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 this week. Click the title of any event for more info.
Please note: Admission prices are listed before taxes/fees.
MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES
- Wednesday, Feb. 26
- Ace of Wands // The_Confusions_ // First Responder 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
- Jazz Wednesday ft. Animal Mother 8 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (FREE)
- Big Gorgeous w/ Electro Cult Circus 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($5)
- Ratt Packs of Comedy Live 6:15 p.m. at Columbus Funny Bone Comedy Club ($20)
- Thursday, Feb. 27
- Sister Owsley // Hydrone // Palette Knife // Jayus 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($5)
- Dug // Godrays // Leechwife // Anti-Poetry 9 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street (Suggested Donation)
- Affirmative Distraction Ft. Qamil and Eric Rollin 7 p.m. at Via Vecchia Winery ($10)
- Spoonbill // DollarSine // Dewmba 11 p.m. at TRISM ($15.75)
- Steven Curtis Chapman 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Theatre ($15)
- Excision 8 p.m. at Express Live! ($163)
- DropHouse Vol 2 8:30 p.m. at The Summit Music Hall (FREE)
- Friday, Feb. 28
- A Cure for Love’s Album Release Show 8 p.m. at The Shrunken Head ($10)
- Biitchseat w/ Future Bummer // Luke Bollheimer 7 p.m. at Donatos Basement ($8)
- Top Scrub EP Release Show 9 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar (FREE)
- Bob Marley Tribute 2020 ft. The Ark Band and Andy Shaw Band 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($15)
- Electric Orange Peel stolen gear fundraiser w/ members of Barefuzz 9 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($5)
- Cash Only X 7:30 p.m. at Woodlands Backyard ($20)
- Restart House Music Presents 10 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (FREE)
- CharlestheFirst // Lab Group // Supertask 8 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($20)
- Chihuly Festival: Bluebeard’s Castle 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre through Saturday ($10)
- Saturday, Feb. 29
- Phineas and Ferb Present: The Weep Year Show — Backburner Sketch Comedy 6:30 p.m. in Hitchcock Hall 131 (FREE)
- Blanket Boys // WYD // Mick Martinez 7 p.m. at It Looks Like It’s Open ($5)
- Phutureprimitive 10:30 p.m. at Otherworld ($25)
- Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon 8 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre ($25)
- Sunday, March 1
- Jazz Masters Series with Richard Lopez 3 p.m. at the Columbus Museum of Art ($7)
- Tuesday, March 3
- Mike Shiflet // Equine // Ophelia Drowning // Envenomist 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar (Suggested Donation)
- Heart Bones w/ Zoo Trippin’ 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($15)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Wednesday, Feb. 26
- Sonder Brewing Tap Takeover 3 p.m. at the Ohio Taproom (FREE)
- Thursday, Feb. 27
- Tarantino Tiki 5 p.m. at Ace of Cups (FREE)
- February 20 for $20 Wine Tasting 6 p.m. at Wine on High ($20)
- Friday, Feb. 28
- Columbus Cocktail Party 7 p.m. at Due Amici ($39)
- Bulls is Back 9 p.m. at Bullwinkles (FREE)
- Saturday, Feb. 29
- Columbus Winter Wine Festival Noon at Brewmaster’s Gate ($30)
- Leap Day Giveaway – Free 5oz (w/ Pint and password) Noon at The Daily Growler German Village (FREE)
- Sunday, March 1
- BrewDog Franklinton + The Cheesecake Girl 1 p.m. at BrewDog Franklinton (FREE)
ART AND FILM
- Wednesday, Feb. 26
- Global Engagement Film Series: My Hero Academia – Heroes Rising 7 p.m. at Gateway Film Center ($7.50)
- Thursday, Feb. 27
- Undeniable Thread – Closing Reception 6 p.m. at Blockfort Gallery (FREE)
- Friday, Feb. 28
- Artist Keynote: Julie Delporte 6 p.m. at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (FREE)
- Sunday, March 1
- Yay Bikes! Film Festival presented by Johnny Velo Bikes 12:30 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema and Drafthouse ($10)
- Monday, March 2
- Music Video Mondays: March 2020 Edition 6 p.m. at Gateway Film Center (FREE)
- Wasted! Screening 7 p.m. at Drexel Theatre (FREE with RSVP)
OTHER
- Wednesday, Feb. 26
- 2020 Dispatch Home & Garden Show 11 a.m. at the Ohio Expo Center through Sunday ($10)
- Thursday, Feb. 27
- Columbus Uncovered: A Meet the Author Event 6:30 p.m. at The Westin Great Southern Columbus (FREE with RSVP)
- Alec Karakatsanis – Usual Cruelty 7 p.m. at The Book Loft (FREE with RSVP)
- Friday, Feb. 28
- Mardi Gras Masquerade Party 10 p.m. at Axis ($6)
- Saturday, Feb. 29
- EPIC: The Caribbean Carnival Party 10 p.m. at Callahan’s ($10)
- My Shot / For Good — Broadway karaoke 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Short North Stage ($8)
- Sunday, March 1
- Buckeye Comic Con 10 a.m. at Marriott Courtyard Columbus West ($5)
- Monday, March 2
- 2020 Candidate Forum 6 p.m. at Columbus Metropolitan Library (FREE with RSVP)
- Drag Queen Story Hour 7 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema and Drafthouse (Suggested Donation)
- Women’s Month 2020 Night Market 7 p.m. at Ohio Union (FREE w/ RSVP)
