Happy Weekend! How are your gardens doing this year? If you’re overflowing with tomatoes, you have until Saturday to Take Your Tomato to Dinner and have participating Dine Originals Restaurants make you a dish! We’ve added a bunch of new contests for Wilco, Foster the People, Grouplove, and The Big Block Party, plus you can still register to win a pair of tix to the Ohio Roller Girls’ Saturday bout! Enjoy your long Labor Day Weekend!
Thursday
The final Heritage Concert of the season was moved to tonight and features fomodeep. MadLab opens The Playdaters. Attend a Celebrity Cocktail event at Hubbard Grille benefitting Art for Life. Comedian Tommy Johnagin has shows at the Funny Bone this weekend. Attend a cooking class with Duke of Fork at Lucky’s. Burlesque Biographie continues at Shadowbox Live. The Merry Wives of Windsor continues with Actors’ Theatre in Schiller Park. Local Love features local music at Fourth Street Bar & Grill. Harrison’s on Kenny celebrates their grand opening. You have only a few days to catch Modern Dialect at the Columbus Museum of Art (the exhibit ends Sunday). It’s the last week to catch the International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes at COSI! Artist Tom Burckhardt comes to CCAD to talk about his latest exhibit, Full Stop, a display of an artist’s studio made entirely of cardboard and black paint.
Friday
Don’t miss the Greek Festival, which goes through Monday! The Fashion Meets Music Festival begins and goes through Sunday. It’s the final Summer Fridays at the Statehouse. The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption this weekend with special events. FemmeFest begins. Family Friday Night returns to COSI. Rusko will play the LC. Columbus Commons has a free concert featuring McGuffey Lane. Screen on the Green returns to Goodale Park, showing Beetlejuice. Stop by the PopUp BakeShop to get some desserts to watch the movie! Best of Shadowbox Live continues. Rhythm on the River returns to the Scioto Mile with performances by BalletMet. Dance to house music during GROOVE at Exile. Attend the FMMF After Party at Brothers Drake featuring Alanna Royale, The Wet Darlings, and Off & On. CATCO has special performances of Revenge of the Space Pandas through Sunday and all tickets are only $5 each.
Saturday
BiketheCBus takes you on a tour of Columbus by bicycle, with an after party at TatoHeads. Head to the Ohiolina Music Festival and celebrate music and culture. Ohio Roller Girls take on Steel City Roller Derby in a double header. Shop your Farmers’ Markets! Family Fun movies continue at the Lincoln Theatre. Canal Winchester begins their Labor Day Festival. Ready for that cheese making class at Weiland’s? HOOT is back at the Gateway Film Center. The Grandview Hop is happening. Paper Diamond plays the LC. You can catch Old Hundred at the Basement. It’s the Summer of 24 at MadLab Theatre. The Ohio Vintage Base Ball Festival is Saturday and Sunday. It’s the start of the Ohio Renaissance Festival! Groveport is showing Escape From Planet Earth outdoors. Catch the Ohio State vs. Navy game, oh, probably just about anywhere around Columbus, and use our Football Foodie series to help you find a place to watch. Or, host your own awesome tailgate. FMMF’s After Party at Brothers Drake features Empires, Joey Hendrickson, Caleb Hawley, and Eric Zayne. Go to a comedy roast by Arch City Pod Cast at Wild Goose Creative.
Sunday
Market Flea continues at North Market. Reefer Madness shows you a good time at Shadowbox Live. Enjoy Brew-lander, Flicks & Fashion at Studio 35. The Clippers take on the Toledo MudHens. FMMF’s After Party at Brothers Drake features The Modern Electric, Hydra Melody, Midnight Passenger, and These Knees.
Monday
Enjoy a day off of work! The Greek Festival continues. Hills Market Worthington has their annual Ohio Hog Roast. The Clippers have another game against the Toledo Mud Hens, plus it’s Dime-A-Dog. Head to the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival. All COTA rides are 50 cents!
Please note: While every effort is made to include every wonderful weekend event, this list is not all-inclusive of what is happening in Columbus this weekend. If you have something great you’d like to share, please do so in the comments. And, please take a look through our Event Calendar to find even more! Thanks!
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