Columbus Festival season was off to a great start last week with the Cinema Columbus Film Festival holding its inaugural year. The rest of 2022’s festival season is looking good. There are a few new festivals like Juneteenth on the Ave, Arts on Arlington, and the Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival in August.
Most everything is coming back this year, however, the Asian Festival will continue to be a virtual version for 2022. Streaming will start Saturday May 28th, 11am and continue on Sunday May 29th, 11am.
Jeni’s Strawberry Jam is back this year at Land-Grant Brewing.
Nelsonville Music Festival has moved to September to a new location, the brand new Snow Fork Event Center.
ComFest turns 50 this year!
Riverfest returns for a weekend of free kayaking, paddle boarding, and canoeing.
What festival are you most looking forward to for this year?
The Columbus Underground 2022 Columbus Festival List is presented by The Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival. Since 1966, the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival has celebrated and shared the arts with the community and region within a beautiful park setting. Each year, more than 20,000 visitors flock to Northam Park on Labor Day to immerse themselves in hands-on art activities, live music, and the opportunity to explore and purchase fine art and fine craft work from some 150 artists working in a variety of media including paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, sculptures and mixed media. For more information and updates follow on Facebook @UALaborDayArtsFestival or visit upperarlingtonoh.gov.
May Festivals
COSI Science Festival – May 4-6 with Big Science Celebration at COSI on May 7
Hat Day (sold out) – May 6
Herb Day – May 7
Free Comic Book Day – May 7
Green on the Green – May 7
Central Ohio Folk Festival – May 7-8
Not Your Mama’s Craft Market – May 8
CCAD Fashion Show – May 12
CHROMA: Best of CCAD – May 13
Indianola Informal Carnival – May 13
Wonderball – May 13
Food Truck Festival at St. Mary’s in German Village – May 13
Columbus Craft Beer Week – May 13-21
Ohio is for Lagers Festival – NEW! Sold Out – May 13
Moonlight Market on Gay Street – May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8 and Nov. 12
Six One Pour – May 14
Columbus Taco Fest Spring – May 14 and 15
Delaware Arts Festival – May 13 and 15
Sunlight Market on Gay Street – May 15, June 19, July 17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 18
Lancaster Community Days Festival – May 20, 21, 22
King Arts Complex Anniversary Gala – May 20
North Market Apron Gala – May 20
Hell City Tattoo Festival – May 20-22
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival – no announcement for 2022
Art for Franklinton – May 21
Village Valuables – May 21
SOL614 – May 21
Opening Day at Zoombezi Bay – May 21
Ohio Village – Opening Weekend with two-day Victorian-era carnival on May 21-22
Columbus Black International Film Festival – May 21-22
SPACE (Small Press Alternative Comics Expo) – May 21-22
Asian Festival – virtual May 28-29
Ohio Black Expo and River Culture Fest – May 26-29
Columbus Moving Picture Show – May 26-29
Jeni’s Strawberry Jam – May 28-29
Utica Ice Cream Festival – May 28-30
Food Truck Fest & Jazz in the Park – May 30
The Memorial Tournament – May 30 through June 5
June Festivals
Summer Reading Challenge – Kicks off June 1
Sommerfest I – June 3
Fore!Fest – June 3-4
Chicken + Beer Festival – June 4
Bexley Porchfest – NEW! – June 4
Uncorked: Columbus Wine Fest – June 4
Peony Festival – June 3, 4, 5 in Van Wert
Newark Strawberry Festival – June 3-5
Bunbury Music Festival – early June, cancelled
Summer614 – June 4
Music on the Lawn in Grandview – Tuesdays in June and July, starts June 7
Origins Game Fair & GDEX – June 8-12
Black Diamond Music & Arts Festival at Hocking College – June 10-11
Columbus Arts Festival – June 10-12
Parmageddon – June 10-12
Tour de Grandview – June 10
World Naked Bike Ride – June 11
Avenue for All – June 11
Dine on a Covered Bridge – starts June 11
Riverfest – June 11 and 12
Duck Creek Log Jam – June 16-18
Washboard Music Festival – June 16-18 in Logan
Art at the Wagnalls – June 17-18
Grove City Wine & Arts Festival – June 17-18
Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival – June 17-19
Columbus PRIDE Festival – June 17-18
Picnic with the Pops (CSO) – Starts June 18
Juneteenth on the Ave. – NEW! June 18
Juneteenth Ohio Festival – June 18
Juneteenth Community Festival – June 18
Zoofari – June 18
Ohio Fairy Gardening Festival – June 18
CelticFest Ohio – June 18
The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure – June 18-25
Worthington Arts Festival – June 18-19
Jubilee Day Festival – New! June 19
London Cobra Auto Show – June 23-25
ComFest – June 24-26 – Celebrating 50 years!
