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There's nothing quite like summer in Columbus; the warm evenings, the beautiful golden hours, and the abundance of festivals and events provide things to do every day of the week (morning and night!).
Be sure to bookmark this page -- events are added daily as we find them! Are we missing an event? Let us know on Instagram @downtowncolumbus!
FREE events are noted!
RECURRING EVENTS
- Columbus Commons │ FREE Fitness, Commons for Kids, Food Truck Food Court and Breakfast Food Trucks - every week
- Scioto Mile │ FREE Running Club, Concerts, Kids Events, Other Events, Discounted Kayaking - all summer
- National Veterans Memorial and Museum │ FREE Yoga & Jiu Jitsu - every week
- Columbus Museum of Art │ FREE BAM Thursdays (Bar, Art, Music) - Every Thursday from 5 pm - 9 pm
- Pearl Alley │ (Free Entry) Pearl Market - Every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 - 2 pm
- Ohio Theatre │ CAPA Summer Movie Series - June 15 - July 16, times vary
- Huntington Park │ Columbus Clippers games - Games throughout the week - check schedule
- COSI │ Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures - On display through Labor Day
- Topiary Park │ FREE Sundays in the Park - Every Sunday through August, excluding July 16
ONE-TIME EVENTS
WEDNESDAY 6/7
- Brews in the Bosque │ Columbus Commons│ 4-7 pm
- ROSIE │ The Basement
- To Kill a Mockingbird │ Ohio Theatre │ Times vary │ June 7-11
THURSDAY 6/8
- (FREE) Conversations and Coffee with Evan Smith, Guitarist-Genius │ Cultural Arts Center│ 12 pm
- COSI After Dark: Night on the Nile│ 4-7 pm
- Public Opening Day of PRESENT '23 - Building the Scantland Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art │ Columbus Museum of Art
- To Kill a Mockingbird │ Ohio Theatre │ Times vary │ June 7-11
- Two Friends │ KEMBA Live!
- Josh Meloy │ A&R Music Bar
- Hotel Fiction │ The Basement
- Josh Meloy │ A&R Music Bar
FRIDAY 6/9
- (FREE) Columbus Arts Festival │Scioto Mile│ June 9-11
- (FREE) Black Health and Wellness Expo presented by OSU Urban Arts Space and Sole Classics │ Columbus Commons │ 5-9 pm
- (FREE) "Current" by Janet Echelman Community Celebration │ Gay and High St │ 11 am
- Rose Soiree │ Barrel and Bottle at North Market │ 6 - 8 pm
- To Kill a Mockingbird │ Ohio Theatre │ Times vary │ June 7-11
- All Time Low │ KEMBA Live!
- Boot Scoot Honky Tonk DJ Night │ The Bluestone
- Millyz │ The Basement
SATURDAY 6/10
- (FREE) Columbus Arts Festival │Scioto Mile│ June 9-11
- (FREE) Zora's House Summer Marketplace │ Columbus Commons │11 am - 5 pm
- (FREE) Moonlight Market (Pride on Pearl) │Gay and Pearl Streets (Pride on Pearl)│ 4 - 9 pm
- (FREE) LifeBALANCE Yoga │ Topiary Park │ 11 am
- (FREE) PBJ & Jazz │ Topiary Park │12 pm
- (FREE) Riverfest │ June 10-11
- Patio Yoga │ Jackie O's on Fourth│ 10 am
- To Kill a Mockingbird │ Ohio Theatre │ Times vary │ June 7-11
- Girls Gotta Eat - Snack City Tour │ Riffe Center Theatre Complex
- O.A.R. │ KEMBA Live!
- (SOLD OUT) Benson Boone │ The Basement
SUNDAY 6/11
- (FREE) Columbus Arts Festival │Scioto Mile│ June 9-11
- (FREE) Riverfest │ June 10-11
- To Kill a Mockingbird │ Ohio Theatre │ Times vary │ June 7-11
- Quinn XCII -- The People's Tour │ KEMBA Live!
- Smile Empty Soul │ The Basement
June 12-18
- Monday, 6/12: PIXIES North America '23 plus special guests Franz Ferdinand & Bully │ KEMBA Live!
