Sponsorship · 2026

Sponsor culture
on the runway.

Friday, August 7 Vue Columbus 300 seats

Twelve designers. One runway. A room where body, culture, age and ability are all represented, and a Columbus audience that finds itself in the work.

Sponsorship for August 7 is open at select levels. Support committed after the show goes to The Next Destination, our year-round program for designers.

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What's new this year

For the first time, a headliner of international standing.

Himikalas Pamela Baker joins eleven Ohio and national designers on the 2026 runway, bringing four decades of design rooted in First Nations cultural protocol and ancestral knowledge.

Squamish · Kwakwaka'wakw · Tlingit · Haida
Founder, T.O.C. Legends House of Design, Vancouver BC

Her credentials

  • 2010 Olympics: Squamish Nation Opening Ceremony regalia
  • King Charles III Coronation Medal
  • Work held in the Textile Museum of Canada
  • 120+ Indigenous artists mentored
9years on the Columbus runway
300seats, one night
85,000+social views, past year
3,000+email subscribers

Where the money goes

Back the designers, or back the show.

Back the designers

Stipends, production and styling for the people walking the runway. For most of them this is among the first professional runways of their careers. Support continues past show night through The Next Destination, Divercity614's springboard for creative and culinary ventures.

Back the show

Performances, the VIP reception, and meals for the hundred people who build the night: models, volunteers, and cosmetology students earning training hours across two long days.

2026 opportunities

Choose your level.

Headline Designer Sold
$5,000
Travel, lodging and stipend for the out-of-state headline designer.
Backstage Sponsor
$2,000
or in-kind
Meals and refreshments for models, volunteers and the backstage team. The least visible tier, and the one the crew feels most.
VIP Experience
$1,500 each
two available
The reception where designers, press, funders and community leaders actually meet.
Collection Sponsor
$2,500
One designer's full collection. Your name is spoken as their work walks.
Performances & Experiences
$3,000
P2F has never been only fashion. Funds the live vocals, spoken word, poetry and drumming that share the runway, and the staging behind them.
Common Ground: The Streetwear Segment
$3,500
Five emerging designers at once. Your brand presents the segment and is named beside all five in the program.
Friend of P2F
from $500
Keeps participation possible for those who could not otherwise afford a professional runway.

In-kind support is welcome at any level. We will build a package around your goals.

You'd be in good company

Greater Columbus Arts Council · Franklin County Board of Commissioners · CoHatch · ReVision

As seen in WBNS 10TV · Columbus Underground · Columbus Monthly · Scarlette Magazine · Northwest Columbus Lifestyle · CityPulse Magazine

The future of fashion is all of us.
The future of fashion is you.

The 2026 runway is being built now.

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team@divercity614.org  ·  614.219.9719

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