Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Arnold Sports Festival?
2. When is the 2010 Arnold Sports Festival?
3. What are the dates for the Arnold Fitness EXPO?
4. Who exhibits at the Arnold Fitness EXPO?
5. What do I see with the $10 daily Arnold EXPO ticket?
6. What is a VIP Ticket Package?
7. Where can I purchase tickets?
8. Who competes at the Arnold Sports Festival?
9. What is the Arnold Classic?
10. How do I get to Columbus, Ohio?
11. Where is the Arnold Classic?
12. How do I get to the Greater Columbus Convention Center?
13. Where is Nationwide Arena?
14. Where is Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (LC Pavilion)?
15. Where is the Dispatch Ice Haus?
16. Where should I stay in Columbus?
17. Where are the best places to park?
18. What is the cost of parking?
19. What public transportation is available?
20. How do I enter the Arnold Classic?
21. How do I enter the Ms. International, Fitness International or Figure International?
22. How do I enter any of the other sports or events that occur during the Festival?
23. Where do I find information about exhibiting or attending the Arnold Fitness EXPO?
24. Where do I locate a schedule of events for the Arnold Sports Festival?
1. What is the Arnold Sports Festival?
The Arnold Sports Festival is the largest multi-sport event in the nation and the greatest sports-fitness experience of your life! The Festival welcomes 17,000 athletes annually who compete in 40 sports & events, including 13 Olympic sports. 170,000 fitness enthusiasts attend the Festival each year to experience thrilling moments of sports competition and fitness entertainment.
Fitness shoppers enjoy the 700 booth Arnold Fitness EXPO offering the biggest names in health & fitness who present the latest trends in fitness apparel, supplements, and training equipment.
Celebrity fans enjoy the regular sightings of sport personalities, film stars, and the Weekend’s namesake Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
2. When is the 2010 Arnold Sports Festival?
The Arnold Sports Festival will be held March 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2010. The 3 day Arnold Fitness EXPO will be held March 5, 6 & 7. Please note, the Amateur Fitness and Figure Prejudging and the Amateur Bikini Finals will be held March 4th at 7:00 pm
3. What are the dates for the Arnold Fitness EXPO?
The 2010 Arnold Fitness EXPO will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center March 5, 6 & 7, 2010.
4. Who exhibits at the Arnold Fitness EXPO?
The Arnold Fitness EXPO hosts health and fitness professionals from around the world who present the leading brand names in sport apparel, supplements, fitness equipment and training centers.
170,000 dedicated fitness fans attend each year to shop and learn about the latest innovations in sports & fitness.
Each year the Arnold Fitness EXPO experiences an early sell-out. Potential exhibitors are encouraged to inquire early via telephone to 614-431-2600 or by e-mail to: Booths@ArnoldExpo.com
5. What do I see with the $10 daily Arnold EXPO ticket?
The $10 daily EXPO ticket grants admission to the majority of Arnold Sports Festival events, and includes admission to the 700 booth fitness EXPO.
Festival events you will see with the daily $10 EXPO ticket include the preliminary competitions of the Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International, the Amateur Men’s and Women’s Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Finals, Professional and Amateur Strongman, Fitness Fashion Show, Armwrestling, Pro Deadlift and Bench Press, Active Aging Festival, Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Cheerleading and Dance, DanceSport – Youth/Senior, Fencing, Figure Skating, Grappling/Ju Jitsu, Gymnastics, Judo, Karate, Martial Arts Festival, Powerlifting, 5K Run, Pump and Run (5K), Table Tennis, Tae Kwon Do, Weightlifting, Wrestling, and & non-stop fitness entertainment. A separate ticket is required for the following events: the Arnold Amateur Thursday evening, and Friday competitions; Professional competitions Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening’s Arnold Classic Finals which includes the final Strongman event, Saturday evening’s Arnold Party With The Pros, and Sunday morning’s Arnold Training Seminar.
6. What is a VIP Ticket Package?
The Arnold VIP Ticket Package offers the premiere and exclusive visitor experience for the entire Arnold Sports Festival. The Arnold VIP Package insures your seat at the 2010 Arnold Amateur events showcasing leading amateur competitors from around the world and select tickets to every professional IFBB event with VIP admission to the Saturday evening’s Arnold Party With The Pros, Sunday morning’s Arnold Training Seminar, and three daily Arnold EXPO tickets.
