Jazz & Rib Fest

This free riverfront festival combines barbecue and other festival food with continuous live jazz across multiple stages. Saturday’s announced performers include Rob White and the Secret Ingredients, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective, Huntertones and Jeffrey Osborne on the West Bank stage. The Bicentennial Park schedule includes Clave Sonic, Laura Camara and the Jake Reed Trio, Ron Holmes–Eclecticism, Whirlybirds and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra with Byron Stripling. See the full official lineup for stage times.

Planning your visit

No admission ticket is required. Families may bring a labeled cooler, but carry-in alcohol and glass containers are prohibited. Festival beverage booths are cashless; individual food vendors choose their accepted payment methods. Bikes and scooters must be walked through the festival and parked around its perimeter.

The downtown riverfront can be reached by car, COTA bus or bicycle. Accessible parking is available in nearby surface lots and garages for vehicles displaying the required disability identification. Review the organizer’s parking and transportation information before traveling because downtown streets will be closed around the festival grounds.