Office Of Ohio's 529 Plan Closed For Juneteenth

The office of Ohio’s 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage, will be closed on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. Our Customer Service Department will also be closed for the holiday. Our Customer Service representatives are available to assist you on regular business days from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET before or after the holiday. 

While our office may be closed, you can always open an account online during the holiday. If you are already an Ohio 529 account owner, you can log in to complete transactions online as usual. 

As an account owner, you can also use the READYSAVE 529 app to access your account information, track account growth, and make both one-time and recurring contributions from the bank account on file from your cell phone. You can download the READYSAVE 529 app now from the  Apple and  Google Play app stores. Once you install the app, select Ohio’s 529 Plan from the list and log in with the same username and password you use to access your account online.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will also be closed Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. Any transaction requested on a holiday, weekend, or after the NYSE closes will be processed on the next business day.

To learn more about Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations around Ohio, here is a list of some of events. The 26^th annual Juneteenth Ohio Festival will be held June 17-18 at Genoa Park in Columbus. There will be multiple events running from June 11-19 for the 36^th annual Juneteenth Festival at multiple location throughout Cincinnati. The Cleveland Juneteenth Freedom Fest will start with fireworks at sundown on Friday, June 16, and have many family-friendly events from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at Mall C in downtown Cleveland. The Rock& Roll Hall of Fame will host a Juneteenth Gospel Performance and Panel from 6-9 p.m. June 15.

Ohio.org lists many other Juneteenth celebrations being held through all Ohio, from Springboro to Akron, from Athens to Toledo, and many more cities which will be honoring Juneteenth.

Also in central Ohio, the Columbus Urban League, Maroon Arts Group, Central Ohio African American Chamber of Commerce, and Black Out and Proud, Poindexter Village Museum & Cultural Center, Ohio History, and Sole Classics are sponsoring Juneteenth on the AVE. Held from noon-6 p.m. Saturday, June 17, there will be artists, entertainment, vendors and the Taste of Juneteenth in Bronzeville.

Ohio History Connection will host the Juneteenth -  Jubilee Day Festival, at Ohio Village from noon- 4 p.m. Sunday, June 18. Admission is free and the event includes historical interpretations, storytelling, and dance. Advance tickets are recommended. Walk-up admission is available anytime during open hours at the Ohio History Center front desk.