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
Dates for 2010: September 17, 18 & 19, 2011
Friday 5-10p - Featuring Opera Columbus and WaterFire
Saturday 12-10p - Featuring The Ladies of Longford and WaterFire
Sunday 12-5 - Featuring Beatles Tribute "Hard Day's Night"
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.
Entertainment Lineup:
Friday:
5:00-6:45 - Sabrina Tutstone - Vocal Jazz
7:00-10:00 - WaterFire with Opera Columbus
Saturday:
12:30-1:30 - Pete Bush and the Hoi Polloi - Acoustic Punk Jazz
1:45-3:15 - Grooveshire - Bayou Jam Rock
3:30-4:45 - Marble Park - Rhythm and Funk
5:00-6:45 - Fo Mo Deep - Eclectic & Funky Jazz Collective
7:00-10:00 - WaterFire with Ladies of Longford - Celtic Rock
Sunday:
12-2:00 - Slick Andrews and the Generators - Rockabilly
3:00-5:00 - Hard Day's Night - A Tribute to the Beatles
For more information, please visit the Riverfront Art Festival's official website.
