Looking for events and things to do in the Columbus area? Here's a list of upcoming events happening in the next few days, but you can also search for a specific date or view the Columbus events calendar by month!
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| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 100 Indoor Play Places and Activities for Kids around Columbus | All Day | ||
| Kids Eat Free (or cheap) in Columbus | All Day | ||
| Star Lanes Manic Mondays: 1/2 price bowling | All Day | Star Lanes Polaris | |
| Ultimate Endless Shrimp Monday | All Day | Red Lobster (multiple locations) | |
| Fun and Tasty Adventure Trails in Ohio | |||
| Free food freebies, delivery and cheap eats in Columbus | |||
| Get tech savvy: Free Apple Workshops | FREE | ||
| Reading Fun: Story times in Columbus | |||
| Pizza Mondays with Fibonacci’s Pizzeria | $10.00-12.00 | Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse | |
| Topgolf Unlimited Play Weekday Mornings $15 per person | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Topgolf Columbus | |
| Caverns, animals, and more at Olentangy Caverns | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm | Olentangy Indian Caverns | |
| Cowvin’s Corny Maze Playland at Youngs Jersey Dairy | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | $8.50 | Young’s Jersey Dairy |
| FREE Fountain Fitness Classes | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Bicentennial Park |
| Free duckpin bowling after 8 pm (and 1/2 off select drinks) | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm |
