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, Dec. 4
- Aaron Carter w/ Liberty Deep Down // Bad Luck 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($20)
- Jazz Studies Holiday Concert 8 p.m. at Hughes Hall Auditorium (FREE)
- An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine 8 p.m. at Lincoln Theatre ($36.50)
- Weird Wednesday ft. On the Sun, Funk Worthy 9 p.m. at The Summit ($5)
- Beats with the Band Edition 9 p.m. at Rehab Tavern (FREE)
- Thursday, Dec. 5
- Straight No Chaser 8 p.m. at Palace Theatre ($45)
- Soul Revival 8 p.m. at Snowden Gray Mansion ($5)
- Red Money // Slow Violence // Yellow Paper Planes 8 p.m. at Spacebar ($5)
- Rusko 10 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($20)
- Columbus Coyotes Toy Drive feat. Virginia West LIT Show 11 p.m. at Union Cafe (Suggested Donation)
- Sluggish On Summit 9 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($3)
- Not Thöts Thirstday ft. NotLö 8:30 p.m. at The Summit (FREE)
- PFC Pierce // Kristen Fatal // Jessica Wabbit 8 p.m. at The Tree Bar ($5)
- The Winery Comedy Tour 7 p.m. at Via Vecchia Winery ($14)
- Joseph Allred // P/R Duo // B Johnson // Conrad/Kunkler Duo // R Taylor 7:30 p.m. at 2365 N. 4th St. ($5)
- Declassified (Brand New, Unreleased, Secretive Hip Hop) 10 p.m. at Classics Victory’s Live (FREE)
- Friday, Dec. 6
- Tim Harty Company 10 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE with RSVP)
- 11th Annual Guided by Voices Appreciation Night 7 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($5)
- Columbus Noise for Toys 2019 8 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday ($5)
- Backburner Sketch Comedy is Home for the Holidays 6:30 p.m. at U.S Bank Conference Theater (Suggested Donation)
- Rumba Por Navidad 9 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (FREE)
- Luggage w/ Blur The Line // Dissolver // Willy Clark 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
- 3 Bands, 1 Night 7:30 p.m. at Gaswerks (FREE)
- Holiday Piano Series 5 p.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company (FREE)
- The Turbos // Girl Fox // Courtney From Work 8 p.m. at The Shrunken Head ($10)
- Unsolicited Advice ft. Malibu Stasi // Trachete // Wasp Factory // Form 8 p.m. at the Vanderelli Room ($5)
- Hoodoo Soul Band 9 p.m. at Natalie’s Grandview ($20)
- 10th Annual Clash-a-thon 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
- Wreckno // Benji Robot // Chidi. // 2 Beard Crew: Mean Mug Music Takeover 8 p.m. at The Summit ($15)
- Steven King Band Album Release w/ Barry Johnson // Carriers 9:30 p.m. Rumba Cafe ($7)
- Brantley Gilbert 7 p.m. at Celeste Center ($42)
- Holiday Pops 8 p.m. at Columbus Symphony through Sunday ($25)
- Saturday, Dec. 7
- Blitzmas 2019 ft. Chevelle 7 p.m. at Express Live! ($30)
- Sensoria 10 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday ($5)
- 40th Anniv. of Pink Floyd’s The Wall by Any Colour 8 p.m. at The Bluestone ($10)
- The Fishdial Show 7 p.m. in Cartoon Room 2 at the Ohio Union (FREE)
- The Widdler 10:30 p.m. at Otherworld ($25)
- WinterFest 11 a.m. at Bicentennial Park Scioto Mile (FREE)
- Headcleaner ft. M.Bootyspoon 10 p.m. at The Summit ($8)
- Sarob 7 p.m. at The Basement ($12)
- Aqueous w/ lespecial 8 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($17)
- Sunday, Dec. 8
- Leif Vollebekk w/ Andrea von Kampen 6:30 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($15)
- A Very ZIGG Christmas 3 p.m. at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing (FREE)
- Holiday Mingle & Jingle 5 p.m. at Seventh Son Brewing (FREE with RSVP)
- Turnover // Men I Trust 7 p.m. at The Athenaeum Theatre ($24)
- Living Room Tunes 6 p.m. at The House with No Name ($5)
- The Buckeye Philharmonic Orchestra Winter Concert 8 p.m. at Indianola Presbyterian Church (FREE)
- Monday, Dec. 9
- Kate Voegele & Tyler Hilton w/ Casey 7:30 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($20)
- Julian Davis & The Situation w/ Stringus Khan 7 p.m. at Woodlands Productions ($10)
- Bobby Sunday Duo 6:30 p.m. at Strongwater Food and Spirits (FREE)
- Tuesday, Dec. 10
- Mount Eerie w/ Julie Doiron 7 p.m. at Via Vecchia Winery ($20)
- Slow Violence // Hotflakes // Leechwife // Bribed Fuzz 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar ($5)
