THINGS TO DO TODAY IN COLUMBUS

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How to Cook a Loved One

Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Dec 12 • All Day

OSU Hopkins Hall Gallery • 128 North Oval Mall Columbus, 43210

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How to Cook a Loved One transforms memory into matter, turning grief into something that can be held, smelled, and even imagined as tasted. The work asks ...

Wild Kratts® Ocean Adventure: The Exhibit and Wild Kratts® Ceature Power: The Ex

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

COSI – Center of Science and Industry • 333 West Broad St. Columbus, 43215

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Based off the hit TV show, Wild Kratts® Ocean Adventure: The Exhibit and Wild Kratts® Ceature Power: The Exhibit are two separate traveling Wild Kratts® ...

The Art of Gifting

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

Studios On High Gallery • 686 N High St Columbus, 43215

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The Art of Gifting is a rotating collection of small works from all of our member artists. These small pieces are perfect for giving during the holiday ...

Artemisia Gentileschi: Naples to Beirut

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

Columbus Museum of Art • 480 East Broad Street Columbus, 43215

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The seventeenth-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654) was by far the most renowned woman artist of her era—and remains an icon ...

Tacita Dean: Blind Folly

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

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, ...

Photos with Santa

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

Easton • 160 Easton Town Ctr, Columbus, 43219

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November 15 – December 24 Various Times Santa’s Workshop, located in the South District next to Levi’s Santa is making his list and checking ...

Las Vegas Ikebana: Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti • 632 North Park Street Columbus, 43215

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Las Vegas Ikebana: Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi is included with the cost of general admission at Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti. Find ...

Through The Vines: A Seasonal Journey

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens • 1777 E. Broad Street Columbus, 43203

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A site-specific installation created by the artists at Applied Imagination will invite guests to explore the lights, sights, and sounds of the four seasons ...

Paul Busse Garden Railway

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens • 1777 E. Broad Street Columbus, 43203

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All aboard! The Paul Busse Garden Railway is arriving at Conservatory station. 9 G scale model trains travel across 1,122 feet of track that runs ...

Archaic Souls: Thomas Scoon

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

Hawk Galleries • 153 E Main St, Fl 1 Columbus, 43215

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My abstract figurative pieces are one-of-a-kind, since each stone is unique, with its own characteristics and gestures. The figures have a sense of history ...

The Science Behind Pixar

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

COSI – Center of Science and Industry • 333 West Broad St. Columbus, 43215

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Enjoy a unique look into the Pixar process, and explore the science and technology behind these beloved animated films and their characters. The ...

Season of Celebrations

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • All Day

COSI – Center of Science and Industry • 333 West Broad St. Columbus, 43215

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Starting Saturday, November 22, 2025, COSI will once again transform into a spectacular winter wonderland where science, imagination, and holiday traditions ...

How to Cook a Loved One

Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Dec 12 • All Day

OSU Hopkins Hall Gallery • 128 North Oval Mall Columbus, 43210

Other

How to Cook a Loved One transforms memory into matter, turning grief into something that can be held, smelled, and even imagined as tasted. The work asks ...

HTH Farm Market

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2340 West Dublin Granville Road Columbus, OH 43235

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HTH Farm Market started out as a spot to buy Christmas trees back in 2012 and has grown into a place for Fresh Local Produce, Annuals and Perennial, Amish ...

Runs/Walks/Rides

Whispering Cave Hike

Fri, Nov 21 +more dates • 10:00 am

Hocking Hills • 13178 State Route 664 S. Logan, 43138

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Join us for a moderate, 1-mile round trip hike to Whispering Cave from the Hocking Hills Lodge. Learn about the second largest recess cave in the park ...

Preschool: Hidden Village

Fri, Nov 21 • 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Homestead • 4675 Cosgray Road Hilliard, OH 43026

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Discover a hidden village right beside you as we explore a conifer grove! We will meet at the Barn Shelter for a story and craft, then go on a short walk ...

Octagon Earthworks Third Friday Tour

Fri, Nov 21 • 12:30 pm

Octagon Earthworks • 125 N. 33rd St. Newark, OH 43055

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Join us every third Friday of each month for a tour led by Senior World Heritage Archaeologist Brad Lepper! These tours are FREE and do not require pre-registration. Meet ...

