The Columbia Festival of the Arts Summer Season

EXPLORE LAKEFEST

June 16th-18th

The Columbia Festival of the Arts returns with its FREE LakeFest Weekend

EXPLORE FILM FESTIVAL

June 20th – June 24th

The Columbia Film Festival presents films from all genres

EXPLORE EVENT

All Summer

More than 60 nights of free entertainment this summer

EXPLORE EVENT

Tuesday June 20th

7:00 PM At the Howard County Conservancy

EXPLORE EVENT

Friday June 23rd

8:00PM at the Horowitz Center Smith Theatre

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A donation is just one way you can help support our mission to entertain, engage, and inspire our community.
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BECOME A VOLUNTEER

The Festival can’t happen without the help of volunteers. It’s an opportunity to have fun through helping to make the arts available to all.
HOW TO VOLUNTEER
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Partnering with the festival aligns your business with one of the region’s leading multi-disciplinary arts festivals.
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What is The Columbia Festival of the Arts?

The Columbia Festival of the Arts is a multi-weekend event that celebrates music, art, and entertainment. Each Festival kicks off in June with Lakefest, a free, three-day outdoor celebration at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront. Lakefest includes live performances, children’s creative activities, a juried fine arts and crafts show, a variety of hands-on workshops for all ages and outdoor festival food fare.

The days following LakeFest are comprised of a variety of free and ticketed events, including performances in multiple disciplines, master classes, workshops, fine art exhibitions, literary offerings, film and frequent opportunities to interact directly with artists.