Archives for "festivals"

Rock on The Range 2012 Announces 44 Bands in Music Lineup

Rock on The Range 2012 Announces 44 Bands in Music Lineup

0 Walker / February 1, 2012 1:00 pm

The sixth annual Rock on The Range music festival will take place May 18-20 at Crew Stadium. This year’s lineup was announced toady to include bands such as Incubus, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, Slash, Megadeth, Chevelle,… [Read More]

Ohio Homecoming Concert Expands to Columbus in 2012

Ohio Homecoming Concert Expands to Columbus in 2012

0 Walker / January 20, 2012 1:00 pm

The Cleveland-based Ohio Homecoming (OHC) event announced today that this year’s celebration will expand to include a music festival in Columbus over the 4th of July weekend. Now in it’s third year, OHC primarily features national and regional artists who… [Read More]

Best Festival of 2011: ComFest

Best Festival of 2011: ComFest

1 Walker / December 30, 2011 11:25 am

For four years running, the Community Festival continues to be our readers’ pick for the number one festival or event in Columbus. Each year there’s some level of discussion about whether or not ComFest has gotten too big for its… [Read More]

Five Stops for Holiday Hop 2011

Five Stops for Holiday Hop 2011

1 Walker / December 3, 2011 10:45 am

The annual “Holiday Hop” edition of Gallery Hop takes place tonight from 4pm to 10pm in the Short North. In addition to the usual art gallery openings, special events and other promotions, there will be hot cocoa, Christmas lights and… [Read More]

Grand Illumination Festival Takes Place Downtown on Friday

Grand Illumination Festival Takes Place Downtown on Friday

3 Walker / November 30, 2011 9:15 am

Thanks to the magic of daylight saving time, it currently starts getting dark around 4pm. But Downtown is going to be getting a whole lot brighter at night as over 180,000 holidays lights come on this Friday evening for the… [Read More]

Columbus International Film + Video Festival Returns

Columbus International Film + Video Festival Returns

1 Walker / November 14, 2011 12:00 pm

The 59th annual Columbus International Film + Video Festival (CIFVF) kicks off on Wednesday and spans three venues over the course of five days. Film events range from kid-friendly international cartoons to documentaries on internet regulation to local student works…. [Read More]

What’s New at HighBall in 2011?

What’s New at HighBall in 2011?

11 Walker / October 24, 2011 12:30 pm

The simple answer to that question is… a lot! The fourth annual HighBall Masquerade on High returns this Friday to offer an estimated 20,000 costumed patrons another opportunity to party in the streets and celebrate the local arts, culture and… [Read More]

4th Annual Independents’ Day Seizes Downtown Columbus This Saturday

4th Annual Independents’ Day Seizes Downtown Columbus This Saturday

1 Alexandra Kelley Fox / September 13, 2011 8:00 am

The fourth annual Independents’ Day takes place on Saturday, September 17 from noon to midnight at Gay Street and Pearl Alley. This free all-ages celebration features an explosive array of local artists, bands, food vendors, crafters, dancers, street performers, and… [Read More]

The Greek Festival Needs Your Help

The Greek Festival Needs Your Help

0 Walker / September 5, 2011 11:00 am

The Greek Festival is not having a great Labor Day weekend. Between the oppressive heat on Friday and Saturday, and the torrential downpours on Saturday night and Sunday, attendance has been minimal this year. The festival is important because it… [Read More]

An Estimated 12,000 People Crowd the Food Truck & Cart Festival

An Estimated 12,000 People Crowd the Food Truck & Cart Festival

35 Walker / August 27, 2011 7:00 am

The first edition of the Columbus Food Truck and Cart Festival took place last night, and unanticipated levels of attendees flooded into Downtown to partake in the mobile food madness. Event organizers are estimating that approximately 12,000 people in were… [Read More]

Food Truck and Cart Festival Invades Columbus Commons on Friday

Food Truck and Cart Festival Invades Columbus Commons on Friday

12 Walker / August 23, 2011 12:00 pm

If there’s one hot trend in the culinary scene right now, it’s mobile dining. Food carts and food trucks have exploded all over Columbus over the past two years, and this Friday they will be celebrated in style. Over 20… [Read More]

Ticket Giveaway to Dublin Irish Festival

Ticket Giveaway to Dublin Irish Festival

58 Anne / August 2, 2011 8:00 am

We have tickets to giveaway to the Dublin Irish Festival this weekend! There are 6 pairs of tickets to give to 6 lucky readers! Visit dublinirishfestival.org and leave a comment  on this post with what activity you are most looking… [Read More]

Day two of the Sketch Comedy Festival will be packed with laughs

Day two of the Sketch Comedy Festival will be packed with laughs

2 Anne / July 20, 2011 12:35 am

I went to see the first night of Shadowbox Live’s Sketch Comedy Festival and it was a great experience. Now in its third year, the Sketch Comedy Festival is a chance for performers from around the nation to hone their… [Read More]

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2011 – Vol. 6

Columbus Mega Summer Weekend 2011 – Vol. 6

3 Anne / June 23, 2011 2:00 pm

It’s ComFest Weekend! Enjoy bands, talks, people watching and goodie shopping Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Goodale Park. Check out Embassy’s 5 Year Anniversary on Friday at Skully’s or the Comfest Afterparty on Saturday night at KOBO or O-GEE at… [Read More]

Independents’ Day 2011 Line-Up Announced

Independents’ Day 2011 Line-Up Announced

0 Walker / June 15, 2011 3:00 pm

The fourth edition of Independents Day takes place on Saturday, September 17th, and the musical lineup was just released today. This event is a mashup of local music, local art, local businesses and other creative types and it takes place… [Read More]