- (FREE) Tuesday 6/13: Dorrian Days - Big Machines │ Dorrian Green
- (FREE) Tuesday 6/13: Mindfulness in the Park │ Topiary Park │ 6-7 pm
- (FREE) Wednesday 6/14: Micro Market Monthly Mini Flea Market │ Lazarus Building
- Wednesday 6/14: Rainbow Kitten Surprise │ KEMBA! Live
- Wednesday 6/14: 614 Day │ Columbus Commons
- (FREE) Thursday 6/15: Conversations and Coffee: April Sunami │ Cultural Arts Center
- (FREE) Thursday 6/15: Sips on the Scioto Happy Hour │ Coleman's Pointe (Sign up for Paint and Sip here)
- Thursday, 6/15: An Evening with Judy Collins │ Southern Theatre
- Thursday, 6/15: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) │ Ohio Theatre
- Thursday, 6/15: Flatland Cavalry │ The Bluestone
- (FREE) Friday-Saturday, 6/16-6/17: Stonewall Columbus Pride │ Goodale Park
- Friday 6/16: Pickle Party │ Hills Market
- Friday, 6/16: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) │ Ohio Theatre
- Friday 6/16: Brooks & Dunn │ Nationwide Arena
- Friday, 6/16: Veteran Voices - An Evening with the Blue Angels │ National Veterans Memorial and Museum
- Saturday 6/17: 26th Annual JuneteenthOhio Festival │ Genoa Park
- Saturday 6/17: Picnic with the Pops - Ne-Yo Symphony with Soul │ Columbus Commons
- Saturday 6/17: Young the Giant with Milky Chance │ KEMBA Live!
- Saturday-Sunday, 6/17-6/18: Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954) │ Ohio Theatre
- (FREE) Sunday 6/18: Sunlight Market │ Gay and Pearl Streets
June 19-25
- (FREE) Tuesday 6/20: Dorrian Days - Human Body │ Dorrian Green
- (FREE) Tuesday 6/20: Mindfulness in the Park │ Topiary Park │ 6-7 pm
- (FREE) Wednesday 6/21: Music on the Mile │ Scioto Mile
- Thursday 6/22: NightLight 614: Happy Gilmore │ Genoa Park
- (FREE) Thursday 6/22: Conversations and Coffee with Mark Freshwater │ Cultural Arts Center
- (FREE) Friday 6/23: FREE Music on the Mile │Scioto Mile
- (FREE) Friday 6/23: Popcorn Pops and Movie Night feat. Lion King │ Columbus Commons
- (FREE) Friday 6/23: Movie Nights in the Park feat. Ferris Bueller's Day Off │ Topiary Park │ 9:15 pm
- Saturday 6/24: Picnic with the Pops -- Super Diamond -- The Music of Neil Diamond │ Columbus Commons
- (FREE) Saturday 6/24: Silent Disco Dance Party │ Scioto Mile
- Saturday 6/24: Columbus Crew vs Charlotte │ Lower.com Field
- Saturday, 6/24: Riverfest │ Nationwide Arena
June 26 - 30
- (FREE) Tuesday 6/27: Dorrian Days - Space │ Dorrian Green
- (FREE) Tuesday 6/27: Mindfulness in the Park │ Topiary Park │ 6-7 pm
- (FREE) Wednesday 6/28: Music on the Mile │ Scioto Mile
- (FREE) Wednesday 6/28: Morning Pet Playdate │ Scioto Mile
- (FREE) Conversations and Coffee │ Cultural Arts Center
- (FREE) Friday 6/30: Music on the Mile │ Scioto Mile
- Friday, 6/30: Zac Brown Band │ Nationwide Arena
JULY
July 1-9
- Saturday 7/1: Picnic with the Pops -- Patriotic Pops and Soul │Columbus Commons
- Saturday 7/1: Columbus Crew vs. New York │Lower.com Field
- (FREE) Monday 7/3: Red, White & BOOM │ Scioto Riverfront
- (FREE) Wednesday 7/5: Brews in the Bosque │ Columbus Commons
- Thursday 7/6: NightLight 614: Top Gun: Maverick │Genoa Park
- Saturday 7/8: Columbus Natural Wine Festival │ Lazarus Galleria
- Saturday 7/8: Picnic with the Pops -- The Music of Whitney Houston: A Celebration │ Columbus Commons
- (FREE) Saturday 7/8: Moonlight Market │ Gay and Pearl Streets
- (FREE) Saturday 7/8: LifeBALANCE Yoga │ Topiary Park │ 11 am - 12 pm
- (FREE) Saturday 7/8: Hands On Science with COSI│ Topiary Park │ 1 pm
- Saturday 7/8: Columbus Crew vs. New York City │ Lower.com Field
- FREE (ticket required) Sunday 7/9: Martina McBride │ Columbus Commons
July 10 - 16
- (FREE) Tuesday 7/11: Dorrian Days - Water │ Dorrian Green
- (FREE) Wednesday 7/12: Micro Market │ Lazarus Building
- Thursday 7/13: Nightlight 614: Mean Girls │ Genoa Park
- Thursday 7/13: COSI After Dark: Night at the Big Top
