Schedule of Events
Check back in early 2025 for an updated schedule!
Add Founders Day to Your Calendar
11:00 AM
Dr. Glyde A. Marsh New Albany Founders Day Parade
Starts at New Albany Intermediate School and ends at the Church of the Resurrection.
5:00 PM
Festival Ends
See you next year!
What and Who Will be at Founders Day This Year?
Check back closer to the event for more updates!
Attractions
- Carnival rides and games
- Inflatables and obstacle courses
- A visit from Brutus Buckeye
- Balloon twister
- Face painting
- New Albany Police ID
- New Albany Fire Department
- DJ
- Silent Auction
- and more!
Food & Drinks
- Founders Day Beer Garden
- Adventure Bite Cuisine
- A Cut Above – Schnitzel and More
- Buckeye Crepes
- Cotton Sugar Co
- Demos Grill
- Drinks N Treats
- Johnson’s Real Ice Cream
- Kona Ice
- The GLS Truck
- Graeter’s Ice Cream
- Hangry Planet
- Rolling Bistro
- Shega Grill
- Sofi’s Mini Donuts
- Squeezed by Busch
- Sunny Sips
- Tito’s Asian Kitchen
- Woolson Concessions
- Yakitori Grill
- Zaki Mediterranean Grill
Vendors
- America’s Best Window and Doors
- Bath Experts
- Brother Veterans LLC
- Buckeye Bows
- CFBank
- Color Street & ABBI
- Day’s Boutique
- Drip Bar
- Goddard
- Goldfish Swim
- GoYoga
- Healthy Pets of New Albany
- Ivybrook Academy
- Joyful International
- Le Rêve Château Salon & Spa
- Learning to Flourish
- Letter and Light
- Lifewise Academy
- Lincoln Prints
- New Albany Firefighters Foundation
- New Albany Tennis Center
- New Vison Dance Studio
- Ohio Fuzzy Paws Rescue
- Our Hidden Creeks
- Raising Canes
- School of Rock
- Stitched by Leah
- Teal Ridge Roofing
- The Lions Club
- Themis Jewelry
- Universal Windows Direct & The Bath Authority
- Window Nation
Festival FAQs
No, the event is free to attend and all are invited!
Parking is free at one of several parking lots surrounding the school. Please see our interactive map…
We usually welcome 5,000 to 7,000 people to Founders Day each year!
The event proceeds rain or shine. Many of our exhibitors and vendors have tents.
Some rides and activities are complimentary and some require tickets purchased the day of the event. Tickets are $1.25 per ticket or a book of 20 is $20. Carnival rides will take 1-5 tickets per rider.
Founders Day Map
Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors!
— Presenting Sponsor —
— Parade Sponsor —
