FAQ

Download the Jazz & Rib Fest mobile app! Or check out our website and signage at the festival.

Admission to Jazz & Rib Fest is FREE!

Directions and information on parking and public transportation can be found here.

Festival Beverage Booths – For water, soft drinks, beer, wine and cocktails, all major credit cards and mobile pay options are accepted. All festival beverage booths are cashless this year.

BBQ and Food Vendors – Forms of payment are determined individually by each vendor.

All festival beverage booths (water, soft drinks, beer, wine and cocktails) are cashless this year. Cash can be used at the vending machine located in Bicentennial Park that has water and soft drinks.

BBQ and Food Vendors – Forms of payment are determined individually by each vendor.

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.

Tents, oversized umbrellas and staking of any kind are prohibited.

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.

Mega phones, portable stereos, recording equipment or amplification of any kind are prohibited.

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
• glass bottles or containers
• grilling, cooking or campfires
• illegal weapons
• laser pointers
• unauthorized motorized vehicles
• portable stereos, recording devices, megaphones or amplification of any kind
• skateboards or hoverboards
• tobacco
• unauthorized vending, handbills, petitioning or solicitation