VENDOR REGISTRATION: Columbus-Dublin Children's Festival 6/14/25

14th Annual Columbus-Dublin Children's Festival

June 14th, 2025

The largest family event in Ohio is here! Celebrating the 14th year of this fun and very popular festival. Great way to connect with area families looking for anything for their family (classes, care, camps, activities, products, destinations, events) and connect with parents for items for their home, shopping, health, food or anything else they may be interested. It will attract families and community from Dublin, Hilliard, Powell, Upper Arlington, Plain City, Marysville, Columbus, and the surrounding area. Great way to find new customers with 8,000-10,000 attendees. It will be fun!

• When: June 14th 2025 (Saturday, 10AM - 4PM)
• Where: SportsOhio - Dublin (6314 Cosgray Rd, Dublin, OH 43016)
• Expected Attendance: 8,000 - 10,000
• Who Attends: : Families from Dublin, Hilliard, Powell, Upper Arlington, Plain City, Marysville, Columbus, and the surrounding area.
• How it works: Outdoor event! Families pre-register to attend the event and it's various fun activities. Admission is free.
• Festival Eventbrite page:
• Why families attend the event: This family event connects parents with classes (kids or adults), summer camps (day or overnight), education, care, & programs, local community resources, health & wellness, items for their house, shopping, or simply things that you need when you are an adult (insurance, buying a home, or just other adult stuff)

• FUN ITEMS include Rascal Racoon Stage Performance, a huge bounce park, large carnival game area, character meet & treat breakfast (Blue & Orange dogs, Paw Characters, Dalmatian & Sheriff, princesses, superheroes), huge Bungee Trampoline, mechanical surfboard, climbing wall, Tunnel & Fort Zone, mini golf, pony rides, barrel train, candy hunt, 2 stages of entertainment. Enter the Columbus Music Contest, princess & superhero costume contest (special prizes!), family bingo, and Teacher of the Year Awards. Fun food, lollipop, game, magician, world famous dog show, Columbus Bubble Run, juggler, balloon artist, face painter, lots of stage entertainment, fun prize wheel, duck matching games (win different prizes!), prize pinball game, free popcorn, cotton candy, and cookies, and food & treat trucks.

• Columbus Bubble Run: Run though a foam cannon, bubble machines and foam & slide! Pick .25, .5, 1 or 2 mile options for this super fun run!

• What to do at the Event:Find local resources, classes, shopping products, kids items. plus discover and shop for neat things for your home.

• General Booth Only: $500
• Scavenger Hunt Booth – 1 of 9 destinations on Scavenger Hunt (8x8): Sold Out
• Crafter or Direct Sales Booth Only (10 x 10): $150

* Booth included with sponsorship plus logo on website, flyers, posters, and more!

Premier Sponsor (Diamond): $2000

• Direct linked to your website near the top of event page
• Featured near the top of event marketing, include event page, school flyers, social media, posters, event map and more
• 2 - 5'x2' Banners at Stage & Front Entrance
• Pick Balloon Artist at your booth or 1 Item below for Free (activity will be at your booth – will increase traffic to your booth)
• Your Flyer/postcard distributed to attendees
• 3rd Booth at Event
• 2 Free Marketing Blast to KidsLinked 220,000+ Families (2 Weeks / $1,000 Value)

Balloon Artist Sponsor (Platinum): $800

• Balloon Artist at your booth!

• #1 most visited area at the event

• 80-90% of attendees visit your booth

Face Painter Sponsor (Platinum): $800

• Face Painter at your booth!

