The perfect date night awaits at FYR Short North! Join us for our Dinner for Two special, available Monday through Wednesday beginning April 6. Three courses are available for $75.
The perfect date night awaits at FYR Short North! Join us for our Dinner for Two special, available Monday through Wednesday beginning April 6. Three courses are available for $75.
America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Columbus, OH!
At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The criminal is lurking somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!
Each admission includes our fantastic dinner, mystery entertainment, wait staff gratuity, prize package for Top Sleuth, and much more!
America’s premiere interactive comedy true-crime mystery experience is now playing! Solve a hilarious mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it! Each ticket includes our signature award-winning true-crime mystery dinner theatre show (based on actual cold cases), along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show!
Step into the dazzling world of Hollywood’s golden age. Weaving together the glitz and glamour of Marilyn Monroe’s stardom with the vulnerability and strength of the woman behind the icon. This must-see performance pays tribute to one of the most enduring legends of the 20th century.
The Columbus Symphony celebrates its 75th Anniversary season with the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by acclaimed American composer Gregory Spears. Tchaikovsky’s powerful Fifth Symphony with its famous “fate” motif begins in the depths of despair, then twists and turns towards an exciting, triumphal march.
Take a spirited hour and a half stroll through the city’s center and learn what unearthly things are said to lurk within downtown Columbus’ most iconic and haunted buildings. Ages 12+
This 90 minute, outdoor walking tour follows a circular route through the heart of downtown Columbus, starting at the western steps (facing High St.) of the Ohio State House and covers roughly 1.5 miles. Ticket required.
The National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) will host Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors, a collection of original paintings by former President George W. Bush. The exhibition opens to the public on August 8, 2026.
The exhibition features more than 60 portraits of post-9/11 service members and Veterans, each one hand painted by President Bush and paired with a personal story of service, sacrifice, and resilience written by the former president.
The NVMM is open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Learn a new craft every month at this cozy continuation of your favorite seasonal series! We’re taking Art in the Park indoors to the Galleries at High and Gay St to keep the creativity going during the colder months. Warm up, settle in, and take time to learn a new creative skill.
Tickets are $15, with each participant receiving a $10 gift card to a Downtown local business upon arrival. A local coffee cart will also be on site offering specialty drinks and sweet treats for purchase. Registration is required, space is limited!
October 25 – Mini Narrative Coil Pots:Â Participants will learn from ceramic artist, Elizabeth Wells, on how to construct mini coil pots and carve narrative imagery into the surface with a sewing needle. Wells will demonstrate basic handbuilding and surface carving techniques on air dry clay. The clay will not become a functional piece but rather a decorative object to fill your home. Participants will be provided a clay tile to practice carving on. Wells will provide care and strengthening techniques to help preserve your clay object post workshop. Materials provided, all skill levels welcomed.
Get into the Halloween spirit with a spooktacular concert packed with thrills, chills, and movie magic! Hear John Williams favorites, music from Star Wars and Harry Potter, and spooky orchestral classics like Mussorgsky’s A Night on Bald Mountain come to life.
Arrive early for Halloween fun for the whole family starting at 2 p.m., including:
Come in costume, explore, play, and then enjoy an unforgettable concert filled with spooky favorites and larger-than-life orchestral sound. It’s a Halloween celebration the whole family will love!
Take a spirited hour and a half stroll through the city’s center and learn what unearthly things are said to lurk within downtown Columbus’ most iconic and haunted buildings. Ages 12+
This 90 minute, outdoor walking tour follows a circular route through the heart of downtown Columbus, starting at the western steps (facing High St.) of the Ohio State House and covers roughly 1.5 miles. Ticket required.
Your guide to Downtown Columbus, from happenings to happy hours.
Embark on the next stage of Downtown Columbus’ urban revival and transformation into a world class city by enhancing equity, expanding accessibility, creating connectivity, supporting local, and improving inclusion so that Downtown Columbus is a safe and welcoming destination where the prosperity of our city can be enjoyed by all.
Downtown Columbus has parking options abound. Garages, surface lots and on-street sites offer a wide variety of access, no matter your kind of ride, wherever your destination may be.
Take a stroll along Gay Street and you’ll discover a dense mélange of lively, street-level bars, galleries, restaurants, retail shops, and cafes.
From Columbus Commons to the Scioto Mile, for an experience that’s equal parts urban flair and natural splendor, head to the RiverSouth District.
For fashion, food, fun, fabulous tunes, and fantastic retail, the eclectic Fourth and Main District is hard to beat.
Pro sports, world-renowned live entertainment, and vibrant restaurants and bars— the Arena District scores big every time.
The convergence of Downtown’s central business district and the historic Franklinton neighborhood, The Peninsula brings together the best of all worlds – just around the bend of the Scioto River. Â
Historic buildings have been transformed into must-experience bars, venues and experiences in this up-and-coming District just east of the Scioto.Â
Home to a vibrant array of landmark institutions, historic sites, progressive galleries, and contemporary culinary establishments, make your next Discovery in this signature Downtown district.
of Downtown Columbus through dozens of local events happening every week.Â