Things to do in Columbus
453+ things to do in Columbus this month
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602 eventsAll venues in Columbus
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:30 PM
Coastaldives1
Coastaldives1 +2
Natalie's Grandview · Columbus
Fri · Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Happy Chichester 2 Copy Copy
Happy Chichester
Natalie's Grandview · Columbus
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Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
Wed · Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Blues Beyond Benjamin Callendar Copy
Benjamin Callendar +1
Natalie's Grandview · Columbus
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Parker Macdonell Album Release Show
Parker Macdonell +4
Natalie's Grandview · Columbus
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Lucy Kaplansky
Lucy Kaplansky +1
Natalie's Grandview · Columbus
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Shuffle Street Copy
Shuffle Street
Natalie's Grandview · Columbus
$10Fri · Nov 6 · 8:45 PM
The Martini Affair
The Martini Affair
Fenders · Westerville
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Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
Tue · Oct 27 · 2:30 PM
Lifelong Learning Institute
McConnell Arts Center · Worthington
$38.00Fri · Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
American Aquarium
American Aquarium
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Author: Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
The People Could Fly by Hamilton illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Clintonville Books
$10Sat · Oct 31
Three Ton Toad
Three Ton Toad
Fenders · Westerville
Thu · Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
The Wood Pickers Copy
The Wood Pickers +1
Natalie's Grandview · Columbus
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FRIENDSGIVING THEMED TRIVIA
The Goat (at LC RiverSouth) · Columbus
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Performances and Events
David Hemsley Caldwell
McConnell Arts Center · Worthington
Current…Fri · Oct 30
An Evening in a Haunted Bookstore
Author: Mindy McGinnis
Beanbag Books
$28.00 -…Sun · Nov 1 · 4:30 PM
GAVN!
Gavn
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Bad Karl 2
Bad Karl
Natalie's Grandview · Columbus
$39.98Mon · Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Justin Nozuka
Justin Nozuka
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Sun · Nov 8 · 6:00 PM
Storyline Presents: Author Talk & Signing with Kate Mooney
Author: Kate Mooney
Storyline Bookshop
Tue · Oct 27
Author Event with Daniel Roberts & Karen Eliot
Author: Daniel Roberts +1
Prologue Bookshop
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Performances and Events
Magic Dick +2
McConnell Arts Center · Worthington
Thu · Oct 29 · 10:30 AM
Story Time!
Birdie Books · Westerville
Free↻ RecurringSun · May 2 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Author: Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
Current…Tue · Oct 27
ACOTAR 6 Release Day Party
Beanbag Books
$18.95Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Mario Kart Band Halloween!
Mario Kart Band
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
FreeMon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Murfreesboro Trivia Night
The Goat (at LC RiverSouth) · Columbus
↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
Open Stage with Matt Jones
Host: Matt Jones
Eldorado's Food & Spirits · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Apr 4 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Author: Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
$10Fri · Dec 4 · 8:45 PM
Fabulous Johnson Brothers
Fabulous Johnson Brothers
Fenders · Westerville
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Nightmare on Town Street
Land-Grant Brewing Company
Tue · Oct 27
The Number Twelve Looks Like You at Ace of Cups
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Ace of Cups · Columbus
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Free Sunset Movie – The Sixth Sense
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wander Nights at Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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Nightmare on Town Street
Land-Grant Brewing Company
Wed · Oct 28 · 12:00 PM
The Great Theatre and Film Pumpkin Decorating Contest
OSU Proscenium Theatre · Columbus
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wander Nights at Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Kitchen Dwellers & Dogs in a Pile
Kitchen Dwellers +1
The Bluestone · Columbus
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 19 · 5:00 PM
FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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Nightmare on Town Street
Land-Grant Brewing Company
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
Performances and Events
Ashwin Bhogendra +3
McConnell Arts Center · Worthington
Thu · Nov 19 · 6:00 PM
Books & Beverages with Author Bonnie Quinn
Author: Bonnie Quinn
Birdie Books · Westerville
↻ RecurringTue · Dec 29 · 5:00 PM
FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
Wed · Oct 28 · 5:30 PM
Storyline Event: Bedazzled Books
Storyline Bookshop
Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
JOHN SUMMIT
John Summit +4
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 9:00 PM
Karaoke with Excesss Karaoke
Eldorado's Food & Spirits · Columbus
$18.95Sun · Nov 8 · 4:00 PM
Sam Shackleton Happy Hour Concert
Sam Shackleton
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Mon · Oct 26 · 10:00 PM
A Court of Splintered Harmony ACOTAR #6 Midnight Release Party!
