Food is good. Plenty of seating for the West Park Stage. Weather is perfect. The artists are great!read more

It's always good. The bad part is the long lines. Next year it needs to be live streamed.read more

Wow, what a fun event! There is something interesting to see around every corner and gallery space!…read moreJust walking by open doors reveals music, activities, and a huge variety of art. In addition the galleries and restaurants, there were a ton of pop-up tents, amazing stiltwalkers walking around, food trucks and stands, and more! Parking is available in a lot, and there is also nearby street parking. Despite the numerous places we popped in, including 400 Square (the galleries of 400 West Rich and Chromedge Studios), Wild Goose Creative, ROY G BIV Gallery, the Slingshot, and wandering amongst the numerous tents, there is still more we need to go back and check out - not to mention the new art that is always being created! Artists and gallery owners were friendly and welcoming, and the sheer variety of art was stunning - painting, costumes, interactive, jewelry, pottery, photographs, soap bombs, comics, and more! The whole area was buzzing with energy. This is really neat and well worth a visit.

Now THIS is a gallery hop…read more If you want to see what's really happening in the Columbus art world, it's time to head west to Franklinton, the epicenter of the creative and innovative communities. If you're new to this burgeoning neighborhood, the perfect opportunity to have a buffet of experiences is Franklin Fridays -- the second Friday of each month. You'll get to sample a little bit of everything, and then figure out where you want to spend more time. My biggest suggestion is to use franklintonfridays.com to plan your trip; the website is super helpful and comprehensive. From a personal perspective, I think the best way to experience it is to start to Idea Foundry, followed by a tour of 400 West Rich, then stop at a few galleries, and concluded with drinks at either Strongwater, Land Grant, or Rehab. I love how truly art and science-focused Franklinton is. I guarantee you'll see something weird and beautiful, and you'll see things from a different perspective, both literally and figuratively. One last word of advice: If gritty adventures aren't really your thing, maybe sit this one out. For the rest of y'all, see you at the next Franklinton Fridays for one of the coolest things happening in Columbus.

Went here for valentines with my other half, we got the regular GA admission. It did take a while…read moreto get inside. The line was extremely long so definitely come early not at your time haha. Absolutely no bags of any kind, if you have to go back to your car to put it away, you can't go back in line, no holding the line for anyone either. Once inside to the "lobby" area it snakes for a bit til you finally get inside. While waiting inside some of the scare actors will be going around trying to scare you, it is very entertaining to hear them scare someone haha. This is probably thee best haunted house attraction we have been too, definitely worth going here if you love haunted houses as much as we do. You do take a photo before you go in, as a photographer myself, I will say they need to turn down their brightness as it does over light the photo that was taken, but I do love that it was included in the price. *If you do go, please don't be a sourpuss, the guy behind us w what we assume was his wife was a buzzkill the whole time. Bro was just irritated wouldn't even hold his wife's hand as she was enjoying it and screaming bc of the actors. Don't be a loser bf/gf/husband/wife/partner. Enjoy it! * Oh at the end they do have a merch area and more photo areas you can ask someone to take a picture for you. 100% going to the other ones they have !

The attention to detail put into this haunted attraction really made the whole experience amazing…read more Every area was covered and served a purpose. The actors were amazing and ACTUALLY scared you. 100% worth the money, we were in the haunted house for about 35-40 minutes total. Will be coming back next year!

Exceptional service experience! Visited Fedex with a specialized request that required assistance…read morefrom their external design team, starting at $30. Managed to have the identical personalized task completed here at a significantly lower cost and the service exceeded expectations. This will now be my go-to place for all printing necessities. The store maintains high cleanliness standards and all staff members are exceedingly courteous, particularly Nelson who stands out as top-notch!

What a fantastic concept! We had the opportunity to check out Solstice Outreach's portable…read moreplanetarium at a science event, and it was so neat. They can set up this inflatable planetarium anywhere there's enough space with a standard outlet, and then the friendly instructors led us on a journey through the solar system. They were great with the kids, asking for volunteers to decide where to go next. Based on our fun experience, I shared the information with a group I work with and we reached out to bring them in for a family night. They were great with all ages and ran ongoing 12 minute shows for a two hour event period. The kids loved it - they kept popping out and saying it was so cool! Many got back in line for another turn around the solar system. Set up and breakdown was also a fan favorite for the kids around during those times - they literally just plug in/unplug the dome. Our instructors were well organized, friendly, and on top of everything. Great to work with - we're already talking about bringing them in again!

