Columbus Arts Festival on the Riverfront in Downtown Cbus

The Columbus Arts Festival returns to the downtown Riverfront area along the Scioto Mile on June 7-9, 2024. 

This free art festival will feature great artists from around the country working with all types of media. 

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You’ll find prints, paintings, jewelry, housewares, glass art, metalworks, dance and theatre performances, film screenings, and pretty much everything else having to do with art! 

Create something on your own with the Hands-On activities for all ages or check out the VR tent for some virtual reality experiences.

The festival features gourmet fare for purchase from local restaurants, food trucks, and the Big Local Beer Garden.

There is plenty of parking available around the area and the bike trail leads right to the festival.

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Stage performances at Arts Festival 

Performances include dance, theatre, and music. See full performance schedule here.

On Friday, June 9 at 8 p.m., the Genoa Park Main Stage will host a fashion show curated by designer and fiber artist Celeste Malvar-Stewart.

At 9 p.m. the Festival welcomes Columbus favorite MojoFlo to the stage. Fronted by vocalist Amber Knicole, MojoFlo’s infectious blend of neo funk and soul will have everyone dancing the night away.

On Saturday, June 10, the Genoa Park Main Stage hosts Chicago-based indie rock group Dehd at 9:30 p.m. The trio, formed in 2015, includes Emily Kempf, Jason Balla and Eric McGrady.

The Bicentennial Park Stage will return to action this year, hosting music, spoken word and poetry all three days of the Festival weekend.

On Friday, June 7, Angela Perley takes the stage with her unique blend of alt-country, rock and Americana. On Saturday, June 8 at 9 p.m., renowned singer-songwriter Josh Krajcik brings his soulful, storytelling style to the Festival.

Volunteers are needed, as always – click here for details of how to volunteer.

Festival Hours

Friday 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

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