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, Oct. 23
- An Evening with Kenny G 8 p.m. at Palace Theatre ($35)
- Powerman 5000 // Hed P.E. // Adema 6 p.m. at Alrosa Villa ($25)
- Melvin Seal & JGB feat. John Kadlecik // Special Guest Jennifer Hartswick w/ Moonalice 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($30)
- Mess w/ Snarls 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
- Thursday, Oct. 24
- Missio 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($20)
- Southern Culture on the Skids w/ The D-Rays 7:30 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($20)
- Rhett Miller (Old 97’s) w/ Elaina Kay 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($20)
- Sekhmet // Murrum // Well of Night 8 p.m. at The Summit ($10)
- Dieselboy // DJ Icey: Autumn Bass Massive 8 p.m. at Park Street Cantina ($17)
- Friday, Oct. 25
- Haunted Fest Ohio 8 p.m. at the Ohio Expo Center ($65)
- The Menzingers w/ Tigers Jaw // Culture Abuse 8 p.m. at The Athenaeum Theatre ($25)
- Liberty Deep Down // The Orphan The Poet 6:30 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($15)
- Ayokay: we come alive. 8 p.m. at The Basement ($15)
- 8th Floor Improv Comedy: The Emotional Fear Factor Show 7:30 p.m. at U.S. Bank Conference Theater ($5)
- BalletMet: Be Moved 8 p.m. at BalletMet through Sunday ($26)
- ZONES // Dirtkid // Mimico // Hydrone 9 p.m. at Spacebar ($5)
- Pink Talking Fish w/ Barefuzz 8 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($20)
- Murder By Death w/ O’Death 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($25)
- The Cordial Sins: In Memory EP Release 10 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($8)
- Saturday, Oct. 26
- Rumpke Mountain Boys w/ Blue Moon Soup 8 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($12)
- MWF Halloween 10:30 p.m. at Otherworld ($25)
- Welcome to the Hotel Burnifornia: Backburner’s Halloween Show 6:30 p.m. at the Ohio Union (FREE)
- Sunday, Oct. 27
- Girlpool w/ didi 7 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($15)
- Rocktober Fest 3 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($12)
- Fishbowl Improv: The One Crazy Night Show 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio Union (FREE)
- Woody Pines & The Coal Cave Hollow Boys 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($10)
- All Your Sisters // Echo Beds // Child of Night & 6th Circle Collab 9 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($8)
- Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors 8 p.m. at Southern Theatre ($38.50)
- Monday, Oct. 28
- Sirens 8 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($10)
- Tuesday, Oct. 29
- Post Animal w/ Mungbean 7 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($15)
- Abhi the Nomad: The Modern Trash Tour 7:30 p.m. at The Basement ($16)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Wednesday, Oct. 23
- Cocktails at the Conservatory 5:30 p.m. at Franklin Park Conservatory ($25)
- Wolves & Whiskey: A Tasty Educational Event 7:30 p.m. at Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar Columbus ($20)
- Fall Cocktails & Candles 6 p.m. at The Candle Lab ($30)
- Ohio Whiskey Tasting 6 p.m. at Bristol Republic ($15)
- Thursday, Oct. 24
- Beers You Can’t Get Here Feat. Toppling Goliath Brewing Company 5 p.m. at BrewDog Franklinton (FREE)
- Friday, Oct. 25
- Sleepless Takeover 8:30 a.m. at Buckeye Donuts (FREE)
- Adult Trick-or-Treat 5 p.m. at Lucky’s Market (FREE)
- Monday, Oct. 29
- La galerie des monstres with Alloy Orchestra 7 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts ($5)
- Russian Ballet Theatre presents Swan Lake 7:30 p.m. at Palace Theatre ($45)
- 2019 Halloween Wine Tasting 6 p.m. at Serendipity Labs ($25)
ART AND FILM
- Wednesday, Oct. 23
- Fiergarten Halloween Movie Series 7 p.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company (FREE)
- Thursday, Oct. 24
- Nightmares Film Festival 2019 5 p.m. at Gateway Film Center ($12-$99)
- Friday, Oct. 25
- Halloween Art Show and Costume Party Noon at Memento Tattoo & Gallery (FREE)
- Bad Movie Nite! Shock Til U Drop 11:30 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse ($8)
- Saturday, Oct. 26
- Halloween Zineswap 5 p.m. at Global Gallery (FREE)
- Monday, Oct. 28
- Director’s Cut 6 p.m. at GoreMade Pizza ($10)
OTHER
- Wednesday, Oct. 23
- The Great Westerville Pumpkin Glow 6:30 p.m. at Heritage Park through Sunday ($12)
- Thursday, Oct. 24
- Fall Drunk Pitch Competition 6 p.m. at Civitas (FREE with RSVP)
- COSI After Dark: Halloween 6 p.m. at COSI ($20)
- Video Game Party IIII 6 p.m. at Freestyle Komics (FREE)
- Name That Tune Goes to the Movies 7 p.m. at The Shrunken Head (FREE)
- Pumpkin Nights 5 p.m. at Franklin Park Conservatory through Sunday ($19)
- Ghost Tour 7 p.m. at Worthington Historical Society ($15)
- Friday, Oct. 25
- LG Halloween Party 7 p.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company (FREE)
- Saturday, Oct. 26
- Columbus Twerk Camp: Twerk Intensive 2 p.m. at Werk Dance Fitness ($20)
- Throwback Saturdays: Ladies 80s Dance Party 8 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner (FREE)
- Adult Halloween Party 9 p.m. at Adobe Gilas Easton (FREE)
- Level One Bar & Arcade’s Halloween Party 8 p.m. at Level One Bar & Arcade (FREE)
- Cantina Official Halloween Party 2 p.m. at Park Street Cantina ($20)
- Sunday, Oct. 27
- Urban Pumpkin Patch Noon at Pins Mechanical Co. (FREE)
- German Village Pet Parade 2 p.m. at Schiller Park (FREE)
