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The Jazz & Rib Fest website is your one-stop shop to learn about the festival! Explore the website for stage schedules, food vendors, and the festival map.
Admission to Jazz & Rib Fest is FREE!
Admission to Jazz & Rib Fest if FREE! You do not need tickets to see any of the performers at the event.
Directions and information on parking and public transportation can be found here.
Festival Beverage Booths – For water, soft drinks, beer and cocktails, all major credit cards and mobile pay options are accepted. All festival beverage booths are cashless.
BBQ and Festival Food Vendors – Forms of payment are determined individually by each vendor.
All festival beverage booths (water, soft drinks, beer, and cocktails) are cashless. Cash can be used at the vending machine located in Bicentennial Park that has water and soft drinks.
BBQ and Festival Food Vendors – Forms of payment are determined individually by each vendor.
The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department is committed to providing an inclusive festival that is accessible to everyone. Visit the Accessibility page to learn more about accessibility at Jazz & Rib Fest.
Attendees are permitted to pack a cooler, but carry-in alcohol, glass bottles and containers are prohibited. Since admission to Jazz & Rib Fest is free, we strongly encourage attendees to purchase food and beverages at the event. Food and beverage purchases help to make Jazz & Rib Fest happen year after year! Coolers must be labeled with name and cell phone number. Due to security concerns, coolers may be confiscated by the Columbus Division of Police.
Grilling, cooking, or campfires of any type may not be conducted anywhere on festival grounds.
Yes! Jazz & Rib Fest attendees are welcome to bring blankets and lawn chairs.
Tents, oversized umbrellas and staking of any kind are prohibited. Handheld umbrellas are allowed.
While we strongly recommend leaving your pet at home in cool, quiet comfort, animals are permitted but must be leashed at all times and owners must clean up after their pets.
All forms of tobacco are prohibited in city parks and facilities including the restrooms, spectator and concession areas, spraygrounds and special event venues.
Megaphones, portable stereos, recording equipment or amplification of any kind are prohibited.
Drones are not permitted to be flown above the festival grounds without written permission from the festival organizer and proof of an FAA Pilot’s License and Aircraft Registration.
Yes, but bikes and scooters MUST be walked through the event and parked on the perimeter of festival grounds.
Skateboards, hoverboards and unauthorized motorized vehicles are not permitted on the festival grounds.
Unauthorized vending, handbills, petitioning or solicitation is not permitted. Information on how to apply to be an authorized vendor can found here.
Yes, the following are NOT PERMITTED on festival grounds:
- carry-in alcohol
- drones without written permission from the festival organizer and proof of an FAA Pilot’s License and Aircraft Registration
- glass bottles or containers
- grilling, cooking or campfires
- illegal weapons
- laser pointers
- unauthorized motorized vehicles
- oversized umbrellas
- popup tents
- portable stereos, recording devices, megaphones or amplification of any kind
- skateboards or hoverboards
- tobacco
- unauthorized vending, handbills, petitioning or solicitation