2025 The Ohio Eggfest – July 26th – Fortress Obetz
100% of proceeds benefit cancer research!

What is “The” Ohio Eggfest?

the ohio eggfest big green egg A Central Ohio-based fundraising event and celebration of family, food and everything Big Green Egg! It is a grilling, smoking, barbecue and cooking competition that features the Big Green Egg grill. It is essentially one big food festival! 100% of the proceeds benefit cancer research!

A ticket to The Ohio Eggfest includes food samples from 30+ cook teams, no need to pick and choose you get to try them all! It also includes cooking demos & live music. There will also be local vendors, drinks, kids activities & more.

Cook teams gather from all over to show off their skills cooking on the Big Green Egg. It’s bragging rights for the cook team who takes home the Popular Vote Award; it’s legendary status for the cook team that takes home the Very Prestigious Award, Award. When you join us at The Ohio Eggfest you become a judge! After attempting to try all of the dishes, you then vote for your favorite team! Want to cook with us instead? Register a cook team here >>

The Ohio Eggfest is also an excellent opportunity to purchase a once-cooked-on Big Green Egg for a discount otherwise unheard of while contributing to the future of cancer research and the community so gracious as to host the 10th annual, The Ohio Eggfest. 100% of the profit of EVERY Egg sale and 100% of EVERY donation, beverage & ticket sale at The Ohio Eggfest benefits cancer research, treatment & prevention through The Buckeye Cruise and The James Cancer Research Hospital. We have now raised over $500,000 for cancer research at The Ohio Eggfest!

Join us for the most delicious festival in Central Ohio, on July 26th, 2025 at The Fortress Obetz.

Cheers, and Happy Egging!

2024 Fundraising Total!

The numbers are in! We are thrilled to announce that we surpassed our goal and raised $104,000 for cancer research at The James at the 2024 The Ohio Eggfest! This achievement would not have been possible without the unwavering support of our attendees, sponsors, cook teams, bands, Fortress Obetz, Buckeye Cruise for Cancer and volunteers.

Your generosity and enthusiasm have made a real difference in the fight against cancer, and we are deeply grateful for everyone who joined us to make this year’s event such a success. Thank you for being part of this amazing community and helping us BEAT CANCER!