the weekend warrior

Arnold Sports Festival: https://www.arnoldsports.com/
Parking/Transportation - https://www.arnoldsports.com/more/parking-and-transportation/

Other events include:
NHL Winter Classic at Ohio Stadium
Gallery Hop in the Short North
Community Day at the Franklin Park Conservatory
Jeffrey Woods Festival at Jeffrey Park, Bexley
Clintonville History Day at Whetstone Library

Academy Awards Viewing Parties:
Gateway - https://gatewayfilmcenter.org/special_events/the-2025-awards-gala/
Drexel - https://www.drexel.net/oscar-bash/
Studio 35 & Grandview - https://www.studio35.com/events/2025-academy-awards-watch-party

LINKS:
How to Celebrate Valentine's Day (Experience Columbus) - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/how-to-celebrate-valentines...
Black History Month (Experience Columbus) - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/how-to-honor-black-history-...
Columbus Love Letter - https://cbustoday.6amcity.com/culture/what-would-you-put-in-your-love-le...
ValleyDance at Valley Dale - https://valleydaleballroom.com/events/valentines-dance/
Oscar Screenings Near You - https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/how-to-see-oscar-nominate...

Events Include:
The Ohio/Michigan Men's Basketball Game between the Ohio B*ckeyes and # 20 ranked Michigan Wolverines; 1PM at The Schottenstein Center, Nationally Telecast on CBS/WBNS 10TV
West Side Story at The Ohio Theatre, a collaboration between CAPA, BalletMet, Opera Columbus, and the Columbus Symphony, this weekend ONLY
Franklinton Fridays on Valentine's Day, also the City of Columbus's birthday
Get Loud at the Westerville Library on Monday (https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/event/library-gets-loud!/86254/)

It is the final weekend for Nine at Short North Stage, and the Wander Lights at Columbus Commons & Scioto Mile.

Events this weekend include:
First Friday in Downtown Delaware (Friday February 7)
Ganthers Place "House Sweet It Is: Death By Chocolate" (Saturday February 8th)
The Awesome Gallery - Lathan Barksdale & Timothy Blackwell (opening Saturday February 8th)
Columbus City Schools Summer Resource Fair (Saturday February 8th at East High School)

Theater Roundup:
Full Frontal Nudity at MadLab
The Queen of Inishnane at Curtain Players (Galena)
Nine at Short North Stage

Columbus Public Health/King Arts Complex Black History Month (February 8th at King Arts Complex)
Experience Columbus Black History Month - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/how-to-honor-black-history-...
Columbus Metropolitan Library Black History Month - https://www.columbuslibrary.org/black-history-month/

Here is the Weekend Warrior for January 21, 2025. Events include Wonderball at the Columbus Museum, Nine at Short North Stage, plus more screenings and sports ball.

Experience Columbus/AFAR - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/articles/post/afar-names-columbus-to-...
Exp Cols/25 Reasons to Visit - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/reasons-to-visit-columbus-t...
Exp Cols/Winter in Columbus - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/winter/
Exp Cols/Conde Nast Top 10 - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/articles/post/columbus-earns-a-spot-i...
Downtown Columbus - 25 Things to Do in '25 - https://downtowncolumbus.com/blog/things-to-do-in-2025/

Basketball:
- Harlem Globetrotters at Schottenstein Center (December 27, Ohio State Campus)
- Holiday Hoopla (December 27 through 29 at Battelle Grand Ballroom at The Greater Columbus Convention Center)
- Smokey Ballenger Classic (December 29 & 30 at The Rike Center, Otterbein University, Westerville)
- Ohio State vs. Indiana State (December 29 at Value City Arena/Schottenstein Center)

NOON DAY BALLS:
December 30 -
BEXLEY: Bexley Public Library (http://www.bexleylibrary.org) (BUS - # 2)

December 31 -
COLUMBUS ZOO: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (http://www.columbuszoo.org)
COSI: Center of Science and Industry (http://www.cosi.org)
HILLIARD: Hilliard's Station Park (http://www.destinationhilliard.org)
PICKERINGTON: Sycamore Plaza (Refugee Road) Library (http://www.pickeringtonlibrary.org)
UPPER ARLINGTON: Upper Arlington Main (Tremont Road) Library (http://www.ualibrary.org)

REFERENCES:
Last Mega Weekend of 2024: https://columbusunderground.com/mega-weekend-dance-parties-sgt-peppercor...
Last Minute Local Shopping Guide: https://columbusunderground.com/final-holiday-gift-guide-for-you-last-mi...
Restaurants open on Christmas Day (NBC4): https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/restaurants-open-christma...
Restaurants open on Christmas Day (Columbus on the Cheap): https://www.columbusonthecheap.com/columbus-restaurant-holiday-hours/
Winter Date Ideas: https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/columbus-winter-date-ideas/
Columbus Restaurant Holiday Meals: https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/holiday-meals-from-columbus...
Columbus Holiday Pop-Up Bars: https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/holiday-pop-up-bars-restaur...
Columbus Boutique Shopping Districts: https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/boutique-shopping-districts...