Celebration

Saturday, April 27th, 11am–10pm at the Columbus Commons.

Commemorate Earth Day and what the local environment has to offer featuring live music, a green art show, food trucks, information booths and much more.

The celebration will be held downtown at Columbus Commons, on the former City Center site. Here are the all the details:

  • Celebration will run from 11am to 10pm (11am to 7pm for information & vendor booths)
  • Over 50 area non-profits, environmental groups, clubs and businesses with green missions, products and services will be showing off their greenness.
  • Green Art Show – Artists and crafters with a green bent will have booths to vend their work.
  • Main Stage lineup:
    11:00am William the Accountant
    12:10 am Erika Hughes & The Well Mannered
    1:05pm Special Guest Speakers
    1:40pm Wonder Twin Powers
    2:50pm The Francis Bacon Band
    4:00pm Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folk
    4:55pm Challenge Cup Presentation
    5:10pm The Subterranean House Band
    6:20pm The Salty Caramels
    7:30pm Teen Fiction
    8:40pm The Rustbelt Rumble Family Band
  • Kids’ Activities Area will include:
    • Facepainting! Sack races! Scavenger hunts! Hula Hoops! Bean Bag toss! Mural painting! Nutrition! Trivia!
    • Also be sure to check out these extra special events:

      • American Red Cross- Disaster preparedness interactive activities

        Sack Races every half hour. Beginning at 11:30 am.

        Ongoing scavenger hunt for children with packets of seeds given as prizes.

        Bring the Farm to You

        Craft table- variety of materials that children can use to create

        Face Painting

        Balls and Hoola hoops to play in the grass area

        Kids entertainment schedule: 

        11:15am -12:00 – Mr Eric

         12:30- 2:30 – The Recycled Band

        2:45 – 3:30 – Mr Eric

        3:30-4:15- Joanie Calem: Sing Along-Music and Movement Programs for All Ages

  • Local Food and beverage Vendors are:
    • Food Trucks: Paddy Wagon, Tatoheads, Los Jalapeños, Dan’s Deli, King of the Hill, Short North Bagel Deli
    • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream and Mikey’s Late Night Slice will have their stand alone shops open too
    • Great Lakes Brewing Company
  • Zero Waste – Virtually nothing goes to the landfill. Much thanks to Eartha Limited for helping to make this possible.

How to get to the celebration in an environmentally friendly way:

BUS: Take the bus with COTA’s help, plan your trip here.

BIKE: Ride your bike; we’ll have a bike corral so you don’t have to worry about locking up and the first 100 riders get a coupon for a FREE Chipotle burrito

WALK: Enjoy a leisurely stroll to the celebration while getting some exercise.

CAR: If you have to drive, carpool with all of your friends and park at the garage under the Commons or across Rich Street

SCOOTER and MOTORCYCLE: Park your high M.P.G., two wheeled vehicles at our designated area along Rich Street at the Commons

If you have questions or would like to help in some way, contact us at celebrate@greenbus.org.

 

Our Sponsors:

Sponsors

Chipotle
Gateway Film Center
COTA
The CYP Club
Pattycake Bakery
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
EarthShare Ohio
Kristy Smeltzer; Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Stonyfield Farms
Columbus Food League
Eartha Limited
Ohio Environmental Council
Franklin County Soil & Water
Earth Day Network  

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