Whether you are looking to rock out, appreciate some art or pig out at a festival, The Lantern has you covered. Here you will find a heavily researched — but still tragically incomplete — list of happenings around Columbus next week. Click the title of any event for more info.
Please note: Admission prices are listed before taxes/fees.
MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES
- Wednesday, Aug. 7
- JD McPherson Band w/ Jeremie Albino 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($18)
- Alpha Buddha // Cougar Sweat // The Zeroes // Goodfires 7:47 p.m. at Misfit Manor ($5 suggested donation)
- Thursday, Aug. 8
- Summer Music Series 8 p.m. at Franklin Park Conservatory through Sunday (FREE)
- Music at the Yard 4:30 p.m. at Grandview Heights Public Library (FREE)
- Billy Currington 7 p.m. at Express Live! ($35)
- It Looks Sad. // smut // American Spirits // Slimfit 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($12)
- Females Folkin’ Rock! 7:30 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($7)
- Saintseneca 6 p.m. at The Wex (FREE)
- Friday, Aug. 9
- Jerry Garcia’s Bday Bash ft. Mama Said String Band // Scarlet & Grateful // United States Blues Band 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE with RSVP)
- Mallrat // Didi // Queer Kevin // Cutting Room Floor 8 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees ($10)
- Graceful Closure // Euvoia // Rival Summers 6:30 p.m. at The Basement ($10)
- Ringworm, Estuary, Inferious, Eternal Bloodshed 8 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday ($10)
- Girl Fox // Snarls w/ Northern Whale // Rat Motel 8 p.m. at The Shrunken Head ($10)
- Saturday, Aug. 10
- Frontstage Fest 2019 1 p.m. at 1036 S. Front St. ($12)
- Beast Coast: Escape from New York Tour 6:30 p.m. at Express Live! ($40)
- South Asian Theater Festival 2019 2 p.m. at Shedd Theater through Sunday ($15)
- CHERUBS w/ Obnox // Unchipped 8 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday ($10)
- Buck Cancer: A Salute to The Bakersfield Sound 8 p.m. at The Shrunken Head ($10)
- Watershed w/ Earwig 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($12)
- FCKR JR // hidden places // Lord Whorfin 9 p.m. at Spacebar ($5)
- Fit For A King w/ Norma Jean 6 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($20)
- Sunday, Aug. 11
- Watershed & Friends 2 p.m. at Little Rock Bar (FREE)
- The King Khan and BBQ Show w/ Son of Dribble 6:30 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($15)
- Mal Blum w/ Counterfeit Madison // Gliders 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($12)
- Summer Breakout 3 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($10)
- Monday, Aug. 12
- Lucas Brode // VERSIONING // Unquiet Slumbers 7:45 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees (Suggested donation)
- Tuesday, Aug. 13
- Queen + Adam Lambert: The Rhapsody Tour 8 p.m. at Nationwide Arena ($68)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Wednesday, Aug. 7
- 614Tiki Week Cocktail Tour 4 p.m. at Mouton on High ($77.50)
- Farmers’ Market 3:30 p.m. at Franklin Park Conservatory (FREE)
- Thursday, Aug. 8
- International Cat Day Fundraiser 5 p.m. at Seventh Son Brewing (FREE)
- Friday, Aug. 9
- Pups with Pups 9 p.m. at Club Diversity (FREE)
- Bar-B-Queer: Back to School Event 4 p.m. at Kaleidoscope Youth Center (FREE)
- Saturday, Aug. 10
- Columbus Fiery Foods Festival 2 p.m. at Columbus Commons ($30)
- Farmers’ Festival 8 a.m. at North Market (FREE)
- 2019 Hula Hop Noon at The Grass Skirt (FREE)
- Sunday, Aug. 11
- Cheese and Beer, Beer and Cheese Tasting 2 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse ($30)
- Tuesday, Aug. 13
- 10 For $10 Wine Tasting 6 p.m. at Cosecha Cocina ($10)
- Improv Wars: TLC 8 p.m at MadLab ($5)
- Parker Millsap w/ Jack Klatt 7 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($15)
ART AND GALLERIES
- Friday, Aug. 9
- Gabinetto Segreto Erotic Art Event 7 p.m. at The Vanderelli Room ($5)
- Pasos de Arte 2019 Opening Reception 6 p.m. at Columbus Cultural Arts Center (FREE)
- Artist Talk: Ryan “Yanoe” Sarfati and Eric “Zoueh” Skotnes 6 p.m. in the Short North Arts District (FREE with RSVP)
- Sunday, Aug. 11
- Paint Your Pet 2 p.m. at Lineage Brewing ($60)
- Monday, Aug. 12
- University District Art Walk & Landmark Talk 7 p.m. at the Ohio Union (FREE)
OTHER
- Thursday, Aug. 8
- COSI After Dark: Throwback Thursday 6 p.m. at COSI ($18)
- Saturday, Aug. 10
- Nina West’s Birthday Bash 10 p.m. at Axis ($10)
- Festival Latino 2019 11 a.m. at Genoa Park through Sunday (FREE)
- 16th Annual National African American Male Wellness 5K Walk & Run 7 a.m. at Livingston Park (FREE)
- Sunday, Aug. 11
- Columbus Weddings Boutique Show Noon at Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center ($7)
- Monday, Aug. 12
- Getting Paid to Talk, An Intro to Professional Voice Overs 7 p.m. at The Columbus Idea Foundry ($40)
- Columbus Symphony Orchestra Chorus Auditions 6:30 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre (FREE)
- Tuesday, Aug. 13
- Broadway Jukebox 7 p.m. at Short North Stage ($8-$15)
