Come to the North Market for a Saturday of farm-tastic fun during the 19th Annual Farmers’ Festival on Saturday, August 14th. The annual event held at the prime of the Ohio growing season will highlight bushels of locally grown farm-fresh produce, a homemade jam and jelly contest, the Chef Challenge: “You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to”, children’s activities, cooking demonstrations and live music. 

The North Market Farmers’ Market is one of the largest in central Ohio, featuring more than 20 farmers offering an array of locally-grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, honey and herbs. Farms scheduled to participate this year include Anderson Orchard, Beech Meadow Farm, Blossom Acre’s Produce, Bridgman Farm, Combs Fresh Herbs, Ehmann and Sons Greenhouse, Elizabeth Telling Farm, Hinkle Farm, Honeyrun Farm, K & R Garden Fresh Produce, Oakvale Farmstead Cheese, Ohio Farm Direct, Thomas Family Orchard, Persinger Farm, Quiverfull Farm, Rhoads Farm, Shady Brook Farm, Somerset Greenhouse, Summer Thyme Farm, Toad Hill Farm, Toby Run Growers, The Wayward Seed Farm and Wishwell Farms Produce.

“Dating back to the early days at the Quonset Hut, our Farmers’ Market has become one of our community’s most cherished traditions,” said David Wible, Executive Director of the North Market. “Every Saturday morning North Market becomes a focal point for social gathering and it’s all drawn to the Market by a wonderful group of committed, high-quality growers. Each year, during the prime of our growing season we celebrate their hard work and tremendous fruits, vegetables and flowers at our Farmers Festival.”

Saturday Farmers’ Festival activities and attractions include:
•8 a.m., North Market Merchants & Farmers’ Market open
•9 a.m., amateur jam and jelly contest for North Market customers
•9 - 11 a.m., musical entertainment by One More Time String Band
•10 a.m. - 12 p.m., balloon twisting with Dr. Silverfoot

•10 a.m. - 12 p.m., free mini Farmers Market Sundaes from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
•10 a.m. - 3 p.m., face painting by Rita
•10:30 a.m., cooking demonstration TBA
•11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mark Wood Cowboy Fun Show
•11 a.m. - 1 p.m., musical entertainment by Slate Ridge
•11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Columbus Dog Connection
•11:30 a.m., cooking demonstration, TBA
• 12:30 p.m., “You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to”, Chef cooking contest
•1 - 3 p.m., musical entertainment by Loosely Strung
•1:30 p.m., cooking demonstration, TBA
•2:30 p.m., cooking demonstration, TBA
•3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Musical entertainment by Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folks

The Farmers’ Festival runs on Saturday, August 14 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is a free event. For more information about the Farmers’ Festival or to sign-up for the Amateur Jelly and Jam contest, please call Mary at the North Market at (614) 463-9664.

For the ninth year, the North Market has gathered eighteen of Ohio’s finest wineries to celebrate fine local cuisine and vino at the North Market Food & Ohio Wine Festival Presented by PNC. The festival will take place the weekend of July 9-11. Sponsoring organizations include PNC Bank, Ohio Grape Industries, Master Clean, Ohio Magazine, Yelp and Columbus Alive.

The Food & Ohio Wine Festival will kick-off on Friday night with a special preview party from 7-10 p.m. Tickets to the event are $20 and include a commemorative wine glass, 10 tasting tickets and a $5 North Market gift certificate. Proceeds benefit the historic North Market. Columbus celebrities will serve as guest pourers for the wineries. Men of Steel, a local steel drum band, will lend their cool Caribbean tunes to the festivities. Discount coupons good for $5 off Preview Party admission are available at local PNC branches starting in July. Purchase Preview Party tickets online HERE>

The following wineries from around Ohio will offer select wines by the taste (50 cents to $2.00 each), glass, bottle and case: Chalet Debonne Vineyard, Madison; Ferrante Winery, Geneva; Firelands Winery, Sandusky; Henke Winery, Cincinnati; Laurello Vineyards, Geneva; Maize Valley Winery, Hartville; Markko Vineyard, Conneaut; Meranda-Nixon Winery, Ripley; Mon Ami Winery, Port Clinton; Raven’s Glenn Winery, West Lafayette; Soine Vineyards, Powell; St. Joseph Vineyards, Thompson; Stoney Ridge Winery, Bryan; Troutman Vineyards, Wooster; The Winery at Wolf Creek, Norton; Valley Vineyards, Morrow; Viking Vineyard, Kent and Wyandotte Winery, Columbus.

