Photo courtesy of Disney On Ice (Happening at Nationwide Arena Thu Feb 19)
Here are the best things to do in Columbus this week as chosen by Step Out Columbus’s editors. This list includes the top Columbus, OH, events, like live music, festivals, theater, concerts, sports, nightlife, and more.
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Things to do this week in Columbus Oh
Here are the best things to do in Columbus this week:
Goodfellas Pizzeria & Wiseguy Lounge • 608 North High Street Columbus, 43215
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Grab your beads and get ready for a little slice of the French Quarter right in the heart of the Short North.
If you can’t make it to Bourbon Street ...
Downtown Disco Columbus is exactly what it sounds like: a Saturday Night Fever Disco Bash!
One night a year, The Bluestone gets a disco makeover. Dress ...
Looking to elevate your after-work routine? Slab Kitchen in Reynoldsburg is serving up one of the best value Happy Hours in the metro area. Known for their ...
Columbus Museum of Art • 480 East Broad Street Columbus, 43215
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Tacita Dean: Blind Folly is the first major museum survey in the United States of work by British European visual artist Tacita Dean (b. 1965). The exhibition, ...
Gateway Film Center • 1550 North High Street Columbus, 43201
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Director: Matt Johnson Run Time: 95 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2026
Starring: Ben Petrie, Ethan Eng, Jay McCarrol, Matt Johnson, Michael Scott
Country: ...
Schottenstein Center • 555 Borror Drive Columbus, 43210
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Winter Jam 2026 // with Chris Tomlin, Matthew West, Katy Nichole, Hulvey, Disciple, Emerson Day, NewSong, speaker Zane Black with Pre Jam hosted by Jeremy ...
Schottenstein Center • 555 Borror Drive Columbus, 43210
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Join Ohio State men’s basketball as we host Trading Card Night presented by Midwest Cards featuring special guest Evan Turner on Tuesday, February 17 ...
Show: $10
Showtimes:
6:00 - 7:30 (Doors Open 5:30)
8:15 - 9:45 (Doors Open 7:45)
A native of Cambridge, OH, and a student of such prestigious programs ...
Big-Walnut Park • 5000 East Livingston Avenue Columbus, 43227
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Come and learn the basics of golf. If you have your own equipment, please feel free to bring it. We will be holding class outdoors as much as possible. ...
Whetstone Park • 3923 North High Street Columbus, 43214
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Please obtain a leisure card from the front desk. You will be learning Argentine Tango which is an exquisite partner dance where you learn both sequence ...
Head on down to Mardi Gras at Rumba Cafe, where Whirlybirds will feature a 4-piece horn section playing hot jazz classics and New Orleans standards all ...
The Summit Music Hall • 2210 Summit Street Columbus, 43201
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Columbus Mardi Gras Fest ft. Mojoflo, New Basics Brass Band, and more @ The Summit Music Hall, 2/17/26
Columbus Mardi Gras Festival ft. Mojoflo, New Basics ...
The Hashtag Comedy Co. • 1253 North High Street Columbus, 43201
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They've at the very top of our program! Come support our Level 5 graduates in their showcase performance in our very own Hashtag Comedy Club.
This class ...
Show: $10
Showtimes:
6:00 - 7:30 (Doors Open 5:30)
8:15 - 9:45 (Doors Open 7:45)
After graduating in 1995 from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory ...
Antiques on Highanti • 714 South High Street Columbus, 43206
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Columbus Symphony’s College Club is hosting a special panel event with live music at Antiques on High, offering students a behind-the-scenes look at ...
Land Grant Brewing Company • 424 West Town Street Columbus, 43215
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Euchre League is taking over the Land-Grant Taproom for 6 weeks of competitive card play. It’s free to play, with timed games, and standard Euchre rules. ...
Natalie’s Grandview • 945 King Avenue Columbus, 43212
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C.J. CHENIER, KING OF ZYDECO AND THE RED HOT LOUISIANA BAND WITH THE JOINT ROCKERS – A GIANT NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS PARTY!!
Creole-born C.J. Chenier ...
Natalie’s Grandview • 945 King Avenue Columbus, 43212
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The Blue Cats are veteran blues-jazz musicians Rick Collura (electric guitar), Terry Finneran (keys, vocals, blues harp, flute), Andy Smith (percussion), ...
North Market Bridge Park • 6750 Longshore Street Dublin, 43017
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Join us on the third Thursday of each month for Happy Hour Jazz at North Market Bridge Park. Enjoy amazing happy hour specials and get cozy with some good ...
Food halls are a nationwide phenomenon, and in Columbus they’re grassroots culinary incubators cooking up some of the best and most interesting foods ...