• Key Attraction/ Highly Visted Area

• 80-90% of attendees visit your booth

Petting Zoo (Platinum): $700

• Fun animal area! Petting zoo admission starts at your booth
• 5’x2’ banner at start of area
• Great interaction with families

** All Attendees receive a Fun Pass – very popular destina tions – EASY way to get people to your booth **

Animal Prize Wheel (Platinum): $700

• Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
• Includes Prize Wheel
• Includes 3 different fun animal prizes – from mini stuffed animal, rubber ducks & more!
• Most popular destination on Fun Pass

Lucky Coin Game + Scavenger Hunt: $725 – Easy Game

• Part of Fun Pass & Scavenger Hunt – includes both major items!
• Families pick 1 of 2 coins from a cauldron to determine their prize!
• Pirate themed – win pirate type prizes
• 1,500+ prizes!
• We provide you 2 prize bins

Candy Hunt + Fun Zone Sponsor: $800

• Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your boothSpecial Candy Bins at your booth
• Presenting Sponsor of the Candy Hunt – 5’x2’ banner at area
• Private Candy Hunt for your customers/employees
• 50 Free Bounce Park Passes (or for all your employees families)

Plinko Game – Last stop of Scavenger Hunt: $700

• 60-70% of attendees visit your booth Last Stop of Scavenger Hunt Families play Plinko game to win prizes We provide game & all prizes Very popular destination.

• Popcorn + Scavenger Hunt Stop (Gold): $650
• 300 servings of Popcorn or Cracker Jacks from your both
• Last Stop of Scavenger Hunt
• Prepackaged – people love popcorn – Supports 12 year old boy’s business that makes the popcorn!
• Included on Scavenger Hunt!
• Includes featured on event map as the sponsor of this item
• Stop on the Scavenger Hunt!

Carnival Game Sponsor (Gold): $400

• Fun area where all Carnival games are played!

• 5'x2' banner at the front

• Your booth beside game area

• 50 free carnival game tickets
• Your logo included on event flyers, posters, event page, event map & other items
• promoting the event

Entrance Sponsor (Gold): $600

• 5’x2’ Banner at the Front entrance of the event (we produce)
• Your flyer or brochure distributed to the event attendees
• In the 1 st 8 booths at the event (If attending)
• Your logo included on event flyers, posters, event page, event map & other items
• promoting the event
• 50 free Bounce Park Passes

** Includes being a sponsor of the Columbus Bubble Run (6/14), Pickerington Bubble Run (7/19), Powell Bubble Run (8/9) and Oktoberfest Bubble Run (9/7) **

Race Towel Sponsor (Diamond): $1,000

• Your Logo on the Race Towel give to all Bubble Run series runners
• 5'x2' banner at the Finish Line (we produce)
• 20 Free Race Entries (per race) at the 4 Bubble Runs
• Booth at all 4 events ($1,300 value!)
• Brochure or coupon to all runners (we distribute)
• Email Address of all runners

Race Start / Finish Line Sponsor (Platinum): $800

• 5'x2' banner at the Start & Finish Line (we produce)
• 20 Free Race Entries (per race) at the 4 Bubble Runs
• Booth at all 4 events ($1,300 value!)
• Brochure or coupon to all runners (we distribute)

Add-on Options

• Flyer Distribution to attendees: $100

• Candy Bin (Must purchase booth – we provide candy): $75

• Candy / Prize Donation (Supporter): Help us by donating for us to purchase candy & prizes: $10 - $300 contribution

ITEMS NO LONGER AVAILABLE:

• Mystery Prize Wheel: $700
• • Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
  • Includes Prize Wheel
  • Includes 8 different types of prizes (2,000+) + Table
  • Most popular destination on Fun Pass
  • Duck Matching Game (Special Prize Item): $700
  • Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
  • Includes Duck Matching game to win one of 4 different prizes (1,000+ types of candy / Seasonal Prizes)
  • Families pre-register, high traffic
  • Lollipop Game (Gold): $700
  • Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
  • Includes 2,000+ lollipops at your booth (plus 3 sucker trees)
  • Fun/easy Game to play – win 3 different types of suckers
  • Very Interactive (we provide everything)
• Pinball Game: $700
• • Play to win with Prize Pinball Game
  • 1,000+ Easter & other Prizes at your booth!
  • Popular item and great way to engage with familie
• Cookies Candy (Gold): $650
• 200 servings of cookies from your both
• Prepackaged – fun cookie items! Option to have them decorated at your booth or just picked up.
• • Stop on the Scavenger Hunt!
  • Includes signage that you are the sponsor of this item (if not attending)

Scavenger Hunt Destination Only - Includes Booth (1 of 12 Destinations): $600

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