Shows by Venue
The calendar is updated every Sunday with the next 4 weeks of events. Send your Columbus music related events, podcasts, streams or any other input to joel@cringe.com.
This is a test of a new version of the Live Shows Calendar with all 4 weeks of upcoming shows on a single looooong page.
AUGUST 10 - SEPTEMBER 6
Streaming/Online Events
Mon: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Mon: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Mon: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)
Tue: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Tue: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Tue: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)
Wed: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Wed: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Wed: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)
Thu: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Thu: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Thu: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)
Fri: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Fri: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Fri: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)
Sun: Concerts @ Ohio State on WOSU 1-2pm
Sun: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Sun: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)
Sat: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Sat: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)
934 Gallery - 614-397-8948
Wed 19: 934 Fest Happy Hour 7pm
Sat 22: Movie Screening: Poser (free) 8:30pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-461-5483
Wed 12: The String Cheese Incident Pre-Show Happy Hour 4pm
Sat 15: Gannon Fremin & CCREV, Jaxon Malone Band 7pm
Tue 18: Mountain Grass Unit - Appalachian Smoke Tour 7pm
Wed 19: Brit Floyd Pre-Show Happy Hour 5pm
Sun 23: Ella Mai Pre-Show Happy Hour 4:30pm
Fri 28: Gavin Adcock Pre-Show Happy Hour 3:30pm
Sat 29: The Southern Truth Tour Pre-Show Happy Hour 5pm
Fri 4: Insane Clown Posse Pre-Show Happy Hour 4pm
A.W.O.L. - 614-621-8779
Mon: Karaoke (ages 21+) 10pm
Wed: Showtunes (ages 21+) 8pm
Thu: Stomp Line Dance Lessons (ages 21+) 7pm
Thu: Karaoke (ages 21+) 10pm
Sat 15: Gear: DJ Mitch 10pm
Sun 16: Buns & Brews Cookout: Gay World Series Benefit 4pm
Fri 21: Insinct Kinks & Collars: DJ Mitch
Sat 29: Chris Mercier 10pm
Thu 3: Jocks & Socks: DJ Rob Moore 9pm
Fri 4: Locker Room: DJ Mitch (ages 21+) 9pm
Sat 5: Third Base: DJ Neon the Glowgobear 9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun: Excesss Trivia Hosted by Ryan Canon 1-3pm
Sun: Excesss Karaoke Hosted by Dave Casto 10pm -1am
Thu 13: Kill Bill: The Rapper, Ashtin Larold ($23-$63, all ages) 7pm
Fri 14: Silver Cave - "Kindness is An Art" Release ($12, all ages) 7pm
Sat 15: Punk Rock Pawn Shop (free) 12n
Sat 15: Unsanctioned Pro: #UPReal [No Ring + Live Music] ($25, all ages) 7:15pm
Sun 16: Joyce Manor ($39.50, all ages) 7pm [SOLD OUT]
Tue 18: Wilt ($20, all ages) 7pm
Wed 19: Healing Gems 7pm
Thu 20: Comehelpglo ($18, all ages) 7pm [SOLD OUT]
Sat 22: REZN, Lume ($20, all ages) 7pm
Tue 25: Ritual Breaks ($25, all ages) 7pm
Wed 26: Backhand Blue ($13)
Thu 27: Atta Boy ($25, all ages) 7pm
Fri 28: Nunslaughter, Unholy Swarm, Church ($25) 7pm
Sat 29: Futurebirds ($22, all ages) 7pm
Sun 30: Faetooth, Latter, Bosses ($20, all ages) 6pm
Wed 2: Keep Flying ($15, all ages) 7pm
Fri 4: Ben Quad, Macseal ($25, all ages) 6:30pm
Apt B.
Fri 14: Casa de Amor: Amor b2b Zlati, Karlyn, Turnmeuptone, Trill (free/rsvp, ages 21+) 9pm
Art Haus Unlimited - 614-216-1382
Sun 16: Twilight Soirée: McCallister ($5-$50/pwyc) 7:30pm
The Attic - 614-309-8061
Wed: Wednesday Night Comedy Open Mic 7pm
Tue 11: Twofer Tuesday Crowdwork Comedy Show 8pm
Thu 13: Dru Montana 8pm
Fri 14: Winston Hodges 7pm , 9pm
Sat 15: Chaunté Wayans 7pm , 9pm
Sat 15: The Attic After Dark live EDM: Subform D&B 11pm
Sun 16: Kali Scott 8pm
Tue 18: Twofer Tuesday Crowdwork Comedy Show 8pm
Fri 21: Rosey Catherine 7pm
Sat 22: OGs, Uncs and Young Bucks Comedy 7pm
Sat 22: Paige Gallagher & Friends 9:30pm
Tue 25: Twofer Tuesday Crowdwork Comedy Show 8pm
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: Kasaun Wilson 8pm
Fri 28: Learnmore Jonasi 7pm
Fri 28: Comedian Learnmore Jonasi (Show 2) 9pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Bombed - An Interactive Crowd Work Comedy Show 9pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: The Attic After Dark 11pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Ha Ha Kedavra w/ Magician Hanowell 4pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Popup Comedy Jam 7pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Drew Dunn 9pm
Sat 29: The Attic After Dark Live EDM: Kinkade, Bettrdaze, Mystery DJ 11pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: Open Mic 3pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: Cleveland Invades the Columbus Comedy Fest - Hosted by Noah Ryan 6pm
Sun 30: Jazmyn W - Soft and Dangerous 8pm
Fri 4: Joey Bragg 7pm
Axis Nightclub - 380-239-2728
Fri: Friday Fever (ages 21+) 10pm -2am
Sat: Saturday Night Dance Party (ages 21+) 10pm -2am
Sun: Sunday Church (ages 21+) 10pm -2am
Fri 14: Candy Polk-A-Dotty: Safe Word 10pm
Sat 22: Haus of Icon: Prince (ages 21+) 8pm
Bada Bean Bada Booze (Italian Village) - 614-318-1296
Tue: Trivia Twoozeday 7-9pm
Bada Bean Bada Booze (Quarry Trails) - 614-809-1259
Tue: Trivia Night 7-9pm
Wed: Cosmos & Crafts 4-10pm
Thu: Off The Record: Jazz Night 7-9pm
Fri: Classic Movies and Cocktails 4-10pm
Sat 15: Lily Bloom Duo 4-6pm
Sat 29: Liz & Devi 4-6pm
Barcelona - 614-443-3699
Wed 12: Midweek Music: Stan Smith 6-8pm
Wed 19: Midweek Music: Doug Hare with Troy Kunkler 6-8pm
Wed 26: Midweek Music: Nathan Snyder 6-8pm
Wed 2: Midweek Music: Paul Marsh 6-8pm
Beeline - 614-532-5071
Mon: Bingo 7-9pm
Sat 15: SaturDAY Party - Tiki Edition at the Yard: Mojoflo, Copper Hawkins, DJ Sequel 2pm -2am
Beer Barrel (Dublin Green) - 614-681-3663
Thu 13: George Barrie 6-9pm
Thu 20: Live Music 6-9pm
Beer Barrel (Easton) - 614-681-3663
Thu: Live Music 6pm
Beer Barrel (Hilliard) - 614-681-3663
Thu 13: Ethan Timm 6-9pm
Bexley Public Library - 614-231-2793
Tue: Songs, Signs, and Rhymes 10:30-11am
Thu 20: Third Thursday Singer-Songwriter Concert Series - Hosted by Parker MacDonell with Guest Artist Jasey Schnaars 6:30-8pm
Sun 30: Tea at Three: Columbus Jazz Celebrates Miles Davis and John Coltrane 3-4pm
Bicentennial Park - 614-645-7995
Fri 14: Dumpstaphunk (free) 7-9pm
Fri 4: CBUS Soul Fest 4-10pm
Sat 5: CBUS Soul Fest 4-10pm
Black Swan Bar & Grill - 614-319-3091
Tue: Tuesday Line Dance Mania! 7pm
Wed: Karaoke 6pm
Sat: Saturday Line Dance Night 7pm
Thu 13: One Number Off, The Killer 7pm
Fri 14: Summer Meltdown 7pm
Thu 20: The Cops, Fat Old Sons 7pm
Blue Danube - 614-732-0042
Thu: Excesss Karaoke 9pm -1am
