Children's
Business
Fair
What a morning! Our biggest fair yet brought young entrepreneurs from across the community to launch real startups and sell real products. Relive the day in photos — and save the date for 2027.
See the photos from this year!
Booths, big smiles, first sales, and a plaza full of young entrepreneurs. Browse the highlights from our biggest Children's Business Fair yet.
View the 2026 Photo Gallery →A marketplace built by kids, for everyone.
At the one-day marketplace, kids develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy — then open their doors to the public. It's not a school project. It's a real business, for one amazing day.
Now in its 6th year, the Columbus Children's Business Fair has grown into one of central Ohio's most exciting youth entrepreneurship events.
From idea to opening day
in a few simple steps.
Kids pick a product or service they're passionate about — handmade goods, food, art, a skill, you name it.
They design their logo, name their company, set their prices, and create a marketing strategy.
Weeks of prep, production, and planning go into making their booth and products ready for the big day.
On fair day, they set up their booth and sell to the public — real customers, real transactions, real pride.
Every kid. Every idea.
Every ambition.
The fair is open to all K–12 students — you don't have to attend Acton Academy to take part. Registration for the 2027 fair is open now.
Any K–12 student with a business idea can register to run a booth. Sell products, offer services, or share your passion.
Come shop, explore, and cheer on the next generation of business leaders. Admission is free for visitors.
Businesses and individuals can sponsor the fair or volunteer their time to help make the event a success.
That's a wrap on 2026.
See you in 2027!
Thank you to every young entrepreneur, family, sponsor, and volunteer who made this our biggest fair yet. Relive the day in photos — and registration for next year's fair is already open.
Sponsor the Fair
The Columbus Children's Business Fair draws 2,000+ visitors to a single afternoon in downtown Dublin — families, professionals, and community members who actively support local businesses. Partner with us and put your brand in front of this engaged, values-aligned audience.
Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors
Loved the fair? Pass it on.
Loved this year's fair? Share the 2026 photos with families in your community — and let them know registration for 2027 is already open. The more young entrepreneurs, the more amazing this day becomes.