Powell Festival – June 24-25
Hilltop Bean Dinner – June 25
Grandview Hop – June 25, July 30, Aug 27, Sept 24
July Festivals
Red White & Boom – July 1
Sommerfest II – July 1
Doo Dah Parade – July 4
Ohio Brew Week (Athens) – July 8-16
Summer Jam West – July 9
Soul of Columbus – July 9
S’miles of Sunflowers – July and August
Ope N’ Air Music Festival – NEW! – July 9
Westerville Music & Arts Festival – July 9-10
Four Peel Fest – July 16
Picktown Palooza – July 14-16
Heritage Music Festival – July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 11, Aug 18
Columbus Super Friends Art N Music Festival – July 16 at 934 Gallery
The Werk Out Music and Arts Festival – July 24-16 in Thornville
INKcarceration Festival — July 15-17
TrotCon – July 15-17
GospelFest – July 16
Crew Fest – July 16
Four Peel Fest at Watershed Distillery – July 18
Franklin County Fair – July 18-24
Jazz & Rib Fest BBQ Week – July 18-24
Lancaster Festival – July 21-30
Jazz & Rib Fest – July 22-24
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days – July 22-24
Union County Fair – July 24-30
Ohio State Fair – July 27 through Aug. 7
Arts on Arlington – NEW! July 28
Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest – July 29-30
Columbus Food & Wine Festival – July 29-30
Whitehall Food Truck & Fun Fest – July 30
The Ohio Egg Fest – July 30
Eat Up Columbus – July 30
August Festivals
The Hula Hop – No date yet
Baltimore Festival – Aug 4-5
Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival – Aug 4-6
Sommerfest III – Aug 5
Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival – Aug 5-6
Dublin Irish Festival – Aug 5-7
Pelotonia – Aug 5-7
Hippie Fest – Aug 6-7 in Hocking Hills
Taste the Future – Aug 9
All Ohio Balloon Festival – Aug 11-13
Rivers Trails and Ales Festival – Aug 11-14
North Ridgeville Corn Festival – Aug 12-14
MatsuriCon – Aug 12-14
Grove City Craft Distilleries Festival – Aug 13
Columbus Summer Beerfest – Aug 13
Festival Latino – Aug 13-14
Aminah Celebration Days – No Date announced yet
DAC Sundays at Scioto Summer Concert Series – Sunday evenings, Aug 14 – Oct 9
Lexington Blueberry Festival – August 18-21
Columbus Food Truck Festival – Aug 19-21
Lancaster Brewfest – Aug 20
Columbus African Festival – Aug 20
African Village Arts Festival– Probably Aug 20
Columbus Margarita Fest – Aug 20
Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – August 20-21
Breakaway Music Festival – Aug 26-28
WonderBus Music & Arts Festival – Aug 26-28
WAG! Dog Festival – Aug. 27
Scrawl – No Date announced yet
Columbus Fiery Foods Festival – Aug 27-28
African-American Cultural Festival – No Date announced yet
Millersport Sweet Corn Festival – Aug 31-Sept 3
September Festivals
Greek Festival – Sept 2-5
Obetz Zucchinifest – Sept 2-5
Nelsonville Music Festival – Sept 2-4
Old Hilliardfest Art and Street Fair – No Date announced yet
Ohio Renaissance Festival – Weekends Sept 3 through Oct 30
Columbus Caribbean Festival – Sept 3-4 – postponed until 2023
Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival – Sept 3-5
Bike the CBus – Sept 4
Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival – Sept 5
Fredericktown Tomato Show – September 7-10
Marion Popcorn Festival – September 8-10
Lithopolis Honeyfest – Sept 9-10
Champaign County Balloon Fest – Sept 9-10
Oktoberfest – Sept 9-11
Hot Times Community Festival – Sept 9-11
Mantua Potato Festival – Sept 9-11
Columbus Eygptian Festival – probably Sept 9-11
934 Fest – Sept 9-10
Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival – Sept. 10, 17, 24
