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 the 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, July 16
- Weird Wednesday ft. Fletcher’s Grove // Acid Cats 9 p.m. at Thr3es ($5)
- Writers’ Block Poetry presents Thomas Budday 8 p.m. at Kafe Kerouac ($5)
- Reflex Machine // Ribbonhead // Ope 9 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
- Thursday, July 17
- Flycatcher // Power Tool // JAYUS // Noah Nolastname 8 p.m. at The Rat Trap (FREE)
- Tommy Jay’s Latest Freak Show 6 p.m. at The Wex (FREE)
- MojoFlo // Funk Worthy 5:30 p.m. at Columbus Commons (FREE)
- Friday, Jul 18
- Roof Dogs’ Going Away Show 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($5)
- Baroness 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($22)
- Liz Cooper & The Stampede 7 p.m. at The Basement ($12)
- Saturday, July 19
- Summer Soul Night 8 p.m. at 400 West Rich ($20)
- Eddie Griffin 7 p.m. at Columbus Funny Bone Comedy Club ($40)
- Sad Summer Festival 1 p.m. at Express Live! ($35)
- Dogs // Storms // Trash // Oginalii 9 p.m. at Spacebar ($5)
- The Spinners with Columbus Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m. at Columbus Commons ($30)
- Sunday, July 20
- Michael Bublé 8 p.m. at The Schottenstein Center ($68)
- Ice Nine Kills w/ The Plot In You 5:30 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($22.50)
- Monday, July 21
- Power Tool // Hotspit // Missangelbird // The Coldsweats 8 p.m. at The Rat Trap ($5)
- I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME 6:30 p.m. at A&R Music Bar
- Hash Redactor // Pleather // Bloody Show // Unholy Two 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees (Suggested Donation)
- Tuesday, July 22
- An Evening with Van Hunt 8 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($25)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Thursday, July 17
- Taste of Powell 5:30 p.m. at Columbus Zoo ($40)
- Friday, July 18
- Jazz & Rib Fest 11 a.m. at the Scioto Mile through Sunday (FREE)
- Saturday, July 1
- Christmas in July Bar Crawl Noon on Park Street ($15)
- 4th Annual Craft Beer Fest Noon at The Goat ($25)
- Tuesday, July 22
- Girl’s Club 6:30 p.m. at TBA ($5)
ART AND GALLERY OPENINGS
- Thursday, July 17
- Disillusioned Art: Edgar Degas 6:30 p.m. at Gahanna Area Arts Council ($20)
OTHER
- Wednesday, July 16
- Dragdom 10 p.m. at The House of Luster ($5)
- Thursday, July 17
- Summer Drunk Pitch Competition and Happy Hour 6 p.m. at Civitas (FREE with RSVP)
- Friday, July 18
- July Night Market 6 p.m. at North Market (FREE)
- Saturday, July 19
- Cultural Fusion Festival 2019 Noon at Helsel Park (FREE)
- Sunday, July 20
- The ReDO Vinyl Day Party: July Edition 5 p.m. at The Avalon ($5)
- Monday, July 21
- Christmas In July 10:30 a.m. at Zoombezi Bay through Sunday ($24)
- Tuesday, July 22
- Be Free. Be You. Book Launch Party 5:30 p.m. at Dock 580 ($40)
- HIM Earthstrong Celebration Noon at Fairwood Park (FREE)