Escape Into Fiction
Sun · Nov 1 · 10:00 AM
Lit Fic Book Club November 2026
Storyline Bookshop
Free↻ RecurringSun · Dec 6 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Author: Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
$5Fri · Oct 30 · 8:30 PM
Clubber Lang
Clubber Lang
Fenders · Westerville
Wed · Nov 18 · 6:30 PM
Spells & Slow Burns
Birdie Books · Westerville
↻ RecurringSun · Dec 27 · 5:00 PM
FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Music Trivia with What The Funk Music Trivia
Land-Grant Brewing Company
Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Live Music & Cozy Crafting
Birdie Books · Westerville
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 29 · 5:00 PM
FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
Free↻ RecurringSun · Jun 6 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Author: Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
$28.00Wed · Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Surfing for Daisy
Surfing for Daisy
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Jul 4 · 1:00 PM
The People Could Fly by Hamilton illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Clintonville Books
FreeSat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Fright Night
The Bluestone · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Mar 7 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
$10Sat · Dec 5
Alan Carl
Alan Carl
Fenders · Westerville
↻ RecurringSun · Dec 13 · 5:00 PM
FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 8:30 PM
Josh Houdek Solo
Josh Houdek
Fenders · Westerville
Free↻ RecurringSun · Feb 7 · 1:00 PM
The People Could Fly by Hamilton illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Clintonville Books
$15.00Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Flooding w/ Wujeria
Flooding +1
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Mon · Oct 26
Paige Fish at Ace of Cups
Paige Fish
Ace of Cups · Columbus
Wed · Nov 4 · 6:30 PM
Dirty Birdie Book Club
Birdie Books · Westerville
Free↻ RecurringSun · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Author: Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
$18.95Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Emo Night Karaoke
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
$32.00Sat · Nov 21 · 7:00 PM
CAIOLA (of Mo Lowda & The Humble) w/ Carriers (solo)
CAIOLA (of Mo Lowda & The Humble) +1
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
Free↻ RecurringSun · Jul 4 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Author: Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
Free↻ RecurringSun · Dec 6 · 1:00 PM
The People Could Fly by Hamilton illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Clintonville Books
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Land-Grant’s Pup-O-Ween Costume Contest
Land-Grant Brewing Company
Fri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Storyline Presents: Horror Trivia
Storyline Bookshop
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 19 · 5:00 PM
FREE Wander Nights at Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
Free↻ RecurringSun · Feb 7 · 1:00 PM
Shorties Book Club: The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella
Clintonville Books
FreeWed · Nov 4 · 6:00 PM
Nov. Silent Reading Night
Escape Into Fiction
Wed · Oct 28
*Low Tickets* Like Roses at Ace of Cups
Like Roses +1
Ace of Cups · Columbus
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Horror Book Club October 2026
Storyline Bookshop
Free↻ RecurringSun · Mar 28 · 6:00 PM
Fears for Queers Bookclub
Clintonville Books
Mon · Oct 26
ACOTAR 6 Midnight Release Party
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Blue Couch Bookshop
FreeWed · Dec 2 · 6:00 PM
Dec. Silent Reader Night
Escape Into Fiction
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FRIENDSGIVING THEMED Trivia
The Goat (at LC RiverSouth) · Columbus
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FREE Wanderlights
Columbus Commons
Events in Columbus, OH
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Columbus has an outsized indie circuit — the Newport Music Hall, Ace of Cups, Rumba Café — alongside CAPA's restored downtown theaters and a heavy Ohio State events calendar.