John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons — Attraction in Columbus

Had a super weird experience with a security guard at the Commons. I was excited to test out getting some shots with my camera on a foggy day, possibly for use in a blog - not something I make money off of, and definitely not professional level photos. My friend and I were approached by a guard who immediately started grilling us on what we were doing taking photos. My camera seemed to be what he had issue with. I explained, and he said they don’t allow commercial photography and that I needed to contact a supervisor to use a camera. I again explained that there was no money to be made off of what I might use them for, and that I had taken photos using my phone at concerts at the Commons before with no issue. As we were leaving, he basically walked us to the parking garage to make sure we were leaving. It felt like a completely unnecessary escalation of a non-issue. I’ll definitely think twice about going to the Commons in the future, this interaction left a bad taste in my...

I have attended several events, over the years, at Columbus Commons.

• A March for Marriage Equality several years before the 6-26-2015 "Obergefell v. Hodges" U.S. Supreme Court decision]

• Several events in celebration of the Americans With Disabilities Act [ADA

• Several Earth Day celebrations [with tents by vendors and by non-profit organizations]

• A March for Science [that had begun at the Statehouse and had ended at Columbus Commons]

Columbus Commons is always extremely beautiful during the Christmas season because of the many Christmas lights.

Columbus Commons has a merry-go-round but I have never seen it operating.

I recently [4-16-2019] spent a very pleasant hour or so sitting on a bench near the merry-go-round at Columbus Commons and relaxing between two events that I had been planning to attend in...

There for a concert of a local organiation (Harmony Project). I thought it was my first time at the venue, but then I remembered I had been there at the end of some running event years ago. It was a great venue, at least in the perfect 70 degree cloudless sky weather, for a concert. Set up a couple of chairs and enjoyed a pizza we brought with us. Per the organizers, it was the largest crowd ever in the Commons. Whether that was accurate or not, it still felt like there was enough space. Easy to find. Parking in the garage across the street was easy to find and $10 for the event; but a bit congested leaving, as there are only one staircase and two elevators at the double door entrance to the garage that is closest to the Commons. Definitely pay as you are entering or you will be caught in a...