- AbJo (Soulection) – Grow or Die Tour 7 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery ($10)
- Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles 8 p.m. at Natalie’s Grandview ($20)
- Happy Hour w/ Shane Piasecki // The Lone Wolf Hippies 6 p.m. at Woodlands Productions (FREE with RSVP)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Wednesday, Dec. 4
- Beer & Cookie Pairing with CBUS Cookies 6 p.m. at BrewDog Franklinton ($20)
- Thursday, Dec. 5
- Columbus Science Pub: The Gift of Math with Monica Delgado Carrillo 7:30 p.m. at Up Front at Shadowbox Live ($3)
- Finals Dinners & Safe Study Space 6:30 p.m. at Indianola Church of Christ (FREE)
- After Hours: Open Late Night Study 5 p.m. at Mission Coffee Co. (FREE)
- Festivus with Market Garden Brewery 5 p.m. at BrewDog Short North (FREE)
- Friday, Dec. 6
- 2019 Columbus Holiday Wine Tasting 7 p.m. at The New Valley Dale Ballroom ($35)
- It’s Lit Actually 5:30 p.m. at Gateway (FREE)
- Saturday, Dec. 7
- Christmas Story Beer Tasting 2 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse ($35)
- 4th Annual Ugly Sweater Crawl 2 p.m. at Granero Lounge ($20)
- Brew Pub Opening Celebration 11 a.m. at Zaftig Italian Village (FREE)
- Gary Gulman 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25)
- Sunday, Dec. 8
- 2019 Majors & Minors A cappella Winter Concert 2 p.m. in the Ohio Staters Traditions Rooms at the Ohio Union ($2)
- Dance Connection Presents: In The Mix 2 p.m. in the Performance Hall at the Ohio Union (Suggested Donation)
- Brewed! Coffee Beer Tasting Party Noon at Seventh Son Brewing ($20)
- Watershed Nocinofest + Holiday Open House Noon at Watershed Distillery (FREE)
- Monday, Dec. 9
- Tour of European Orange Wines 6:30 p.m. at The Bottle Shop ($40)
- Tuesday, Dec. 10
- Holiday Beer + Ice Cream Pairing with Jeni’s 4 p.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company ($22.50)
- Italian Village 10 For $10 Wine Tasting 6 p.m. at Cosecha Cocina ($10)
- Trap Kitchen “Feed The World” Tour 7 p.m. at Xperience Lounge ($30)
- Cheesecake Wine Pairing 6:30 p.m. at The Barn ($20)
ART AND FILM
- Wednesday, Dec. 4
- Welcome Wednesday 5 p.m. at 400 West Rich (FREE)
- The Fool: Open Reception (Patrick Vincent Solo Exhibition) 5:30 p.m. at Fresh A.I.R. Gallery (FREE)
- Figure Drawing 7 p.m. at Wild Goose Creative ($8)
- Thursday, Dec. 5
- Polar Express Cocoa and PJ Party 6:30 p.m. at Drexel Theatre ($6)
- Friday, Dec. 6
- 20th Anniversary Show 6 p.m. at Lindsay Gallery (FREE)
- Honey Leg 7 p.m. at Skylab Gallery (FREE)
- Eat Me: An Edible Group Exhibition 7 p.m. at 934 Gallery (FREE)
- Saturday, Dec. 7
- CCAD Art Fair & Marketplace 9 a.m. at Loann Crane Center for Design ($7)
- Short North Arts District Holiday Hop Pop-Up Shop Noon at Graduate Columbus (FREE)
- Sunday, Dec. 8
- Holiday Open House Noon at Hawk Galleries (FREE)
- Monday, Dec. 9
- Artist’s Reception 5 p.m. at Barcelona Restaurant (FREE)
- Beat the Artist with Irish Brogue 6 p.m. at Tabletop Game Cafe (FREE)
OTHER
- Wednesday, Dec. 4
- Feng Shui for the Holidays 6 p.m. at Second Date Social ($5)
- Air Hockey Tournament 7 p.m. at Old North Arcade ($5)
- Thursday, Dec. 5
- Women, Race & Class 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and University Center (FREE)
- Ready to Run Campaign Training for Women Conference 8:30 a.m. at the Ohio Union Great Hall ($50)
- Stories About Home 7 p.m. at Wild Goose Creative ($5)
- Unapologetically: Move. Heal. Grow. 7 p.m. at Angela Fortin Studio Photography ($10)
- Reading Day at Hillel 9 a.m. at Ohio State Hillel (FREE)
- Friday, Dec. 6
- Modern Witch Tarot Signing and Discussion 7 p.m. at WitchLab (FREE)
- Free Festive Fridays 5 p.m. at Columbus Commons (FREE)
- Blackout 2 Columbus 10 p.m. at Granero Lounge ($16)
- Saturday, Dec. 7
- North Market Holiday Market 8 a.m. at North Market (FREE)
- Yalda Night 7 p.m. in the Ohio Union Great Hall Meeting Room ($14)
- Columbus, Ohio, Cat Show 9 a.m. in the Ohio Building at the Ohio Expo Center ($8)
- Sunday, Dec. 8
- TEDxColumbusWomen: Bold + Brilliant 1 p.m. at Columbus School for Girls ($20)
- Capital University Christmas Festival 2019 3:30 p.m. at Mees Hall ($35)
- Mortal Kombat Tourney with Elevator Brewing 8 p.m. at Old North Arcade (FREE)
- Tuesday, Dec. 10
- Scrantonicity: Christmas @ The Office Trivia Party 7 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($10)
