options to experience all of the light displays: either walk through, drive through or bike through, depending on the day. Find out more in the video above and find tickets right here.

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