A Taste of Columbus 2026
Our popular annual celebration, “A Taste of Columbus” returns on Thursday, October 22, 2026 from 6-9pm and you’re invited!
Hosted by the Columbus Young Professionals (CYP) Club, this citywide culinary celebration will take place at the beautiful Robert C. Walter Student Commons at St. Charles Preparatory School, located between downtown Columbus and Bexley, across from Franklin Park Conservatory. The spacious indoor venue features an elegant atrium-style setting and free parking for attendees.
Welcoming hundreds of happy and hungry guests, the event will feature 40–50 local tasting partners offering complimentary sample bites and sips from restaurants, catering companies, bakeries, dessert shops, coffee and tea businesses, breweries, beverage companies, and specialty food businesses. The evening will also include live entertainment, interactive activities, networking, and our annual A Toast to Wonderful Workplaces for Young Professionals awards program.
Our confirmed tasting partners (as of October 12) include:
Better Beverage
Brekkie Shack
Chalupa Bowl
Chocolate Cafe
Dave & Buster’s
Elysium Tennis
Fogo de Chão
Fruits & Roots Coffee Roasters
High Bank Distillery Co.
Island Girl Bahamian Cuisine
J’s Junkfood
Just Baklava
Kronchy Coffee & Dessert Bar
LA Catering
Ma Bui’s Bahamian Delight
Mr. Pickles Dillicious Lemonade
Noble Cut Distillery
Red Bao Kitchen
SAUCE BOSS GANG
Simply Plated Catering
Taylor Made Sweets
Ted’s Montana Grill
Thai Street Food By Nan
The Berwick
The Boathouse
The Original Goodie Shop
The Scratch House
The Stack Social
The Suite Treat
The Taste You Can See
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar
Tickets: Early-bird tickets are $35 per person through October 14. On October 15, tickets increase to $50 per person. Your ticket includes complimentary samples from all participating tasting partners, an event tasting passport, access to networking with hundreds of attendees, interactive activities, live entertainment, door prizes, and plenty of fun.
Please note: This event is 21+ only.
Special ticket offers: Tickets are FREE for CYP Club premium members and Friends of the Club.
If your restaurant, coffee shop, cafe, bakery, or catering company would like to participate, please fill out this form. If you have any questions about this event, please contact us.