Bluegrass Musicians Supply - 614-443-3558
Sat: Jam 10am -3pm
Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Sat 5: The Ultimate Doors: Tribute to The Doors 7pm
Bobcat Sports Bar - 614-642-4125
Wed: Bingo 7:30pm
Thu: Music Trivia 7pm
Bodi - 614-852-2258
Fri: Salsa Fridays: Cale, Jhonba, David Hernandez
Mon 17: Monday Flowers: DJ Cale, I'm Mia (rsvp) 6-10pm
Boulevard Presbyterian Church - 614-263-4014
Mon 10: Vaughn Wiester and his Famous Jazz Orchestra: Special Guest Vocalist Brian Michael Smith ($15, $10 students, cash only) 7:30-10pm
Mon 17: Vaughn Wiester and his Famous Jazz Orchestra: Guest drummer Jeff Hamilton ($15, $10 students, cash only) 7:30-10pm
Mon 24: Vaughn Wiester and his Famous Jazz Orchestra: Guest vocalist Lisa Webster ($15, $10 students, cash only) 7:30-10pm
Bristol Republic - 614-929-5847
Sat 22: Billy Brown 12n -3pm, 8-11pm
Sat 22: Santero 8-11pm
Sun 23: Tom Lees 1-4pm
Thu 27: Ryan Mundy 9pm -12m
Fri 28: Andi Jo Taylor 9pm -12m
Fri 28: Devin Hike 10pm -1am
Sat 29: Yours For The Taking 1-4pm
Sun 30: Trae Myers 1-4pm
Thu 3: Trae Myers 9pm -12m
Thu 3: J.Testarossa 10pm -1am
Fri 4: Appalachian Outlaws 9pm -12m
Fri 4: J.Testarossa 10pm -1am
Sat 5: Ryan Mundy 9pm -12m
Sat 5: Soka 10pm -1am
Sun 6: Ryan Mundy 1-4pm
Budd Dairy Food Hall - 614-505-2630
Tue: XS Trivia Night with Excesss 7-9pm
Wed: The Big Bad Music Trivia Show with Mark Dantzer 7-9pm
Thu: Excesss Karaoke 7-10pm
Fri 14: Rooftop Vibes with DJ Pastel 8pm -12m
Sat 15: Rooftop Vibes with DJ Chicohimself 8pm -12m
Thu 20: Golden Hour presented by House Social 7-11pm
Fri 21: Rooftop Vibes with Koty - The Golfing DJ 8pm -12m
Sat 22: Clothing Swap & Closet Clean Out Event w/ Alyssa Rayburn and Chroma Matcha 12n -3pm
Sat 22: Rooftop Vibes with Koty - The Golfing DJ 8pm -12m
Fri 28: Rooftop Vibes with DJ Tom Atomix 8pm -12m
Sat 29: Rooftop Vibes with DJ Pastel 8pm -12m
Sun 30: Paint N' Sip with Tyistight Creatives 2-4pm
Buffalo Wild Wings (Grove City) - 614-808-4700
Fri: Music Bingo 6:30pm
Burnzie's Old Trail - 614-878-9315
Thu: Bingo 7-9pm
Fri: Karaoke 8pm -12m
Sat: Open Stage with Sparky Brewer 8-11pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 14: Stepbrothers (bluegrass) 7pm
Fri 21: Columbus Bluegrass Review (bluegrass) 7pm
Fri 28: Gipson & Fitz (bluegrass) 7pm
Fri 4: Other Brothers (bluegrass) 7pm
Caddy's Delight - 614-725-4209
Thu: Turntable Thursdays hosted by Treymo
Fri: Karaoke (free) 9pm
Sat: Karaoke (free) 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-725-5256
Mon: Open Mic Comedy hosted by Ty Moore (7pm sign up) 7-11pm
Wed: Excesss Karaoke! (free) 9pm -1am
Tue 11: Full Chamber Poetry/Open Mic 7 - 10pm
Thu 13: Wax Cafe: All vinyl house night w/ Chris Mckee & friends 8pm -12m
Fri 14: Oneida, Kinski, The Lindsay 7 - 11:30pm
Sat 15: Rat Fest 2026 ($18.45) 5pm -12m
Thu 20: Penis Geyser, Prolific Secreter, Phasm, Atomic Nuclear 7 - 11pm
Fri 21: KXD Rave: Lil Kevo303, Vxmitspit, Absolute Zero, Deionyx, DJ Airwalk, Dr Coop b2b Fullbody ($10/$15) 8pm -2am
Sat 22: The Shrimps Sunset Birthday Party DJ night: Simian & Burdy 9pm -2am
Sun 23: Gotobeds, The Kyle Sowashes, Brian Damage ($15/$20, ages 18+) 6-10pm
Tue 25: S T A T I C 7 - 11pm
Thu 27: Nesting 8pm - 1am
Fri 28: Sappho Disco Fundraiser 7pm - 2am
Sat 29: Outer Spacist, Pink Reason, Burning Itch, Jackoff Demons, DJ Ope Dokey 7pm - 1am
Thu 3: Magnavox's, Comrade Question, Spitcurl 7-10pm
Fri 4: Battlemind 8-11:30pm
Sat 5: Used Kids 40th Anniversary: Gross Motor (fmo Golden Pelicans, Sleeveens), DJ Ope Dokey 7-11:30pm
The Canabar - 614-253-7644
Wed: Karaoke 8pm
Cavan's Irish Pub - 614-725-5502
Mon: Musical Mondays with Benny showing Showtunes Videos 8:30pm
Wed: Karaoke Wednesday 10pm
Thu: Turnt Trivia with Amanda Punchfuk 9pm
Fri: Karaoke 10pm
Sat: Spank Bank Male Revue hosted by DJ Jeffy G 9pm
Sun: Ballz Bingo & Boys with Amanda Sue 9pm
The Cave - 614-323-5258
Thu 13: Reaggaeton Old to New: Cale, Jhonba 7pm
Fri 14: House Session: Behold b2b Flosé, Novare, Rocco (ages 21+) 9pm
Sat 15: House Session: Blancaflor b2b Smothers, La Joya, Hoon (ages 21+) 9pm
Fri 21: DnB Session: Tchoupa, Single Action, Slashjammer (ages 21+) 9pm
Sat 22: The Official Festival Latino Afters: Tweety, Bejacuz, Venee, Du Cale:
Fri 28: Get Down: Gio Lucca, Tweety, Santero, Wes Oooh (ages 21+) 9pm -2:30am
Sat 29: Bass Session: Klubhouse, Yilo, Vusive
Celeste Center - 614-644-3247
Sat 22: India Festival ($15) 9am -9pm
City Tavern - 614-826-2348
Wed: Excesss Trivia 7-9pm
Clintonville Books
Thu 13: The Other Open Mic: A Poetry Thing 6:30-8pm
Sun 16: New/Classic Sci-Fi Bookclub: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau 3-4pm
Mon 17: Meditation (free, rsvp) 8-9pm
Sun 23: Fears for Queers Bookclub: The Book Eaters 6-7pm
Tue 25: Gabor Book Release 6:30-7:30pm
Mon 31: Meditation (free, rsvp) 8-9pm
Sun 6: Shorties Book Club: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 1-2pm
Clintonville Community Resource Center - 614-268-8118
Thu 20: Third Thursdays: Funky Brewster 5-9pm
Columbus Comedy Fest (Secret Location)
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Don't Tell Comedy 7pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Don't Tell Comedy 9pm
Columbus Commons - 614-545-4701
Thu: Food Truck Food Court 11am -2pm
Thu: Free Play at the Commons 11am -4pm
Tue: Free Play at the Commons 11am -4pm
Fri 14: The Navigators 6-10pm
Sat 15: Common Ground Concert: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers - Indigo Park Tour 6-10:30pm
Fri 21: Family Movie Night - Elemental (free) 7pm
Sat 22: ¡Festival Latino! 12n -8pm
Sun 23: ¡Festival Latino! 12n -7pm
Thu 27: Free Local and Live Concert: Fort Hayes Music Program and Joey Aich 6-8pm
Sat 29: Black Flix & Chill: Poetic Justice 7-9:30pm
Fri 4: The Dead Revival Band, The Groove Brothers Band: A Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band 6-10pm
Sun 6: Shadowbox Live: Women of Rock 6-10pm
Columbus Mennonite Church
614-263-3851/ info@billcohensings.org
Sun 6: Concert for a Meaningful Labor Day - Celebrating All Who Work ($20/donation) 4-5:30pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Canal Winchester) - 614-645-2275
Sat 15: Piano Concert - Music of Female Composers 3-4pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Gahanna) - 614-645-2275
Sat 22: American Irish (free) 2-3pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Hilliard) - 614-645-2275
Sun 30: The Ohio Alphorn Band 3-4pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Marion-Franklin) - 614-645-2275
Sat 15: Kevin Hagans Violin Concert 3-4pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library (Reynoldsburg) - 614-645-2275
Thu 13: Celtic Strings Duo Ensemble 6-7pm
Columbus Museum of Art - 614-221-6801
Sun 16: Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac ($37.50, $49.50, $73) 6:30pm