Third Friday Archaeology Tour

Fri, Nov 21 • 1:00 pm

Fort Ancient Earthworks & Nature Preserve • 6123 State Route 350 Oregonia, OH 45054

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Take a walk through the museum and grounds of Fort Ancient with Archaeologist Bill Kennedy of the Ohio History Connection. This walking tour gives an overview ...

9th Annual Ohio Made Holiday Market

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Nov 22 • Times Vary

Admission starts at: $5

Hollywood Casino Columbus • 200 Georgesville Rd Columbus, OH 43228

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Step through the buffalo-plaid archway and into Central Ohio’s biggest holiday shopping party. This isn’t a craft fair — it’s a festive tradition ...

Wicked: For Good

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Nov 22 • 4:00 pm

Drexel Theatre • 2254 E Main St Columbus, 43209

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Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation ...

Nightlife Events

Wildlights 2025

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • Times Vary

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium • 4850 Powell Rd Powell, 43065

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One of Ohio's Favorite Holiday Traditions! Experience the magic of the holiday season in Central Ohio with millions of dazzling LED zoo lights, animated ...

Bearings

Fri, Nov 21 • 5:00 pm

Admission starts at: $25.77

Ace of Cups • 2619 N High St Columbus, 43202

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Bearings House & Home Second Harbour Doors 5p All Ages ...

Clintonville Jamboree ~ every 3rd Friday!

Fri, Nov 21 +more dates • 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Discover Clintonville • Clintonville Columbus, OH

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You’re invited every 3rd Friday night ~ to celebrate the heart & soul of Clintonville, along 1 walkable High St mile ~ between Global Gallery & ...

Nightlife Events

Wanderlights

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Dec 20 • 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Columbus Commons • 160 S High St Columbus, 43215

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Start your Wanderlights experience at Columbus Commons, and make your way through a kaleidoscope of color to check out the 40-foot lit tree, over 150 lighted ...

Iroe and Friends

Fri, Nov 21 • 5:30 pm

Admission starts at: $10

Ginger Rabbit • 17 Buttles Ave Columbus, 43215

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"Power Hour" Show: $10 Showtime: 5:30 - 6:30 (Doors Open 5:00) Hailing from Columbus Ohio, Isaac Roe has been seen playing drums for a wide variety ...

Classes & Workshops

Gnome Sweet Gnome

Fri, Nov 21 • 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Admission starts at: $40

Brush Crazy • 1299 Bethel Road Columbus, 43220

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Come in and get a little Brush Crazy! Gnome Sweet Gnome is our featured painting. We have step by step instructions, with pictures and words for you to ...

Chaz & Nikki

Fri, Nov 21 • 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Hofbrauhaus Columbus • 800 Goodale Blvd Columbus, 43212

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Chaz & Nikki ...

Classes & Workshops

Ceramic Art

Fri, Nov 21 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Admission starts at: $15

Brush Crazy • 1299 Bethel Road Columbus, 43220

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🎨✨ Let your creativity bloom by painting ceramic pieces at Brush Crazy! Did you know that painting ceramics is a relaxing and therapeutic activity ...

Alt Eats Tour

Fri, Nov 21 +more dates • 6:00 pm

Admission starts at: $76

• Columbus, OH

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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 ...

The Band CAMINO: The NeverAlways Tour with special guest almost monday

Fri, Nov 21 • 6:00 pm

Kemba Live! • 405 Neil Ave Columbus, 43215

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The Band CAMINO: The NeverAlways Tour with special guest almost monday The Band CAMINO, almost monday
KEMBA Live! Columbus, OH
November 21 Friday
...

John Boerstler & Friends ft. Steve Sweney / Phil Clark / Aaron Scott

Fri, Nov 21 • 6:00 pm

Woodlands Tavern • 1200 W 3rd Ave Columbus, 43212

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John Boerstler & Friends ft. Steve Sweney / Phil Clark / Aaron Scott ...