Ohio Lesbian Festival – No plans announced yet
Merion Village Festival – Sept 11
Columbus Garden Railroad Society Garden Tour – Sept 11
North Market Wine Fest at North Market Bridge Park – Sept 16-17
Grove City Arts in the Alley – Sept 16-18
Preble County Pork Festival – Will not happen in 2022 due to rising costs
Germania Oktoberfest – Sept 16-18
Backwoods Fest – Sept 16-18
Ohio Pawpaw Festival – Sept 16-18
Ohiolina Music Festival – Sept 16-18
Grove City Arts in the Alley – Sept 16-18
Delaware County Fair – Sept 17-24
Powell Street Market – Sept 18
Franklintennial – 225Fest – Sept 18
Jackson County Apple Festival – Sept 20-24
Little Brown Jug – Sept 22 in Delaware
Barnesville Pumpkin Festival – Sept 22-25
Newark Station Arts & Music Festival – Sept 23-25
Lost Lands Music Festival in Legend Valley – Sept 23-25
Sims Fall Festival – Sept 23-24
The Festival for Good – Sept 24
Columbus Coffee Festival – Sept 24-25
Fall at the Round Barn Vintage and Made Market – Sept 24-25
Lebanon Country Applefest – Sept 24-25
October Festivals
All American Quarter Horse Congress – Sept 27 through Oct 23
Spring Valley Potato Festival – Oct 1-2
Chalk the Block – No Date announced yet
Wizards & Wands Festival – Oct 1-31
Creekside Hops and Vines Fest – No Date announced yet
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus – Oct 6-9
Ohio Gourd Festival in Delaware County – October 7-9
Columbus Italian Festival – Oct 7-9
Columbus Community Pride – October 8
Ohio Sauerkraut Festival – Oct 8-9
Fashion Week Columbus – Oct 9-15
Van Wert County Apple Festival – Oct 14-15
Ohio Smoked Meats and BBQ Festival in Nelsonville – Oct 14-15
Bob Evans Farm Festival in Rio Grande – Oct 14-16
El Dia de los Muertos AKA Day of the Dead Community Event – Oct 15
Circleville Pumpkin Show – Oct 19-22
Westerville Pumpkin Glow – Oct 20-26
Midwest BunFest – Oct. 22
Haunted Fest – No Date announced yet
TRAUMA – Halloween Fetish Party – No Date announced yet
HighBall Halloween – No Date announced yet
Lynd’s Annual PumpkinPalooza – No date yet
Mac & Cheese Festival – No date yet
November – December Festival
Winterfair – Dec 2-4
Village Lights – Dec. 4
House and Garden Tours
Urban Living Tour – May 22
Bexley Women’s Club House & Garden Tour – June 5
Westgate Home & Garden Tour – June 11
German Village Haus Und Garten Tour – June 26
Olde Towne East Summer Tour of Historic Homes – probably cancelled
Merion Village Garden Tour – July 10
Clintonville Garden Tour – July 10
Short North Tour of Homes – Sept 18
Festivals listed as “No date announced yet” will need to be checked the probable month of the date.
Every effort has been made to ensure dates are correct for festivals in Columbus, however please note, dates are subject to change. Remember, events may be rescheduled or postponed due to COVID-19.
The Columbus Underground 2022 Columbus Festival List is presented by The Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival. Since 1966, the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival has celebrated and shared the arts with the community and region within a beautiful park setting. Each year, more than 20,000 visitors flock to Northam Park on Labor Day to immerse themselves in hands-on art activities, live music, and the opportunity to explore and purchase fine art and fine craft work from some 150 artists working in a variety of media including paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, sculptures and mixed media. For more information and updates follow on Facebook @UALaborDayArtsFestival or visit upperarlingtonoh.gov.