If geekiness can be an experience, then Parade the Circle makes a pretty good one. This is one of the great Cleveland festivals, Parade the Circle is a project of the Cleveland Museum of Art, but the paraders come from all over the city. They spend over a month building their costumes and acts, never mind the months of recruiting and planning.

Find parking here: 
http://www.clevelandart.org/sites/default/files/documents/other/ParadeParkingMap_2017.pdf

For more info:
http://www.clevelandart.org/events/special-events/parade-the-circle/about

They say:

About Parade the Circle

June 9, 2018, Parade at noon, Circle Village 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

All parade workshops are held in the parade tent (11150 East Blvd., corner of Wade Oval Dr. and East Blvd., in the former CIA parking lot)

For 29 years, the Cleveland Museum of Art has been bringing this FREE signature summer event to Greater Cleveland. University Circle comes alive with color, music, and art for all ages. International and national guest artists join Greater Cleveland artists, families, schools, and community groups in a spectacular display of bright costumes, giant puppets, stilt dancers, handmade masks, and colorful floats. Circle Village, which includes activities, entertainment, and food, is presented by University Circle Inc.

2018 Parade the Circle: Cadenza, a flourish of individual creativity

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Wade Oval

Parade at 12 noon

Circle Village 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Rain or shine

 

Public Workshops

Public workshops begin May 4 and continue until the parade. Basic workshops are Fridays, 6:00–9:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, 1:30–4:30 p.m.