Arts events in Columbus

Check out happening arts events all around Columbus, OH

Winter Jam 2026 - Columbus, OH

 Sat, 24 Jan at 06:00 pm The Schottenstein Center

Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival: Tool Godsmack & Megadeth - Sunday

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

John Mulaney

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Buckeye Country SuperFest: Tyler Childers, The Red Clay Strays Tickets Columbus OH Ohio Stadium

 Sat, 13 Jun at 03:00 pm 411 Woody Hayes Dr, Columbus, OH 43210-1140, United States

John Mulaney at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Paint & Sip Night: A Calm Evening

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm 2010 Crown Plaza Dr USD 39

Diana Krall at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Sat, 31 Jan at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival: My Chemical Romance Pierce The Veil & Breaking Benjamin - Thursday

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Chelsea Handler at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Les Miserables at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2026 in Columbus

 Fri, 15 May at 11:00 am Historic Crew Stadium

Diana Krall

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Columbus Pet Expo

 Fri, 13 Mar at 12:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival in Columbus

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Historic Crew Stadium

Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival: Shinedown The Offspring & Staind - Friday

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Thursday

 Thu, 14 May at 04:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Sunday

 Sun, 17 May at 04:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Columbus Arts Festival

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 am Downtown Columbus, Columbus, Ohio

Les Miserables

 Mon, 26 Jan at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Attack On Titan: Beyond The Walls World Tour - The Official Concert

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Columbus Symphony: Mozart's Requiem

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Chelsea Handler

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Ali Siddiq at Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Theatre

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:00 pm Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Theatre

Parking John Mulaney

 Sun, 18 Jan at 12:00 am Palace Theatre Columbus

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Saturday

 Sat, 16 May at 04:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Billy Gibbons at Southern Theatre

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:30 pm Southern Theatre

Balletmet Columbus: Peter Pan

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

The Temptations & The Four Tops

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

The Temptations and The Four Tops: Celebrating 40 Years at Palace Theatre Columbus at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Larry the Cable Guy

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts

Stavros Halkias

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts

Brit Floyd

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Wed, 25 Feb at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival in Columbus

 Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am Historic Crew Stadium

Kevin James

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts

In Flames in Columbus

 Sun, 17 May at 05:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Wonderball 2026

 Sat, 31 Jan at 08:00 pm Columbus Museum of Art USD 133 to 265

Tom Papa at Southern Theatre

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Southern Theatre

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - 4 Day Pass

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 am Historic Crew Stadium

The Sound of Music at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

WinterJam 2026 - ChildFund Intl Volunteers - Columbus, OH

 Sat, 24 Jan at 03:30 pm Schottenstein Center Free

Columbus Oddities & Curiosities Expo 2026

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Columbus World Oddities Expo

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Greater Columbus Convention Center

Ritual and Refinement: The Art of Afternoon Tea

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am Mitchell Hall USD 97

Dan Soder at Southern Theatre

 Sun, 19 Apr Southern Theatre

Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall and Beyond

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre

Hadestown

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

August Burns Red in Columbus

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Shucked

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Shucked at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Hadestown at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Troy Bond LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Fri, 20 Mar at 09:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 65

2026 KidsLinked Columbus Baby & Kids Expo (2/22)

 Sun, 22 Feb at 12:00 pm Polaris Fashion Place USD 0 to 10

Parking Chelsea Handler

 Sun, 15 Mar at 12:00 am Palace Theatre Columbus

The Official Lucky's St Patrick's Day Bar Crawl - Columbus

 Sat, 14 Mar at 04:00 pm Bernard's Tavern USD 13 to 18

Miss Saigon at Columbus Association for the Performing Arts

 Thu, 19 Mar Columbus Association for the Performing Arts

Hannah Berner at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Friday

 Fri, 15 May at 04:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Bobby Kelly at The Attic Comedy Club, Columbus, Ohio

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 42

Columbus Symphony: Amadeus Live

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Amadeus Live at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Billy F Gibbons and the BFG Band

 Wed, 04 Feb at 12:30 am Southern Theatre - Columbus

Nate Meeker LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 30 to 59

Mozart's Requiem at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

The Sound of Music

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

The Early November, Hellogoodbye in Columbus

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:30 pm Skully's Music Diner

Candlelight: Tribute to Coldplay & Imagine Dragons

 Sat, 24 Jan at 07:00 pm Columbus Museum of Art

Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:00 pm Columbus Museum of Art

The Outsiders at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Hannah Berner

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts

CBS Journalist Norah O'Donnell in Conversation with Connie Schultz!

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Columbus College of Art & Design, Canzani Auditorium USD 11 to 38

Columbus Symphony: Rachmaninoff 3

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Tom Papa

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Southern Theatre

Bobby Kelly at The Attic Comedy Club, Columbus, Ohio

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 42

Dirty Dancing in Concert

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Country Legends Tour comes to Columbus

Sat, 28 Feb at 06:00 pm Columbus

Water for Elephants - The Musical

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Columbus Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Bernards Tavern USD 7 to 31

Sesame Street Live at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

Parking Ali Siddiq

 Sat, 31 Jan at 12:00 am Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Theatre at Riffe Center

Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm Columbus Museum of Art

Rachmaninoff 3 at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Darren "Big Baby" Brand LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Fri, 10 Jul at 09:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 53

Tanael Joachim - The Alien Everywhere Tour - Live @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Sat, 24 Jan at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 30 to 36

Valentine’s Gourmet Date Night

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Mitchell Hall USD 213

An Intimate Luncheon with New York Times bestselling author Paula McLain!

 Fri, 23 Jan at 12:00 pm Giuseppe's Ritrovo USD 59

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Mahler Symphony No. 4 at Southern Theatre

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:00 pm Southern Theatre

Parking Columbus Symphony: La Traviata

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Sean Patton at The Attic Comedy Club, Columbus, Ohio

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 30 to 36

Mae Martin Columbus

 Sun, 22 Mar at 06:00 pm MAE MARTIN – Columbus, OH – March 22, 2026

Rustic Charm - Paint and Sip in Columbus | Classpop!™

 Sun, 01 Feb at 02:00 pm Voodoo Brewing Co USD 49

Columbus Jazz Orchestra: Tea For Two

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Southern Theatre

Columbus Symphony: Beethoven Schumann & Brahms

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

I Matter 2026: The Strength Within Us

 Sun, 01 Feb at 12:00 pm Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Education Center Free

Water For Elephants - Columbus

 Tue, 09 Jun at 11:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Columbus Symphony: Rossen Milanov - Price & Tchaikovsky

 Thu, 05 Feb Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Columbus Symphony: Price & Tchaikovsky at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

 Sun, 08 Feb at 07:00 pm Southern Theatre