Throughout the weekend there will be live music on two stages and cooking demonstrations in the well-appointed Ohio Proud mobile kitchen. The kitchen consists of a 24-foot trailer that has the look and feel of a home kitchen with three large screen monitors to display the demonstrations to the audience. Chefs from local restaurants and North Market merchants will conduct the demonstrations and samplings. Additional activities include the Saturday Farmers Market and a Sunday marketplace featuring local artisans and Ohio Proud vendors.

“The quality of Ohio-made wine continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Our festival is the perfect opportunity to sample the offerings from 18 Ohio wineries, so you can see for yourself how great these wines have become,” said David Wible, Executive Director of the North Market. “Eating locally has become part of our everyday routine, now you can drink locally and not have to sacrifice quality or taste.”

Festival hours are Friday, July 9, 7-10 p.m., Saturday, July 10, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 11, 1 – 6 p.m. Preview Party admission is $20 with $5 discount coupons available at local PNC Bank branches. Saturday and Sunday admission is free. A $5 tasting fee includes a souvenir glass with tasting tickets available for purchase in any quantity for $.50 apiece. For additional information on the North Market Food and Ohio Wine Festival, please call 614-463-9664 or visit www.northmarket.com

Schedule of Activities

Friday, July 9th - Admission $20 (includes souvenir glass, 10 tasting tickets, $5 North Market certificate)

Festival Hours, 7 – 10 p.m.
• 7 – 10 p.m. Ohio Wineries open for tasting, North Market remains open
• 7 – 10 p.m. Meet the winemakers, celebrity wine pourers, music by Men of Steel

Saturday, July 10th – Tasting admission $5 (includes souvenir glass)

Festival Hours, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• 8 a.m., North Market merchants and Farmers Market, open for business
• 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., music by Slate Ridge on the porch
• 10 a.m., Ohio wineries open for tasting
• 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., music by One More Time String Band on the porch
• 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., music by the Gipson & Fitz Trio on Spruce St. stage
• 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., face painting
• 11 a.m., culinary demonstration by John Skaggs of Two Caterers and MyCateredTable.com
• 12 p.m., culinary demonstration by David MacLennan of Latitude 41
• 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., music by the Shaw Brothers on the porch
• 1 p.m., culinary demonstration by by John Hard of CaJohns Flavor & Fire
• 12 – 2 p.m., music by Willie Phoenix on the Spruce Street stage
• 2 p.m., culinary demonstration by Henry Butcher Sr. of Creole Kitchen
• 2 – 4 p.m., music by Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folks on Spruce St. stage
• 3 p.m., culinary demonstration by Janel Hedgepeth of Latitude 41
• 3 - 5 p.m., Black Market Belly Dance performs on the porch
• 4 p.m., culinary demonstration by Steve Lawrence of CaJohns Flavor & Fire
• 4 – 7 p.m., music by the Gadabouts on the Spruce Street stage

Sunday, July 11th - Tasting admission $5 (includes souvenir glass)

Festival Hours, 12 – 6 p.m. (wine tasting begins at 1 p.m.)
• 12 p.m., North Market merchants, Ohio Proud and Artisan Market open for business
• 12 – 2 p.m., music by Grace Adele on the porch
• 12 – 2 p.m., music by Island Breeze on the Spruce Street Stage
• 1 p.m., culinary demonstration by Derek Michael of Due Amici
• 12 – 5 p.m., face painting
• 2 - 4 p.m., CD101 prize wheel, you spin, you win!
• 2 p.m., culinary demonstration by Bob Basel of Black Swamp Gourmet
• 2 - 4 p.m., music by the Ken Weaver Trio on the porch
• 2 - 4 p.m., music by the Gipson & Fitz Trio on the Spruce Street stage
• 3 p.m., culinary demonstration by Sally Koepke of Mom’s Gourmet
• 4 – 6 p.m., music by Eileen Howard Jazz Trio on the Spruce Street Stage
• 4 p.m., culinary demonstration by Amy Summers and David Wible, North Market staff
• 4 – 6 p.m., music by the Folkwood Players on the porch

