Call the March-April-May trifecta what you want: Spring, second winter, false summer...while the weather remains unpredictable, there's one thing you can count on: lots of events.
Be sure to bookmark this page, as we'll be constantly adding both one-time and recurring events to this list as we find them throughout the season.
ONE-TIME EVENTS
MARCH 2023
March 1-5
- 3/2-3/5: Arnold Sports Festival
- 3/4: Columbus Crew Home Opener
March 6-12
- 3/7-3/12: Beetlejuice - Ohio Theatre
- 3/8: Kelsea Ballerini – Palace Theatre
- 3/9-3/12: The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World Pt II - Southern Theatre
- 3/9-3/12: You Can't Take it With You -- Columbus Performing Arts Center
- 3/9: Bruce Springsteen at Nationwide - POSTPONED on 3/9
- 3/9: COSI After Dark: Mardi Gras
- 3/10: Fashion Night Out at Common Thread
- 3/10: Columbus Brew Festival - COSI
- 3/10: Blake Shelton -- Nationwide
- 3/10: Leanne Morgan -- Palace Theatre
- 3/10-3/18: BalletMet - A Celebration of New Works
- 3/11: Drag Brunch at CMA - SOLD OUT
- 3/11: Columbus Brew Festival - COSI
- 3/11: Downtown Disco at The Bluestone
- 3/11: Hills Market 10 Year Anniversary Party
- 3/11: Teen Open Studio with Local Teaching Artist LaShae Boyd -- CMA
- 3/11: Virtual Conversation on “LA Woman: Kali, Artographer” - CMA Online
- 3/11-3/12: Spring Big Book Sale -- Main Library
- 3/12: Columbus Youth Jazz Studio Performance -- Southern Theatre
March 13 - 19
- 3/16-3/19: Columbus International Auto Show -- Greater Columbus Convention Center
- 3/16-3/17: Taylor Tomlinson – The Have It All Tour – Palace Theatre
- 3/17-3/18: Carl Flunt Would Protect You from Trucks -- MadLab Theatre
- 3/17 & 3/19: NCAA March Madness -- Nationwide Arena
- 3/18: Paula Poundstone @ Southern Theatre
March 20-26
- 3/23: Kane Brown -- Nationwide Arena
- 3/23-4/2: But You Could've Held My Hand by CATCO -- Riffe Theater Complex
- 3/24 - 4/2: Community Theatre Triple Feature - Volume One at Columbus Performing Arts Center
- 3/24: They Might Be Giants -- The Athenaeum Theatre - SOLD OUT
- 3/24: Scriptless in Seattle Live Comedy -- MadLab Theatre
- 3/24 and 4/1: Film Columbus Teen Screenwriting Workshop and Competition -- CCAD
- 3/25: Brunch & Blooms at Freedom a la Cart
- 3/25: Abe Lincoln Is Back! -- Kelton House
- 3/25: Future and Friends - One Big Party Tour
- 3/25: The Fashion Presentations: Spring Edition at Urban Arts Space
- 3/25: Genealogy Forum - Columbus Main Library
- 3/25: The Irish Tenors: 25th Anniversary Tour w/ Columbus Symphony -- Palace Theatre
- 3/25: Poetry Night at Way Down Yonder Beignets & Coffee
- 3/25-3/26: New Vision Dance Company Presents: "Up Close and Personal vol. 6" -- MadLab Theatre
- 3/26: The Simon & Garfunkel Story - Southern Theatre
March 27-31
- 3/23-4/2: ...But You Could've Held My Hand by CATCO -- Riffe Theater Complex
- 3/28: Historical Fiction Author & Scholar David Wright Falade -- Thurber House
- 3/28-4/5: Spring Art Breaks at Columbus Museum of Art
- 3/29: Welcome Home Ceremony National Vietnam War Veterans Day at National Veterans Memorial and Museum
- 3/29: And That's Why We Drink: On The Rocks Tour at Riffe Center Theatre Complex
- 3/30: 4-Course Chef's Dinner Event at The Keep
- 3/30: Breaking the Fourth Wall: Community Theatre and the COVID-19 Pandemic Film Screening - Urban Arts Space
- 3/30: Brett Young at KEMBA Live!
