CLEVELAND — It’s grown larger every year, and in 2025 Fresh Fest returned to Cleveland with Hip-Hop legend MC Lyte headlining.
“We wanted to recapture the essence of summer cookouts and block parties, but also with the form factor and size of a festival,” said Brittany Benton, one of the co-founders of Fresh Fest, now in its sixth year at Rid-All Farm in the Kinsman neighborhood of Cleveland.
Fresh Fest is a large free festival that doesn’t only focus on music; it also provides family-friendly events like basketball tournaments, free rollerskating, art exhibits, vendors and food, with an emphasis on supporting urban agriculture in and around Cleveland…