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.
The Black Madonna & Other Sacred Spaces is a multidisciplinary exhibition and cultural experience that centers healing, ancestral memory, and sacred creative practice within Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities.
Through visual art, installation, and public programming, the exhibition explores the Black Madonna as both symbol and portal—an archetype of protection, resilience, divinity, and maternal power across time and geography. Artists were invited to interpret “sacred spaces” expansively: as physical environments, interior landscapes, spiritual inheritances, and sites of resistance, rest, and restoration.
Presented by The Sacred Spaces Collective in collaboration with community partners like The Urban Arts Space, Wexner Center for the Arts, The Pollen Patch Columbus, and Straight Through, the exhibition will transform the gallery and community spaces into an immersive, reflective environment that prioritizes care, accessibility, and collective storytelling. Programming will include workshops, artist talks, and healing-centered gatherings that deepen engagement beyond the visual experience.
COSI is bringing the farm to Downtown Columbus!
Learn about real farm equipment and the science behind farming from farmers, how plants grow, and where food comes from. You’ll be able to get “eggcited” about baby chickens hatching and other farm animals, as well as for opportunities to ask all your garden questions.
Farm Days will be located on the West side of the COSI building and is included with COSI General Admission and Memberships.
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.
Cool off and splash in the fountain!
Kick off your weekend early with BAM Thursdays (Bar, Art, and Music) at Columbus Museum of Art.
Every Thursday, May 28 through September 10, enjoy live music, great art, delicious bites, creative experiences, and fresh libations in our Patricia M. Jurgensen Sculpture Garden.
Whether you’re winding down after work, meeting up with friends, or planning a spontaneous night out, BAM is your go-to summer evening. Explore the galleries after hours with free general admission from 5:00–10:00 PM, and extended museum hours until 10:00 PM every Thursday. Limited indoor seating is available at Schokko Café.
Enjoy free outdoor fitness classes designed for all skill levels. Thursdays in August, 6:15 p.m.: HIIT, 7:15 p.m. Yoga by Quality Wellness
Sign up for class updates here.Â
Cheer on the Columbus Clippers at a home game at Huntington Park.
Saddle up, Columbus. For one night only, COSI transforms Broad Street into a lively Wild West adventure. From interactive pop-ups to unexpected performances, every part of the night is designed to pull you into the story. Whether you’re a high-rolling card shark, a fearless outlaw, or simply here for a good time with a drink in hand, there’s something waiting for you.
COSI After Dark is an evening event series exclusively for adults ages 21+ that occurs every second Thursday of every month. Each event showcases a different theme and each features entertainment, activities, games, and experiences you can’t get at any other visit to COSI. Explore the building and experience COSI without kids, all while enjoying delicious food, craft beer and themed cocktails.
Tickets available here!
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.
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
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