Festival for Good 2025
Fun (and shopping) for social causes sound like your jam? Then this is the event for you! RSVP today for this one-of-a-kind Cbus event.
Date and time
Location
Grandview Avenue
Grandview Avenue Grandview Heights, OHAbout this event
- Event lasts 4 hours
This year the Festival For Good is partnering with the Columbus Young Professional Club's Grandview Hop, and will be bringing our Social Enterprise vendors and amazing activities for the whole family! Bring your kids for facepainting, cotton candy, and the Roochute!
Make every purchase have a higher purpose.
Every year, Festival for Good features Central Ohio businesses that were founded with one purpose—to create true social impact in their communities.
When you attend the Festival for Good, you can make a big impact in your community just by shopping for unique products and services. 💪
Fun for the whole family - bring your kiddos (and pets)!
🛍️ Shop for Good. Whether you need tee shirts, dog bones, art, flowers, or even a composting service, you can find a Social Enterprise (business created with the mission of doing good) in Columbus. Our vendor list is growing every week. View the list here!
🤝 Partnership with the Grandview Hop. This means twice the amount of vendors, shopping, food trucks, and drinks. WOW.
🍻 Beer, mocktails for sale. Grab a beer on tap from ThunderWing Brewing Co. at the Charity Beer Garden, or a mocktail from Too Good Eats.
🥳 A bunch of fun experiences for the family. FREE Face Painting, The Parachute People, and cotton candy (brought to you by Cotton Sugar Co.!). Bring the kiddos!
🤜 Volunteer for a free beer, free tee shirt. This year we’re partnering with Columbus Gives Back! Make some new friends and build community. Sign up to Volunteer here.
It's free to attend, but we'd love to know you're coming! RSVP to be entered to be one of five winners of $100 in Festival Cash!
RSVP today for a chance to be one of five winners of $100 in Festival for Good cash! We will notify you via email on 9/27/25 before Noon EST if you're a winner.
About the Festival for Good
Founded in 2016, the Festival for Good is dedicated to bringing Central Ohio consumers and local social enterprises together.
Located on Grandview Ave, you and your family and friends will enjoy an open air festival featuring dozens of hand picked social enterprise vendors. These small businesses and entrepreneurs are dedicated to doing good in our community. Each has a story to tell and a mission to make real change one sale at a time. Find your favorite and spread the good by making a purchase.
At the Festival for Good, you will:
- Shop for good
- Have delicious food and drinks from local food trucks and breweries
- Hear and see inspiring stories of Social Enterprise
- Have fun with the whole family
Fine print. Festival Cash is non transferable and can only be used at vendor booths at the 2025 Festival for Good on September 27, 2025 onsite at Grandview Ave. By registering ahead of time for the event you'll be automatically registered to win. All winners will be notified via email by Noon on September 27th, 2025. No purchase is required to win. Please register with an accurate email to guarantee notification.
Frequently asked questions
There are several free and paid parking lots within close proximity, including St. Christopher’s Church (1420 Grandview Ave), First Merchants Bank (1460 Grandview Ave), surface lots at 1369 Grandview Ave, Bank Block (1289 Grandview Ave), PNC Bank (1530 W 1st Ave), the surface lot at 1500 W Third Ave
If you're a Social Enterprise (your company sells something to earn revenue AND was created in order to do good) in Columbus and want to get involved, please send us an email at info@festivalforgood.org.
Festival Cash is cash that can be spent at the Festival for Good vendor booths. You can purchase tee shirts, coffee, jewelry, dog treats - and so much more! Please see above for full terms.
Check out the Grandview Hop's Food Truck page to view the 18+ vendors that will be there on September 27: https://www.grandviewhop.com/food-trucks
Yes, we are very dog friendly! In fact all leashed and friendly pets are welcome at the Festival for Good and all along the Grandview Hop.