About the Festival
Unity Festival is Northland’s annual celebration of the cultures, people, and community that make this neighborhood one of the most vibrant in Central Ohio. Food trucks, community exhibitors, and neighbors from across the area come together for an afternoon of culture, connection, and celebration.
Over the years, Unity Festival has grown into a signature Northland tradition. In 2026, we’re bringing it home to the North YMCA — more space, more visibility, more Northland.
GET INVOLVED!
VENDORS & FOOD TRUCKS
Unity Festival brings hundreds of Northland neighbors together in one place. It’s your chance to put your business in front of a hungry, engaged crowd. Table and truck space is limited — reserve yours early.
ENTERTAINERS
Unity Festival is a stage for the cultures that make Northland home. We’re looking for performers, musicians, and artists who reflect the spirit of this community. If that’s you, we want to hear from you.
VOLUNTEERS
Unity Festival runs on community — and that starts with people like you. We need enthusiastic volunteers to help make the day run smoothly. Join the crew and be part of something worth celebrating.
Support Unity Festival
Northland is one of Columbus’s most active economic corridors — home to more than 1,100 businesses and over $1.1 billion in annual payroll. And yet nearly 1 in 5 families lives below the federal poverty line. Thousands of New Americans arrive with professional skills and drive but face barriers that are hard to navigate alone.
That is the gap Elevate Northland was built to close.
Named one of The Columbus Foundation’s 5 Nonprofits to Watch in 2023 and recently awarded more than $225,500 to expand our center, we bring professional workspace, small business coaching, and career readiness training directly into the neighborhood — right here in Northland, alongside the community we serve.
Unity Festival is an extension of that mission. Free and open to everyone, it is how Northland sees itself — reflected, celebrated, and reminded that this neighborhood is worth investing in.
Your support makes it possible.