Sun 16: Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons ($44.50, $58.50, $84) 8:45pm
Thu 13: BAM Thursdays: Melanie Pagani, All AAPI Queer Variety Show featuring Maja Jera, Umi Naughty, Manny Nuff, SK Kim (free) 5-10pm
Thu 20: A Tribe for Jazz: David Adewumi Quintet 7-8:30pm
Thu 20: BAM Thursdays: J.Testarossa, The Nest Theatre (free) 5-10pm
Thu 27: BAM Thursdays: Bad Trip Show + Topher & Dan, Whirlwind Dance (free) 5-10pm
Thu 3: BAM Thursdays (free) 5-10pm
Combustion Brewery & Taproom (Clintonville) - 614-914-5112
Sun: Make the Grade Trivia with Dr. A 6:30pm
Sat 15: Prints & Pints 9 12n
Crazee Mule Pub & Grill - 614-818-9007
Tue 18: Rainmaker Blues Trio 6-9pm
Tue 1: Rainmaker Blues Trio 6-9pm
Crescent Lounge - 614-826-0108
Tue: Trivia Tuesdays 7-9pm
Sat: Karaoke 8pm -12m
Crestfest
Sat 15: Sacred Shimmy (belly dancing), Whetstone Jazz Ensemble, Quintet, Simone Edwards, Henry Harnetty, Birdsong, Shane Sweeney (of Two Cow Garage), Ron House, The Dad Band, Parker Paul Live Karaoke (free, all ages) 11:30am -9pm
Crooked Can - 614-219-1500
Tue: I Drink and I Know Things Trivia 7-9pm
Sat 15: Town and Country 6-9pm
Sun 16: Chaz 3-6pm
Thu 20: Allison Road 6-9pm
Sun 23: Driving Guitars 3-6pm
Thu 27: That's the Breaks 6-9pm
Sun 30: Chuck Starr 3-6pm
Fri 4: Allison Road 6-9pm
Sun 6: Town and Country 6-9pm
Cure 614
Tue: DJ 6-8pm
Tue: Trivia 8-10pm
Tue: Karaoke 10pm -12m
Sun 16: 45Alive Vinyl Throwbacks: DJ Prime (free) 3pm
Fri 21: Kultura: Mad White, Envy, Uriah 9pm -1am
Dafuque on High
Thu: Pub Trivia 7pm
Fri: Indie Comedy Collective Open Mic 9pm
The Daily Bar
Sun: Mixedologies Trivia 5-7pm
The Dallas at Milo
Mon: The Dallas Recording Workshop 6-9pm
Wed: Open Mic - Originals Only 7-10pm
Tue 11: Open Art 2-4pm , 7-9pm
Thu 13: Let Loose Thursdays Adult's Only 7-10pm
Fri 14: Brushes and Buds 6-9pm
Sat 15: Back to School Supply Giveaway 2-8pm
Sat 15: Anything But A Cup 8pm -12m
Tue 18: Open Art 2-4pm , 7-9pm
Thu 20: Tertiary Thursdays 8-10pm
Fri 21: King Golden Birthday Bash 7pm -12m
Sat 22: 8UpArt/Unk's Birthday 8pm -12m
Tue 25: Open Art 2-4pm , 7-9pm
Thu 27: Let Loose Thursdays Adult's Only 7-10pm
Fri 28: The Dallas Fam Music Showcase 8pm -12m
Sun 30: Brushes & Buds 2-5pm
Daniel Crease Multicultural Center
Sun: Weekly Blues Jam ($10, musicians free, byob) 6-11pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Mon: Derek DiCenzo (free) 10pm -2am
Tue: Bluegrass Jam (free) 10pm -2am
Wed: Colin Lazarski Organ Trio (free)
Sun: Wally Mitchel (free) 8-11pm
Thu 13: Troy Kunkler Quartet 9:30pm
Fri 14: Lady Nikki & Ed Robinson Situation 10pm
Sat 15: Charles Earland B3 Trio 10pm
Thu 20: Stealin' Apples: Benny Goodman/Lionel Hampton Tribute 9:30pm
Fri 21: Leytze Plays West Coast Cool 6pm
Fri 21: Jenny & The Street Walkers, The Knot Brothers 10р)
Sat 22: The Hip Replacements 6pm
Sat 22: LAJ 10pm
Thu 27: Sopko/Kunkler 9:30pm
Fri 28: In The Pocket 6pm
Fri 28: Colin Lazarski Organ Quintet ft. Jim Powell & Pete Mills 10pm
Sat 29: Paul Goll Memorial Show 10pm
Dirty Dungarees - 614-263-6363
Mon 10: Bloodtied, Infectious Waste, Suspectum, Anatomize, Spudbag 7-11pm
Tue 11: Mold, Rose Ceremony, Eyes without a Face, Never Knows Best, Middling ($10) 7-11pm
Thu 13: Sykamore Palestine Benefit 6-11pm
Fri 14: Val's Bday: Spudbag, Goalpost, Joan Of Archc, Itsaprivilege2Bforgiven ($10) 7pm
Sat 15: Wing Eating Competition round 2: Mutilatred, Livid, Dawn of Agony, Domestic Terror, Eye Contact, Lucky Shot ($10-$15/pwyc, $25 to eat) 5pm
Sun 16: Upnow, 40 ft To Go, Cocytus, Perfect, Sykamore 7-11pm
Tue 18: Pale Horse: Worst, Two-Piece, Big Tobacco, Significant Threat, Joan of Arc ($12/$15) 8:30-9:30pm
Wed 19: Abraded 7-11pm
Fri 21: Punk Black 7-11pm
Sat 22: RK Maroon 7-11pm
Sun 23: Collyde - Square One, Posicion Unida, Tears of Blood, Justification, Xtobearx 6-11pm
Wed 26: Sour Tooth 5-11pm
Thu 27: Dead People Park, Witches Wedding 6-11pm
Sat 29: Lucky Feeling 7-11pm
Sun 30: Torment, Xkwizite 7-11pm
Mon 31: Midmajor 6-11pm
Thu 3: Tape and Tears 6-11pm
District West - 614-826-8060
Mon: Whiskey Tango Bingo 7pm
Wed 12: Star Search 2 9pm
Fri 14: Viva Virginia 8pm
Fri 14: Melanated: Twist That 11:30pm
Sat 15: Viva Virginia 8pm
Sun 16: Viva Virginia 1pm
Sun 16: Don't Tell Gretta: Live Piano Cabaret 5:30pm
Wed 19: Star Search 2 9pm
Fri 21: Viva Virginia 8pm
Sat 22: Viva Virginia 5pm , 9pm
Sun 23: Don't Tell Gretta: Live Piano Cabaret 5:30pm
Thu 27: Kings Fest: Arena of Kings 8pm
Fri 28: Kings Fest: Kings Assembly 8pm
Sat 29: Kings Fest: Kings of Combat 8pm
Sun 30: Kings Fest: Feast of Kings 2pm
Sun 30: Don't Tell Gretta: Live Piano Cabaret 5:30pm
Dolphin Lounge - 614-475-9944
Mon: Ric Boals Blues Jam 7pm
Tue: Tuesday Live Music Showcase 7:30pm
Wed: Wednesday Birddog Whiskey Karaoke 7:30pm
Thu: Thursday Night Karaoke 7:30pm
Fri: Friday Night Karaoke 7:30pm
Donatos Basement/Club D (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Tue: Trivia 7:30pm
Fri 21: Short North - EP Release, Savi, Tay-O ($12, all ages) 7pm
Fri 14: Dot Dot Curve, Unhealthy While Unhinged, Portray the Broken, Wavy Awakening, The Final Seconds Suffering ($18/$25, all age) 6pm
Thu 3: Fires in the Distance, Hinayana ($22.66) 7pm
Double Eagle Spirits & Sports - 614-505-3090
Wed 12: Rich Byrnes
Fri 14: Blowie & the Hootfish
Fri 21: Daniel Bell
Wed 26: Rich Byrnes
Tue 18: Carla
Drexel Theatre - 614-231-1050
Tue 18: Bexley Library Trivia @ the Drexel 7-8pm
Duecento IV - 330-209-3069
Tue: Karaoke 8pm -12m
Wed: What the Funk Music Trivia 8-10pm
Fri: DJs 9pm
Fri 28: 90s House: Behold, Sebastian Fabrice 9:30pm -2am
Fri 4: EDM Bass Night: DJ Griff, Wubwaffles, Plan Bri B2B Slay K, Hyper 9:30pm -2am
Ecstatic Dance
Sun: Ecstatic Dance (all ages) 1-3:30pm
Edison Brewing Company - 614-762-6183
Tue: Trivia 7-9pm
Thu 13: Wib Schneider & Friends LIVE 6-9pm
Fri 14: Brandi Sparks 7-10pm
Sat 15: Mustard Club 10am -12m
Sat 15: Reid Coleman 7-10pm
Thu 20: Devin Henry 6-9pm
Fri 21: The Usual Suspects & The Repeat Offenders 7-10pm
Sat 22: Groove Brothers 7-10pm
Sun 23: Taste of Gahanna Biergarten
Thu 27: JT Hillier 6-9pm
Fri 28: LA Chic 7-10pm
Sat 29: Hops and Vines Beer Event
Sat 29: Saylor Twift 7-10pm
Thu 3: Will Freed 6-9pm
Fri 4: Hairy Buffalos 7-10pm
Sat 5: Late Night Alibi 7-10pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon: Open Stage with Matt Jones (7pm sign-up) 8-11pm
Tue: DJ Peaches and Phantom & Karaoke
Wed: Trivia Night 7-9pm
Wed: DJ Timmah 9pm -1am
Thu: Karaoke with Excesss Karaoke 9pm -1am
Sun: Rick Collura's Blues Jam 3-7pm
Sun: Karaoke with Excesss Karaoke 9pm -1am
Tue 11: Hizzy Fits, The Beatdowns, AMP 7-10pm
Wed 12: Ricky Liontones, Sooop, Carnage of the Witch 9pm
Fri 14: Danny DeSantis 6-7pm
Fri 14: Sonic Canvas and BFAD 7-11pm
Sat 15: Bingo 4-6pm
Sat 15: Blues Therapy 8pm -12m
Fri 21: Lucky Blu 6-8pm
Fri 21: Leah Miller 8pm
Fri 21: Willie Phoenix 9:30pm -1am
Sat 22: Katie Reider 1-6pm
