CXC 2023 Facility, Parking and Travel Information

CXC is a free, citywide cartoon arts festival of interactive panels, presentations, & artist spotlights from a world class guest list from September 27 – October 1. 

ADMISSION FREE, ALL WELCOME.

Every fall, the comics and cartoon art community in Columbus comes together for CXC, and once again we celebrate this beautiful, complex art form and the masters who make it.”

Jeff Smith, cartoonist and co-founder of CXC

GETTING TO COLUMBUS

Columbus, Ohio is located where I-71 (North/South) and I-70 (East/West) intersect.

  • APPROXIMATE DRIVING DISTANCES
  • Cincinnati – 1 hour 45 minutes via I-71 N
  • Cleveland – 2 hours via I-71 S
  • Indianapolis – 2 hours 45 minutes via I-70 E
  • Louisville – 3 hours via I-71 N
  • Pittsburgh – 3 hours via I-70 W
  • Detroit – 3 hours via I-75 S and US-23 S
  • Chicago – 6 hours via I-65 S and I-70 E
  • Toronto – 6 hours via I-90 W and I-71 S
  • Atlanta – 8 hours 30 minutes via I-75 N

GETTING AROUND COLUMBUS

  • Columbus is largely a driving city, but Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus has many routes that connect our venues.
  • Other good options are Lyft and Uber.
  • Venue addresses and parking information is listed below. CXC is hosted by multiple arts organizations in Central Ohio, and takes place at different venues throughout the festival. Venues are shown below in the embedded Google map.
  • For the list of when and where specific programs are happening, please visit this page.
Gateway Film Center entrance
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum entrance
Wexner Center for the Arts entrance
Mershon Auditorium
Seventh Son Brewing Co.
The Columbus Metropolitan Library – Main Branch
Canzani Center at Columbus College of Art & Design
The Walrus
Columbus Museum of Art
Pins Mechanical Co

Gateway Film Center

WHEN Wednesday, September 27, 5-8 PM

WHERE 1550 N High Street, Columbus, Ohio.

PARKING OPTIONS
– South Campus Garage – 75 E 11th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
– Street parking (credit card or app payment) on High and nearby streets

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

WHEN Thursday, September 28 – Friday September 29

WHERE Located within Sullivant Hall on OSU campus at 1813 N High St. Columbus, OH 43210

PARKING OPTIONS
– Ohio Union North Garage – 1759 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210 (a little pricey but immediately next door)
– Street parking (credit card or app payment) on High and nearby streets

Wexner Center for the Arts and Mershon Auditorium

WHEN Thursday, September 28 – Saturday, September 30

WHERE 1871 N High Street, Columbus, OH 43210
(directly across the pavilion from Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, no need to re-park if coming from the Billy)
Mershon Auditorium is part of the Wexner Center for the Arts complex.

PARKING OPTIONS
– Ohio Union North Garage – 1759 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210 (a little pricey but immediately next door)
– Street parking (credit card or app payment) on High and nearby streets

Seventh Son Brewing Co

WHEN Friday, September 29 – 9:30PM-MIDNIGHT

WHERE 1101 N 4th St, Columbus, OH 43201

PARKING OPTIONS
– Small lot attached
– Street parking on multiple streets nearby, including 4th St.

Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Branch

WHEN Saturday, September 30, 11 AM – 5 PM & Sunday, October 1, 1 – 5 PM.

WHERE 96 S Grant Ave in downtown Columbus. (a short walk from CCAD and CMA)

PARKING OPTIONS
– The library has an underground parking garage attached to the facility (free of cost during the festival)
– There is also parking at Grant Hospital across the street and street parking.

Columbus College of Art & Design and Canzani Center (CCAD)

WHEN Saturday, September 30 – evening

WHERE Canzani Center at 60 Cleveland Avenue in downtown Columbus. (a short walk from the Columbus main library and CMA)

PARKING OPTIONS
– CCAD will have one or two lots marked for free event parking on their campus.
– Street parking on multiple streets nearby.

The Walrus

WHEN Saturday, September 30 – 9:30PM-MIDNIGHT

WHERE 143 E Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 (takes place immediately after events on CCAD campus, which this is a short walk)

PARKING OPTIONS
– Street parking on multiple streets nearby, including 4th St.
– Nearby lots located at 176 E Main St, Columbus, OH 43215, 246 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43215, and more.

Columbus Museum of Art (CMA)

WHEN Sunday, October 1, 10:30AM-12:30PM

WHERE 480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215 (a short walk from CCAD and the Columbus main library)

PARKING OPTIONS
– Parking lot attached to the museum, accessible via Gay St.
– Street parking on multiple streets nearby.

Pins Mechanical Co

WHEN Sunday, October 1, 6-9PM

WHERE 141 N 4th St, Columbus, OH 43215 (walking distance from the Columbus main library)

PARKING OPTIONS
– Street parking on multiple streets nearby.
– Nearby lots located at 190 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43215, 167 Mckee Alley, Columbus, OH 43215 and more.

HOTEL ROOM RESERVATION

Holiday Inn Columbus Downtown-Capitol Square

175 E Town St, OH 43215
$129 CXC rate, limited availability.
Click to book.
(Recommend using a PC. Link might not show all options include CXC rate in certain browsers.)

Renaissance Columbus Downtown

50 N Third St, Columbus, OH 43215
$179 CXC rate, limited availability.
Click to book.

Hotel Leveque Autograph Collection

50 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
$229 CXC rate, limited availability.
Call to book.

Other Accommodations

Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel

2407 Indiana Ave, Columbus, OH 43202

CXC has reserved the entire hostel for
guests attending all four days of the festival!
Click for more information.

The Graduate

750 N. High Street, Columbus, 614-484-1900

CXC does not have a block reserved, but it is an option conveniently located between OSU campus and downtown. Click or call to book.

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