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    Mega Weekend – Food, Shopping, Movies, and Football

    Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday lights are in full swing. Contests are open for these Promowest shows: Kip Moore’s Plead the Fifth Tour, and Clutch. Plus, win tickets to CATCO’s American Buffalo. Have you heard how At Home by High is connecting neighbors in the Short North? Vote on the Best Columbus Architecture of 2017.

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    Thursday
    Hope you enjoyed your meal! Gateway Film Center starts showing holiday classics with Miracle on 34th Street and Elf. They are also showing Willow in 70mm. Enjoy a meal at Copious. Photos with Santa begin at Easton. Thor Ragnarok plays at Studio 35.

    Friday
    It’s Black Friday. Here’s the best deals on video games. Nite Owl Theatre presents: Dawn of the Dead for Black Friday at Studio 35. Craftin’ Outlaws has put together a special handmade shopping event for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Pick up Who Is Lydia Loveless? via Amazon. The Short North has all kinds of specials for Black Friday. Wonder starts playing. Zassy & Friends have their Christmas Show at Via Vecchia. See Gardens Aglow at Franklin Park Conservatory. Check out some art while you shop the Black Friday deals at What the Rock?!. OptOutside for Black Friday and do a trail run or head to ZipZoneAdventures. Pins Mechanical Co. has giant skeeball! The Ohio History Center invites you to Thanksgiving Family Friday. Make a gingerbread craft house at Franklin Park Conservatory. The ZOOM Family Film Festival opens at the Wexner Center and starts with Sleeping Beauty. The Columbus Children’s Theater opens Mr. Scrooge. See Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol for the holiday weekend. Holiday Hoopla keeps your holiday weekend rocking. Dreamgirls continues at Short North Stage. It’s a drag queen game night at Camelot Cellars. Restart brings the beats to Brothers Drake.

    Saturday
    It’s Small Business Saturday. The Short North has specials going on for Small Business Saturday. Watch Ohio State v. TTUN at Studio 35, the Drexel, Grandview Theater and other places around the city. Do the Columbus Hungry Turkey Run. Shop the Scott Antique Markets. The Idea Foundry hosts a Small Business Saturday Makers Market. There’s a Holiday Market at The Hub. Head to Westerville to watch Uptown Scrooge. Brothers Drake hosts Afro-Deliciouz. Bad Boy Bill and Richard Vission will be at Dahlia.

    Sunday
    Stop in The Pizzuti Collection for their newest exhibition: Lines/Edges: Frank Stella on Paper and Pair: Glen Baldridge and Alex Dodge. Enjoy a Beer and Donut Pairing at The Daily Growler in Brewery District. Igloo Letterpress hosts a Holiday Open House. Make your own tree ornaments with The Smithery. New original work Cratchit begins at Shadowbox Live. Stroll through the Ohio Chinese Lantern Festival. Watch the latest of The Walking Dead at the Gateway Film Center.

    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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