EMS Partnership Opportunities

Jazz & Rib Fest and The Ohio State Fair

WORKING WITH US

YOUR SPONSORSHIP PARTNERS

Participate in two of Ohio’s most prolific outdoor events, centrally located in the 14th largest city in the country, Columbus, Ohio.

SPONSOR, MARKETING TOUR AND PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

JAZZ & RIB FEST

July 19-21, 2024


The Jazz & Rib Fest, hosted for more than four decades, is the flagship event hosted July 19th – 21st, 2024. This highly anticipated summertime tradition offers both jazz and rib connoisseurs the finest in music and barbecue. With the development of the Scioto Mile, the revitalized downtown riverfront provides the perfect location for hot ribs and cool jazz. The festival offers three days of continuous live performances while barbecue pit masters serve up sizzling ribs, chicken and more!

OHIO STATE FAIR

July 24 - August 4, 2024


Discover the Ohio State Fair, a favorite family tradition since 1850! Come for the Midway, featuring more than 50 rides, and unleash fair flavors from tastey food vendors! The Ohio State Fair Corporate Partnership Program has developed into one of the most comprehensive grass-roots event marketing initiatives in the Fair industry. Whether you sell products or services, or have a message to deliver, we develop a tailored partner package that provides integrated advertising, sales promotion, and hospitality benefits to meet your goals and objectives.

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AS AN EVENT PARTNER YOUR FULLY INTEGRATED

benefits PACKAGE may include:

VISABILITY

Guaranteed visibility and signage, program inclusion, and eyeballs from loads of attendees.

Marketing

Inclusion in media and print publications, social media mentions, website inclusions and links.

activation

On-site booth display and sales opportunities.

hospitality

Entry tickets, parking passes, hospitality access, and more!

FAQs

Our event's Most frequent questions and answers

Jazz & Rib Fest

Ohio State Fair

No, we welcome programs that are seeking brand awareness and visibility and would love to customize a program for you.

No, we welcome programs that are seeking brand awareness and visibility and would love to customize a program for you.

Since this event runs Friday – Sunday we do require sponsors with a booth space to be on-site all 3 days.

No! We welcome mobile programs for multi day and single day activation opportunities.

10 a.m. – 10 p.m. each day except the final day which is 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

While we cannot guarantee designated security, we do have Columbus Police on-site 24/7 to monitor the grounds.

While we cannot guarantee designated security, we do have Ohio State Highway Patrol on-site 24/7 to monitor the grounds.

Sponsorships at this event start at $5,500 for a 10’x10’ space and there are no other options for vendors or craft booths besides sponsor opportunities.

Partnership opportunities have a varying range starting at $5k for one day, and we’d be happy to customize a program for you.

This depends on the package, please reach out to us to learn more!

This depends on the package, please reach out to us to learn more!

Meet Your Sponsorship Partners

MAGGIE ELLISON


VICE PRESIDENT

ELLIE BUERK


Partnership Activation Manager

CARLY STONEBERG


PARTNERSHIP ACTIVATION MANAGER

COLLEEN KELLEY


Partnership Activation Coordinator

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