Festivals in Columbus

Check out happening festivals events all around Columbus, OH

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

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

Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan Wolverines

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium

Sonic Temple - 4 Day Pass at Historic Crew Stadium

 Thu, 14 May at 10:59 am Historic Crew Stadium

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

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

Tyler Childers Columbus

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Columbus, OH

Columbus Arts Festival

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

BUSH — Columbus

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Columbus, OH

2026 Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - 2 Day Pass at Historic Crew Stadium

 Fri, 29 May at 12:00 am Historic Crew Stadium

Schmidt's Columbus Oktoberfest 2026

 Fri, 11 Sep at 05:00 pm 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43211

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival

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

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Thursday

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

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival

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

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Sunday

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

Breakaway Music Festival - Friday - Ohio (18+)

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Monster Jam

 Fri, 10 Apr Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center USD 25 to 95

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

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

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Saturday

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

Columbus Arts Festival

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

Breakaway Music Festival - Saturday - Ohio (18+)

 Sat, 30 May Historic Crew Stadium

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Friday

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Saturday at Historic Crew Stadium

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival

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

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - 4 Day Pass

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

Breakaway Music Festival - 2 Day Pass - Ohio (18+)

 Fri, 29 May at 07:30 am Historic Crew Stadium

German Village Valuables

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 am 588 S. 3rd St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215

Columbus Summer Wine Festival

Sat, 06 Jun at 01:00 pm Mcferson Commons 218 West Street, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215

Columbus Book Festival 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215

Blue Glove Presents: #1 OFFICIAL RANG DE COLUMBUS | HOLI COLOR FEST 2026

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm Land-Grant Brewing Company USD 0 to 342

Ohio Open Season Sportsman's Expo presented by Progressive & Can-Am

 Fri, 20 Mar at 02:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds

Shucked at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

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

Corey Holcomb (21+ Event) | Funny Bone - Columbus

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:30 pm 145 Easton Town Ctr USD 44 to 83

2026 KidsLinked Arlington-Grandview Kidsfest (4/03)

 Fri, 03 Apr at 05:00 pm Tremont Elementary School USD 0 to 14

JASCO Cherry Blossom Festival at Franklin Park Conservatory

 Sun, 05 Apr at 10:00 am Franklin Park Conservatory

Goodguys Car Show

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center USD 48 to 55

Ohio State Fair - Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair - Celeste Center

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Friday

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

Sonic Temple - Sunday at Historic Crew Stadium

 Sun, 17 May at 11:59 pm Historic Crew Stadium

2026 NWSL Challenge Cup - Kansas City Current vs NJ/NY Gotham FC at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:00 pm ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

2026 OHIO BLACK EXPO Riverfront Culture Fest

 Sat, 23 May at 12:00 pm Genoa Park

Monster Energy SMX World Championship Playoffs

 Sat, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Bailey Zimmerman at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:30 pm Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

String Cheese Incident

 Tue, 11 Aug at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Uplift Her Wellness Day 2026

 Thu, 18 Jun at 02:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair: Kasich Hall USD 0 to 106,709

Columbus Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

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

Ohio State Softball Tournament at Buckeye Varsity Field

 Sun, 22 Mar at 10:00 am Buckeye Varsity Field

RECORD STORE DAY 2026

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 am 2500 Summit St., Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43202

Learnmore Jonasi LIVE Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Fri, 28 Aug at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 38 to 67

S.O.S. Band / Dazz Band

 Fri, 31 Jul at 07:30 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Land-Grant × Jeni's Strawberry Jam

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Land-Grant Brewing Company Free

AfroSocaLove : Columbus One Love Festival (Feat Maga Stories )

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 pm 35 E Gay St USD 34 to 534

Blippi at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

 Thu, 30 Jul at 06:30 pm Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

Sonic Temple - Saturday at Historic Crew Stadium

 Sat, 16 May at 11:59 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Atlanta United 2 at Columbus Crew 2 at Historic Crew Stadium

 Sun, 21 Jun Historic Crew Stadium

Hashtag Comedy Presents: Laurie Kilmartin! (7PM)

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm The Hashtag Comedy Club USD 32