Sat 22: Third Degree 7-9pm
Sat 22: Don Norman Band 9:30-11:30pm
Thu 27: Jeff Huston 6-8pm
Fri 28: Rootabaga 6-8pm
Fri 28: Shorty Allen and the Skirt Chasers, Rabit Dog, The Cunning Tongues, Atomic Zombies 9pm -1am
Sat 29: Bingo 4-6pm
Sat 29: 614 Musicians United Benefit 7-11pm
Sat 5: Bingo 4-6pm
Eupouria
Thu: Trivia 7pm
Thu: Karaoke 10pm
Fadó Irish Pub - 614-418-0066
Mon: Pub Quiz with Quizmaster Jess 6pm
Fri 21: Half Pints 7-10pm
Fri 28: Thomas Lees and Eric Dove 7-10pm
Fifteen32 Social - 614-732-4156
Fri 21: Braxton Garza 8:30-11:30pm
Fives Up High - 614-886-3780
Wed: The Best Damn Trivia in the Land 9pm
Flint Station - 614-634-6224
Wed: Line Dancing with Mary Beth 6:30-8:30pm
Fri 14: Toast 7-10pm
Sat 15: Moving to Boise 7-10pm
Sun 16: Acoustic Sundays: Ryan Otis Bandy 4-7pm
Fri 21: The Jon Cross Band 7-10pm
Sat 22: Nicklebox 7-10pm
Fri 28: CT4 7-10pm
Sat 29: Old School Groove 7-10pm
Fri 4: CYNTsation Band 7-10pm
Sat 5: That's The Breaks 7-10pm
Forum - 614-972-6004
Sat 29: Ayybo, Flurry, Juice, Oli B2B Sassy ($15-$60, ages 18+) 9pm
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Fri 14: Food Truck Festival: A Band Called Dreamland, Johnny Moderation, Drew Diligence, DJ Matty Sexton ($5) 4-10pm
Sat 15: Food Truck Festival: DJ Logic with Robert Randolph and Friends, Friends of the Dead, Stage Five Clinger, School of Rock (Dublin), George Barrie from Doc Robinson, DJ Matty Sexton ($5) 11am -10pm
Sun 30: Columbus International Festa-val
Franklin Park Conservatory - 614-464-0066
Thu 13: ProMusica Summer Music Series: A Classical Evening 8pm
Fri 14: ProMusica Summer Music Series: A Classical Evening 8pm
Franklinton Arts District - 614-321-5316
Fri 14: Good Market 6-10pm
The Funny Bone - 614-471-5653
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: Greg Fitzsimmons 7pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Arnez J 7pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Arnez J 9:45pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Arnez J 6:30pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Arnez J 9:15pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: Arnez J 6pm
Gabby's Tavern - 614-433-0583
Tue: Open Mic Night with host Sparky Brewer 7-10pm
Fri 14: Shaun Booker Dammit
Sat 15: Linden & Melvin
Fri 21: Royal Forest
Sat 22: Outpatient5
Fri 28: Feel Trip
Sat 29: Deep Cuts
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-469-0939
Thu 13: Pippin 7pm
Fri 14: Pippin 7pm
Sat 15: Pippin 2pm , 7pm
Sun 16: Pippin 2pm
Thu 20: Pippin 7pm
Fri 21: Pippin 7pm
Sat 22: Pippin 2pm , 7pm
Sun 23: Pippin 2pm
Thu 27: Pippin 7pm
Fri 28: Pippin 7pm
Sat 29: Pippin 2pm , 7pm
Sun 30: Pippin 2pm
Wed 2: Johnstone Fund for New Music: Transient Canvas: Finding Balance (free) 7pm
Gatsby's Bar and Grill - 614-476-0088
Wed: Open Mic w/ Danny Lang 7-11pm
Thu: Right On Main 7-10pm
Tue 11: John Schwab & Tom Krouss 6-9pm
Thu 13: Heindog & Stadz 7-11pm
Fri 14: AJ Angelo 5-8pm
Fri 14: For Pete's Sake 8pm -12m
Sat 15: Music Trivia 7-9pm
Sat 15: Late Night Alibi 7-11pm
Tue 18: John Schwab & Andy Paczak 6-9pm
Wed 19: Music Trivia w/ CT! 7-9pm
Fri 21: Dave Clo 5-8pm
Fri 21: Blue Spectrum 8-11pm
Sat 22: Dueling Pianos 3-5pm
Sat 22: The Trains 7-10pm
Tue 25: John Schwab & Phil Clark 6-9pm
Fri 28: AJ Angelo 5-8pm
Fri 28: Change It Up Charlie 8-11pm
Sat 29: Music Trivia 7-9pm
Tue 1: John Schwab & Randy Goinc6-9pm
Wed 2: Music Trivia w/ CT! 7-9pm
Fri 4: Blake Lang 5-8pm
Fri 4: Soul Revival 8pm -12m
Sat 5: Jimi & the CoolCatsc 8pm -12m
Giammarco's Italian Restaurant - 614-895-8890
Tue 11: AJ Angelo
Wed 12: Steve Bumgarner
Thu 13: Too Bit Pickers
Fri 14: Hat Trick
Sat 15: Rich Byrnes
Wed 19: Annies Orphans
Thu 20: Zayne
Fri 21: Free Range Chicken
Sat 22: Off The Charts
Tue 25: AJ Angelo
Wed 26: Brian D Day
Thu 27: Lonnie Freeman
Fri 28: Dave Powers
Sat 29: Daniel Bell
Thu 3: Jerry Loos
Fri 4: Hawc 6-9pm
Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge - 614-929-5298
Tue 11: Tino Kayafas Jazz Trio ($10) 6-7:30pm
Wed 12: Chuck Starr ($10) 6-7:15pm
Thu 13: Doctor Thunder Quartet ($10) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pm
Fri 14: Andy Woodson Trio ($10) 5:30-6:30pm
Fri 14: James Gaiters ($30) 7:15-8:45pm
Sat 15: Lorenzo Monk Quartet ($10) 5:30-6:30pm
Sat 15: Colin Lazarski Trio ($30) 7:15-8:45pm
Tue 18: George DeLancey Trio ($10) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pm
Wed 19: Parker Lewis Quintet ($10) 6-7:30pm
Thu 20: Norside ($10) 6-7:30pm
Fri 21: Dave Shelton Trio ($10) 5:30-6:30pm
Fri 21: Emily Syring ($30) 7:15-8:45pm
Sat 22: Randy Mather Quartet ($10) 5:30-6:30pm
Sat 22: Levi Brown & the Smokin' Section ($30) 7:15-8:45pm
Tue 25: Ben Maloney presents Sonic Visions Quartet ($10) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pm
Wed 26: Robert Dove Quintet ($10) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pm
Thu 27: Bradley Mellen's New Bad Idea ($10) 6-7:30pm
Fri 28: Iroe and Friends ($10) 5:30-6:30pm
Fri 28: Tony Hagood Trio ($30) 7:15-8:45pm , 9:30-11pm
Sat 29: The Jerry Powell Experience ($10) 5:30-6:30pm
Sat 29: Ria Blaq ($30) 7:15-8:45pm
Tue 1: Jasmine Spitzer ($10) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pm
Wed 2: Whirlybirds ($10) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pm
Thu 3: Mary McClendon ($15) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pm
Fri 4: Erik Augis Trio ($10) 5:30-6:30pm
Fri 4: Pete Mills Quartet ($30) 7:15-8:45pm , 9:30-11pm
Sat 5: Robert Mason ($10) 5:30-6:30pm
Sat 5: Phil DeGreg Trio ($30) 7:15-8:45pm
Giuseppe's Ritrovo - 614-235-4300
Tue: Birdshack 6-8:30pm
Global Gallery Coffee House - 614-262-5535
Wed: Open Mic 5:30-7pm
Fri 14: Henry Harnetty 6-8pm
Sun 16: Sunday Songwriter Showcase 1-3pm
Fri 21: One Eyed Moma 6-8pm
Fri 28: The Groovekeepers 6-8pm
Sun 30: Open Mic! Hosted by Brian Clash 5-7pm
Fri 4: Turp Deluxe 6-8pm
Sat 5: Concert for Clintonville: Leytze Jazz Five, Moonbats, Dad Band, Royal Forest, Six Feet Apart 2-8pm
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Sat 15: Worthington Chamber Orchestra 7-9pm
Greek Orthodox Church - 614-224-9020
Fri 4: Greek Festival ($10 weekend pass, free ages 12-, military, first responders) 4-11pm
Sat 5: Greek Festival ($10 weekend pass, free ages 12-, military, first responders) 11am -11pm
Sun 6: Greek Festival ($10 weekend pass, free ages 12-, military, first responders) 12n -11pm
Gresso's - 614-444-0131
Tue: Big Head Trivia 7-8pm
Half Baked Brew (Short North) - 614-670-4020
Mon: EMOndays Open Mic 8pm
Tue: Jonny's Titties Is Out Karaoke 9pm
Thu: Sonic Temple Karaoke 8pm
Sun: Fornite Sundays 4:20pm
Harry Buffalo (Westerville) - 614-794-1600
Fri 14: The Martini Affair 8pm
Sat 15: Clubber Lang 8pm
Fri 21: LDNL 8pm
Sat 22: Shucking Bubba Deluxe 8pm
Fri 28: Trailer Park Ninjas 8pm
Sat 29: Rock this Way 7pm
Fri 4: Fat Dog 8pm
Sat 5: Bling Crosby 8pm
The Hashtag Comedy Co.
