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. 25
- Frankie Cosmos w/ Lina Tullgren & Locate S,1 7 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($17)
- Salon of Shame 7 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse ($9)
- Weird Wednesday ft. Little Stranger 10 p.m. at The Summit ($7)
- Such Sweet Thunder: Tribute to Duke Ellington 9 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza ($12)
- Rose Of The West w/ The Halamays 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($10)
- Thursday, Sept. 26
- Twisted 3 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre through Sunday ($28)
- The Rocky Horror Show 8 p.m. at Short North Stage through Nov. 3 ($35)
- Thiossane West African Dance Institute 8 p.m. at Sullivant Hall through Sunday ($10)
- Hashtag Comedy Co. Presents: Ladies Who Lounge 7:30 p.m. at The Rambling House ($7)
- The Brother Brothers w/ Adam Remnant 7:30 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($12)
- Greensky Bluegrass 7 p.m. at Express Live! ($27.50)
- MOTO // PHLOX // Messrs 9 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
- Chance McCoy w/ The Black Lillies 8 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($10)
- Friday, Sept. 27
- Skillet & Alter Bridge – Victorious Sky Tour 7 p.m. at Express Live! ($38.50)
- Bellwether Improv Comedy Festival 7 p.m. at the US Bank Theater in the Ohio Union through Saturday (FREE)
- BLEND // Chirp // Fullsend 8 p.m. at The Shrunken Head ($10)
- Hissing Tiles // Sign off // Torgo 9 a.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
- PUP 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($20)
- Shakedown Deadhead Meetup 7 p.m. at Wunderbar (FREE)
- Kaskade 9 p.m. at The Bluestone ($42)
- Black Mountain w/ Dommengang & Majeure 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($18)
- Ian Noe at The Basement 7 p.m. at The Basement ($10)
- Saturday, Sept. 28
- Miranda Lambert: Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour 7 p.m. at Nationwide Arena ($25)
- 2019 Buckeye Invitational 10 a.m. at Ohio Stadium ($15)
- Talk It Out: Endless Summer Fest 4:07 p.m. at Misfit Manor (Suggested Donation)
- Mat Kerekes w/ Shortly // Teamonade 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($15)
- Maggie Rogers 6:30 p.m. at Express Live! ($39.50)
- Apollo Xo 9 p.m. at Dahlia Nightclub ($10)
- ORDR // Tetnis // Birds // Northern Gloom 6:30 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street (Suggested Donation)
- Sunday, Sept. 29
- Bastille – Doom Days Tour Part 1 6 p.m. at Express Live! ($55)
- MOM AND DAD // David Liebe Hart 7:30 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($10)
- Monday, Sept. 30
- Thom Yorke – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes 7 p.m. at Express Live! ($49.50)
- Just Friends // save face // The Sonder Bombs // Hotline TNT // Maybe Later 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($15)
- Gus Dapperton – The Polly People US Tour 7:30 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($18)
- Tuesday, Oct. 1
- Com Truise w/ ford. // Thoma 8 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($20)
- Big Mermaid (CHI) // Honey Spikes // CPR 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar ($5)
- The Weeks 7 p.m. at The Basement ($15)
- Tuesday Night Magic 7 p.m. at P3 Magic Theater ($5)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Wednesday, Sept. 25
- 614 Sneak Peek – Urban Meyer’s Pint House 4:30 p.m. at Urban Meyer’s Pint House ($20)
- Thursday, Sept. 26
- TASAxAAA Pineapple Cake Party 6 p.m. at Scott House (FREE)
- September 20 for $20 Wine Tasting 6 p.m. at Wine on High ($20)
- Friday, Sept. 27
- The 2019 Columbus Mac and Cheese Festival 4 p.m. at Easton Town Center ($25)
- Saturday, Sept. 28
- Wolfstock – 6 Year Celebration 10 a.m. at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing (FREE)
- Backyard Brewfest 1 p.m. at Endeavor Brewing (FREE with RSVP)
- Columbus Coffee Festival 2019 6 p.m. at Ohio Village ($15)
- Monday, Sept. 30
- Margarita Monday Mixology Tasting 6 p.m. at Vue Columbus ($20)
ART AND FILM
- Wednesday, Sept. 25
- Andy Warhol’s The John & The Pope Ondine Story 7 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts ($5)
- CXC 2019 Jay Stephens Live 7 p.m. at Gateway Film Center (FREE)
- Global Engagement Film Series: Anthropocene: The Human Epoch 7 p.m. at Gateway Film Center (FREE)
- Thursday, Sept. 26
- Color the World: Book Release Party 7 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (FREE)
- Friday, Sept. 27
- CXC 2019 Keynote Mike Mignola In Conversation With Jeff Smith 4 p.m. at Mershon Auditorium (FREE with RSVP)
- #FatProudWinning: A Pop-Up Show Of Fat Art 7 p.m. at 934 Gallery (FREE)
- Loud & Proud Season 2 Kick-off Party 6 p.m. at the Columbus Museum of Art (FREE with RSVP)
- Saturday, Sept. 28
- Patrick McDonnell at CXC 11 a.m. at Columbus Metropolitan Library through Sunday (FREE)
- Unchained Performance Art Fashion Show & Fundraiser 7 p.m. at COhatch ($35)
- CXC 2019 Expo and Marketplace 1 p.m. at Columbus Metropolitan Library (FREE)
- Sunday, Sept. 29
- Artist Talk: Ivy Atoms 11 a.m. at the Columbus Museum of Art (FREE)
OTHER
- Wednesday, Sept. 25
- The Ohio State University Plant Drop 1 p.m. at Howlett Hall (FREE)
- Sad Boyz 9 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($5)
- Friday, Sept. 27
- CXC 2019 Reception 5 p.m. at Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (FREE)
- CXC 2019 Friday Night After Party 9 p.m. at Brewcadia (FREE)
- Saturday, Sept. 28
- Fall Student Party 8:30 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts (FREE)
- ICONOCLASH: The Cars & Talking Heads 9 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($5)
- Sunday, Sept. 29
- CXC 2019 Sunday Night After Party 6 p.m. at Pins Mechanical Co. (FREE)
- Columbus: An Evening with Dr. Temple Grandin 5:30 p.m. at Sheraton Columbus Capitol Square ($60)
