the weekend warrior

Holiday Happenings for November 30-December 7, 2023 (and events).

CONCERTS:
Columbus Jazz Orchestra - "Home for the Holidays" featuring Mamie Parris (November 29-December 3 at Southern Theatre, Downtown)
Columbus Symphony - "Holiday Pops" (December 1-3 at Ohio Theatre, Downtown)
Westerville Symphony (December 1 at Cowan Hall, Otterbein University, Westerville)
Pentatonix (December 2 at Nationwide Arena, Arena District)
Clintonville Community Choir (December 3 at Whetstone High School, Clintonville)

TREE LIGHTINGS:
(by day)
THURSDAY 11/30
DUBLIN - Coffman Park

FRIDAY 12/01
CANAL WINCHESTER - Downtown Canal Winchester
DELAWARE - Downtown Delaware
GERMAN VILLAGE - Frank Fetch Park
GROVE CITY - Grove City Town Center
PICKERINGTON - Olde Pickerington Village
REYNOLDSBURG - Senior Center/Huber Park
UPPER ARLINGTON - Mallway Park (CANCELLED due to Weather; Santa moved to the Municipal Service Building)
WESTERVILLE - City Hall (plus Otterbein University Tree Lighting at Towers Plaza Roush Hall)
WHITEHALL - Kelley Green Park (Bus - # 10 or 24)

SATURDAY 12/02
GRANVILLE
LANCASTER
PLAIN CITY - Pastime Park
POWELL - Village Green Park
SUNBURY - Village Square

SUNDAY 12/03
BEXLEY - Drexel Circle (Bus - # 10)
GROVEPORT - Heritage Park
HILLIARD - Hilliard's Station Park

MONDAY 12/04
The Ohio Statehouse

TUESDAY 12/05
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

SUNDAY 12/10
CLINTONVILLE - Whetstone Community Center & outside Whetstone Library

HOLIDAY FESTIVALS
11/30
DUBLIN - December Eve/The Twelve Days of Bridge Park (Bridge Park, Dublin) (Bus - # 33)

12/01
CANAL WINCHESTER - Christmas in the Village (also Saturday)
DELAWARE - Home for the Holidays/First Friday (also Saturday & Sunday)
DOWNTOWN - Friday at the Commons (Bus - # 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, CMAX, or 102)
GROVE CITY - Mistletoe Market (also Saturday) (Bus - # 3)
PICKERINGTON -

Holiday Happenings:
WORTHINGTON - Old Worthington Open House & Tree Lighting (Sunday 11/26; http://www.experienceworthington.com) (BUS - Line 102)
MARYSVILLE - Uptown Marysville (Monday 11/27)
DOWNTOWN - Huntington Train Open House (Wednesday 11/29; Columbus Metropolitan Library: 96 S. Grant Ave., Discovery District; http://www.columbuslibrary.org) (BUS - Lines 2, 10, or 11)
DUBLIN - 12 Days of Bridge Park (Bridge Park; BUS - Line # 33 to Dublin Metro) & Tree Lighting (Coffman Park), both on Thursday 11/30

The Season of Celebration (starts Black Friday) at COSI (http://www.cosi.org) (BUS - Line 10)
Bill Cohen Sings Songs of Gratitude (Friday 11/24 at Maple Grove UMC; 7 W. Henderson Rd., Clintonville) (BUS - Lines 2, 33, or 102)

A Christmas Carol (11/24-26) & Kinky Boots (11/24-12/31?) (http://www.shortnorthstage.org)

Small Business Saturday - Saturday 11/25
Cyber Monday - Monday 11/27
Giving Tuesday - Tuesday 11/28

Among the happenings this weekend:
The Columbus Italian Festival
Ohio State Homecoming Parade & Football Game
Fall Taco Festival
Into the Woods Festival
The Big Table

And more!

Among the Weekend Events...
Worthington Market Day
The (Bexley) Main Event
Grandview Hop/Festival for Good
Otterbein/Capital Football Rivalry

Carmen at the Southern Theatre
POTUS at The Contemporary (Vern Riffe Center)
Ragtime at Columbus Children's Theatre (Lincoln Theatre)
Hitchcocktoberfest at the Gateway Film Center

And more...

Among the Weekend Happenings:
Northland Unity Festival
Short North (Civic Association) Tour of Historic Homes
Otterbein University Homecoming & Family Weekend
The Ohio State/Western Kentucky Football Game
Westside Community Resource Fair
Creekside Hops & Vines

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