Venue: Ohio Expo Center, 717 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211. Dates: September 26 through October 24, 2026. This page is a lodging guide for those dates near that venue. Book hotels through the search below for the nights you actually need. Official show info is on quarterhorsecongress.com.
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1. Enter Columbus, OH (or a nearby neighborhood if you already know where you want to stay). 2. Set check-in and check-out for your own Congress block. The show runs almost a month. Most people book a shorter window inside Sep 26 to Oct 24, 2026. 3. Compare options, then complete the reservation on the booking partner's site. FerskTravel does not hold your reservation or process payment. Rates and availability change. Only the price confirmed at checkout is binding.
Ohio Expo Center sits north of downtown Columbus along 17th Avenue. For a show this long, prioritize drive time to the grounds for early call times and late nights, parking for your vehicle at the hotel (confirm truck or trailer overnight rules with the hotel before you book), and flexible cancellation if your class schedule shifts. Common search areas for this venue: hotels near the Expo Center / fairgrounds corridor, Short North and downtown for evenings off, and the airport corridor if you are flying in. None of those is an official housing list. Pick what fits your schedule and budget.
Trailer parking at the show and at hotels is call to confirm. It is never guaranteed on this page. On the official Congress general information page, day and whole-show vehicle parking passes are listed, and trailers are not permitted on top of Gilligan Barn. For current parking rules, stickers, and where trailers may park on grounds, contact the contacts named by the show (SP+ Parking and OQHA are listed on that page). Before you book a hotel, call the property and ask whether overnight truck or trailer parking is allowed, what the fee is, and whether you need a permit. Do not assume a hotel that shows up in search can take a trailer.
No stall booking or stall marketplace. No official show housing contract. No promise that any named hotel will have inventory, trailer space, or pet policy on your dates. Missing details stay missing. If you need stalls, RV hookups, or exhibitor credentials, use the official Congress and OQHA channels.
Ohio Quarter Horse Association: 614-505-7200, info@oqha.com. SP+ Parking (listed on Congress general information): 614-294-9336. Venue: Ohio Expo Center, 717 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211. Always recheck dates and fees on the official Congress site before you travel. Official show info: quarterhorsecongress.com/general-information and the 2026 horse show schedule page.