I like these festivals and Park Street Festival is a good start. It's one of the first of the…read moresummer season. This isn't big as it's about three blocks along Park Street. It has two or three stages with a lot of local bands and some bigger bands who had been popular. There's overpriced beer but there's lots of food trucks. I went both nights of it this year. If you go earlier a lot of the vendors won't be open yet. There's a $5 cover after 7. It allows you into any of the bars. Of course, the bars on Park Street suck ass. Another annoying thing is the cost of beers. They have that stupid ticket system. For $6 you get one ticket. You get 5 tickets for $25. A 16 oz. Blue Moon or a 20 oz. Miller Lite is one ticket. That's crazy. Instead of this have the cocktails. These were two tickets each for a 32 oz. bucket of margarita, rum punch, or vodka punch. I would go again to hang out. It's not the best festival but it's a nice preview of the better ones. There's lots of food trucks with plenty of vegetarian choices so it has something else other than overpriced beer or bands to watch.

In the Arena District, on Front Street, this unique and FREE celebration of downtown nightlife…read morefeatures live performances with plenty of food and drinks for purchase. Front Street is closed off for the event. It's open to all ages, but drinks sold only to those wearing a wrist band. The 2008 musicians included DJ 'M', Reaganomics, Shuckin' Bubba Deluxe, Red Wanting Blue, Acoustic Shu, Jonathan White, Introspect Love Sick Radio, and the always crowd drawing 17th Floor. If you're not into crowds, this is not for you. If you like to see and be seen, welcome to your summer-time asylum of vain. I went, saw and conquered. It was fun. It was a great summer vacation in the city...with everyone you always see anyway.

One of the best theaters in the Columbus, if not the best. From the staff, to the showings, to the…read morevibe, everything is amazing. Highly recommend to anyone trying to see a premiere or even a festival, or just a movie on a weekday.

This theater is right in the middle of the University District and they always have interesting…read moremovies playing, other than just the newest releases. For our visit, they were showing the silent version of The Phantom of the Opera with a live orchestra. This was our first visit to this theater so we got there early to look around. There is a convenient parking garage located directly behind the theater and if you remember to ask, they will validate your parking ticket for $2.00 (we did not remember to do this so we paid $11.50 for three hours!!). They were showing this film on Halloween night, which was also a Friday night, so the University District was hopping! It was fun to walk around and see all of the costumes and various parties going on before heading into see our movie. Since this was a special showing it cost us around $55.00 for our tickets, but we ordered them in advance and were able to pick the seats we wanted. They allowed everyone inside the theater 15 minutes early, so there was quite a long line waiting once we were near the theater door. We saw others carrying soda and popcorn, but couldn't figure out where the concessions stand was! We were barely able to figure out where to find the bathrooms, so we gave up on the popcorn once the door opened for the movie. Once the door was opened, we went in and found our seats. Very comfy seats!!! We sat in the fifth row, so the screen was higher than our seats, but oh so cozy. The show was fantastic, the live orchestra did a smashing job! Very enjoyable visit!!

If you havent been here you are missing out! We've attended many of the shows this season, our most…read morerecent was Miss Saigon and they never disappoint. There is not a bad seat in the theatre and the staff are always amazing. Next season has so many amazing options so make sure to check it out!

Very impressed with the high quality performance! We parked on the street nearby. Waiting area also…read morehas a bar. Seats were good and it was easy to see the entire stage. Looking forward to checking out more shows here.

If you enjoy art then you will enjoy spending time at the Columbus Museum of Art. They have…read morerotating exhibits plus a large collection of modern art. The staff is warm and welcoming. As a family level member of the Cincinnati Museum of Art my wife and I were able to get in free. Sundays are free to everyone I believe. They do charge $10 for parking but if you make a purchase in their gift shop or cafe the parking fee is reduced to $5. It was a great way to spend the morning and a membership not only saves you money but also supports the arts.

You know, I was never a fan of being dragged to the art museum as a kid. It was boring! Who wants…read moreto stand around looking at pictures all day? But I think if the museum had been like it is now, I would have loved it. Even as an adult, it adds so much to the experience to have the themed activities in nearly every gallery. There are games, writing and drawing prompts, books to read, and more to really connect people of all ages with the artwork and keep you coming back. The free admission on Sundays and $5 Thursday nights are great, too! Whether you're local or visiting, it really is worth your time to spend a few hours at one of the most accessible museums in town.