VIP ticketholders receive 10 tickets in each package including:
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Choice reserved seats for the Arnold Classic (1-Saturday night), Ms. International, Fitness & Figure Finals (1-Friday night) competitions at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
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3-daily EXPO tickets (see description above for specific details)
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Choice reserved seating for the Professional Men’s Bodybuilding Arnold Classic Prejudging (1-Saturday – noon)
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Arnold Amateur Fitness and Figure Prejudging and Bikini Finals (1-Thursday night)
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Arnold Amateur Men’s and Women’s Bodybuilding Pre-judging (1- Friday)
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Arnold Party With The Pros (1–Saturday night after the Men’s Finals)
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Arnold Fitness Training Seminar (1-Sunday morning)
7. Where can I purchase tickets?
Tickets to the Arnold Sports Festival are available on-line at ArnoldSportsFestival.com, ticketmaster.com/arnold, at all central Ohio Kroger’s in-store Ticketmaster locations, by telephone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-site ticketing locations throughout the Arnold Sports Festival.
Tickets for the Arnold Fitness EXPO are available at the door Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the event. Advance ticket purchases are encouraged as some events sell out early.
8. Who competes at the Arnold Sports Festival?
17,000 athletes compete annually at the Arnold Sports Festival including amateur athletes from around the world, professional Strongman athletes, and professional I.F.B.B. athletes in men’s and women’s bodybuilding, women’s fitness, and women’s figure competitions.
9. What is the Arnold Classic?
The Arnold Classic is the premiere event in men’s professional bodybuilding presenting the world’s leading IFBB professional athletes. The prejudging for the Arnold Classic is 12 noon Saturday, March 6, 2010. The top field of competitors will take the stage Saturday evening at 7 p.m.
10. Where is the Arnold Classic?
The Arnold Classic Prejudging and Finals are held at the historic Veterans Memorial Auditorium. 300 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. www.fcvm.com.
11. How do I get to Columbus, Ohio?
Many weekend athletes, attendees, and exhibitors fly into Columbus via the Port Columbus International Airport (CMH)
4600 International Gateway
Columbus, Ohio 43219
(614) 239-4000
www.columbusairports.com
www.flycolumbus.com
12. How do I get to the Greater Columbus Convention Center?
The Greater Columbus Convention Center is located in the heart of downtown Columbus at 400 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, Telephone: 614-827-2500 or 1-800-626-0241
Taxi, rental car, and limousine service is available at the Port Columbus International Airport. Complimentary Festival shuttle bus transportation to the Greater Columbus Convention Center is available daily from downtown hotels and event venues throughout the event beginning Friday, March 5 – Sunday, March 7 , 2010.
13. Where is Nationwide Arena?
200 W Nationwide Blvd
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 246-2000
14. Where is Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (LC Pavilion)?
405 Neil Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 461-5483
15. Where is the Dispatch Ice Haus?
200 W Nationwide Blvd
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 246-3380
16. Where should I stay in Columbus?
Our list of hotels is available here. They will appear in alphabetical order, but may also be sorted by price, distance from the downtown events and by the availability of transportation from the hotel to the Convention Center.
17. Where are the best places to park?
A map with many choices can be found here.
18. What is the cost of parking?
Parking rates vary throughout the area. Hourly rates and daily rates are generally available.
19. What public transportation is available?
During the Weekend, we lease 6 executive touring buses that travel between all of the downtown hotels, and our event venues. This transportation is FREE to our attendees. The busses will be marked as “Arnold EXPO Public Shuttle”. Information regarding additional services can be found here.
20. How do I enter the Arnold Classic?
Participation is by invitation only.
21. How do I enter the Ms. International, Fitness International or Figure International?
Participation is by invitation only.
22. How do I enter any of the other sports or events that occur during the Festival?
Please visit www.arnoldsportsfestival.com then click on the particular sport of interest to view information about their registration process.
23. Where do I find information about exhibiting or attending the Arnold Fitness EXPO?
Please visit www.arnoldsportsfestival.com then click the tab at the top of the home page marked “EXPO.”
24. Where do I locate a schedule of events for the Arnold Sports Festival?
A complete schedule of Arnold Sports Festival events will be available on-line and a complimentary printed copy will be available throughout the Festival venues.
