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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.

In the Weekend Warrior, there are holiday events galore, plus:
GalaxyCon at the Greater Columbus Convention Center (https://galaxycon.com/pages/galaxycon-columbus)

Tree Lighting Roundup
Extended List: https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/central-ohio-news/2024-holiday-tre...

THURSDAY December 5:
Dublin - Coffman Park, 5PM
Ohio Statehouse - 5:30PM (COTA - Various Routes)

FRIDAY December 6:
Canal Winchester - Stradley Place, 6PM
Delaware - William & Sandusky Streets, 6:30PM
German Village - Frank Fetch Park, 7PM
Grove City - Town Center, 7PM
XSU Gateway - 5:30PM, Gateway Plaza outside Gateway Film Center (COTA - Lines 1, 2, 8, and 22)
Otterbein University - 5:30PM, Towers Plaza (rain location Roush Hall)
Pickerington - 5PM, Olde Pickerington Village
Reynoldsburg - Huber Park, 5:30PM
Upper Arlington - Mallway Park, 6PM
Westerville - City Hall, 6:30PM
Whitehall - The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing Park, 6PM (COTA - Line 10 or 24)

SATURDAY December 7:
Carroll - "A Christmas Carroll" at Bessie Benson Park, 5:30PM (https://visitfairfieldcounty.org/events/fairfield-county-festival-of-lig...)
Obetz - Junction Park, 4:30PM (https://obetz.oh.us/2024/11/2024-christmas-kickoff-and-parade/)
Lancaster - 104 North Broad Street, 5:30PM
Plain City - Uptown District, 4PM
Powell - Village Green Park, 6PM
Sunbury - Town Square, 4PM

SUNDAY December 8 -
Bexley - Drexel Circle, 5PM (COTA - Line # 10)
Clintonville - Whetstone Community Center & outside Whetstone Library (COTA - Lines 2 or 102)
Groveport - Heritage Park, 4:30PM

Thursday December 12
Easton - Drone Show at Easton Yard

Holiday Festivals:
CANAL WINCHESTER - Christmas in the Village (December 6 & 7, Historic Downtown Canal Winchester; http://www.destinationcw.org)
CLINTONVILLE - HolidayVille (December 8, 12-4PM, throughout Clintonville; http://www.experienceclintonville.com)

Among the Weekend Events:
The Columbus Comedy Festival at several venues in and around Downtown Columbus, August 14-18
CBUS Soul Fest at Genoa Park on August 17
The Columbus Hilliard Food Truck Festival on August 17 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds
The Olde Towne East Jazz Festival, August 16-18 at Blackburn Park in Olde Towne East
RiseUp CBUS at Columbus Commons, August 15 at Columbus Commons in Downtown Columbus
Beats and Brews at Kaufman Plaza, outside the Main Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library on August 17 (1-5PM, 21+ only)

Comfest is this weekend at Goodale Park. Come say "Hi" to WCRS/WGRN/Radio 614 Volunteers/Personalities.

PARADES:
JUNE 29:
Westland (starts at West Broad Street and Old Village Road, ending at Norton Middle School, 9AM

JULY 3:
Red, White & Boom!, Starts at Bicentennial Park, 5:30PM

FIREWORKS:
JUNE 29:
Pataskala

JULY 3:
Gahanna
Groveport
Obetz
Pickerington
Reynoldsburg
Whitehall
and
Red, White & Boom!