Where and when
- Capitol
- Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH 43215
- Ceremony
- Ohio Statehouse (expected)
- When
- Mon, Jan 11 · Date by statute; not yet announced
- Stream
- Posted when announced · official site
Where to stand, when to arrive
Ohio has recently held a private midnight oath and a late-morning Rotunda ceremony with limited invited seating and a livestream. Watch the ticket tracker. The Statehouse is open to the public most days; the atrium and the grounds on High Street are where people gather.
General guidance from recent ceremonies. Security perimeters, screening and the exact public area are set by the state a few days out; we post the specifics here and in the ticket tracker as soon as they are public.
Weather in January
Average highs around 36°F, lows near 22°F. Gray, with snow likely some days.
Getting there
Airports
- John Glenn Columbus International (CMH), 7 mi, 15 min downtown
Rail and road
No Amtrak service in Columbus. From Nashville it is a 6-hour drive on I-65 and I-71; Barons Bus and FlixBus serve the corridor.
All travel linksFirsts Corner
The meeting point within a short walk of the Capitol, an hour before the ceremony. Stamp table, coffee if we can manage it, a sign you can see across the street.
Location: TBA about a week out
Eat
Where locals send visitors
A few well-known places near the Capitol, named plainly. Confirm hours; inauguration day is not a normal day downtown.
- Speck Italian Eatery 7 E Gay St
Pasta and pizza, two blocks from Capitol Square. - Chouette 15 E Gay St
French bistro downtown. - Veritas 11 W Gay St
Tasting menus for the celebration dinner. - Soul 2 Go Cafe 70 E Long St
Southern lunch counter downtown. - Schmidt's Sausage Haus 240 E Kossuth St
German Village institution since 1886. - Lindey's 169 E Beck St
Contemporary American in German Village.
An hour well spent
Ohio Statehouse tour and Statehouse Museum
1 Capitol Square
Free guided tours leave from the Map Room on the hour. The museum below the Rotunda is quick and well done. Then walk to the Ohio Theatre across State Street.
Your stamp
Check in at the Firsts Corner during the ceremony window for 10 points, or tap the stream stamp from anywhere for 2. How the passport works.