The North Market Harvest Festival is helping to kick off Local Matters Local Foods Week on Saturday, October 3. In addition to our usual extravaganza of harvest produce, baking contests, live music and kids’ activities, this year as part of their Local Foods Week celebration, Local Matters worked to pair local chefs with some of our farmers to do cooking demonstrations right out of their stalls.This festival is a fun one for the kiddies with a plethora of activities and entertainment. Mark Wood will be twisting balloon animals and executing fancy rope tricks. Rita Miller will be on hand for fanciful full face painting. There will be give-aways of cookies and apples and the Columbus Jaycees will return for their annual stint of offering harvest-inspired crafts. Not to mention, if you are looking for a new four-legged friend, the Columbus Dog Connection will be on hand with adoptable dogs.

Enterprising customers have several opportunities to take home a prize in our Harvest Festival baking contests. In the pumpkin bread contest, entrants are invited to submit their version in loaf or muffin form. Our two other contests feature the time-honored tradition of pie baking and participants can submit their favorite pumpkin or apple pies for judging. The first place winner of the bread competition will win $50 in North Market gift certificates and each pie competition winner will receive $100 in North Market gift certificates. All home-baked entries will be available for purchase with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit North Market Development Authority. To register or for more information, please call the North Market at (614) 463-9664. Participation is limited to 12 entries per contest.

“Having the Harvest Festival as the kickoff for Local Matters Local Foods Week is a perfect combination that highlights both our activities and our mission to support local businesses.” said David Wible, Executive Director of the North Market. “You will see and taste that mission in action with our local chefs preparing recipes right in our farmers’ stalls.”

Scheduled Harvest Festival activities include:
• Farmers’ Market and North Market merchants open at 8 a.m.
• Market to Market breakfast in the Dispatch Kitchen, 8 - 10 a.m.
• Cooking demonstrations with local chefs at farmer stalls, 9 - 11 a.m.
• Live music by Folk Wood Players, 9 - 11 a.m.
• Mark Wood Cowboy Fun Show, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Joy Unspeakable, the Living Statue, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Face painting, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Free pumpkin cookies for the kids, courtesy of Mozart’s Bakery, 10 a.m. while supply lasts.
• Free apples for the kids, 10 a.m. while supply lasts.
• Autumn crafts with the Columbus Jaycees, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Columbus Dog Connection, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Live music by Slate Ridge, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Pumpkin Bread contest, 12 p.m.
• Pumpkin Pie contest, 1 p.m.
• Apple pie contest, 2 p.m.
• Face painting, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Live music by Willie Phoenix, 1 - 4 p.m.

The North Market Harvest Festival begins at 8 a.m. and is a free event. For more information or to sign-up for any of the contests, please call the North Market at (614) 463-9664 or email info@northmarket.com

Two of Columbus’ premiere independent, locally-owned specialty foods markets are partnering to celebrate the bounty that Ohio producers bestow upon our great state. The Hills Market and North Market share not only a philosophical connection: one that makes it a priority to provide and promote the best Ohio has to offer to consumers, but also a physical connection: the Olentangy River Greenway (or more commonly, the Olentangy Bike Trial). Join both markets on Saturday, October 3, as they connect to celebrate the end of a great summer season with “Market to Market”: a cross-city local foods-centric bike ride, for amateurs and aficionados alike. Market to Market will be the kick-off event for Local Matters Local Foods Week in Columbus.

Participants have the option of registering to start at either market and fuel up with breakfast before embarking on the 13 mile adventure to the market at the other end of the bike trail. Each participating rider will be issued a local foods passport at the beginning of their journey. Bikers can collect stamps along the way by visiting with local vendors and organizations set up along the path including Pattycake Bakery, Ohio Proud, Sustainable Worthington, Greenovate and Local Matters. Participants who show completed passports at their destination market will be rewarded with a scoop of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream and a reusable bag filled with coupons and goodies from local foods purveyors. Those intrepid enough to bike back to their market of origin will receive a completely different bag of goodies, creating a total value of $50 worth of savings and samples.

