Author Topic: Columbus-Central Ohio: 2010 Festivals and Events (Read 2048 times)

Columbo · « **on:** May 13, 2010, 05:06:09 AM »

Over at Columbus Underground, Walker Evans has compiled an exhaustive list of festivals and events upcoming in Columbus and Central Ohio. He has each festival/event linked to its individual website. There are 43 events listed to date.

Everything from the Hell City Tattoo Festival starting May 21 to the Circleville Pumpkin Show ending October 23. With the largest events of the Columbus Arts Festival, Red White & Boom, Jazz and Rib Fest, and The Ohio State Fair in between.

Below is the link to the Columbus Underground posting:

The 2010 Columbus Summer Festival Season

Columbo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2010, 12:30:28 PM »

Photos from yesterday's Komen Race For The Cure in Downtown Columbus:

Record Setting Crowd Raced for the Cure in 2010

On Saturday, a total of 50,286 people registered for the 18th Komen Columbus Race for the cure, topping last year’s participating crowd of 47,000. Over $2.5 million was raised by the effort, which will benefit breast cancer screening, treatment, education and research. The participation rate makes the Columbus race the third largest Komen Race for the Cure in the world.

More photos: http://www.columbusunderground.com/record-setting-crowd-raced-for-the-cure-in-2010

WalkerEvans · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2010, 12:46:52 PM »

Thanks for the link to the Festival thread on CU.

I've always felt that our impressive festival season is one thing that Columbus could stand to be more proud of.

Anyway, really impressive turnout for Race for the Cure this past weekend. Always great to see so many show up for a great cause!

Columbo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2010, 04:45:08 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 1

Columbo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 28, 2010, 05:55:57 AM »

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 2

Lots to do in Columbus on a Memorial Day weekend. Events and festivals ranging from the 1st Annual Columbus Beerfest going on at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Friday and Saturday to the long running Columbus Asian Festival over at Franklin Park on Saturday and Sunday.

WalkerEvans · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2010, 02:40:44 PM »

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 3

Welcome Weekend! If you are looking to try out a new place, check out Mouton and Little Palace. They both opened their doors on June 1. Go to Wild Goose Creative on Thursday evening to hear some stories about Columbus at their Speak Easy event. Friday evening, Circus is having a benefit for Alix Reese. The Short North Yard Sale and Gallery Hop will be happening in the Short North on Saturday....

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-mega-summer-weekend-2010-vol-3

Columbo · « **Reply #6 on:** June 11, 2010, 04:48:35 AM »

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 4

Highlights for this weekend in downtown Columbus include the City Hop, the Park Street Festival and CAPA's Summer Movie Series at the Ohio Theatre. For a trip outside Columbus try the Granville Art Affair Wine Festival.

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-mega-summer-weekend-2010-vol-4

Columbo · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2010, 03:15:46 PM »

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 5

Pride Weekend is here! Events will be happening all weekend long. Pride Festival is mainly happening in Goodale Park, and the parade will be downtown on Saturday at noon. Several other festivals are happening this weekend, including the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival, Juneteenth Celebration and Worthington Arts Festival.

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-mega-summer-weekend-2010-vol-5

KJP · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2010, 04:31:16 AM »

You are invited to come to the Columbus, Ohio screening of Beyond the Motor City. The location and date/time is:

June 29, 2010, 7 p.m.
Gateway Film Center
1550 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio
www.gatewayfilmcenter.com

Admission is free but space is limited. Please RSVP to 614-487-7506 or devan@theoec.org

See the postcard/flier at:
http://freepdfhosting.com/b9c8bfd349.pdf

Watch the preview of the film at:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/reports/beyond-the-motor-city/video-preview/861/

Columbo · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2010, 06:33:19 AM »

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 6

Big events on opposite sides of the downtown. To the north, at Goodale Park in Victorian Village, is the massive ComFest on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. To the south, in German Village, is the 51st Annual Haus und Garten Tour.

And in between, for the soccer fanatic, is a great Saturday doubleheader at Crew Stadium. The 2:30pm U.S./Ghana match will be shown at the stadium. To be followed with the Columbus Crew returning to MLS action with a game against D.C. United at 7:30pm. And it’s Buck-a-Brat night too!

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-mega-summer-weekend-2010-vol-6

KJP · « **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2010, 03:24:56 AM »

REMINDER!! IT IS THIS EVENING!

Dear All Aboard Ohio members and friends:

You are invited to come to the Columbus, Ohio screening of Beyond the Motor City. The location and date/time is:

June 29, 2010, 7 p.m.
Gateway Film Center
1550 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio
www.gatewayfilmcenter.com

Admission is free but space is limited. Please RSVP to 614-487-7506 or devan@theoec.org

See the postcard/flier at:
http://freepdfhosting.com/b9c8bfd349.pdf

Watch the preview of the film at:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/reports/beyond-the-motor-city/video-preview/861/

Columbo · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2010, 06:43:06 AM »

RED, WHITE & BOOM
Fourth of July bash explodes into 30th year

In its 30th year, Red, White & Boom represents one of the largest Midwestern fireworks displays - costing $525,000 to produce and drawing a half-million people Downtown. Entertainment at five stages thoughout Downtown on Friday from Noon until after the 10pm fireworks show.

MAP OF RED, WHITE & BOOM SHOWING DOWNTOWN PARADE ROUTE, FIREWORKS LAUNCH SITE AND FIVE ENTERTAINMENT STAGES

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/weekender/stories/2010/07/01/fourth-of-july-bash-explodes-into-30th-year.html?sid=101

Columbo · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2010, 05:23:33 AM »

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 7

What to do in Columbus on a Fourth of July weekend? Besides lots of fireworks, of course.

