Things to do in Columbus
453+ things to do in Columbus this month
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602 eventsAll venues in Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Mar 7 · 1:00 PM
The People Could Fly by Hamilton illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Clintonville Books
$29.00Mon · Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
Bass Drum of Death w/ Garbage Greek
Bass Drum of Death +1
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
$5Fri · Dec 18 · 8:30 PM
Stage 5 Clinger
Stage 5 Clinger
Fenders · Westerville
$10↻ RecurringFri · Nov 20 · 8:30 PM
Fat Dog
Fat Dog
Fenders · Westerville
Free↻ RecurringSun · Dec 20 · 3:00 PM
New/Classic Sci-Fi Bookclub
Clintonville Books
Mon · Nov 9 · 6:00 PM
Men's Basketball vs. Marshall
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
$48.00Sat · Mar 27 · 7:30 PM
The Lemonheads: The Love Chant Tour
The Lemonheads
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Jun 20 · 3:00 PM
New/Classic Sci-Fi Bookclub
Clintonville Books
↻ RecurringMon · Dec 14 · 7:00 PM
ELF THEMED TRIVIA
The Goat (at LC RiverSouth) · Columbus
FreeThu · Dec 10 · 6:30 PM
Dec. Romantasy Book Club
Escape Into Fiction
FreeThu · Dec 17 · 6:30 PM
Dec. Mystery Book Club- Local Author
Escape Into Fiction
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 22 · 6:00 PM
Fears for Queers Bookclub
Clintonville Books
Free↻ RecurringSun · Oct 3 · 1:00 PM
The People Could Fly by Hamilton illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Clintonville Books
$32.00 -…Thu · Mar 11 · 7:00 PM
Valencia Grace
Valencia Grace
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · May 23 · 6:00 PM
Fears for Queers Bookclub
Clintonville Books
FreeFri · Dec 4 · 9:00 PM
Layton Giordani
Layton Giordani
The Bluestone · Columbus
$12.00Fri · Feb 12 · 7:00 PM
POSTPONED - SYLMAR
Sylmar
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
$12.00Wed · Nov 4 · 6:30 PM
Comrade Question * Napsack * Brian Damage
Comrade Question +2
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Thu · Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Reese's Book Club IRL November 2026
Storyline Bookshop
Free↻ RecurringSun · Apr 4 · 1:00 PM
The People Could Fly by Hamilton illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon
Clintonville Books
$12.00Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
The Great Transparency 20th Anniversary Show w/ Cold Streets & Andrew J Nielsen
The Great Transparency 20th Anniversary Show +4
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
FreeFri · Nov 20 · 7:00 PM
DJ Meredith Marks
DJ Meredith Marks
The Bluestone · Columbus
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German Village Business Community (GVBC) Monthly Meeting
German Village Society
↻ RecurringThu · Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
Karaoke with Excesss Karaoke
Eldorado's Food & Spirits · Columbus
Sat · Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Liana Flores w/ Allie Sandt
Liana Flores +1
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Eldorado's Food & Spirits · Columbus
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Dead Man's Cell Phone
OSU Black Box Theatre · Columbus
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 10:15 AM
Teen Write-In
Author: Jill Bixel
Upper Arlington Public Library
↻ RecurringWed · Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Dead Man's Cell Phone
OSU Proscenium Theatre · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringThu · Dec 10 · 6:30 PM
The Other Open Mic: A Poetry Thing
Clintonville Books
$20.00Tue · Nov 10 · 6:30 PM
Camylio
Camylio
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Thu · Nov 5 · 5:30 PM
S.S. Rajamouli Film Screening: Baahubali II: The Conclusion (2017)
OSU Black Box Theatre · Columbus
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Women's Basketball vs. UConn
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Kari Gunter-Seymour Author Visit - All That Teethes Within Book Release with Fred Andrle
Author: Kari Gunter-Seymour +1
Bexley Public Library
FreeThu · Dec 17 · 6:30 PM
Dec. Mystery Book Club
Escape Into Fiction
Sun · Nov 8 · 1:00 PM
Women's Basketball vs. Mercyhurst
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
FreeTue · Dec 8 · 6:30 PM
Dec. Contemporary Romance Book Club
Escape Into Fiction
↻ RecurringWed · Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Dead Man's Cell Phone
OSU Black Box Theatre · Columbus
Thu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Men's Basketball vs. UMBC
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
↻ RecurringWed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Eldorado's Food & Spirits · Columbus
$28.00 -…Sun · Nov 15 · 4:30 PM
Patrick Wolf
Patrick Wolf
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Fri · Feb 12
Michael Blaustein
Michael Blaustein
Mershon Auditorium · Columbus
$20.00Tue · Nov 24 · 6:00 PM
Left Lane Cruiser & 20 Watt Tombstone w/ Rabbit Dog & Benjamin Callender
Left Lane Cruiser & 20 Watt Tombstone +5
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
↻ RecurringMon · Nov 16
Jewelry Workshop with Opuntia Flowers
Instructor: Opuntia Flowers
North Market
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Dead Man's Cell Phone
OSU Black Box Theatre · Columbus
Sat · Nov 21 · 9:30 AM