Market to Market will take place on Saturday, October 3. Registration is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. The cost includes breakfast, a scoop of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream (at either location), and reusable shopping bags from both locations filled with up to $50 worth of savings on Ohio foods. Breakfast will be served at both locations from 8- 10a.m. to allow for riders to eat and set out on the trail at their leisure. Jeni’s ice cream will be available at both locations upon ride completion. Early egistration for the breakfast and ride is closed at this time. Participating organizations and sponsors include: The Hills Market, North Market, Local Matters, CrimsonCup Coffee, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, WCBE, Central Ohio’s NPR Station, Amanda Hills Spring Water, Fat Rabbit Racing, Greenovate, Ohio Proud, Pattycake Bakery and Sustainable Worthington.

Columbus-based, Local Matters is a not-for-profit organization that believes the choice to grow and consume local food has the power to affect social, economic and environmental change in our communities. They are committed to making local, sustainably farmed, healthy food available to everyone - and from October 3 through October 9, they’re doing it in a big way with Local Matters Local Food Week. The week kicks-off with the Market-to-Market bike ride and breakfast, includes a fundraiser on Thursday, October 8 at The Hills Market, and will conclude with a Local Food Finale on Friday, October 9. The entire Columbus-area community is invited to add a little more delicious to their lives with Local Foods Week celebrating our Local Food System: Farm to Fork, Urban Ag and Local Food to School. For more information and a detailed schedule visit www.local-matters.org

Ale! Ale! The gang will all be here for the Columbus Microbrew Festival at the North Market. The usual suspects in the Columbus craft brewing community will be present and accounted for during the fourth annual celebration of all things local ale-related.

This year’s event will take place on Friday, September 11th from 5 - 9 p.m. and on Saturday, September 12th from noon - 7 p.m. on the second floor of the market house. It’s a great place to start a stellar weekend and warm up for the rematch of the season with OSU taking on USC at home at 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 12 at 8 p.m. 

Participating local microbreweries include: Barley’s Brewing Company (Ale House No. 1), Barley’s Smokehouse & Brewpub (Ale House No. 2), Columbus Brewing Company, Elevator Brewing Company, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Hoster Brewing Company and Weasel Boy Brewing Company. Representatives from each microbrewery will be on hand to pour samples of their signature drafts. Admission to the event is free. Beer tasting admission is $15 and includes a commemorative pint glass and ten tasting tickets. Discount coupons good for $2 off the tasting admission fee will be available at all participating microbreweries beginning September 1. Additional tasting tickets will be available for $.50 each. Tickets are available in advance online (starting September 1) at the North Market business office and at the door on the days of the event.

“The North Market is our community’s epicenter for all things local and culinary. We are home to local merchants, farmers, artisans and, this weekend, microbreweries!” said David Wible, Executive Director for the North Market. “The creativity exhibited and the quality of the beers created by our local craft brewers blend nicely with the atmosphere at our public market. The Columbus Microbrew Festival is an opportunity for our Market patrons to be exposed to our hometown brews and for beer aficionados to experience the North Market.”

Columbus Microbrew Festival
Schedule of Activities:

Friday, September 11, 5-9 p.m.
• 5-9 p.m., Microbreweries open for tasting on the second floor of the North market
•5-7 p.m., Music by Great Mad Hoax
•7-9 p.m., Music TBA

Saturday, September 12, 12-7 p.m.
•8 a.m., North Market merchants and farmers open
•9-11 a.m., Music by Slate Ridge on porch
•10 a.m.-3 p.m., Face painting
•11 a.m.-1 p.m., Music by Loosely Strung on porch
•12-7 p.m., Microbreweries open for tasting
•1-3 p.m., Music by Gipson and Fitz Trio on second floor
•3-4 p.m., performances by Majestic Belly Dancing on porch
•3-5 p.m., Music by Island Breeze
•5-7 p.m., Music by Happy Chichester

Festival hours are Friday, September 11 from 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, September 12 from noon -7 p.m., regular market hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday. For additional information on the North Market Microbrew Festival please call 614-463-9664 or visit NorthMarket.com

 The North Market will host its eighth celebration of Ohio’s finest wines and great foods to pair with them during the weekend of July 10^th-12^th.  Sponsoring organizations include National City/PNC, Ohio Grape Industries, Ford Motor Company, Master Clean and Columbus Alive.

