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    Mega Weekend – Breakaway Music Festival, Labor Day, Final Weekend for Clippers

    It’s time for the weekend. There are some events happening around town to help out those in Houston. The CoffeeFest has been announced and tickets are going quickly. It’s the last weekend to take Zoo Bus and get discounted admission to the Zoo and Zoombezi Bay. There are contests open for Bacon Fest, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Sublime with Rome, and Steve Miller Band.

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    Thursday
    The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship at The Ohio State University Golf Club Scarlet Course goes through Sunday. Columbus Documentary Week starts at the Gateway Film Center. It’s the final weekend to see paintings of Cuba at Sharon Weiss Gallery. Watch a documentary about Highlights. Blockfort hosts an artist talk with Brian Reaume about his exhibition a gilding denial. Watch OSU take on Indiana for the start of OSU Football season! Are you signed up for Sugar Skulls for Day of the Dead with Leticia Vazquez? Enjoy the VIVO Music Festival. Head to the latest Not So Late Show with Johnny DiLoretto. The Scioto Audubon is the spot for a Yappy Hour. Clippers take on the Mud Hens. It’s the final weekend for the Actors’ Theater in Schiller Park, showing The Tempest. Comedian Kountry Wayne is at the Funny Bone. The Rocking Dead opens at Shadowbox Live, with shows through the weekend.

    Friday
    The Breakaway Music Festival returns to Mapfre Stadium for two days of great music. Head to the Greek Festival, happening through Monday. Artist Christopher Burke has a new show at Brandt Roberts Galleries, Stillness: Nocturnes. Columbus Commons has a free Concert ft. McGuffey Lane. Perfect Arrangement continues at Evolution Theater. It’s the last weekend to see San Francisco-based ceramic artist Calvin Ma’s new exhibition Blend In. Shop the Pearl Market. Hills Market Downtown has a $15 Friday Wine Tasting. Local ‘n Live continues at the Gateway. Clippers take on the Bats.

    Saturday
    Acro yoga has a festival this weekend. The Nest Theater reopens in their new home in Franklinton with a big party. Attend the first ever Sudanese Cultural Event. The BIA Parade of Homes begins. The Ohio Renaissance Festival begins. The Convention Center opens its halls with an art gallery show, and you can see their new iconic sculpture. Do the rest of Gallery Hop. There’s a special joint exhibition for Alison and Nicholas Nocera happening at Pursuit and Surprise! Modern Party. Historic Dublin hosts a Street Bazaar. Share your concerns with Councilmember Michael Stinziano. Experience Tornado Dreams. Bike the CBus is Saturday and is celebrating ten years. Did you get tickets to Nina Turner & Shaun King? Canal Winchester has a Labor Day Festival. Watch The Jungle Book outside at Columbus Commons. Gateway Film Center hosts another Sci-Fi Sleepover. Dance party Heatwave celebrates 6 years. Donatos Powell Store is reopening with a Summer Block Party. Hubbard Grille has a First Saturdays in the Lounge. Tour a micro dairy. It’s the final weekend for the Columbus Clippers and there are fireworks after the game. Do the First Annual Little Brown Jog. Go on a Columbus Past, Present, and Future Tour. There’s a community cleanup project at the Reeb Avenue Center. It’s the final weekend for Zoombezi Bay.

    Sunday
    The Gateway hosts a Yappy Hour with pets. Shadowbox Live has a free show of Bigger than Jesus: Beatles Tribute at Columbus Commons. Read up on City Council candidate Jasmine Ayers. Another Six Word Stroll and Share is happening in the Short North. Check out the Hotlicks Blues Festival. Studio 35 is playing Chinatown. Shop the Peddler’s Picnic at North Market. Clippers have another game. Go to a viewing party for Rick and Morty at Hampton’s on King. Platform Brewing is hosting a Yammy release and  Clambake.

    Monday
    Enjoy Labor Day. Find some cool art at the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival. See the Topiaries at the Franklin Park Conservatory. The Ohio Taproom has a fundraiser for Harvey victims. It’s the Columbus Clippers’ final game of the season. Hills Market Worthington has their Labor Day Hog Roast.

    There’s always more in the Events Calendar! If you have something you want to highlight, post it in the comments!

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    Anne Evans
    Anne Evanshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-evans/
    Anne Evans is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations for The Metropreneur and Columbus Underground. She regularly contributes feature stories on both sites, as well as Mega Weekend each week. She has started and grown businesses, created experiences, forged community partnerships, and worked to create opportunities for others. She loves meeting new neighbors and those making an impact in our community. Want to connect?
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