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    Mega Weekend: Fireworks, Rooftop Patios, and Lots More!

    Happy 4th of July Weekend! Get your tickets to our Healthy Bites Festival, presented by Shipt. Take a look at some of what you will taste. Enter to win tickets to The Beat and more.

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    Thursday
    Tonight, join Modo Yoga for day one of their 2 year anniversary celebration. ‘Of Space and Blood‘ opens at the Cultural Arts Center. Make plans to go on a tour of Columbus. It’s the last day to see Free to Ride at the Gateway Film Center. The Actors’ Theatre continues Pride & Prejudice in Schiller Park. The Children’s Theatre presents The Lion King: Kids through July 2. Nicole Burton opens Word: The Art of Text at the King Arts Complex. Check out The Not So Late Show with Johnny DiLoretto. Make a layered bar necklace with The Smithery. Fryer Flicks on the Hill shows Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. I Am Evidence premieres at the Drexel. It’s the final weekend to see the epic performances of both parts of Angels in America at Short North Stage.

    Friday
    Kick off Independence Day Weekend with Mojoflo and Local ‘n Live at the Gateway. Explore Red Horizon at the Columbus Museum of Art. The Drexel Kid Fest shows Paranorman. The Gateway Film Center’s From Book to Film shows The Princess Bride. Take a survey on what kind of public art you would like to see at the Cultural Arts Center. Shop the Pearl Market. Enjoy Summer’s Best Dinner Party at The Kitchen. Comedian Travis Irvine releases his latest album at Little Rock. Enjoy some lounge/trip-hop/techno at Brothers Drake. Megadeath plays Express Live! See Best of Shadowbox Live. CAPA’s Summer Movie Series premieres Dark Passage.

    Saturday
    Enjoy a free family day at the Pizzuti Collection and see the Visions from India exhibit. Head to Gallery Hop. Wild Goose hosts a Gallery Night to chat about what is it about the neighborhoods in the area. Picnic with the Pops presents a Patriotic Pops with the Harmony Project. Enjoy the Olentangy Summer Bash. Ohio Roller Derby Bout takes on Detroit Roller Derby. Have you experienced the Bhutanese-Nepali Neighbors: Photographs by Tariq Tarey at the Ohio History Connection? Whiskey Bear Comedy presents a Saturday Night Fun Pit. Travel to Cincinnati for the Rhinegeist 4th Anniversary: Right On, Right On party. Get down at Get Right at Skully’s. Burlypicks holds a Regional Competition at The Shrunken Head. The Summer of Bond begins at the Gateway Film Center. Nina West Presents! A Sing-Along Film Series – Grease. Do the Americrawl Bar Crawl. Go on a Columbus Craft Cocktail Tour. Dance at Heatwave at Ace of Cups. Head to Tour de Fat Columbus at Express Live! Ohio Village has some old-time Independence Day celebrations. New store bliss life + style opens in Dublin. Attend the Red Legacy, Batch #1 Bottle Release at Wolf’s Ridge. Bookspace hosts a basement summer sale. Columbus Crew SC takes on Atlanta United FC. Saturday and Sunday watch The Unsinkable Molly Brown, showing at the Ohio Theatre. Rivet presents a comic for modern relations. Hear electro-soul artist Marcus Alan Ward in Pursuit.

    Sunday
    Catch up on The Handmaid’s Tale. See the Topiaries at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Attend a discussion about the Pride and Protest occurrence. See Rock of Ages at Shadowbox Live. GoreMade Pizza and Little Rock celebrate the opening of their rooftop patios. Shop the Peddler’s Picnic at North Market. Foraged & Sown hosts a PopUp Farm Stand. Alternative Fashion Mob is hosting a quick model call. It’s Charity Day 5K. The 7th Annual St. James Shorts Festival is at St. James Tavern.

    Monday
    It’s opening day for J Hot Fish‘s new spot in Linden. Are you going to Red, White, and Boom? Park Street Saloon has the after party. Do yoga and watch the fireworks at Modo Yoga. See Jaws at Studio 35. Red, White, an Blue Crab returns to the Gallerie Bar and Bistro.

    Tuesday
    Happy 4th of July! Participate in or watch the Doo Dah Parade. Many communities are having fireworks. Platform Beer Co. celebrates their 3rd Anniversary. Enjoy Stars and Grapes at Camelot Cellar.

    Make sure to check events for weather delays/cancellations! 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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