Celeste Center

I never thought to review this place until I took a moment to think about how many times I've visited in the past year and a half. Prior to COVID I'd only visited here and there for concerts and to watch my cousin's show their horses. It's also just a hop, skip and a jump away from the Ohio Expo Center, so overall I'm familiar with the space.Since COVID I've visited for numerous swabs and just recently both of my vaccine shots. While it's nothing fancy, it certainly does the trick and no matter what's going on here, it's always pretty organized and easy to access. I've never really had a problem.Depending on what you're coming for, the experience really changes... keep that in mind if you're planning to head here.

Went to see willie Nelson. This is a multi use facility so go expecting fold out chairs and odd seating arrangements as it's run by the state so The handicapped section is huge and takes up the front rows of one whole side of the stage.

Was there for the Jellyroll concert. Overall a good venue. Sections and seating was well marked. Had a great time.

Oh boy, could Columbus do a bit better for venue center's for graduation ceremony's? I mean I felt like was going to pass out because I was jam packed into this building which is bigger than what it actually came out to be for graduation. Luckily, I didn't pass out.What didn't work out with the building? The noise if someone is screaming at a ceremony can be echoed and makes it so loud and annoying to the point it seems disrespectful. I graduated before at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio and I can tell you there was no echo in the sound of the audience. I actually preferred that graduation ceremony over this one, even though this degree is worth a little more than my one up in Dayton. At the Nutter Center too you weren't jammed packed like sardines in a can to fit into a building for a ceremony of maybe less than 900 people. So I had a little more of a breathing room in Dayton compared to here. I literally needed water after this ceremony to prevent myself from passing out and a breathe of fresh air.Columbus State, I highly recommend you picking another venue for future graduation ceremony's not only with this a cluster, but many people wanted to leave quickly because it was uncomfortable. Plus get rid of the announcer who cannot pronounce people's name's or photography it's a bit embarrassing to your institution and not to mention those whom are receiving their diplomas and have to put up with their names being butchered on stage. I hope this advice helps future ceremony's go a bit more smoothly.

Visited the Celeste Center over the past 2 months to get my two COVID vaccines - overall it was really efficient to get in and get out. They had easy to find signs and people directing the flow of traffic - the building was spacious and set up in a way that was easy to navigate and know what you were supposed to be doing next. Watch out when in the lanes when you first pull in so you don't scrape up your car- there were several holes in the pavement the last time we went.

Seats in the balcony area are rigid and very uncomfortable. Two cold hotdogs, two hard soft pretzels and two sodas were $28.

Went here for the home and garden show. I go for the flowers and landscaping but they have just about every thing you need for your home from cabinets to gutters. Always interesting to see new products that are available and get ideas

First and last time i will ever go to a concert at The Celeste Center, took my Wife to see Toby Keith, terrible set up general lack of organization. Really bad sound in the building not really built for concerts, the saving grace was that most of the audience knew the words to his songs so it was mostly a sing along type of show.

Wow, I can't believe this hasn't been reviewed at all. Mike G. tipped me off, since he and I were both there recently.I've been to several concerts here over the years, and while it's not the best venue, it's decent, and something of a tradition. It can get crowded and hot. More signage would be good- it's hard to tell where to enter the building for which section, and other seating signage inside is kinda small. The Ohio and US flags hanging from the ends look like they need some TLC.But the sound is good, the sightlines are great, and getting in and out usually isn't crazy. Plenty of bathrooms, a few food stands and beer stands, plus they didn't say anything about us carrying in food.This time I saw Joan Jett and Heart. Came for Joan, stayed for a bit of Heart. It was a great show. The crowd loved it. We sat on the floor (well, on single seats on the floor level.) Seats were comfy; short people may have trouble seeing the stage.We'll be back. You get free fair admission with your concert ticket, and it's pretty much an annual tradition for us to go to the fair anyway, for fair food and people watching.

I attended the Alabama Concert at the Celeste Center on July 25, 2024. I happen to have a hearing loss. I was assured by the Celeste Center staff before attending the concert that the venue had an Assistive Listening Device (ALD) that was Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant. However, when I went to the box office on the 25th to get an ALD I was handed a receiver that was manufactured in 1985, which is pre-ADA, and a pair of earbuds. Hearing aid users cannot use earbuds and the ADA requires hearing aid-compatible ALDs. So I asked for a hearing aid ALD. I was told that the venue does not have any. I then sat through a 3-hour concert and was unable to understand a single word. In addition, it turns out that the non-compliant ALD I was offered does not meet the ADA's technical requirements and isn't strong enough to work in a venue as large as the Celeste Center. To date, the Celeste Center has not addressed these issues in any meaningful way. So, if you have a hearing loss I would suggest that you avoid the Celeste Center until they fix the ALD issues. I hope you will also complain to the State Fair and Expositions Commission that you are unable to attend events at the Celeste Center until they install a properly functioning Assistive Listening Device.