The Grandview Hop is Grandview’s community night market / street festival series. Once a month from June through September, we invite the community to our OPEN STREET Night Market along Grandview Avenue. We close Grandview Avenue for pedestrians only from 1st to 5th Avenue (a half-mile long event!) for the community to enjoy an open-air market featuring more than 200 pop-up shops and 20 food trucks, along with live music, local art, charity beer garden, games, giveaways, outdoor activities, and more. In addition, the Hop offers a “Community Stroll” that allows and encourages attendees to explore more than 60 local brick-and-mortar businesses, restaurants and boutiques, many of whom offer shopping deals and late night specials!

The Hop takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. once a month along Grandview Avenue between 1st and 5th Avenues, with our popular open street night market featuring live music, food trucks, a charity beer garden and more. View our event map

Thousands of attendees join us during each event – which are free to attend and open to all ages (and leashed pets, too)!

Save the date to join us at FOUR fantastic community events:

• Saturday, June 27, 2026 from 5-9pm
• Saturday, July 25, 2026 from 5-9pm
• Saturday, August 29, 2026 from 5-9pm
• Saturday, September 26, 2026 from 5-9pm

What can you expect at The Hop?

Join the community along Grandview Avenue for a monthly night market series buzzing with live music, local shopping, awesome art, delicious food, and fun activities for all to enjoy once a month on Saturday nights in June, July, August, and September. You’ll find unexpected gifts like hand-crafted clothing and jewelry, handmade paper and leather goods, savory foods, funky accessories, home decor, and art galore. Food trucks, live entertainment, activities for kids (of all ages) and more!

The Grandview Hop is hosted monthly from June-September by the Columbus Young Professionals (CYP) Club in partnership with the City of Grandview Heights, City of Columbus Office of Special Events, Destination Grandview, Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio, Festival for Good, and a bunch of truly amazing community partners. It’s always free to attend. Join us!

History of the Hop

The Grandview Hop began in 2006 as a small sidewalk sale organized by neighborhood merchants. Over time, it became a monthly promotional event managed by the local Chamber of Commerce and later by Destination Grandview (the area’s Convention & Visitors Bureau).

In 2015, as the Columbus Young Professionals (CYP) Club marked its 10th anniversary, CEO Derek Grosso joined the Hop steering committee and envisioned something bigger - a full-scale open-street block party that would bring thousands of people together to celebrate local culture. That first pedestrian-only event was so successful that the CVB and steering committee voted unanimously to pass the torch to Derek and the CYP Club to lead the event’s growth as a community initiative.

From 2016 through 2023, the CYP Club developed The Grandview Hop into a three-block open-street festival series, hosted four times per year from June through September. Each event drew thousands of visitors to enjoy live music, food trucks, artists, and local businesses. Today, more than 50 brick-and-mortar merchants eagerly anticipate “Hop season,” recognizing its power to drive business visibility and economic vitality.

By 2023, the Hop’s growth demanded expansion. Working closely with both the City of Columbus and the City of Grandview Heights, the CYP Club successfully doubled the footprint for the 2024 season - creating a six-block, half-mile pedestrian experience stretching from West 1st Avenue to West 5th Avenue. This bi-municipal partnership now represents Central Ohio’s largest recurring open-street celebration, connecting residents, artists, and entrepreneurs while highlighting Columbus’ creative identity.

Community Impact

The Grandview Hop has also proudly raised more than $150,000 for local charities since 2015, including TriVillage Mentor League, Private School Pups, SEA Change/Festival for Good, ONE Grandview, Columbus Cats, Passport 2 Fashion, Wild Goose Creative, Dress for Success, Habitat for Humanity MidOhio, Ronald McDonald Charities of Central Ohio, and more.

Interested in an outdoor vendor booth at The Hop?

Vendor Spots for the 2026 season will open in January!

Outdoor Vendor Pricing for The Grandview Hop series 2026 is as follows:
• $125 per event for a 10' x 10' Area in ZONE 1 [on Grandview Avenue from Ida Ave to 5th Ave]
• $150 per event for a 10' x 10' Area in ZONES 2-6 [on Grandview Avenue from 1st Ave to Ida Ave]
• $200 per event for Food Trucks (up to 20’ long trucks), $250 for 21’-25’ trucks, and $300 for 26-30’ trucks

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Check out some of our other offerings including CYP Club events, citywide athletic leagues, A Taste of Columbus, Scioto Arts Market, Columbus Volunteer Festival, and more! Follow the CYP Club on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

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