Fri 14: The Hashtag Comedy Improv Show 7-8:15pm
Fri 14: Like My Coffee - Season 3 9-10:15pm
Sat 15: Live with Murph & Tye 7-8:15pm
Fri 21: TBD: The Improvised Musical! 7-8:30pm
Fri 21: The Long Game: A *NEW* Long Form Improv Show 9-10:15pm
Sat 22: Canada Wet: Survivor: Improv 7-8:15pm
Sat 22: Last Call Saturday Night Short Form Improv Show 9-10:15pm
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: Tale of Two Forms 7pm
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: Shocktale Hour w/ Joel Savage 9pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Hashtag Comedy Improv Shows 9pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Hot People Near You 7pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: The Booked Open Mic 10:30pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Keep it Clean 5pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Ladies of the Night 10:30pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Meemaw's House 7pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: TBD: The Improvised Musical 9pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: Laugh Out Loud Comedy Show Taping 7pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: Like My Coffee Gameshow 5pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: OSU Buckeye Stand Up Club Show 9pm
Fri 4: Hashtag Comedy: KC Shornima 7-8:15pm
Sat 5: Hashtag Comedy: KC Shornima 7-8:15pm
Headley Park (Gahanna) - 614-464-0066
Sat 15: ProMusica Chamber Orchestra: LIVE at Headley Park 4pm
Hey Hey Bar & Grill - 614-445-9512
Wed: Karaoke with KJ Kenny 8-11pm
High Beck Tavern - 614-224-0886
Wed: Excesss Karaoke 8pm -12m
Thu: Excesss Karaoke 10pm -1am
Hillard Civic & Cultural Arts Center
Sun 16: Columbus Chorus (free, all ages) 7pm
Sun 23: Ladies of Longford (free, all ages) 7pm
Sun 30: Hat Trick (free, all ages) 7pm
Sat 5: 1776 (free, all ages) 7pm
Sun 6: 1776 (free, all ages) 7pm
Hillard's Station Park - 614-876-5200
Thu 13: Fleetwood Gold (free) 6:30-9pm
HillGarten - 614-319-3427
Tue: Bingo Night 6:30-7:30pm
Fri 14: Rainmaker Blues 7-10pm
Sat 15: Talk Boy Trio 7-10pm
Fri 21: JT Hillier & Brian Douglas Day 7-10pm
Sat 22: The Fair Weathered 7-10pm
Fri 28: The Funky Uncles 7-10pm
Sat 29: Whirl 7-10pm
Sat 5: Rainmaker Blues 7-10pm
Fri 4: Bob Rizzo 6:30-9:30pm
Hofbrauhaus - 614-294-2437
Tue 11: Family Night 6-9pm
Tue 11: Squeezin & Wheezin - Mike Farrenkopf 6-8pm
Fri 14: Tyler Fairburn 6-9pm
Sat 15: Tyler Fairburn 6-9pm
Sun 16: Dave Sabatka 5-8pm
Fri 21: Tyler Fairburn 6-9pm
Sat 22: Tyler Fairburn 6-9pm
Sun 23: Dave Sabatka 5-8pm
Sat 29: Bob Piascik 6-9pm
Sun 30: Dave Sabatka 5-8pm
Tue 1: Squeezin & Wheezin - Mike Farrenkopf 6-8pm
Fri 4: Tyler Fairburn 6-9pm
Sat 5: Tyler Fairburn 6-9pm
Sun 6: Dave Sabatka 5-8pm
Hollywood Casino - 614-308-3333
Fri 14: The Purple Xperience 8pm
Fri 21: The Fab Four - The Ultimate Tribute 8pm
Honest Friend Brewing
Mon 10: Craft Night with Craft Raccoon 6-8pm
Mon 10: Bingo with Freddie 7-9pm
Tue 11: Summer League Trivia with Jessi 7-9pm
Thu 13: Backgammon Club: Social Gammon Night 6pm
Fri 14: Comedy Show: Tattoos and Tarot 7-9pm
Sat 15: Tiny Craft Club: Critter Edition 12n -2pm
Sat 15: Tortilla Making Workshop with Casa Karmelitas 12-2pm
Sun 16: Brunchlesque 12n
Mon 17: Bingo with Freddie 7-9pm
Tue 18: Summer League Trivia with Jessi 7-9pm
Thu 20: Jazz Night with Alex Daniel and Friends 7-9pm
Fri 21: Happenstance: Preservation 6-9pm
Wed 26: Beers and Board Games 5:30-9pm
Sun 30: Drag Brunch: Camp Kyoshi 1pm
House of Cai - 614-832-1488
Thu 13: Thrown Over, Mawss!, Pittsburgh Princess ($10, ages 21+, byob) 7pm
India Oak Grill - 614-261-9355
Tue: Excess Trivia 7pm
Sun: Bluzcatz Blues Jam w/ Bill Lewandowski 6-9pm
Fri 14: Amy Evans & Bob McCann 8-11pm
Sat 15: Turp Deluxe 8pm -12m
Fri 21: Don Norman 8pm -12m
Sat 22: Blue Eyes Black 8pm -12m
Fri 28: Outpatient 5 8pm -12m
Sat 29: Rubix Cubes 8pm -12m
Fri 4: The Liquor Talking 8pm -12m
Sat 5: Astro Cat 8pm -12m
Junto Hotel - 614-607-6700
Fri 14: The Lawn at High Water Alley: Summer Music Series: Angela Perley 6pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue: Music Open Mic 8pm
Wed: Poetry Open Mic
Thu 13: Swing Three Jazz Trio
Fri 14: Drunk PowerPoint 8:30pm
Sat 15: BeachKitty - music
Thu 20: Cbus Comedy
Fri 21: Jazz - Parker Wilkinson
Sat 22: Dad Bod Comedy Show
Fri 28: Hansen & Maddie with Friends 6pm
Sat 29: Ess and Jessica Collins - music
Fri 4: Board game night 8pm
Sat 5: Drag Variety/Game Show
Kemba Live - 614-461-5483
Wed 12: The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Tour 6pm
Wed 19: RDP Foodservice Presents Brit Floyd 7pm
Sun 23: Ella Mai - Do You Still Love Me? Tour, AMA, Girlfriend 6:30pm
Fri 28: Gavin Adcock: The Day I Hang It Up Tour, Corey Kent, The Creekers 5:30pm
Sat 29: The Southern Truth Tour feat. Boosie x Webbie with Special Guest Pleasure P 7pm
Fri 4: Insane Clown Posse 6pm
King Arts Complex - 614-645-5464
Sat 15: The Listening Room Presents: Straight Through, An Atemporal Experience 2-4pm
The King of Clubs - 614-396-7114
Sat 15: Aldo Nova 6:30pm
Fri 21: Overtime - The Modern Day Outlaw Tour 6:30pm
Sat 22: Nostalgia 2000 6pm [SOLD OUT]
Sun 23: One Loud Goodbye - An event to honor Roy Boy Alexander (free) 5:30pm
Tue 25: Omega X 2026 Tour: No Limit 7pm
Fri 28: Rockett Mafia - 40th Anniversary Of Look What The Cat Dragged In 6:30pm
Sat 29: Toni Romiti: 16 Again Tour 7pm
Kingdom Image Arts Performing Center - 614-835-7743
Sat 22: Hawc Griffin 7-9pm
Sat 29: Back to School Festival 12n -4pm
Lafayette Lounge
Sat: DJs 7-9pm
Land Grant Brewing Co. - 614-427-3946
Tue: Trivia + A Movie 6:30pm
Thu: Music Trivia with What The Funk Music Trivia 7pm
Mon 10: Science Trivia: Presented by COSI 6:30pm
Fri 14: Salve! Season 4 8pm
Sat 15: Prints & Pints 9 12n
Sat 15: Emo Night Karaoke: Summer Tour 7pm
Sat 22: Rewind Live: 90s Featuring Talkboy Trio — Presented by FAD 7pm
Sat 29: 2x2 Hip-Hop Festival: RJD2 & Supastition, Illogic x Product, Vada Azeem x Jayswifa, Joey Aich & Dave Zup, Jean P The MC, Nezzy, P The Emcee, Mr. 44, Lingo, KJ the Cool Nerd, Ebri Yahloe, Rap Campp, UA Collective, Jae Esquire, Bree OTB, LethalFX (free)
Sun 6: Family Sundays 11am
Leap-N-Lizard's - 614-771-0062
Wed: Open Mic Night Live Broadcast 8pm
Thu: Karaoke Thursday Night 8pm
Sat: Karaoke Saturday Night 8pm
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Mon: Open Mic Night with Andy Shaw 9pm -12:30am
Tue: Excesss Trivia 7-9pm
Wed: Magic: The Gathering 6pm
Fri: Excesss Karaoke 9pm
Sat 15: Andy Shaw Band 9pm -12m
Thu 20: Jimmy Nichols 10pm -1am
Sat 22: Echo Chamber - emo covers 10pm -1am
Sat 29: Part Time Punk - emo covers 9pm -12m
The Library Bar - 614-745-1639
Tue: Country Night
Wed: Karaoke 9pm
Lincoln Field and Women's Field House (OSU) - 614-292-8763
Sat 22: WestFest! (free) 1-4pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 14: String Impact 2026: Resonance 8-9:30pm
Sat 15: The Marvelous Miss Gender starring Bosco 8pm
Wed 19: Wine Down Wednesdays: The Lincoln Patio Jazz Series - Stephan Ballard 6:45pm
Sat 22: SlapStik Comedy: On The Cover with Leyla Ingalls 7pm
The Lion (Bexley)
Tue: Trivia Night 7pm
Wed: Hadden Sayers, Tony McClung and Jeff Ciampa 6-8pm
Little Grand Market - 614-453-6018
Tue: Beers and Board Games 5:30-9pm
Sat 15: Chuck Starr 6-8pm
Sat 22: Testing Floor 6-8pm
Sat 29: Mery Steel 6-8pm
Sat 5: Angela Perley 6-8pm
Local Cantina (Brewery District) - 614-488-6146
Wed: Trivia Night 7pm
Local Cantina (Upper Arlington) - 614-674-6269
Wed: Let's Get Quizzical! 7pm
Lucky's Grille & Sports Pub - 614-771-7766
Wed: Columbus Trivia Challenge 7pm
Thu: Big Bad Music Trivia with Mark Dantzer 7pm
Sun: Bar Bingo 7pm
MadLab - 614-221-5418
Thu 27: Drunk Powerpoint 7:30pm
Thu 27: Henry Allen 9:30pm