Sammy Kershaw

 Sun, 02 Aug at 07:30 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Nelly

 Tue, 04 Aug at 07:30 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Sean Patton at The Attic Comedy Club, Columbus, Ohio

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 33 to 39

Our Food Truck Festival 2026

 Sat, 04 Jul at 12:00 pm Mayme Moore Park USD 0 to 429

High Fade ~ Twice As Nice Tour ~ The Summit Music Hall - Saturday, May 16th

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 pm The Summit Music Hall USD 24

Dan Pulzello LIVE Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Thu, 16 Jul at 08:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 27 to 39

Brass Queens

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

Abbas Wahab LIVE Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Sat, 25 Apr at 09:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25 to 30

Isabel Hagen LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club (Show #3)

 Sat, 09 May at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 65

70th Annual Free Breakfast

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 am 2160 Tremont Ctr , Upper Arlington, OH, United States, Ohio 43221

2026 Columbus Spring Makers Festival & Vendor Market

 Fri, 08 May at 10:00 am North Bank Park Free

BEASTBOI + HYDRAULIX @ LeBOOM 6/20/26 SKULLYS MUSIC-DINER

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm Skully's Music-Diner

Aladdin Shrine Circus at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

JKYL & HYDE Second Self Tour 4/4/26 with JILLI at SKULLYS MUSIC-DINER

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:00 pm Skully's Music-Diner

Sabrina Wu LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25 to 48

HOSTAGE SITUATION / OLIVERSE @ LeBOOM 4/18/26 SKULLYS MUSIC-DINER

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm Skully's Music-Diner

250 Buckeye Train & Transportation Celebration

 Sat, 25 Apr at 08:00 am 245 Marconi Blvd USD 5 to 190

Erica Rhodes LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 65

Street Kingz 3rd Annual All Star Motor Fest Car Show

 Sat, 11 Jul at 11:00 am Mifflin High School USD 0 to 269

Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes, Presented by Bob Teague & Friends

 Sat, 25 Apr at 08:00 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

2026 Columbus Indie Bookstore Crawl!

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 am Columbus, Ohio

The City's Largest Easter Egg Hunt

Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am 2501 Mock Road, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43224

Jazz and World Music Festival

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm 1 College and Main, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43209

Bernice Ye LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25 to 30

Major League Pickleball Columbus - Sunday

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm Pickle & Chill

Laura Peek Live Standup Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club Columbus

 Sun, 26 Apr at 06:30 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25

Urban Jazz Coalition

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

Isabel Hagen LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 65

Dumpling Fest Columbus

 Wed, 08 Apr at 05:00 pm N High St USD 57 to 79

VOLUNTEER - with the 12th Annual All Disabilities Festival

 Sun, 12 Jul at 09:00 am Dorrian Green Free

VENDOR REGESTRATION - 12th Annual All Disabilities Festival

 Sun, 12 Jul at 01:00 pm Dorrian Green USD 50 to 250

Fantastic Cat

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

Short Play Festival #7!

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm 549 Franklin Ave, Columbus, OH 43215

IVO Cherry Blossom Festival

Sat, 04 Apr at 11:00 am Franklin Park Ampitheater

SPACE CAMP: SORA w/ STAYNS [5/2]

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm Skully's Music-Diner

Buckeye Nationals

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 am Columbus Convention Center

Alex Quow Live Standup Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club!

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25 to 30

COLUMBUS DOOMSDAY FEST

 Fri, 24 Apr at 12:00 pm The Summit Music Hall

Premier Lacrosse League: New York Atlas vs. California Redwoods

 Sat, 01 Aug at 07:00 pm Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium

The Brunettes Live Standup Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club!

 Tue, 14 Apr at 08:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25

Octoberfest featuring DISTORTED SILENCE

Fri, 11 Sep at 09:00 pm Ohio State Fairgrounds

2026 Community Health & Wellness Fair

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel Free

House of Sport Rally with NewGen

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am 1510 Polaris Pkwy Free

Tyler Horvath at The Attic Comedy Club, Columbus, Ohio

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25 to 30

Columbus Craft Crawl

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am 1665 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

Alex Cureau Live Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Thu, 09 Apr at 08:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25 to 36