Tabfest Charity Music Festival

09/30/2025

It's been a minute since we've chimed in here on the Facebook, but last night's Tonight Show certainly gave us reason to post this morning. How about Tabfest veteran headliner, Freekbass, showing up on Fallon?! Come on, Jimmy, learn to spell his name! Check it out here:

Jimmy reviews submissions from fans of Lookalikes found from all over the internet and has the audience vote on which lookalike they think is the most accura...

04/18/2024

The Tabfest family mourns the passing of a legend, Forrest Dickey Betts. Dickey performing at Tabfest was near the top of the list of Tabfest moments...and there were plenty of amazing Tabfest moments. Rest in peace.

03/03/2023

Remember when there was a Tabfest wedding?

01/31/2023

Hello Tabfesters. On Saturday, February 11, Tabfest co-producers The One-Eyed Show are performing at Woodlands Tavern in Columbus. We are helping promote the show and would like to add a Columbus band to the bill. If you are interested, message this Tabfest account or message The One-Eyed Show's account. See you 2/11!

01/17/2023

Miss Thailand knows what's up.

“Growing up with garbage collector parents, my life as a child was among piles of garbage and recyclables.”

12/08/2020

Feeling cute, might delete later.

10/20/2020

We're late to the party, but congratulations to Tabfest alumnus (2018), Willie Phoenix, for his well-deserved honor of having the corner of 16th and High designated as "Willie Phoenix Way" by the City of Columbus. Outstanding Willie!

The city is designating the corner of 16th Avenue and High Street as 'Willie Phoenix Way' in honor of the longtime Columbus rocker who played countless

09/22/2020

The Tabfest Family mourns the passing of Bill Huff. Bill and his wife, Carol, produced some of the finest music festivals in the Midwest at their venue in Bluffton. Ripplefest and Tabfest helped to create a thriving music scene in Ohio for a number of years. Bill and Carol always attended Tabfest and were so supportive. Rest in peace, Bill. Ripple in still water.

03/31/2020

Let's drift back to the early 2000s for this photo of Grasshopper Pie backstage at Tabfest. Photo credit: Nick Kehoe.