- 3/31: Artist Commune Pop-up Exhibition at Urban Arts Space
- 3/31-4/1: Rigoletto at Ohio Theatre
- 3/31: Jim Messina at Southern Theatre
- 3/31: Jo Koy 2023 World Tour at Palace Theatre
- 3/31-4:2: Community Theatre Triple Feature by Aethereal Jest Arts Council -- Columbus Performing Arts Center
APRIL 2023
April 1 - 9
- 4/1: Columbus Crew vs. Salt Lake
- 4/1: Calidore String Quartet at Southern Theatre
- 4/1: Life After: A Conversation on Life After Involvement with the Criminal Legal System
- 4/1: Drag Brunch with Anisa Love at The Walrus
- 4/1: Music of Egypt - Bill Manchester and 614 Music Works at Main Library
- 4/1: The Heart of DoDEA: Championing Military Children (Rally Point) at National Veterans Memorial and Museum
- 4/1: Operation HEAL*ARIOUS Comedy Night at National Veterans Memorial and Museum
- 4/1: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Florida Panthers at Nationwide Arena
- 4/2: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Ottawa Senators at Nationwide Arena
- 4/2: Craftin' Outlaws Marketplace at Columbus Museum of Art
- 4/2: Choo Choo 9 Miler and 5K -- Genoa Park
- 4/4: Columbus Clippers Home Opener
- 4/5: Two Year Cafe Anniversary at Freedom a la Cart
- 4/5: Dr. Taylor Byas Poetry Reading & Author Talk -- Columbus State Community College Library
- 4/7-4/9: Paw Patrol LIVE at Ohio Theatre
- 4/7: For King and Country "What Are We Waiting For" - Nationwide Arena
- 4/8: Rock Columbus at A&R Music Bar
April 10 - 16
- 4/12: Zora Neale Hurston, Chronicled by Author & Scholar Dr. M. Genevieve West -- Thurber House
- 4/12: Poetry + Spoken Word Workshop -- Freedom a la Cart
- 4/13: COSI After Dark (Theme: Prom: The Sequel)
- 4/13: New Jack City Live -- Palace Theatre
- 4/14: Fashion Night Out at Common Thread
- 4/14: Friday Coffee Dress: Carmen Suite -- Ohio Theatre
- 4/15: Vandelay at The Walrus
- 4/15: Columbus Crew vs. New England
April 17 - 23
- 4/18-4/23: Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
- 4/19: Women Empowering Change: Learning thru the Lens of a Sex Trafficking Survivor -- Southern Theatre
- 4/20-4/23: Ray Charles and the Roots of R&B -- Southern Theatre
- 4/22: Earth Day Celebration with Green Columbus -- Genoa Park
- 4/22: Ohioana Book Festival -- Columbus Main Library
April 24 - 30
- 4/25: Tamino at A&R Bar
- 4/25: New York Times Bestselling Author and Thurber Prize Finalist Laurie Notaro -- Thurber House
- 4/28-4/30: Swan Lake by BalletMet – Ohio Theatre
- 4/28: World Ballet Series: Cinderella -- Palace Theatre
- 4/28: 22nd Thurber Prize for American Humor Award Show – Southern Theatre
- 4/29: The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes – Palace Theatre
- 4/29: Capital City Half Marathon
- 4/29: Poetry Night at Way Down Yonder Beignets and Coffee
- 4/30: El Dia de los Ninos - Lincoln Theatre
- 4/30: Tony Hadgood's Jazz -- Columbus Museum of Art
MAY 2023
May 1 - 7
- 5/3-5/6: COSI Science Festival
- 5/3: The Washington Post Humor Columnist and Thurber Prize Finalist Alexandra Petri, in Conversation with Satirist Brooke Preston -- Thurber House
- 5/4: Trey Kennedy: Grow Up -- Palace Theatre
- 5/6: OPE N' AIR Festival -- National Veterans Memorial and Museum
- 5/6: Wish You Were Here: The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd Presents the Dark Side of the Moon
- 5/6: Printing with Lego Workshop -- Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative
- 5/6: Alley Islands Festival -- Blockfort
May 8 - 14
- 5/10: Madagascar the Musical – Palace Theatre
- 5/10: Open Mic Night -- Freedom a la Cart
- 5/11: CCAD Fashion Show -- Kemba! Live
- 5/12-5/14: Annie – Palace Theatre
- 5/12 - 5/19: School of Rock -- The Musical by Columbus Childrens' Theatre -- Lincoln Theatre
- 5/13: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Columbus Symphony – Ohio Theatre
May 15 - 21
- 5/18: Harmony Project Concert for Community at Columbus Commons
- 5/19: Wonderball 2023 - CMA
- 5/19: 2023 North Market Apron Gala
- 5/19-5/20: Columbus Symphony's Welcome to Spring -- Ohio Theatre
- 5/21: Essential Oil Image Transfers: Lavender Afternoon Workshop -- Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative
May 22 - 31
- 5/23: The Cut Columnist and Humor Writer Mia Mercado, in Conversation with Satirist Brooke Preston -- Thurber House
- 5/25-5/28: Ohio Black Expo
- 5/26: Poetry Night at Way Down Yonder Beignets & Coffee
RECURRING EVENTS
- Yoga at National Veterans Memorial and Museum / Thursdays at 6 pm, Sundays at 9 am
- Jiu Jitsu at National Veterans Memorial and Museum / Mondays at 6:30 am, Wednesdays at 6:30 am, Thursdays at 6:30 am and 6 pm, Fridays at 6:30 am, Saturdays at 9 am, Sundays at 9 am
- King Tut open at COSI - March 18 through Labor Day
- Columbus Crew games
- Columbus Clippers games
- Columbus Blue Jackets games
- Free Sundays at Columbus Museum of Art
- Open studios at Columbus Museum of Art -- every Saturday from 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Matinee Mondays at Barrel and Bottle -- North Market
- Cooking classes at CSCC Mitchell Hall
- 4/1-4/29: Central Growth at Blockfort
- 5/5-5/27: Anthem 100 at Blockfort