Feral Housecats, Gecko Chamber, The Electric Hand, The Burning Brain Band

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm

Admission starts at: $10

The Spacebar • 2590 N High St Columbus, 43202

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Feral Housecats, Gecko Chamber, The Electric Hand, The Burning Brain Band Fri, Nov 21 - Spacebar 7:00pm Doors - $10 - 18+ ...

Vedo: Afterdark, the Epitome Tour

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm

Admission starts at: $44.34

The KING of CLUBS • 6252 Busch Blvd Columbus, 43229

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Vedo Live in Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs Friday November 21, 2025 Special guest to be announced Doors at 7:00pm ...

Red Wanting Blue

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm

Bluestone • 583 E Broad St, Columbus, 43215

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Red Wanting Blue ...

Greer Barnes

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Nov 22 • 7:00 pm

Admission starts at: $25

The Attic Columbus • 892 Oak St Columbus, 43205

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Greer Barnes is a regular performer at the legendary Comedy Cellar in New York City, as well as many other venues around the country. He has appeared on ...

General Admission Midnight Slice Party

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm - 1:00 am

Free

Goodfellas Pizzeria & Wiseguy Lounge • 608 N. High St Columbus, 43215

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𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, November 20th - 𝟳𝗣𝗠–𝟭𝗔𝗠
FREE Event - RSVP is encouraged 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 ...

The Wiz

Fri, Nov 21 +more dates • 7:00 pm

Short North Stage • 1187 N High St Columbus, 43201

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“The Wiz”: Follow the Yellow Brick Road… If You Dare! Get ready to groove down the Yellow Brick Road with “The Wiz,” a funky, fresh, and fearless ...

BERT KREISCHER: PERMISSION TO PARTY

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm

Schottenstein Center • 555 Borror Dr Columbus, 43210

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Bert Kreischer’s career has evolved from Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Number One Partier in the Nation” to one of the top grossing stand-up comics ...

Bird and Byron

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm

A&R Music Bar • 391 Neil Ave Columbus, 43215

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The Steadyrock Dreamers Tour BIRD AND BYRON FRI, 21 NOV 2025 at 08:00PM EST
Ages: All Ages
Doors Open: 07:00PM ...

Reggae Got Soul! Columbus Soul and Salvage with Bob Ras

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Admission starts at: $15

Woodlands Tavern • 1200 W 3rd Ave Columbus, 43212

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Please join Columbus Soul and Salvage and Bob Ras as we take the Stage at Woodlands Tavern 11/21 7pm. Columbus Soul and Salvage Bob Ras ...

Jay Pharoah

Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Nov 22 • Times Vary

Admission starts at: $37

Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant • 145 Easton Town Center Columbus, 43219

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Friday, November 21 Doors: 5:30 pm // Show: 7 pm Friday, November 21 Doors: 9:15 pm // Show: 9:45 pm Saturday, November 22 Doors: 5 pm // Show: 6:30 ...

Secret Comedy Shows in Columbus

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm

Franklinton • Columbus, OH

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📍 Local Studio. This show will be at an indoor location. The precise address is emailed to ticket holders at 8:00 AM on the day of the event. You will ...

Columbus’ 12th Annual Tribute to The Last Waltz

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm

Newport Music Hall • 1722 N High St Columbus, 43201

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Columbus' 12th Annual Tribute to The Last Waltz
Presented by WCBE
Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
November 21 Friday
7:00PM Doors Open
...

North Star Concert featuring Bobby Floyd

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:00 pm

Admission starts at: $39.72

Lincoln Theatre • 769 E Long St Columbus, 43203

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Experience the electrifying artistry of Grammy-nominated pianist and organist Bobby Floyd in a transcendent performance that bridges the sacred and the ...

Chicago: Teen Edition

Fri, Nov 21 +more dates • 7:00 pm

McCoy Center for the Arts • 100 W Dublin Granville Rd New Albany, 43054

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Chicago: Teen Edition transports us to the roaring twenties, where Roxie Hart, a chorus girl with big ambitions, murders her unfaithful lover and convinces ...

Clave Sonic

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:15 pm

Admission starts at: $30

Ginger Rabbit • 17 Buttles Ave Columbus, 43215

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Show: $30 Showtimes: 7:15 - 8:45 (Doors Open 6:45) 9:30 - 11:00 (Doors Open 9:00) ...