Nov. Twas the Night Storytime
Escape Into Fiction
Wed · Nov 4 · 5:30 PM
S.S. Rajamouli Film Screening: Baahubali I: The Beginning (2015)
OSU Proscenium Theatre · Columbus
Wed · Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball vs. Ole Miss
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
Fri · Nov 20
The Ohio State Marching Band
The Ohio State Marching Band
Mershon Auditorium · Columbus
Sat · Dec 5 · 7:30 PM
Plot Twist! Columbus's Premier Sober Burlesque Revue
Clintonville Books
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
Dead Man's Cell Phone
OSU Proscenium Theatre · Columbus
$15.00Thu · Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
Tom Krouse Band w/ You Me and Kyle
Tom Krouse Band +1
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
$26.00Sun · Dec 6 · 4:30 PM
Wild Pink w/ Hiding Places
Wild Pink +1
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
$10Sat · Nov 14
Radio City
Radio City
Fenders · Westerville
Sun · Mar 14
ROGER WATERS PRESENTS LEGACY
Roger Waters
Mershon Auditorium · Columbus
Mon · Nov 9 · 6:30 PM
DigiEYE 2026
OSU Black Box Theatre · Columbus
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28
Jewelry Workshop with Opuntia Flowers
North Market
Tue · Oct 27 · 10:00 AM
Pint-Size Pumpkin Decorating
Upper Arlington Public Library
$26.00Thu · Nov 19 · 6:00 PM
Ha Ha Tonka
Ha Ha Tonka
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Feb 14 · 1:00 PM
Philosophy Book Club
Clintonville Books
Fri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Oompa Loompas
Oompa Loompas
Global Gallery · Columbus
FreeTue · Dec 15 · 6:00 PM
Dec. General Book Club
Escape Into Fiction
FreeFri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Mack Geiger
Mack Geiger
The Bluestone · Columbus
$35.00 -…Sun · Mar 14 · 5:00 PM
Brendan James WCBE Happy Hour Concert
Brendan James
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Aug 8 · 1:00 PM
Philosophy Book Club
Clintonville Books
FreeThu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Wheeler Walker Jr.
Wheeler Walker Jr
The Bluestone · Columbus
Fri · Nov 6
JORDAN KLEPPER
Jordan Klepper
Mershon Auditorium · Columbus
Fri · Nov 13
LITTLE BIG TOWN
Little Big Town
Mershon Auditorium · Columbus
Wed · Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Mystery Book Club November 2026
Storyline Bookshop
$10Sat · Nov 21
Yachtopia
Yachtopia
Fenders · Westerville
$20.00Sun · Nov 22 · 4:30 PM
Mustard Plug - Used Kids Records Happy Hour Concert
Mustard Plug
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
$5Fri · Dec 11 · 8:30 PM
23 Southbound
23 Southbound
Fenders · Westerville
Sat · Oct 31
Columbus Crew vs. D.C. United
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field · Columbus
FreeThu · Nov 19 · 6:30 PM
Nov. Romantasy Book Club
Escape Into Fiction
$5Fri · Nov 27 · 8:45 PM
Nickelbox
Nickelbox
Fenders · Westerville
$20.00Wed · Nov 11 · 6:30 PM
Certainly So
Certainly So
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Sun · Nov 15 · 1:00 PM
Women's Basketball vs. FDU
Schottenstein Center · Columbus
Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
The Sweet History of Buckeye Candy- Ohio's Signature Treat
Author: Renee Casteel Cook
Upper Arlington Public Library
$23.00Tue · Nov 17 · 6:30 PM
Darryl Rahn
Darryl Rahn
Rumba Cafe · Columbus
Wed · Nov 4 · 5:30 PM
S.S. Rajamouli Film Screening: Baahubali I: The Beginning (2015)
OSU Black Box Theatre · Columbus
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Dead Man's Cell Phone
OSU Black Box Theatre · Columbus
Free↻ RecurringSun · Mar 14 · 1:00 PM
Philosophy Book Club
Clintonville Books
$10Sat · Dec 12
Brad Moore's LOST BOYZ
Brad Moore's LOST BOYZ
Fenders · Westerville
FreeTue · Nov 17 · 6:30 PM
Nov. Contemporary Romance Book Club
Escape Into Fiction
Mon · Nov 16 · 6:00 PM
The Classics Book Club November 2026
Storyline Bookshop
Fri · Nov 6 · 12:00 AM
Pour Decisions
Slammers · Columbus
Tue · Oct 27 · 2:00 PM
BPL Book Club - Lone Women by Victor LaValle
Bexley Public Library
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 10:30 AM
Stories, Letters, and More!
Bexley Public Library
Sun · Nov 1 · 3:30 PM
Gentle Yoga for All Levels
Upper Arlington Public Library
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
How We Get Our News: Staying Informed in a Digital Age
Upper Arlington Public Library
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 4:30 PM
Page Pals
Bexley Public Library
Fri · Nov 13 · 6:00 PM
Horror Book Club November 2026
Storyline Bookshop
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Dead Man's Cell Phone
OSU Black Box Theatre · Columbus
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French Conversation Practice
Upper Arlington Public Library
Sat · Oct 31 · 8:30 AM
Birding is for Everybody
Upper Arlington Public Library
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Baby Playtime
Upper Arlington Public Library
↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 12:30 PM
Upper Arlington Handicrafters
Upper Arlington Public Library
Fri · Nov 6 · 6:00 PM
James Meadows
James Meadows
Global Gallery · Columbus
↻ RecurringTue · Dec 8 · 6:00 PM
Monthly GVS Board of Trustees Meeting
German Village Society
Wed · Dec 2 · 8:30 PM
Carla Sanchez Christmas Solo Acoustic Show
Carla Sanchez
Fenders · Westerville
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.