The festival will kick-off on Friday night with a special preview party from 7-10 p.m.  Tickets to the event are $20 and include a customized wine glass, 10 tasting tickets and a $5 North Market gift certificate. Proceeds benefit the historic North Market. Columbus celebrities will serve as guest pourers for the wineries. The Inner City Blues Band will be on hand to get the party jumping and the bodies shaking in the streets. Discount coupons good for $5 off Preview Party admission are available at local National City Bank branches starting in July.

Throughout the weekend the following wineries from around Ohio will offer select wines by the taste (50 cents to $2.00 each), glass, bottle and case: Chalet Debonne Vineyard, Madison; Ferrante Winery, Geneva; Firelands Winery, Sandusky; Henke Winery, Cincinnati; Laurello Vineyards, Geneva; Maize Valley Winery, Hartville; Markko Vineyard, Conneaut; Meranda-Nixon Winery, Ripley; Mon Ami Winery, Port Clinton; Ravens Glenn Winery, West Lafayette; Slate Run Vineyard, Canal Winchester; St. Joseph Vineyards, Thompson; Stoney Ridge Winery, Bryan; Troutman Vineyards, Wooster; The Winery at Wolf Creek, Norton; Valley Vineyards, Morrow; Viking Vineyard, Kent and Wyandotte Winery, Columbus.

There will be two fun additions to the festivities this year. First, Ford Motor Company will be offering test drives of their newly designed Ford Fiesta, due at dealerships next year. Second, cooking demonstrations will take place in the newly minted Ohio Proud mobile kitchen. The kitchen consists of a 24-foot trailer that has the look and feel of a home kitchen with three large screen monitors to display the demonstrations to the audience. The Market is excited about the enhancement that both of these features lend to our event.

“With an ever-increasing focus on everything local, our Food and Ohio Wine Festival provides visitors the opportunity to sample a wide variety of the best wines made in our state.  The overall quality and variety of Ohio wine is surprisingly good and I’m confident that everyone who attends will find a wine or two that can become a regular choice when they shop,” said David Wible, Executive Director for the North Market. “Wine making is a local agricultural activity and fits perfectly with the mission of North Market to support local businesses, agriculture and economies.”

Festival hours are Friday, July 10, 7-10 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 12, 1 - 6 p.m.  Preview Party admission is $20 with $5 discount coupons available at local National City Bank branches. Saturday and Sunday admission is free.  A $5 tasting fee includes a souvenir glass with tasting tickets available for purchase in any quantity for $.50 apiece.  For additional information on the North Market Food and Ohio Wine Festival, please call 614-463-9664 or visit www.northmarket.com

 North Market Food and Ohio Wine Festival Presented by National City

Schedule of Activities

Friday, July 10th - Admission $20 (includes souvenir glass, 10 tasting tickets, $5 North Market certificate)

Festival Hours, 7 - 10 p.m.

• 7 - 10 p.m. Ohio Wineries open for tasting, North Market remains open
• 7 - 10 p.m. Meet the winemakers, celebrity wine pourers, music by The Inner City Blues Band

 Saturday, July 11^th - Tasting admission $5 (includes souvenir glass)

Festival Hours, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

• 8 a.m., North Market merchants and Farmers’ Market, open for business
• 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., music by Folkwood Players on the porch
• 10 a.m., Ohio wineries open for tasting
• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., hourly cooking demonstrations by local chefs in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., music by One More Time String Band on the porch
• 11 a.m., culinary demonstration by John Hard, CaJohns Flavor & Fire
• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., calypso music by Island Breeze on the Spruce Street stage
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Ohio Farm Bureau Corn Climbing Wall
• 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., music by the Shaw Brothers on the porch
• 12 - 2 p.m., music by the Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folks on the Spruce Street stage
• 3 - 5 p.m., Joy Unspeakable, the living statue, as the god of wine
• 3 p.m.-5 p.m., music by Willie Phoenix on the porch
• 2 - 5 p.m., music by the Gipson & Fitz Trio on the Spruce Street stage
• 5 - 7 p.m., music by the Great Mad Hoax on the Spruce Street stage

Sunday, July 12^th - Tasting admission $5 (includes souvenir glass)

Festival Hours, 12 - 6 p.m. (wine tasting begins at 1 p.m.)

