Riverfront Art Festival

The Riverfront Art Festival features a full entertainment schedule, including WaterFire and other local favorites.

The festival features over 150 local and national artists, who work in every medium from fine oil paintings and sculpture to affordable functional pottery and wearable art, and are on hand to tell you all about their work and their process.

Columbus Ohio Riverfront
Columbus Ohio Riverfront


Admission: Free

Location: Genoa Park, West bank of the Scioto Mile, Behind COSI

Founded by Jay Snyder, By Hand Events is marketed and managed towards the artists and their creative works. Mr. Snyder was formerly the Fair Director for Ohio Designer Craftsmen.

The Riverfront Art Festival is produced by the By Hand Artisan Guild, a local nonprofit arts organization with the mission of promoting the appreciation, understanding and awareness of handmade fine art and craft, and supporting contemporary American working artists through educational and marketing opportunities.

For more information and the entertainment lineup, please visit the Riverfront Art Festival’s official website.

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