THINGS TO DO & EVENTS IN COLUMBUS OHIO TODAY

Paul Busse Garden Railway

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens • 1777 East 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 ...

East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

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

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East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art explores how the migration of people across the Pacific Ocean, from Asia to the United States, ...

Scout Appreciation Month

Wed, May 27 - Sun, May 31 • All Day

LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Columbus • 157 Easton Town Center Columbus, 43219

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Inspire your scout’s imaginations with educational play that harnesses the limitless creative possibilities of LEGO® bricks. All through May, scouts ...

Blooms & Butterflies

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

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

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Experience Blooms & Butterflies in the Pacific Island Water Garden, where hundreds of exotic butterflies glide through bright nectar flowers. As you ...

4 Takes

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 4 • All Day

Studios On High Gallery • 686 North High Street Columbus, 43215

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By Susan Rossiter, Beth Himsworth, Neil Donovan, Deb Johnson Dates: May 2 – June 4, 2026 Gallery Hop: May 2 Andy Warhol. Piet Mondrian. Edvard Munch. ...

Artemisia Gentileschi: Naples to Beirut

Wed, May 27 - Sun, May 31 • 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 ...

Chris Ware – Life Is Complicated

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum • 1813 North High Street Columbus, 43210

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After three years of touring European museums (including the Pompidou Center in Paris and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona) Ware’s work ...

Yulia Shtern & Ana Vanessa Urvina

Wed, May 27 - Sat, May 30 • All Day

934 Gallery • 934 Cleveland Avenue Columbus, 43201

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Save the date for the next exhibition at 934 Gallery. Join us Friday, May 8 from 6–9 PM for the opening reception of our May exhibition, featuring the ...

Best of 2026

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

Ohio Craft Museum • 1665 West 5th Avenue Columbus, 43212

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May 3–July 3 The Ohio Craft Museum August 2026-dates coming soon Kent State University The Ohio Craft Museum is pleased to present the “Best ...

SPRING BINGO IS HERE!

Wed, May 27 - Sun, May 31 • All Day

Wyandotte Winery • 4640 Wyandotte Drive Columbus, 43230

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SPRING BINGO IS HERE! Sip your way through North Columbus this spring with our brand-new Sip & Discover Spring Bingo Trail! April 1 – ...

Chris Ware – Life Is Complicated

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

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After three years of touring European museums (including the Pompidou Center in Paris and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona) Ware’s work ...

Color, Fly, Butterfly

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

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

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The Cardinal Health Gallery will experience its own metamorphosis into an immersive butterfly coloring experience which invites guests to color their own ...

Greater Columbus: The 2026 Greater Columbus Arts Council Visual Arts Awards Exhi

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

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

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Greater Columbus highlights six artists working in Central Ohio: Malcolm Cochran, Yusef Ferguson, Dana Lynn Harper, Marcus Jackson, Michelle Stitzlein, ...

Through The Vines: A Seasonal Journey

Wed, May 27 - Thu, Jun 25 • All Day

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens • 1777 East 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 ...

Drawing Basics Beg/Int/Adv

Wed, May 27 +more dates • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cultural Arts Center • 139 West Main Street Columbus, 43215

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Basic Drawing. No pre-requisites; learn how to draw for the beginner and intermediate student. 8 courses created as a unique project-based program in drawing ...

Copper Enameling Beginner

Wed, May 27 +more dates • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cultural Arts Center • 139 West Main Street Columbus, 43215

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Instructor: Steph Sowers Open to beginner, intermediate & advanced students. This class is an introduction of the process of applying powered glass ...

Ceramics: Advanced Hand Building Open Studio

Wed, May 27 +more dates • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fran Ryan Center • 865 E. Capital Street Columbus, OH 43205

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This is an open studio class for students who are advanced in hand building. Instruction will be available but limited as there will also be a wheel throwing ...

Sculpture-Clay Beg/Int/Adv

Wed, May 27 +more dates • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cultural Arts Center • 139 West Main Street Columbus, 43215

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Learn the techniques of building, carving and modeling clay. Complete one sculpture in a session. Students provide their own tools and supplies. Registration ...