Fri 28: Female AF 6pm
Fri 28: Cuffing Szn 7:30pm
Fri 28: Chad the Bird! 9:30pm
Sat 29: The Downtown Happy Hour Show! 4:15pm
Sat 29: The Chicago Showcase 6pm
Sat 29: Elijah Nevels 7:45pm
Sat 29: Comedy Late Night Live presents: The Death of Late Night w/ Eric Boso 10pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: Saya Meads 7:45pm
Wed 2: Blank Slate Theatre: What If... 7pm
Sat 5: Blank Slate School Level 1: The Improvisers Wheel of Connection 10am
Mainline Bar & Courtyard - 614-674-6102
Thu: OpinioNation 8pm
McConnell Arts Center - 614-431-0329
Sat 15: Excavator - A Staged Reading 7pm
Sat 22: Violin and Percussion Extravaganza (Dhvani) ($35, $25 MAC member, $0 Dhvani member) 6:30-9pm
Fri 28: Hang On Sloopy the Movie - Featuring Live Band Performance ($25) 7pm
Mershon Auditorium at Wexner Center - 614-247-0431
Sun 16: Bluegrass At The Barn: Authentic Unlimited, The Kody Norris Show, Hammertowne, Don Rigsby and Junior Sisk 1pm
Mickey's (Grandview) - 614-488-3566
Thu: Karaoke 9pm -1:30am
Fri: Karaoke 9pm -1:30am
Sat: Karaoke 9pm -1:30am
Mid City Garage - 614-372-5028
Thu: Full Throttle Trivia Live Team Trivia 7-10pm
Mission Coffee Co. - 469-383-6088
Sat 22: Headshots by Hatsue: DJ Uriah, DJ Mad White (pwyc) 10am -3pm
MJ Event Venue
Sat 15: Grōvhaus: Shoon, Bejaguz, Venee, Offlimits 9pm -3am
Moeller Park - 614-654-1632
Sun 23: Merion Village Festival (free) 12n -6pm
Natalie's Grandview - 614-436-2625
Wed 12: Charlie's: Blues & Beyond: Just Another Mojo (free/tips) 5-6:30pm
Wed 12: Music Hall: Such Sweet Thunder: Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn ($23) 7:30pm
Wed 12: Charlie's: Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, William Lee Ellis ($20) 8pm
Thu 13: I Like It Like That: Topher James (free/tips, rsvp) 6:30-8pm
Thu 13: Music Hall: FLIPPO: Tribute to Joni Mitchell ($25) 7:30pm
Thu 13: Charlie's: A Tale of Two ($15) 8pm
Fri 14: Charlie's: Friday Funk Mix with Bad Karl (free) 5-7pm
Fri 14: Music Hall: Chris Smither ($40) 7:30pm
Fri 14: Charlie's: Sunny Side Jazz ($25) 8:30pm
Sat 15: Charlie's: Swingin' N Shakin' with Whirlybirds (free/tips) 5-7pm
Sat 15: Music Hall: Rodney Crowell ($90) 8pm [SOLD OUT]
Sat 15: Charlie's: Lily Bloom (pwyc, rsvp) 8:30pm
Sun 16: Music Hall: Guy Clark Texas Cookin' Festival ($65) 4:30pm
Sun 16: Charlie's: Bobby Floyd Trio (free/tips) 5-6:30pm
Sun 16: Charlie's: LynMonty: Soul Series Hosted by Debra James Tucker ($18 Seated) 8pm
Wed 19: Charlie's: Blues & Beyond: The Blue Cats (free/tips, rsvp) 5:15pm
Wed 19: Charlie's: Sparrow Smith and the Resonant Rogues ($25) 8pm
Thu 20: Charlie's: Straw & the Scarecrow (free/tips) 5:15-6:30pm
Thu 20: Charlie's: Justin Dawson Trio ($15) 8pm
Fri 21: Charlie's: Rob White and the Secret Ingredients (free/tips) 5:15-7pm
Fri 21: Music Hall: Sons of Gladys: Elvis Memorial ($30) 8pm
Fri 21: Charlie's: Miles Nielsen ($20) 8:30pm
Sat 22: Charlie's: Swingin' N Shakin' with Whirlybirds (free/tips) 5-7pm
Sat 22: Music Hall: Hadden Sayers presents Ol'ZZ - The Ultimate Tribute to ZZ Top ($30) 8pm
Sat 22: Charlie's: The Johnny Staats Project ($20) 8:30pm
Sun 23: Charlie's: Bobby Floyd Trio (free/tips) 5-6:30pm
Sun 23: Music Hall: Hurling Habaneros ($25) 7:30pm
Sun 23: Charlie's: Devin Tuel & Stephen Harms, Mery Steel ($15/$20 seated) 8pm
Wed 26: Charlie's: Blues & Beyond: Anything Blue (free/tips) 5-6:30pm
Wed 26: Music Hall: Sarah Borges ($30) 7:30pm
Thu 27: Charlie's: Birdshack (free/tips) 5-7pm
Thu 27: Music Hall: FLIPPO: Tribute to Steely Dan ($30 Seated) 6-7:30pm
Thu 27: Charlie's: Amy Speace ($20) 8pm
Thu 27: Music Hall: FLIPPO: Tribute to Steely Dan ($30 Seated) 9pm
Fri 28: Charlie's: Wolf Country - Women Running The Show (free) 5:15-7pm
Fri 28: Music Hall: Mary Fahl, formerly of October Project ($35) 8pm
Fri 28: Charlie's: The Squirrelers ($15) 8:30pm
Sat 29: Charlie's: Swingin' N Shakin' with Whirlybirds (free/tips) 5-7pm
Sat 29: Music Hall: Marion Meadows w/ Urban Jazz Coalition ($45) 6-7:30pm
Sat 29: Music Hall: Marion Meadows w/ Urban Jazz Coalition ($45) 9pm
Sat 29: Charlie's: River Shook w/ Moe Reen ($25) 9pm
Sun 30: Charlie's: Bobby Floyd Trio (free/tips) 5-6:30pm
Wed 2: Charlie's: Blues & Beyond: Micah Kesselring (free) 5:15-6:30pm
Wed 2: Music Hall: Steve Forbert ($35) 7:30pm
Wed 2: Charlie's: TAE & The Neighborly ($15) 8pm
Thu 3: Charlie's: Sirens (free/tips) 5-6:30pm
Thu 3: Music Hall: Drivin N Cryin, Laid Back Country Picker 7pm
Fri 4: Charlie's: We The Sound radio (free) 5-7pm
Fri 4: Music Hall: Gardener, Spirit of the Bear, Zack Keim ($15 Standing GA, $25 Seated) 7:30pm
Fri 4: Charlie's: Robert Mason Trio ($18 Seated) 8:30pm
Sat 5: Charlie's: Swingin' N Shakin' with Whirlybirds (free/tips) 5-7pm
Sat 5: Charlie's: Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers ($20 seated) 8:30pm
Sun 6: Charlie's: Bobby Floyd Trio (free/tips) 5-6:30pm
Sun 6: Charlie's: Never Come Down with Special Guest Adam Schlenker ($20 Seated) 8pm
Nationwide Arena - 614-246-2000
Fri 14: Zac Brown Band - Love & Fear Tour, Old Crow Medicine Show 7pm
Sat 22: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live™: Glow-N-Fire 11:30am , 6:30pm
Sun 23: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live™: Glow-N-Fire 1:30pm
Tue 25: Tame Impala - Deadbeat Tour 2026 7pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Thu 13: Hall Pass: Stories From the Principal's Office 7:30pm
Fri 14: Anonymous: The Secrets Show! 8pm
Fri 14: Troika Improv Contest-Semi Finals! 9:30pm
Sat 15: Commando Improv 7:30pm
Sat 22: Improv Triple Dipper 7:30pm
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: Improv and Stand-Up: Pad Set! 7:30pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Improv and Stand-Up: Pad Set! 7:30pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Armando CBus! 9:30pm
Sat 29: Connor Ratliff: The Acting Class 7:30pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Improv and Stand-Up: Pad Set! 9pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Mon 10: American Football, Afternoon Bike Ride 7pm
Thu 13: Diggy Graves - The No Vacancy Tour, Resentvul, Ryan Oakes 7pm
Sat 15: An Evening with St. Lucia 7pm
Sun 16: Toadies: The Charmer Tour, Local H, Olive Vox 6pm
Wed 19: Chance Peña, Hans Williams 7pm
Fri 21: Citizen: Halcyon Blues, Anxious, Hotline TNT, Rocket 6pm
Fri 28: Bop To The Top - 18+ 9pm
Sat 29: GoldFord - Space of the Heart Tour 7pm
Fri 4: Minus The Bear - Menos El Oso 20th Anniversary Tour, Keep 6:30pm
Sat 5: slayr 7pm
North High Brewing (Dublin) - 614-756-0200
Sun: Karaoke with @DJMAX614 6-9pm
North Market (Bridge Park) - 614-683-8800
Thu 13: Happy Hour Jazz: Ryan Craycroft Duo 4 - 7pm
Tue 18: Market Bar Bingo 6:30 - 8pm
Thu 27: Karaoke Night 7-10pm
Fri 28: Ben Bachert 6:30-9:30pm
North Market (Downtown) - 614-463-9664
Thu 20: Happy Hour Jazz: Ryan Craycroft Duo 4-6pm
North Oval (OSU) - 614-292-8763
Sun 23: Student Involvement Fair (free) 4-7pm
Northstar Cafe (Easton) - 614-532-5444
Mon: Live Jazz 6-9pm
Tue: Live Jazz 6-9pm
Wed: Live Jazz 6-9pm
Thu: Live Jazz 6-9pm
Fri: Live Jazz 6-9pm
Sat: Live Jazz 6-9pm
Sun: Live Jazz 6-9pm
Oddfellows - 614-923-9631
Mon: Trivia 7-9pm
Tue: Excess Karaoke 9pm
Fri: Odds Live 7pm
Fri: 90s Dance Party 9pm
Sun: Club Club 1pm
Ohio Tap Room - 614-487-9224
Thu 13: Evan Holcombe 6-8pm
Sun 16: Bent Trees, Renee Paul 4-5pm
Thu 20: Brian Yarbrough 6-8pm
Sun 23: Matt Thompson 4-5pm
Thu 27: Rick Kinsinger 6-8pm
Sun 30: Jimmy Nichols 4-5pm
Ohio Union Archie Griffin Ballroom (OSU) - 614-292-3117
Tue 25: IFI Welcome Party (free) 6-9pm
Old North Arcade
Tue: Karaoke
Thu: Trivia 7:30pm
Thu: Karaoke
The Olde Oak - 614-223-1010
Wed 12: Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society-Swing Dancing (free) 7:30pm