- (FREE) Friday 7/14: Popcorn Pops and Movie Night feat. Shrek │ Columbus Commons
- Saturday-Sunday, 7/15-7/16: Columbus Book Festival │ Columbus Main Library
- (FREE) Saturday 7/15: PBJ & Jazz │ Topiary Park │ 12 - 1 pm
- Saturday 7/15: Picnic with the Pops -- The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA │ Columbus Commons
- (FREE) Sunday 7/16: Sunlight Market │ Gay and Pearl Streets
July 17 - 23
- (FREE) Tuesday 7/18: Dorrian Days - Ecology │ Dorrian Green
- (FREE) Thursday 7/20: Dance Performance by Momentum University │ Columbus Commons
- (FREE) Friday - Sunday, 7/21-7/23: Jazz & Rib Fest │ Scioto Mile
- Saturday 7/22: Picnic with the Pops -- Ben Folds -- What Matters Most Tour │ Columbus Commons
- Saturday 7/23: Columbus Crew vs. St. Louis │ Lower.com Field
July 24 - 31
- (FREE) Tuesday 7/25: Dorrian Days - Space │ Dorrian Green
- Wednesday 7/26 - 8/6: Disney's Frozen │ Ohio Theatre
- Thursday 7/27: NightLight 614: School of Rock │ Genoa Park
- Friday - Saturday, 7/28-7/29: Picnic with the Pops -- Ohio State University Marching Band │ Columbus Commons
- (FREE) Friday 7/28: Morning Pet Playdate │ Scioto Mile
- (FREE) Friday 7/28: Movie Nights in the Park feat. Grand Budapest Hotel│ Topiary Park │ 9:15 pm
- (FREE) Saturday 7/29: Kayak Day │ Scioto Mile
- (FREE) Saturday 7/29: Dance Classes │ Scioto Mile
AUGUST
August 1 - 6
- (FREE) Tuesday 8/1: Dorrian Days - Water │ Dorrian Green
- (FREE) Tuesday 8/1: National Night Out │ Topiary Park │ 4 pm
- (FREE) Wednesday 8/2: Brews in the Bosque │ Columbus Commons
- Thursday 8/3: NightLight 614: Juno │ Genoa Park
- Saturday-Sunday, 8/5-8/6: Pelotonia
August 7 -13
- (FREE) Tuesday 8/8: Dorrian Days - Ecology │ Dorrian Green
- (FREE) Wednesday 8/9: Micro Market │ Lazarus Building
- (FREE) Saturday 8/12: LifeBALANCE Yoga │ Topiary Park │ 11 am - 12 pm
- (FREE) Saturday 8/12: PBJ & Jazz │ Topiary Park │ 12 pm
- (FREE) Saturday 8/12: Chalk on the Mile │ Scioto Mile
- (FREE) Saturday 8/12: Kayak Day │ Scioto Mile
- (FREE) Saturday 8/12: Moonlight Market │ Gay and Pearl Streets
- (FREE) Saturday-Sunday, 8/12-8/13: Festival Latino │ Genoa Park
August 14-20
- (FREE) Tuesday 8/15: Dorrian Days - Farm Days │ Dorrian Green
- (FREE) Tuesday 8/15: The Columbus Zoo Visits Topiary Park │ 1 pm
- Wednesday 8/16: The Chicks │ Nationwide Arena
- (FREE) Thursday 8/17: Sips on the Scioto Happy Hour │ Coleman's Pointe
- (FREE) Friday 8/18: The Navigators │ Columbus Commons
- (FREE) Saturday 8/19: CBUS Soul Fest │ Genoa Park
- (FREE) Sunday 8/20: Sunlight Market │ Gay and Pearl Streets
- Sunday 8/20: Columbus Crew vs. Cincinnati │ Lower.com Field
August 21 - 27
- Thursday 8/24: NightLight 614: Wedding Crashers │ Genoa Park
- (FREE -- ticket required) Friday 8/25: Boyz II Men │ Columbus Commons
- Friday, 8/25: Barry Manilow │ Nationwide Arena
- (FREE) Friday 8/25: Movie Nights in the Park feat. Grease │ Topiary Park │ 9:15 pm
- Saturday 8/26: Columbus Crew vs. Toronto │ Lower.com Field
- Saturday 8/26: Lil Baby │ Nationwide Arena
- Saturday 8/27-28: Fiery Foods Festival │ Genoa Park
August 28 - 31
PAST EVENTS
- (FREE) Opera Columbus Free Concert │ Columbus Main Library │ 12 pm
- Victorian Garden Party Fundraiser │ Kelton House │ 6 pm
- Muscadine Bloodline │ The Bluestone
- Barenaked Ladies - Last Summer on Earth 2023 │ KEMBA Live
- Summer614 │ Columbus Commons │ 3pm - 11 pm
- Columbus Crew vs. Charlotte │ Lower.com Field │ 7:30 pm
- Water Panel Discussion with MORPC │ Cultural Arts Center │ 2 pm
- Jackson Browne │ Palace Theatre
- VALLEY │ The Bluestone
- Summer Reading Challenge Kickoff Party │ Columbus Main Library │ 11 am
- Adore Delano │ A&R Music Bar
- Orange Crush Fine Wine Event │ Parable Coffee │ 6 - 10 pm
- Louis Tomlinson │ KEMBA Live!
- (FREE) Mindfulness in the Park │ Topiary Park │ 6-7 pm