Directions

The Ohioana Book Festival will take place at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, 546 Jack Gibbs Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43215. Located in the Discovery District, Fort Hayes is just a short distance from some of Columbus’ best and most exciting attractions! The Arena District, just blocks away, is filled with fun shops and exceptional dining! Check out Experience Columbus, to make the Ohioana Book Festival part of a great weekend in Columbus, Ohio!

Scroll down to the bottom of this page for a map of Fort Hayes’ campus.

Please keep in mind that I-70, I-71, and I-670 are all under construction during 2012. The below directions take those closures into account. For more information about the highway and road closures in Central Ohio, please visit www.odot71670.org.
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From the North Take I-71 S. Take Exit 110A for East Fifth Ave., toward I-670/Dayton. Turn right onto East Fifth Ave. Turn left onto Cleveland Ave. Turn left onto Jack Gibbs Blvd.; Fort Hayes MEC is on the left. Follow the signs Jack Gibbs Blvd. around the campus; enter campus near the General’s House, just past the Arts Impact Middle School.

From the South Take I-71 N. Take exit 106A-106B on the left to merge onto OH-315N towards Worthington. Exit onto I-670E. Take exit 4C for OH-3/Cleveland Ave. Turn left onto OH-3/Cleveland Ave. Turn left onto Jack Gibbs Blvd.; Fort Hayes MEC is on the left. Follow the signs Jack Gibbs Blvd. around the campus; enter campus near the General’s House, just past the Arts Impact Middle School.

From the East Take I-70 W. Take exit 100B for Fourth St. towards US-23N. Turn right onto S. Fourth St. Turn right onto E. Broad St. Turn left onto Cleveland Ave. Turn right onto Jack Gibbs Blvd.; Fort Hayes MEC is on the left. Follow the signs Jack Gibbs Blvd. around the campus; enter campus near the General’s House, just past the Arts Impact Middle School.

From the West Take I-70 E. to 670 E. Take exit 4C for OH-3/Cleveland Ave. Turn left onto OH-3/Cleveland Ave. Turn right onto Jack Gibbs Blvd.; Fort Hayes MEC is on the left. Follow the signs Jack Gibbs Blvd. around the campus; enter campus near the General’s House, just past the Arts Impact Middle School.

Fort Hayes Map

The areas in red are where Ohioana Book Festival activites will be taking place!

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