Ohio’s Homecoming & Picnic – Signature Picnic: Columbus, Ohio
Join us for this signature Ohio’s Homecoming & Picnic event at the Ohio Statehouse, Ohio Theatre, and the Columbus Commons!
Celebrate THE 4th of July with America 250-Ohio in Ohio’s capital city! Experience a day of live musical performances, an Ohio Village Muffins vintage “base ball” game, historical interpreters, interactive history displays, free film screenings in the Ohio Theatre, kids activities, artisan vendors, a special reading of the Declaration of Independence and more! Food trucks will be available with food for purchase. The day will close with an evening performance, Columbus Symphony Celebrates America, and a fireworks show. All activities are free. Admission to the Columbus Symphony performance is also free, but tickets are required. Free tickets will be available on a first come, first serve basis onsite at the event July 4.
July 4 Schedule of Activities
Ohio Statehouse Stage
11:00 a.m. Ceremonial Cannon Fire
11:00 a.m. Ohio Village Muffins Base Ball Game
1:00 p.m. Flyover
1:00 p.m. Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra Second Line
1:15 p.m. Columbus Jazz Orchestra performance
2:00 p.m. Poetry performance by Diane Callahan
2:25 p.m. Special presentation of the Declaration of Independence
2:30 p.m. Captain America & Wonder Woman
2:45 p.m. Momentum Youth Dance Ensemble performance
3:30 p.m. Whirlybirds performance
5:30 p.m. Hoodoo Soul Band performance
7:00 p.m. Statehouse event ends.
Ohio Theatre
10:30 a.m. Cartoons
11 a.m. Ohio Goes to the Movies: Cars
2 p.m. Cartoons
2:30 p.m. American Musical Productions presents Beautiful Ohio: Music by Ohioans 1896 – 1926
4:00 p.m. Morton Organ Playing
4:35 p.m. Ohio Goes to the Movies: Forrest Gump
Columbus Commons Stage
6:00 p.m. Columbus Commons Opens
6:20 – 10 p.m.
Whirlybirds
Sylvia Miller’s “Ohio”
Special Presentation of the Declaration of Independence
Columbus Symphony Celebrates America
Fireworks Finale!
Special thanks to our sponsors Cenovus Energy, The Worthington Companies Foundation, Columbus City Council, The Marzetti Company and Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage.