Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival is a weekend-long celebration of world-class music, mouth watering food, local artisans and family entertainment, now in its 16th year.
This year the event will feature a whiskey tasting with Pete Wagner — “Whiskey Pete,” a Certified Spirits Specialist who will discuss the evolution of whiskey-making and the fine distinctions between many varieties of bourbon and whiskey. Attendees can sample a flight of whiskeys or bourbons with Whiskey Pete between 2-5pm on Saturday. Don’t want a flight? Try a custom cocktail like the “Gahanna Jewel” or “Lemon Thyme Creekside Sling” in the Bourbon & Whiskey bar, available on Saturday from 12-6 pm on the Creekside Plaza.
Additionally, a variety of craft beers will be available throughout the Festival all weekend, including Columbus Brewing Company IPA, Pale Ale and Summer Teeth; Four String Suncaster Wheat and Backstage Blonde; and New Belgium Fat Tire and Snapshot Wheat.
Grammy-winning, internationally renowned acoustic blues artist John Hammond headlines the festival this year. Other performers include The Urban Jazz Coalition, The Colin Lazarski Quartet, The Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Drifter Kings, Noah Wotherspoon, Terry Davidson and the Gears, Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers, Hootie McBoob, McGuffey Lane, Sean Carney, Willie Phoenix Band and the John Schwab Party Band.
Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival takes place June 20-22 at the Creekside Park & Plaza, located at 123 Mill Street in Gahanna. Tickets are $5 general admission per day – $12 weekend wristbands are available at the Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Drink Up Columbus Giveaway
We have a pair of weekend wristbands to the festival ($24 value) to give away! To enter: Leave a comment telling us what you’re most excited for at CBJF! For a bonus entry, post the following on Twitter:
Hi @DrinkUpColumbus, I want to go to Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival June 20-22! http://bit.ly/cbjfdrinkup
We’ll randomly select a winner by noon on Friday, June 6, and notify you by email.
17 Comments on "Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival June 20-22"
Music and fun with friends is what I am most excited about the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival!
I’m looking forward to the music and hope Pigskin Brewing makes an appearance!
Excited for some jazz music and good craft beer!
Bourbon and blues?! Thank you, please. Can’t wait for this event!
I’m excited for live music, great food, and local beers! Nothing better for summertime! =)
Columbus newbie here… I moved in january(during the worst winter in years) from Los Angeles, I am looking forward to all the summer festivals columbus has to offer.
As if the performances weren’t enough, you add in drinks and great weather… wow.
So excited to hear all the great music at the festival!
I haven’t go my ticket yet , and this will be my 1st time. Excited
to try new things.
I am very excited for the music and the food…last year the food was great!
Looking forward to the food, music and people watching.
I have beer been but would love to have my dad come for a visit to go!!!!
I’m excited for some jazz music and good beer!
Bourbon, bluesy tunes, and the great outdoors?! Would make for a perfect date night for me and the hubster! 🙂
Looking forward to great music and great weather outside!
Looking forward to drinking some local craft beer from my favorite Columbus brewery, Columbus Brewing Company.
I am most excited for the craft beer. It will be nice to attend a festival that uses local beer, as opposed to generic, domestic stuff. Dublin Irish Festival needs to step it up with more than just Guinness, Killian’s, Coors Light and Blue Moon.
New to Columbus area from the West Coast and I’m stoked to listen to some music and meet new people.
Cheers!