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Upcoming Events in Downtown Columbus

Dinner for Two Special at FYR Short North

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.

Gobsmacked Exhibition Opening Event

Discover the debut exhibition from North Carolina-based mixed-media artist Sydney Beach Zester, featuring abstract works made with antique and vintage textiles. 

NightLight614: Beetlejuice

Join us under the skyline at Genoa Park for a beautiful 21+ Outdoor Movie under the Columbus skyline. A picnic-style evening filled with drinks, music & great vibes, NightLight is the perfect night-out for friends, date-night, colleagues and young professionals. Movie starts at sundown. Tickets required. 

Featuring:
🍷 NightLight Bar w/ Beer, Wine & Seltzers
🍕 10-12 Local Columbus Food Trucks
🍿 Classic Movie Snacks: Fresh Popcorn, Candy & Soda
🎶 Pre-Movie DJ
🌆 The Best View in Columbus

Broadway in Columbus: Death Becomes Her

Experience Broadway hit musical, Death Becomes Her as it tours at the Ohio Theater. Death Becomes Her is a Tony Award-winning drop-dead hilarious musical comedy based on the classic 1992 film.

 

Purchase tickets here

Outlander in Concert

Do you ever feel as if everything is pointing you towards something…space, time, history?

For longtime “Outlander” fans, these words feel like home. As the global phenomenon reaches its conclusion in 2026, its heart continues to beat on stage with Outlander in Concert. This symphonic experience guides audiences through love and loss, past and future, Scotland and beyond. The iconic score by Bear McCreary takes centerstage, performed live by an orchestra, while the series’ most stirring moments unfold on a cinema‑sized screen.

Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds

Check out Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds on their Mutiny for the Masses Tour at Nationwide Arena!

Survivor Watch Party

Join Wolf’s Ridge Brewing every Wednesday for a Survivor Watch Party as we follow the season all the way to the finale! PLUS enjoy some fun games and drink specials:

  • Survivor Pool: select a contestant, and if your contestant wins you will receive the grand prize, and other prizes throughout the season
  • Survivor Bingo: Grab a bingo card and play along, winner gets a free pint
  • Drink special: Survivor Slushies are available for $8

 

Creepy Columbus Downtown Walking Tour

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.

Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors

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.

Confluence: Public Art, Experimentation, and Engaged Communities

Join artists Janet Echelman and Ann Hamilton for a conversation about site specificity, immersive public art, and the role of landscape, infrastructure, and community in their practices.

Together, they will discuss Echelman’s large-scale environmental installations, including Current (2023), and the ways artists can engage with the places and communities in which their work is situated. Echelman will be in dialogue with Ann Hamilton, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Art at The Ohio State University and a Distinguished Professor in the department for a decade. Like Echelman, Hamilton’s practice explores the relationship between art, place, community, and scale.

This program is free with registration.

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Downtown Strategic Plan

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.

Parking Information

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.

Downtown columbus' districts

Discover Downtown through the rich tapestry of its urban districts.

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.  

Historic buildings have been transformed into must-experience bars, venues and experiences in this up-and-coming District just east of the Scioto. 

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. 

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