Friday, May 6 to Sunday, May 8, Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park, 1775 Darby Creek Dr., Galloway, OH 43119

Festival times: Friday, 6-9:30pm [meet/greet potluck and jam]; Saturday, 8:30am-9:30pm; Sunday, 8:30am-5pm

Workshop times: Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 11am-4pm

The entire event will be held at the Indian Ridge Picnic Area except for the Friday evening meet/greet potluck and jam, which will be held at the Cedar Ridge Lodge.

The Central Ohio Folk Festival seeks to make the folk arts accessible to the public and to increase awareness and appreciation of these folk arts, especially music and storytelling. It is open to the general public, is a family-friendly event, and all activities are free with the exception of the Saturday evening headliner concert and the workshops (both of which are available for reasonable fees).

Organized and produced by the Columbus Folk Music Society and co-sponsored with WCBE 90.5 FM and Columbus Metro Parks.

Contact: Bill Cohen, 614-263-3851 or billcohen@columbus.rr.com; or Sharon or Art Mittenbergs, 614-491-0437