festival season

There is a lot happening this weekend:
- The Ohio State Fair is underway.
- The Whitehall Food Truck Festival is Saturday along Yearling Road.
- The Canal Winchester Blues & Jazz Festival is this weekend.
- The Lancaster Festival closes Saturday with Sheryl Crow headlining.
- Fourth Friday is Friday on State Street in Uptown Westerville and Grandview Hop is Saturday along Grandview Avenue in Grandview & 5th by Northwest.
- The Ganthers Place Garden Tour is Sunday in Ganthers Place on the South Side.
- National Night Out is next Tuesday.

Plus LIVE Theatre, Music, and who the Clippers are playing this weekend and next.

THURSDAY:
May the Fourth Be With You Event - Columbus Metropolitan Library (96 S. Grant Ave., Discovery District; http://www.columbuslibrary.org)

FRIDAY:
First Friday "Game Night" - Downtown Delaware (http://www.mainstreetdelaware.com)

SATURDAY:
COSI Science Festival - COSI (333 W. Broad St., Franklinton; http://www.cosiscifest.org)
Bexley Yard Sale & FreeCycle - Bexley
Merion Village Yard Sale - Merion Village
Herb Festival - Gahanna (http://www.visitgahanna.com)
Gallery Hop - Short North (http://www.shortnorth.org)
The Journey: Civil Rights - Converging Arts Columbus (The Lincoln Theatre: 769 E. Long St., King-Lincoln Bronzeville; http://www.convergingartscolumbus.org)

SUNDAY:
Franklin Park Conservatory Community Day - Franklin Park Conservatory (1777 E. Broad St., Olde Towne EastFRANKLIN PARK; http://www.fpconservatory.org)
Olde Towne Art Walk - 700 Collective/The Mansion 731 (Olde Towne East; http://www.700bryden.com)
Central Ohio Symphony Concert (Gray Chapel - Ohio Wesleyan University: 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware; http://www.centralohiosymphony.org)

THEATRE:
- The Wolves (through May 21; Vern Riffe Center - Studio 2; 77 S. High St., Downtown; http://www.catco.org)
- When We Were Young (May 5-20; Columbus Performing Arts Center: 549 Franklin Ave., Discovery District; http://www.emberwomens.com)
- Disaster! (through May 6; Columbus Performing Arts Center: 549 Franklin Ave., Discovery District; http://www.imaginecolumbus.org)

FESTIVAL SEASON:
COSI Science Festival (May 3-6; http://www.cosiscifest.org)
Central Ohio Folk Music Festival (May 6-7; Highbanks Metro Park, Lewis Center; http://www.centralohiofolkmusicsociety.org)

Tonight on the Show, a preview of most of the Summer Happenings around town.

The Memorial Tournament (THIS WEEK; http://www.thememorialtournament.com)
Columbus Arts Festival (June 12-14; http://www.columbusartsfestival.org)
Park Street Festival (June 12 & 13; http://www.parkstreetfest.com)
Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival (June 19-21; http://www.creeksidebluesandjazz.com)
Pride Festival/Parade (June 19-21; http://www.columbuspride.org)
ComFest (June 26-28; http://www.comfest.com)
Franklin County Fair (July 18-25; http://www.fcfair.org)
Ohio State Fair (July 29-August 9; http://www.ohiostatefair.com)
Hot Times Festival (September 11-13; http://www.hottimesfestival.com)
Independent's Day (September 19 & 20; http://www.thisisindependent.com)