Well, there's the 25 year First Saturday of the Month tradition of the Short North Gallery Hop. There's the Fourth of July version of the Picnic with the Pops on the Chemical Abstracts lawn Saturday at 6pm. The Columbus Crew host the Chicago Fire at Crew Stadium on Saturday at 8pm, with fireworks after the game (naturally). And then there's that Short North twist on July 4th parades with the DooDah Parade on Sunday at 1pm.

Celebrate your freedoms and have a Happy Fourth of July!!!

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-mega-summer-weekend-2010-vol-7

Columbo · « **Reply #13 on:** July 09, 2010, 10:20:34 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 8

Columbo · « **Reply #14 on:** July 16, 2010, 11:48:07 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 9

Columbo · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2010, 03:04:43 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 10

Highlighted by the 31st Annual Jazz & Ribs Festival all weekend long. It's located downtown along the riverfront at the North Bank Park and in the Arena District at the McFerson Commons Park.

Columbo · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2010, 05:21:56 AM »

The Ohio State Fair begins today and runs until August 8.

MORE DETAILS AT: http://www.ohiostatefair.com/

Columbo · « **Reply #17 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:42:40 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 11

Columbo · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2010, 06:14:18 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 12

The always popular Dublin Irish Festival kicks off Friday and lasts through Sunday. The Ohio State Fair continues through Sunday. And the first Summer Flea in the Short North on Sunday sounds pretty intriguing too.

Columbo · « **Reply #19 on:** August 13, 2010, 04:57:44 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 13

Columbo · « **Reply #20 on:** August 17, 2010, 04:41:22 AM »

Gay softball tournament visits city for first time
Monday, August 16, 2010
By Jeffrey Sheban
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Columbus is playing host this week to a tournament said to be the largest gay sporting event ever played in Ohio. The 34th annual Gay Softball World Series will run Tuesday through Saturday on the 31 playing fields at Lou Berliner Park on the South Side.

The event is taking place in Columbus for the first time, with the games free and open to the public. Previous host cities have included Chicago, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto. In addition to the on-field action, some of the 2,500 to 3,000 athletes on 148 teams from 37 cities will attend rallies; parties; and, on Tuesday, a Columbus Clippers baseball game.

Full article and schedule of events: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2010/08/16/gay-softball-tournament-visits-city-for-first-time.html

Columbo · « **Reply #21 on:** August 20, 2010, 03:46:47 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 14

Columbo · « **Reply #22 on:** August 27, 2010, 05:20:38 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 15

The Columbus Crew will face FC Dallas at a special 4PM Saturday time to honor the founder of both teams, the late Lamar Hunt. The Lamar Hunt Legacy Day will feature an unveiling of a statue of Lamar Hunt prior to the game.

Also on Saturday, Urban Scrawl takes over Dodge Park in Franklinton from Noon to 8PM. The Grandview Art Hop is also on Saturday from 5-9PM. The Obetz Zucchini Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary at its new location in Obetz Memorial Park all weekend long.

And if you haven't seen the broadway show Wicked at the Ohio Theatre yet, this weekend is your last chance to do it. It ends its month long run at the beautiful downtown theatre on Sunday.

Columbo · « **Reply #23 on:** September 03, 2010, 06:02:11 AM »

From Columbus Underground:

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2010 - Vol. 16

The Ohio State Buckeyes started their 2010 season last night at the Shoe. The Columbus Clippers are ending their 2010 regular season on Friday (although they made the International League playoffs, so they'll have a few more games at Huntington Park). Also downtown is the long running Labor Day weekend tradition of the Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral on North High Street. That and the Short North Gallery Hop will make for a crowded intersection at High & Goodale.

Along the riverfront in front of COSI, Waterfire and BalletMet are having a free performance Friday night at Geona Park. And inside COSI will be the Titanic exhibit which ends on Labor Day.

And finally, the Bike the C-Bus tour will be on Saturday and the Wexner Center will be free on Sunday.

Columbo · « **Reply #24 on:** September 06, 2010, 04:04:45 PM »

Cyclists tour neighborhood 'melting pot'
Sunday, September 5, 2010
By Mary Beth Lane
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Bicyclists will tell you that there is something special about seeing a city from two wheels. About 400 of them did (on Saturday). They pedaled through the neighborhoods of Columbus, from one to another and then another, on a grand tour called Bike the C-Bus.

From King-Lincoln to Woodland Park. Into Olde Towne East, German Village and the Brewery District. Through Downtown and the Arena District and across the river to Franklinton. Over to Harrison West and Victorian Village. Up through the University District and into Clintonville. Down to the Short North. Back to the historic Lincoln Theatre block of E. Long Street.

Full article and slideshow: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/09/05/cyclists-tour-neighborhood-melting-pot.html?sid=101

Columbo · « **Reply #25 on:** September 17, 2010, 05:01:57 AM »

Trio of festivities fuels lure of Downtown

Independents' Day
LOCATION: Gay Street and Pearl Alley - www.thisisindependent.com
TIME: Saturday - noon to midnight

India Festival
LOCATION: Veterans Memorial, 300 W. Broad St. - www.indiafestival.org
TIME: Saturday - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Riverfront Art Festival
LOCATION: Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St., near COSI Columbus - www.riverfrontartfestival.com
TIMES: Friday - 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturday - noon to 10 p.m.; and Sunday - noon to 5 p.m.

And for sports fans, OSU hosts OU on Saturday at Noon at Ohio Stadium while the Columbus Crew host the Seattle Sounders at 7:30PM at Crew Stadium.

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