Popular Downtown food and music festival returning to in-person format for the first time in two years

After a two-year hiatus, Columbus Parks & Recreation’s Jazz & Rib Fest is returning.

The festival announced earlier today that it will be holding a full in-person festival this summer after it was canceled the previous two years.

The popular summertime event will be held July 22-24 at Bicentennial Park and West Bank Park, along the Scioto Mile. This will be the 41st annual Jazz & Rib Fest celebration.

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“We could not be more thrilled to get back to business and put on the Jazz & Rib Fest, and to fill the streets adjacent to the Scioto River with live music, food vendors and people enjoying themselves,” said Bernita Reese, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Director in a press release. “It has been a Columbus staple for more than 40 years, and a major highlight of the summer.”

The festival will feature a sizable lineup of barbecue eateries on-site (in addition to several other styles of food), and live music will take place all three days.

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