Food festivals in Columbus worth planning a trip around, by month.

Festivals through the year

Asian Festival ★ 4.5

MayMemorial Day weekend, 2 daysdiscovery-district

The Asian Festival at Franklin Park on East Broad Street draws over 100,000 Memorial Day weekend for food vendors, dragon-boat events and a marketplace.

Focus: Pan-Asian

Festival Latino ★ 4.3

AugustFourth weekend of August, 2 daysdowntown

Festival Latino in 2026 moves to Columbus Commons and Ohio Theatre on South High Street, the largest Latino festival in Ohio in its 29th year.

Focus: Latin American

Highball Halloween ★ 4.0

OctoberLast weekend of October, 2 daysTicket neededshort-north

Highball Halloween at Goodale Park in the Short North runs the last weekend of October, with twenty-plus food trucks, a costume contest, fashion show and live music. Free entry; food and drinks ticketed.

Focus: Multi-vendor food trucks

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