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FREE! Our Annual Famous Fortress Fireworks event is back this year, and it'll be bigger and better than ever! Live music, food trucks, inflatables, games, and (of course) fireworks!

Hamilton Locals Schools and Fortress Obetz have teamed up to bring a 5K to our community! Registration will be available soon!

columbuscommunitycup.com The Community Cup, presented by The Columbus Foundation, rallies Central Ohio organizations to compete in contests for all skill levels. Companies that participate build camaraderie among their team and promote the importance of physical fitness.

firehero.org The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs are not timed race events, but a way for firefighters and the community to honor and remember the FDNY firefighters who selflessly gave their lives so that others might live. Each participant pays tribute to a FDNY firefighter by climbing or walking the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center. Your individual tribute not only remembers the sacrifice of an FDNY brother, but symbolically completes their heroic journey to save others. Through firefighter and community participation we can ensure that each of the 343 firefighters is honored and that the world knows [...]

musicforall.org Bands of America is a program of Music for All. More than 1 million people are alumni of Bands of America marching band events, the first of which were held in 1976. Bands of America was created in 1976 as "Marching Bands of America" (MBA), renamed Bands of America (BOA) in 1984 and merged with the Music for All Foundation in 2006 to create Music for All. MFA’s marching band events continue to carry the name of "Bands of America."

dsaco.net The Columbus Buddy Walk® is DSACO's signature event, in which more than 12,000 people participated in 2019 at the Fortress. The event is celebrated around the world – each city having its own flair. Columbus stays true to it's roots, by celebrating awareness with each Buddy Walk® team tailgating before, during and after the walk.