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.
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.Â
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
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.
Prepare for an interstellar musical journey across the cosmos as the Columbus Symphony and Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz pay tribute to the most iconic sci-fi movie film scores ever composed! Selections include music from: Star Wars, Cosmos, Mars Attacks!, Back to the Future, Star Trek, and more.
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.
We are hosting a standalone TTRPG once a month for teens and want you to join us! Each game will start and finish that day so you do not have to attend each month. You do NOT have to have experience. All our games are 100% beginner friendly. We always choose rules-lite systems to make jumping in easy, and we’ll teach you to play as we go!
GAMES:
October 10: Business Wizards
November 14: Dialect
December 12: Honey Heist
During this FREE family-friendly drop-in event, come celebrate Halloween at Thurber House with a variety of interactive and creative activities that are fun for all ages. You can stop by any time between 1-3 pm.
This event is best suited for ages 6+ (minors must have at least one adult with them). You can participate in as many activities as you like. Costumes are welcome!
Note: While our decorations are Halloween-inspired, this event is not a scary “haunted house” attraction. We do advise parental discretion if your child is easily spooked by Halloween decorations and ghost stories.
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.
Come enjoy Halloween at Thurber House with a spooky murder mystery, a Halloween-themed Book Bar social mixer, and our ever-popular ghost raffle! Whether you choose to solve the crime, mix and mingle with other readers, or both, this is sure to be an exciting evening filled with fun surprises.
Murder Mystery: Sign up for a time slot, put your detective hat on, and come solve a murder mystery at the appropriately eerie (and haunted) Thurber House!
Book Bar: Grab a drink courtesy of our friends at Seventh Son Brewing Company, enjoy buffet-style appetizers, browse the pop up bookstore Tastes & Tomes, and settle in for good conversation and cozy fall vibes.
The murder mystery is open to adults and teens ages 14+. The Book Bar social mixer is for adults 21+ only.
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