Thu 13: Ben Maloney Trio (free) 8pm
Sat 15: Thumpdaddy (free) 7pm
Sun 16: The Jam Session Open Mic hosted by Forte 4pm
Thu 20: Jazz Night 8-10:30pm
The Oracle
1159 Oak St.
Thu: Funk for My Soul All-Vinyl Set 8-11pm
Sun: Soundclash: Is that Jazz? 6-9pm
Fri 14: O'Sharp 9pm -1:30am
Sat 15: Candy Rain 9pm -1:30am
Sat 22: Buck Lands 9pm -1:30am
Sat 29: Soundclash: Freak Beat 9pm -1:30am
Otherworld - 614-808-6433
Sat 29: DMVU & Luzcid (ages 21+) 10:15pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 27: Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour 7pm
Fri 28: Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour 7pm
Sun 30: Jesse & Joy - El Despecho Tour 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon: Excesss Karaoke 9pm -12m
Tue: Jazz Jam Session 8-11pm
Wed: Acoustic
Thu: Excesss Trivia 7-9pm
Parsons North Brewing Co. - 614-824-4208
Mon: Acoustic Open Mic (6pm sign-ups) 7-9pm
Tue: Trivia Tuesday hosted by Mixed Ologies Trivia 7-9pm
Wed: Bingo & Brew with Callie Coquette 7pm
Wed 19: Joseph & His Ghost, Friends with Elephants, Jake McKelvie ($10) 6pm
Pickle Social Club Mill Run - 614-334-4982
Fri: Karaoke 7-11pm
Pierogi Mountain - 614-745-3139
Wed: Excesss Trivia 7-9pm
Fri: Excesss Karaoke 9pm -1am
Pint House (Short North)
Tue: Trivia 7-9pm
The Pizzuti - 614-221-6801
Fri 21: Level The Vibes 5-10pm
Fri 4: Night Shift: Au Naturel 5-10pm
Rafter's Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Mon: Variety Open Mic (signups 9pm) 10pm
Thu: C LA C I 6-8pm
Sun: Pool Tournament ($10 buy-in) 6pm
Rambling House Music Bar - 614-468-3217
Wed: Wine Wednesday 5pm
Wed: New Standard Soul Jam 8pm
Thu: Bring Your Own Vinyl 5-7pm
Mon 10: closed
Sun 16: Semaphore, A Tiger Made of Lightning, Pantomime ($13.65) 7-10pm
Thu 20: The Castros, Brisa Bonita, Simone Edwards, Kelly Spangler ($9.45) 7-10pm
Fri 21: Talitha Boyd, Jalyn Short ($13.65) 5-8pm
Fri 21: Thin Palace, John Turck Trio, Bonus Disc ($11.55) 8pm -12m
Sat 22: Robert Mason Trio ($11.55) 5-8pm
Sat 22: The Lunar Outlet, Spano Cabano, Foxing Day ($9.45) 8-11:30pm
Thu 27: Remi Goode, Abigayle Oakley, RJ Cowdery ($16.81) 7-11pm
Fri 28: OSU Presents Humanities On Tap, Fly Casual (free) 5-8pm
Fri 28: Post Pioneer - EP Release, Superluck, BeachKitty ($11.55) 8-11:30pm
Sat 29: Lauren Tucker, Nikole McGee, Just Another Mojo ($9.45) 8-11:30pm
Sun 30: SUCC, Burning Brain Band, Gecko Chamber, Alligator ($11.55) 6-10pm
Thu 3: Ladybird, Luke Bollheimer, Sneakthief ($11.55) 7-11pm
Fri 4: Weird Era, Death Instinct, Sgt Hare Apollo, Vague Allure ($11.55) 8-11:30pm
Sat 5: Dire Wolf ($11.55) 8pm -12m
Sun 6: Lydia Loveless and the Everloving Martyrs, Brian Damage, Steve Tabatowski ($13.65) 6-10pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Mon 31: A Beatles Tribute ($140) 5:45-8:30pm
Tue 1: A Beatles Tribute ($140) 5:45-8:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Fri 14: Vibe Society hosted by Illogic with Mayh3m (free) 9pm -12m
Sat 15: The Queens Address Podcast 6-9pm
Sun 16: Recovery
Rich Street Records - 614-294-7611
Sat 15: Prison, Pink Reason, DJ Jah Shaolin ($10) 7pm
Riffe Center Studio 1 - 614-469-0939
Thu 13: Beetlejuice Jr. 7pm
Fri 14: Beetlejuice Jr. 10am , 7pm
Sat 15: Beetlejuice Jr. 2pm , 7pm
Sun 16: Beetlejuice Jr. 2pm , 5pm
Thu 20: Beetlejuice Jr. 7pm
Fri 21: Beetlejuice Jr. 10am , 7pm
Sat 22: Beetlejuice Jr. 2pm , 7pm
Sun 23: Beetlejuice Jr. 2pm , 5pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun: Hoodoo Soul Band 8pm
Mon 10: Johnny Manchild & The Poor Bastards, Friend of a Friend, Karma and The Killjoys 6:30pm
Tue 11: Geena Fontanella, Attaboy, David Michael Frank 7pm
Wed 12: Frail Talk, Learner 7pm
Thu 13: NITE, Echos, Child of Night 7pm
Fri 14: Andyman's Tree House Presents: Karate Coyote, X-Rated Cowboys, Rival Cities 6:30pm
Sat 15: Garet Camella, Little Miami, Gold Row 7pm
Mon 17: Burning Brain Band, Shwarma, Later Gator, Faydark 7pm
Tue 18: Save Ferris - It Means Everything 29 Year Anniversary Tour, City Sidestep 6:30pm
Wed 19: Raavi 6:30pm
Thu 20: Emo Night ft. Loudernow Emo & Pop-Punk Tribute 7pm
Fri 21: Ben Nichols & Band - In The Heart of the Mountain Tour, Cory Branan 7pm
Mon 24: The SoapGirls 6:30pm
Wed 26: Cosmic Graffiti 12m
Thu 27: Caitlynne Curtis 6:30pm
Fri 28: Nirvana GrungeFest & Seven Circle Sunrise 7pm
Sat 29: The Pinkertones celebrate Rumba Cafe's 20th Birthday! 6:30pm
Sat 5: Black Pontiac, Moravian 8:30pm
Rumours Bar - 614-826-0067
Tue: What the Funk Music Trivia 8pm
Thu: Drag Bingo Night with Felony Kelly & Mimi Sharp 6pm
Fri: Karaoke 9pm
Saucy Brew Works - 614-696-5100
Thu: What the Funk Music Trivia 7pm
Schiller Park - 614-444-6888
Thu 13: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Fri 14: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Sat 15: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Sun 16: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Thu 20: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Fri 21: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Sat 22: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Sun 23: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Thu 27: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Fri 28: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Sat 29: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Sun 30: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Thu 3: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Fri 4: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Sat 5: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Sun 6: Actors Theatre: And Then There Were None (free) 8pm
Schottenstein Center - 614-688-3939
Sat 29: CAAMP, Arcy Drive, Sam Fribush Organ Trio 7pm
Seventh Son Brewing - 614-421-BEER
Mon: Excess Trivia 7-9pm
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: The Low Dough Show 7:30pm
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: The Sketch/Improv Showcase 9:15pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Coffee+Comedy 7pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Kelly Collette 9:15pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Luke Capasso 7:30pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Roast Battle 8:45pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: The Crowd Work Show 10:30pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Andrew Rudick 9:15pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Blake Hammond & Ran Barnaclo 7:30pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Happy Hour Show 5:15pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Happy Hour Show 5:45pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Power Hour 11pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Saturday Early Showcase 7pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Saturday Late Showcase 8:45pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: The OG's of Columbus Comedy 11pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: Spillhouse Live Storytelling Event 7:30pm
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: The Clean Comedy Showcase 5:45pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 13: Flannel - A 90s Rock Musical 7pm
Fri 14: Flannel - A 90s Rock Musical 7pm
Sat 15: Dirty Talk 7pm
Sun 16: Flannel - A 90s Rock Musical 2pm
Thu 20: Screamers - A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy & Music Experience 7pm
Fri 21: Screamers - A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy & Music Experience 7pm
Sat 22: Screamers - A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy & Music Experience 7pm
Sun 23: Flannel - A 90s Rock Musical 2pm
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: Screamers - A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy & Music Experience 7pm
Fri 28: Columbus Comedy Fest: Screamers - A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy & Music Experience 7pm
Sat 29: Columbus Comedy Fest: Screamers - A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy & Music Experience 7pm
Sun 30: Flannel - A 90s Rock Musical 2pm
Thu 3: Flannel - A 90s Rock Musical 7pm
Fri 4: Flannel - A 90s Rock Musical 7pm
Sat 5: Screamers - A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy & Music Experience 7pm
Shakers Public House - 614-372-5847
Tue: Music Trivia with Ric Knight 7pm
Thu: Karaoke 8pm
Sun: Open stage with Sparky Brewer 4-7pm
Short North Church
Fri 14: Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift ($50.50, $71, $75) 6:30pm