• 12 p.m., North Market merchants, Ohio Proud and Artisan Market open for business
• 12 - 2 p.m., bluegrass music by Slate Ridge on the porch
• 1 p.m., culinary demonstration in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 12 - 2 p.m., music by Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folk on Spruce Street Stage
• 12 - 2 p.m., Joy Unspeakable, the living statue, as the god of wine
• 2 - 4 p.m., CD101 prize wheel, you spin, you win!
• 2 p.m., culinary demonstration in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 2 - 4 p.m., music by the Gadabouts on the porch
• 2 - 4 p.m., music by the Great Mad Hoax on the Spruce Street stage
• 3 p.m., culinary demonstration in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 4 - 6 p.m., music by Eileen Howard Jazz Trio on the porch
• 4 p.m., culinary demonstration in the Ohio Proud kitchen
• 4 - 6 p.m., music by Willie Phoenix on the Spruce Street stage

Get great grilling tips from folks like Anthony Frazier of Urban Chefs.

On Saturday, June 13th, the North Market celebrates the onset of summer and our favorite method of seasonal cooking - grilling! Our fourth annual Grillmasters Festival will include an amateur barbeque sauce contest, grilling demonstrations and sampling, a chef cook-off, live music and kids’ activities. It’s a great opportunity to get ideas for Fathers’ Day too!

The farmers’ market will be in full swing and augmented by special vendors including Urban Chefs and Chuck Evans’ Montezuma Brand. John Hard of CaJohn’s Fiery Foods is organizing the grilling demonstrations and promises a host of flavorful grilling recipes. You are invited to watch as recipes are prepared, taste what the presenters have created and take tips to go home and try on your own grill.

“Summer is the season in which the North Market, resplendent with local offerings, really shines,” says David Wible, Executive Director of the North Market. “From the bounty of the farmers’ market to the fantastic selection of local beef, bison, pork, lamb, goat and poultry there’s never a shortage of options of foods that would go great on the grill!” 

Customers are invited to demonstrate their BBQ prowess in an amateur barbeque sauce contest that will be judged by local BBQ sauce makers.  First prize is $50 in North Market gift certificates. Returning in the “professional” category this year is the popular, “Thrilla at the Grilla.”  We give several chefs their own hibachis and charcoal and let them use their imagination as far as what they whip up on the grill. Our discerning judges will choose a champion and the public can taste their creations. The winner will take home the title “Baron of Barbeque” and $200 in North Market gift certificates.

 Scheduled Grillmasters Festival activities include:

• 8 a.m., Farmers Market opens
• 9 - 11 a.m., music by Loosely Strung
• 9 a.m., Cooking demonstration by Stan Riley of Holy Smoke BBQ
• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Face Painting by Rita
• 10 a.m., Amateur BBQ Sauce Contest
• 11 a.m., Cooking demonstration by Alex Silbajoris, sausage making
• 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., bluegrass music by Slate Ridge
• 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Columbus Dog Connection foster parents with adoptable dogs
• 12 p.m., Thrilla at the Grilla, two chefs face off for the title
• 1 - 3 p.m., music by One More Time String Band
• 3 - 5 p.m., Music by Folkwood Players
• 1 p.m., Cooking demonstration by CaJohn and Chef Steve of CaJohn’s Flavor & Fire
• 1:45 p.m., Cooking demonstration by CaJohn and Chef Steve of CaJohn’s Flavor & Fire
• 2:15 p.m. Cooking dmeonstration by Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
• 2:30 p.m., Cooking demonstration by Anthony Frazier of Urban Chefs
• 3:15 p.m., Cooking demonstration by Donte Allen of Curds & Whey

The North Market Grillmasters Festival begins at 9 a.m. and is a free event.  For more information or to enter the cooking contests, please call the North Market at (614) 463-9664