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, Sept. 18
- Strange Ranger 7 p.m. at Donatos Basement ($10)
- Begrime Exemious // First Bite // Sanguisugabogg 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($8)
- Reckless Kelly w/ Year of the Buffalo 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($25)
- David Leonard 7 p.m. at The Basement ($15)
- Thursday, Sept. 19
- Cabaret 7:30 p.m. at Van Fleet Theater ($15)
- Brasko // Liberty Deep Down // La Poré 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($10)
- Hoodie Allen 7 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($22)
- Andy Warhol’s The Trip [Version 1] & [Unknown Eric Reel] 7 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts ($5)
- Ward Davis 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($20)
- Steve Hofstetter 7:30 p.m. at Via Vecchia Winery ($20)
- Lindsay Ell 8:30 p.m. at Tequila Cowboy ($12)
- Backstage at the Lincoln: K. Daniel presents Chrysalis Epoch 7 p.m. at Lincoln Theatre ($10)
- Bat House // Boy Shorts // Fizzed 8 p.m. at Misfit Manor ($5)
- Friday, Sept. 20
- Bryer’s Song and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Charity Rock Show ft. Chelsea and the Jo Schmoes 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($15)
- BLENDED: Columbus Symphony and Wine 6 p.m. at Gateway ($25)
- Mojoflo 9 p.m. at The Walrus (FREE)
- The Dancing Wheels Company 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre ($25)
- Craig Finn & the Uptown Controllers 7:30 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($25)
- Happy Family // Cordoba // Lazy Susan & the BeanBag Boys 8 p.m. at The Summit ($5)
- Nora En Pure 9 p.m. at Dahlia Nightclub ($20)
- Flogo Shaggins 9:30 p.m. at Park Street Tavern (FREE)
- Jameson Rodgers 7 p.m. at The Bluestone ($10)
- Water Witches // Comrade Question // Slackluster // TVO 9 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
- The Turbos 7:30 p.m. at The Basement ($12)
- Jon Reep 7:45 p.m. at Columbus Funny Bone Comedy Club through Saturday ($15)
- Saturday, Sept. 21
- Doc Robinson’s Family Jamboree 11 a.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($5)
- DANA Album Release Party 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($5)
- K?D at LeBOOM! 8 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($15)
- Crooked Spines // Van Dale // Sungaze // Hydrone 9 p.m. at Spacebar ($5)
- Blessthefall // Escape The Fate 6 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25)
- Generationals 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($17)
- Sunday, Sept. 22
- Lacey Sturm w/ Threat Level Midnight 6:30 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($20)
- Leslie Stevens w/ Mery Steel 6:30 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($10)
- Bobby Floyd Trio 6 p.m. at Snowden Gray Mansion ($12)
- Monday, Sept. 23
- Strand of Oaks w/ Frankie Lee 7 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($18)
- Them Coulee Boys w/ Chase Duncan 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($10)
- Tuesday, Sept. 24
- Local Natives 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($27)
- Simply Saucer (In The Red) // Cheater Slicks // Terrestrials 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($10)
- Xiu Xiu w/ The Francis Bacon Band 7 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($15)
- Pallbearer 7 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($15)
- Bleached 7 p.m. at The Basement ($15)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Wednesday, Sept. 18
- Short North Bourbon Tasting 6 p.m. at Bristol Republic ($25)
- Beer & Cheesecake Pairing 6 p.m. at BrewDog Franklinton ($20)
- Public Lands Month Pint Night 7 p.m. at Filson Columbus (FREE)
- Friday, Sept. 20
- Qfm96 Oktoberfest Breakfast Club 6 a.m. at Hofbrauhaus Columbus ($5)
- Germania Oktoberfest 5 p.m. at Germania Singing & Sport Society through Sunday (FREE)
- Oktoberfest Release Party 4 p.m. at Elevator Brewing Company (FREE)
- Saturday, Sept. 21
- 90s Bar Crawl 3 p.m. at Brothers Bar & Grill ($30)
- German Village Oktoberfest Noon at Wunderbar (FREE)
- Sunday, Sept. 22
- Yoga in the Taproom 11:30 a.m. at Sideswipe Brewing ($15)
- Monday, Sept. 23
- ZooDog: An Evening with Animals 6 p.m. at DogTap Columbus (FREE with RSVP)
ART AND GALLERY OPENINGS
- Wednesday, Sept. 18
- Second Annual Art Walk 6:30 p.m. at the Urban Arts Space (FREE)
- Friday, Sept. 20
- Artist Talk: Andy Meyer and Lucie Shearer on Synthetic Reveries 6 p.m. at 934 Gallery (FREE)
- Fall Exhibition Preview 4:30 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts (FREE)
- Saturday, Sept. 21
- Grove City Arts in the Alley 9:30 a.m. in Grove City Town Center (FREE)
- The World of Atlas Black: Poetry and Art Fair Noon at 400 West Rich ($15)
OTHER
- Wednesday, Sept. 18
- Beerfit Bootcamp with OrangeTheory Fitness 7 p.m. at DogTap Columbus ($20)
- Thursday, Sept. 19
- Unchained Film Showing & Fundraiser 7 p.m. at the Columbus Museum of Art ($25)
- Storm Cantina Area 51 Party 8 p.m. at Park Street Cantina (FREE)
- HIPS R&B Dance Party 2 Year Anniversary 7 p.m. at Strongwater Food and Spirits ($10)
- Friday, Sept. 20
- Night Market 6 p.m. at North Market (FREE)
- Rock On ’19 Bollywood Dance Night 9 p.m. at Trism ($15)
- Carnage Haunted House Opening Night 7 p.m. at Carnage Haunted House ($20)
- Saturday, Sept. 21
- Dance2Fit Class In Columbus, OH With Jessica James 6:30 p.m. at Fred Astaire Columbus Northwest ($30)
- Miss Black Ohio Pageant 2019 3:30 p.m. at the Columbus Performing Arts Center ($25)
- Modo Yoga 10:30 a.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company ($10)
- Columbus Yoga Festival 2019 11 a.m. at Camp Mary Orton ($25)
- Sunday, Sept. 22
- September Sunlight Market 11 a.m. on Gay Street (FREE)