Some Like It Hot

Fri, Nov 21 +more dates • 7:30 pm

Ohio Theatre • 39 E State St Columbus, 43215

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Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theater Album, SOME LIKE IT HOT is “A ...

Nightlife Events

Friday night karaoke 🎤

Fri, Nov 21 +more dates • 7:30 pm

Bossy Grrls Pin Up Joint • 2598 North High Street Columbus, 43202

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KARAOKE KINGS, QUEENS, & ROYALTY, YOUR STAGE AWAITS! Every Friday from 7PM till the show starts! grab the mic, grab a drink, and grab your moment ...

Holiday Hoopla 2025

Fri, Nov 21 +more dates • 7:30 pm

Shadowbox Live • 503 S Front St, Ste 260 Columbus, 43215

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Celebrate the fun and dysfunction of the season with an evening of unforgettable live entertainment that has been Columbus’ non-traditional holiday tradition ...

After the Blast

Fri, Nov 21 • 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

The Proscenium Theatre • 1932 College Road Ohio State University Columbus, 43210

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After a global environmental disaster, humans have retreated to a sterile and bleak life underground, only made bearable thanks to chips implanted in their ...

Cole Barnhill * Matthew Goodnough * Charlie Collins

Fri, Nov 21 • 8:00 pm

Admission starts at: $25.65

Rumba Cafe • 2507 Summit St Columbus, 43202

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Celebrity Etc presents Cole Barnhill * Matthew Goodnough * Charlie Collins ...

Teeny Tucker – Music Hall Stage

Fri, Nov 21 • 8:00 pm

Admission starts at: $35

Natalie’s Grandview • 945 King Ave Columbus, 43212

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Natalie’s is excited to bring back to the Music Hall Stage the dynamic Teeny Tucker and her full band! Always a crowd favorite Teeny is always ready, ...

Ransom Band

Fri, Nov 21 • 8:00 pm

India Oak Grill • 590 Oakland Park Ave Columbus, 43214

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Ransom Band ...

Nightlife Events

A Drag Queen Christmas

Fri, Nov 21 • 8:00 pm

Palace Theatre • 34 West Broad St Columbus, 43215

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Murray & Peter Present “A Drag Queen Christmas” hosted by Nina West. It’s the longest running drag tour in America. Get ready for your favorite ...

Nightlife Events

MONEY MOUSE RAVE ft DJ AIRWALK, K8oooo, Vxmitspit B2B Girlpill, Pinkblxxd, Money

Fri, Nov 21 • 8:00 pm

Cafe Bourbon Street • 2216 Summit St Columbus, 43201

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MONEY MOUSE RAVE ft DJ AIRWALK, K8oooo, Vxmitspit B2B Girlpill, Pinkblxxd, Money Mouse ...

Kyle Eldridge – Charlie’s Stage

Fri, Nov 21 • 8:30 pm

Natalie’s Grandview • 945 King Ave Columbus, 43212

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Kyle Eldridge is a Country & Western singer songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky and known as one of the most prominent guitar players in the traditional ...

Nightlife Events

18th Annual JIMI HENDRIX Tribute Show (Birthday Celebration)

Fri, Nov 21 • 8:30 pm

Admission starts at: $18.45

The Summit Music Hall • 2210 Summit St Columbus, 43201

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Celebrate the legacy of JIMI HENDRIX featuring an All-Star Cast for his Birthday Celebration! ...

Our Short Years

Fri, Nov 21 • 8:45 pm

Admission starts at: $10

Fenders • 8333 Market Exchange Dr Westerville, 43081

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$10 COVER We play a mix of 90s/2000s bangers with a side of the classics and today’s hits. ...

Nightlife Events

Can’t Feel My Face: 2010s Dance Party!

Fri, Nov 21 • 9:00 pm

Skully’s Music-Diner • 1151 N High St Columbus, 43201

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Can't Feel My Face, the biggest 2010s dance party in the country! Can’t Feel My Face features fire DJs and 2010s visuals that will transport you ...

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