Looks like a mix of storms for the weekend, what’s on your calendar? Don’t forget to plan on doing the Urban Living Tour, you’ll get to see quite a few of the new developments up close! Our huge list of festivals dropped early this year, thanks to the City of Upper Arlington’s Labor Day Arts Festival for presenting this year’s list. Listen to our Confluence Cast about what to look forward to.
Thursday
Have you tried Cosecha yet? Columbus YP Week is happening. CATCO’s Henry Ford’s Model E continues. The second day of the Columbus Podcast Festival is tonight. It’s the final weekend for Mindbender Mansion and Amazing Mazes at COSI. Clippers have a game. Learn how to get involved with local government. Two Door Cinema Club plays Express Live! Evolutionaries continues at Shadowbox Live. Don’t miss The Not So Late Show with Johnny DiLoretto. Check out the Comedy Deathspot at Zeno’s. TEDxColumbus is accepting nominations.
Friday
Enjoy the Ohio Dance Festival through the weekend. Author Colson Whitehead visits Bexley. Yoi Con begins. Take part in the Emerging Leaders Summit. Arbor Day events are happening at Franklin Park Conservatory. Enjoy the Bus Appetit PopUp at Tabletop Game Cafe. Fourth Fridays being in Westerville. Connie Schultz is being honored during the American Constitution Society Annual Awards Banquet. Blockfort hosts the Color Me _______ and Creative Pep Talk Book Release. Clippers have another game. Guilty Pleasures continues at Shadowbox Live. Taste Ohio Whiskeys at Soul at The Joseph. The Columbus Moving Co. celebrates the music of David Bowie during WE. Rusko performs at Park Street Saloon. The Columbus Pancakes & Booze Art Show comes to Strongwater. SRO Theatre performs The Bridges of Madison County. Catch Arty at Dahlia. Dirty Franks West hosts another Queens and Weiner Show. Nite Owl Theatre presents Giorgio Moroder’s METROPOLIS at Grandview Theater & Drafthouse. The Hell City Tattoo Festival begins.
Saturday
Are you running the Cap City Half Marathon? See Alterations at the Brandt-Roberts Gallery. See new works of art at the Cultural Art Center. Help plant a fruit garden at the South Side Fruit Park. It’s Independent Bookstore Day! Check out the Gluten-Free Allergy Food Fest. Elm & Iron has opened at Easton. There’s a 5K for Refugees happening at Sharon Woods Metro Park. Hills Market Downtown features their Bloody Mary Bacon Brunch. The Clintonville Farmers Market has its opening day! Shop Columbus Handmade. Learn all about coffee at Crimson Cup’s Innovation Lab. HOOT is a flower theme. Check out International Tabletop Day. The People’s Climate March is around the Statehouse. Learn what herbs are good for pollinators. Swap plants. BalletMet performs Romeo & Juliet through the weekend. King Ave 5 hosts their 5th Annual Disney and Muppet Show. Do some yoga at System of Strength in Grandview, to get you ready for O-GEE at Copious later in the evening. Enjoy the Taste of Granville. Go on a Craft Cocktail Tour, or a brew hop in the Brewery District. Dusk2Dawn has an EP release at GrooveU. Cheer on the Clippers. CAPA presents Welcome to Night Vale. Iconoclash! returns to celebrate Madonna & Michael Jackson with a Dance Party at Ace of Cups.
Sunday
De NOVO on the Park hosts a Fashion Brunch. The blooms and butterflies and fairy gardens continue at Franklin Park Conservatory. Check out the Decorators Showhouse at the Columbus Museum of Art. MODO Yoga hosts a Spring Open House. Try an Escape Room at Trapped. Try the Taco Truck Tour. Check out Kentucky Darby Day. Taste a Coffee and Cheesecake Pairing at Coffee Connections of Hilliard. Discuss author Sarah Piatt at the Ohio History Connection. Cheer on the Clippers. Trek Bicycle Dublin hosts a Ladies’ Night Out. See Rock of Ages at Shadowbox Live.
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