Events will be held at several locations throughout Columbia, Md., including the James Rouse Theatre, Centennial Park and the Lakefront. Tickets for events are sold on an individual basis.

The festival kicks off with LakeFest on the weekend of June 13-15. Highlights include the 5th Annual Kinetic Art Parade, which starts at 11 a.m. Saturday and travels down Little Patuxent Parkway; the 5th Annual Howard County Boat Float, at 1 p.m. Saturday, on Lake Kittamaquandi; ArtPark, a fine arts and crafts fair open from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday; arts and crafts and games for kids; and performances by Ryan Shaw, Chopteeth, Luke Brindley and Rhodes Tavern Troubadours (Friday); Grupo Fantasma, the Grandsons and James Mabry (Saturday); Deanna Bogart, Chaise Lounge and Reverb (Sunday). All of these events are free.

Between June 20 and June 28, the Rouse Theatre hosts a wide variety of artists, including the Streb dance troupe, "mystifier" Mike Super, singer Judy Collins and the East Village Opera Company.

For more information, visit the Columbia Festival's official website.