Jazz & Rib Fest
- Date
- July 26th
- Time
- 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Age
- Ages 0–12
- Cost
- Free admission; food and drinks available for purchase
Bicentennial Park and West Bank Park
233 Civic Center Dr., Columbus, OH 43215 · Directions
Downtown
The final day of this free riverfront festival pairs barbecue and other festival food with live jazz on multiple stages. Sunday’s announced lineup includes Latin Jazz Players, Adam Hawley and PJ Morton on the West Bank stage, with Tommy Lehman & The Affinity Project and Jon Lampley among the Bicentennial Park performers. Brass-band and shaded bridge performances add music around the grounds. 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.