Columbus Arts Festival

10/06/2026

Our festival performance committee put together this helpful little video reminder about submitting your applications for the 2027 Festival!

Apply online at https://www.columbusartsfestival.org

10/01/2026

Applications are open for the 2027 Columbus Arts Festival!

🎨 Juried artists and Emerging Festival Artists: due December 11, 2026
🎶 Musicians: due January 29, 2027
💃 Dance/Theatre/Spoken Word: due February 5, 2027
🍔 Food vendors: due February 16, 2027��

Apply online at ColumbusArtsFestival [dot] org!

09/25/2026

Visual artists, performers, and food vendors: applications are now open!

Visual artists & Emerging Festival Artists: due December 11

Musicians: due January 29

Dancers, theatre performers, poets, storytellers, spoken word: February 5

Food vendors: February 16

Apply online at

Official Columbus Arts Festival website. Join us and celebrate the Columbus arts community on the Downtown Columbus, Ohio Riverfront.

09/08/2026

Applications are now OPEN for the 2027 Columbus Arts Festival!

Artists, emerging festival artists, musicians, performers, spoken word artists, and food vendors - applications are open for all. Click through to read about the various programs and to find application links.

Artist applications are due December 11, while all others are due in early 2027.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The nationally acclaimed Columbus Arts Festival, presented by the AEP Ohio Foundation and produced by the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), will open applications for exhibiting visual artists, Emerging Festival Artists, performing artists and food vendors on Monday, Sept. 7. ...

08/23/2026

Yesterday we celebrated our volunteer committee members for their work on this year's festival. It's a small family reunion where we get to thank them for their amazing effort in putting the festival together. Each year we award the Gwen Scott Award, named for a long-time volunteer who passed away in 2016, and this year we recognized Stacy Orbaker and Mory Fuhrmann, who were street captains who went above and beyond to serve our artists and ensure an amazing festival for them!

08/21/2026

More festival fun this weekend! Festival Latino Columbus returns to the Commons this Saturday and Sunday.

Festival Latino—the largest Latino event in Ohio and marking its 29th year in 2026—is a two-day, free, family-friendly event celebrating family and community. Festivalgoers can enjoy an entertainment lineup that includes national headliners and local artists, food, children’s activities, art, ...