Fri 14: Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA ($34, $67, $71) 8:45pm
Signatures Mill Stone Tavern - 614-532-0344
Mon: Karaoke 7:30-11pm
Tue: EnterTUNEment: Music & Entertainment Trivia with Chris Thomas 7pm
Wed: Bingo Night 6-8pm
Fri: Live Music
Sat: The Karaoke Lab 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun: Reggae Sunday with The Flex Crew 9pm
Tue 11: Magic Hunks 8pm
Wed 12: Thump Odyssey - Electronic Dance Music Monthly (free, ages 18+) 8:15pm
Fri 14: Midwest Musicfest Summer Jam '26 8pm
Sat 15: Leboom!: Steller, Okayjake, Joris Laine 8pm
Tue 18: Sandboxx Series 8pm
Sat 22: Club Slayyy: Slayyyter + Hyperpop Night 9pm
Fri 28: EMO Night: Flicker//Fade Live Band Emo Night 8pm
Sat 29: TopOppGen 7pm
Sun 30: Columbus Indie Night: The Fretters, Rohna, Mudd, Rug 6:30pm
Fri 4: Kawaii Rave 9pm
Sat 5: Space Camp: Spass 8pm
Slammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen - 614-221-8880
Tue: Bingo 6-9pm
Wed: What the Funk Music Trivia 7-10pm
Thu: Karaoke 9-11pm
Sun: Karaoke 7-11pm
Fri 14: Lez Dance 9pm -12m
Soul 2 Go Cafe (Downtown) - 877-554-7685
Thu: Mix Master Ice (free) 4-7pm
Sat: KaraSoul: Karaoke with Soul with DJ Layne (free) 8pm -12m
Sun: Soul Sundays: K Life & Co. featuring KB & Friends, Terri Whitlow (free) 6-8pm
Fri 28: Aaron White Trio 7:30pm , 9:30pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 14: Miracles & Magic 2026 7pm
Thu 27: Columbus Comedy Fest: Nina West's Big Queer Comedy Show 7:30pm
Spacebar
Mon: Punk Rock Karaoke (free, ages 18+) 10pm -2am
Tue: Brats: A Booked Comedy Open Mic (free) 7pm
Tue: Punk Rock Trivia (free) 9pm
Sun: Sunday Transmissions: a variety open mic 3-7pm
Wed 12: Narcotic Wasteland, Visitant, Breath of Sarin ($20/$25) 7pm
Thu 13: Gelatinous Cube, Totally Destroyed, The Warps ($10) 7pm
Fri 14: Gudger, Wolftooth, Wurm Sun ($10) 7pm
Sat 15: Orbit DJ Night ($5) 9pm
Sun 16: Cinema Cabaret
Wed 19: Scattered Hamlet, Rabbit Dog, Rat Bastard Syndicate ($15) 7pm
Thu 20: Biohazard Drag Show: The Filth Off! ($10) 7pm
Fri 21: The Slang, Lou Mercy, Maid of the Mist ($10) 8pm
Sat 22: Pullingthread, This Day Forever, The Phantom Grins ($10) 7pm
Sun 23: Leghorn, The Jacket Pact ($10) 7:30pm
Wed 26: Misfire, Raider, Fatal Contempt, Killizion - Presented by Starwood & Used Kids Records ($15/$20) 7pm
Thu 27: Under High Street, The Fraternals, ($12/$15) 7pm
Fri 28: Church Goth DJ Night ($5) 10pm
Sat 29: Nerdcore Summer Camp Festival
Sun 30: Glitter Ghouls, Aurora Gozmic 8pm
Thu 3: Freakshow: Hosted by Mizer Malicious ($8) 8pm
Fri 4: Vortex - Underground 80s w/ DJ Dynamo ($5) 9pm
Sat 5: Attesa, Bade, DSTRESSR ($10) 8pm
Standard Live - 614-745-9483
Thu: Karaoke 8pm -12m
Stories on High - 614-484-5285
Thu 13: Emily Syring Trio 8-11pm
Thu 20: Elias Gomez 8-11pm
Thu 27: Parker Louis 8-11pm
Streetlight Guild
Thu 13: Sheddin': A Blues Juke f. Buffalo Nichols 8pm
Sat 22: Just Vibes Book Club book tasting 3pm
Wed 26: Shut Up & Write 7-8pm
The Summit Music Hall
Mon: Jam Central Ohio Bluegrass Jam 6-9pm
Mon: Karaoke (free) 9pm
Tue: Open Mic - Hosted by Sam Muccio (free) 7pm
Thu 13: Emo Night "Decades under the influence" ($5) 8pm
Fri 14: Smokin' Phunk (Dumpstaphunk Afterparty) ($12.33) 11pm
Sat 15: Ratfest 2026 ($18.45) 5pm
Sat 22: Subform: Jaybee, Sonic Texture, The Beats Brothers ($18.45) 7pm
Wed 26: Seven Teller, Beachkitty ($12.33) 7pm
Fri 28: School of Rock Columbus Summer Show 2026 ($12.33) 6pm
Sat 29: Stop.Drop.Rewind ($18.45) 8pm
Sun 30: Summit Open Stage (Variety Show) (free) 4pm
Sweeney's Walnut St. Tavern - 614-378-1914
Mon: Is Everybody A Comedian? hosted by Travis Hoewischer 6pm
Wed: Open Mic hosted by Zach Whitney (6pm signups) 7-10pm
Fri 14: Franklinton Friday After-Party: DJ Bigg Dad
Sun 30: Columbus Comedy Fest: Campfire Comedy 8:15pm
Threes Above High - 614-732-4404
Wed: Excesss Karaoke
Torrence Road Summer Concerts
Sun 23: The Hip Replacements 6-8pm
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Thu 13: Unicorn Book Club 6pm
Thu 20: Feminist Sci-Fi Book Club 6pm
Thu 20: Matter News Community Conversation 7pm
Tue 25: Book cover for Little Heresies by Matthew Ellis 7-8pm
Wed 26: Rough Drafts: A Booked Comedy Open Mic 7pm
Thu 27: Two $oup Variety Show Mishmash 7pm
Thu 3: Village Poetry Open Mic 7-8pm
Understory - 614-972-6006
Thu: Trivia Goodness 7-9pm
Wed 12: Faye (free) 5-8pm
Wed 19: Liz Fisher (free) 5-8pm
Wed 26: Elaina Arthur (free) 5-8pm
Wed 2: Faye (free) 5-8pm
Union Cafe - 380-239-2728
Wed: Wednesdays are a Drag 10pm
Upper Arlington Public Library (Tremont) - 614-486-9621
Wed 12: Behind the Music Book Club 6:30-7:30pm
Sat 15: Cultural CommUNITY Fest 11am - 1pm
Urban Arts Space - 614-292-8861
Sat 15: Gia Soul and Friends 4:30-6:30pm
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Thu 13: Phoebe Bridgers Listening Party/Midnight Sale 11pm
Fri 14: Jungle "Sunshine" Listening Party 6pm
Sat 15: Weezer "Weezer" Aka "The Gold Album" Listening Party 2pm
Sat 22: Sara Bareilles "Good Grief" Listening Party 2-3pm
The Valley
Wed: Open Mic Comedy with Def Goldblum & the ICC 8pm
Sat 15: Burning Fight, Significant Threat, SplitPoint, Like Heaben ($10/pwyc) 6pm
Valley Dale Ballroom - 614-441-1907
Fri 14: Rick Brunetto Big Band 7:30-10:30pm
Fri 21: Rick Brunetto Big Band 7:30-10:30pm
Fri 28: Rick Brunetto Big Band 7:30-10:30pm
Fri 4: Rick Brunetto Big Band 7:30-10:30pm
Veil Bar - 614-295-4700
Fri 14: LDNL 8-11pm
Sat 15: Deuce 'n a Quarter 8-11pm
Fri 21: Zack Attack 8-11pm
Sat 22: Simba Jordan 8-11pm
Fri 28: Anything Blue 8-11pm
Sat 29: Sparky 8-11pm
Sat 29: Yours for the Taking 8-11pm
Sat 5: LDLN 8-11pm
Victory's Live - 614-225-1577
Wed: Karaoke (ages 21+) 8pm
Thu 13: Teeth Team: Young Brody, Remi Stefani, Dimp, iso3G, Seamoretheseal, Thayerperiod, WonderXO, Kitz, Unreal, Mike Camera ($15) 8pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Tue: Sporcle Live Trivia Tuesdays
Wed: Excesss Karaoke 8pm
Sat: Live music
We Amplify Voices
Fri 28: Community CREATurEs Collage Workshop 4-6pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-7664
Tue 1: Southern Oracles: A Celebration of the South Side: Mark Lomax Trio, J. Rawls, Sam Johnson, Liquid Crystal Project, DJ Prime, Trista Hill, Trek Manifest, Jai Carey, Psyonik, Donald Isom, Scott Woods (free) 7-8:30pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon: Figure Art 7pm
Fri 14: August Wild Gallery 6-9pm
Tue 18: Portfolio 5:30-7pm
Thu 20: Speak Easy 7-9pm
Tue 25: T-Talks ($10/donation) 6:30-9pm
Sun 30: Critique Night ($10) 6-8pm
WitchLab - 614-725-2666
Thu: Reader: Anthony - Tarot Readings 4-7pm
Fri: Reader: Peggy - Tarot, Oracle, and Astrological Readings 3:30-6:30pm
Sat: Reader: Luke - Tarot and Geomancy Readings 1-6:30pm
Sun: Reader: Viv - Tarot Readings 1-5pm
Fri 14: Palmistry: Life Purposes- Class #2 in our Palmistry Class Series 6-7pm
Sat 5: Intro to Qigong & Nervous System Regulation 4-5pm
Wolf's Ridge Brewing - 614-429-3936
Sun: What The Funk Music Trivia 4-6pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 12: Wheeler Creek (free, all ages) 6pm
Wed 12: Andy Thomas - Highway Junkie Tour ($19.73, all ages) 7pm
Fri 14: Mama Said String Band (free, all ages) 6pm
Fri 14: Ben Chapman ($25.89, all ages) 7pm
Sat 15: Bronwyn Keith-Hynes ($25.89, all ages) 7pm
Thu 20: Lone Rover (free, all ages) 6pm
Thu 20: Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle & Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters ($19.73, all ages) 7pm
Fri 21: Take Me Away - a Tribute to Ween: Gravy, Boognish Bottom Boys, Chaminade Fight Club, Whale, The Roscoe P Coltrane Experience ($13.57, all ages) 7pm
Sat 22: Cloe Wilder ($15.63, ages 18+) 7pm
Fri 28: Fairbanks 142 (a tribute to the Grateful Dead) ($13.57, all ages) 7pm
Sat 29: Full Moon Fever - a tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ($25.89, all ages) 7pm
Wed 2: Lovesong - The Cure Tribute ($25.89, all ages) 7pm
Thu 3: MusicColumbus: The Unheard: Nikole McGee, Rylee Bapst, Leo Vance (free, all ages) 7pm
Fri 4: Silent Bell (free, all ages) 6pm
World of Beer (Easton) - 614-476-2962
Wed: Opinionation - Family Feud style trivia 7pm
The Yard at Easton - 614-416-7000
Thu 13: Groove is at The Yard: The Moonbats (free) 6-9pm
Sat 15: SaturDAY Party - Tiki Edition at the Yard: Mojoflo, Copper Hawkins, DJ Sequel 2pm -2am
Thu 20: Groove is at The Yard: Dre Peace 6-9pm
Thu 27: Groove is at The Yard: Andy Shaw Band 6-9pm
Thu 3: Groove is at The Yard: Parker Louis & Friends 6-9pm
Zaftig Brewing (Worthington) - 614-636-2537
Tue: Trivia Tuesdays 6:30pm
Thu: Jazz Night w/ The Brewtet 6:30-8:30pm