Woodlands Tavern • 1200 West 3rd Avenue Columbus, 43212
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Wheeler Creek is a four–piece country band born in the heart of the Midwest, where open waters mirror the sky and winding backroads whisper stories into ...
Nationwide Arena • 200 West Nationwide Boulevard Columbus, 43215
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Join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, an adventure filled with world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics ...
Schottenstein Center • 555 Borror Drive Columbus, 43210
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Known for their gritty fusion of country, rock, and punk attitude, Treaty Oak Revival have blazed their own trail from the oil fields of West Texas to ...
Mershon Auditorium • 1871 North High Street Columbus, 43210
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Despite a 20-year history filled with accolades, GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum band NEEDTOBREATHE approached their latest studio album with a renewed ...
Stuart’s Opera House • 52 Public Square Nelsonville, 45764
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Reared in Georgia and now settled in North Carolina, Jake Xerxes Fussell has established himself as a devoted listener and contemplative interpreter of ...
Southern Theater • 21 East Main Street Columbus, 43215
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Zachariah Porter is a comedic creator based in Brooklyn, New York. He enjoys experimenting with his content and does everything from character bits to ...
If you’re looking for fun things to do in Columbus, this guided culinary tour will introduce you to some of the best international food in the city. ...
Riffe Center • 77 South High Street Columbus, 43215
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Step into 1930s Berlin for an interactive, intoxicating escape where the music is loud and the world is bold.
Leave the uncertainty of the outside world ...
The Hashtag Comedy Co. • 1253 North High Street Columbus, 43201
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TBD: The Improvised Musical! is a full-length, completely improvised musical based on a title given by you, the audience. Featuring musical improvisers ...
Fifteen32 Social • 1532 Bethel Rd Columbus, OH 43220
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STAGE FIVE CLINGER RETURNS TO FIFTEEN32 SOCIAL! Playing songs from your favorite 2000s pop-punk and emo bands from your iPod video in 2006!
TICKETS: ...
Schottenstein Center • 555 Borror Drive Columbus, 43210
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Nine Inch Nails has announced the second North America leg of their critically acclaimed Peel It Back Tour. Friend and collaborator Boys Noize will ...
Natalie’s Grandview • 945 King Avenue Columbus, 43212
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This show will take place at SWEET HARMONY in Canal Winchester, OH
Doug Morgan, Parker MacDonell & Phil Maneri play music for the fun of it. Morgan, ...
Natalie’s Grandview • 945 King Avenue Columbus, 43212
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Shaun Booker salutes Black History month with the songs of the Fabulous Blues Divas: Nina Simone, Etta James, Ruth Brown, Alberta Hunter and many more. ...
Blacklick Woods • 6975 East Livingston Ave Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
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Blacklick Woods has turned into the town of Arendelle! Do you wanna build a snowman craft and get lost in the woods on a scavenger hunt? Join us for a ...
Southern Theater • 21 East Main Street Columbus, 43215
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Framed by brothers Jonathan and Lukas Schwarz on first violin and cello and joined by Amelie Wallner on second violin and Mayu Konoe on viola, Leonkoro ...
Combustion Brewery & Taproom – Pickerington • 80 West Church Street Pickerington, 43147
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THE RANDYS!
David Vaubel, Canaan Faulkner, Brian Jones, Jon Beard, and Derek DiCenzo. Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Headlining Captain Steve's Summer Slam 2026 ...
Ace of Cups • 2619 North High Street Columbus, 43202
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UP presents the second annual UNSANCTIONED RUMBLE on February 21 at Ace of Cups!
*LIMITED* Stage seats are the ONLY available chairs in the venue - ...
Skully’s Music-Diner • 1151 North High Street Columbus, 43201
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My Best Friends Party and Disco Donnie present : LeBOOM !
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21
HE$H
BOMMER
LIMITED EARLY BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE LeBOOM!
18+ event
TICKET ...
Schottenstein Center • 555 Borror Drive Columbus, 43210
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The New Edition Way Tour brings together three of music’s most enduring and influential acts: New Edition, Boyz II Men, and Toni Braxton. This landmark ...
Park Street Tavern • 501 Park Street Columbus, 43215
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We’re back at Park Street Tavern and this one hits close to home. It falls right around Bill and Matt’s birthdays, so expect extra energy in the room. ...
Natalie’s Grandview • 945 King Avenue Columbus, 43212
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Tonight’s show will feature Ethan Galbraith and Jimmi Love furing the first half of the show. Bobby and Reggie will join for the remainder of the evening.
Natalie’s ...
