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Over 125 free or cheap events this weekend in Columbus!

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Have fun in Columbus this weekend with free and cheap events! Relax at home with your family, or find plenty of things to do in Columbus! You’ll also find date ideas, festivals, outdoor activities, and so much more! 

Some events may require advance registration, so check links. We’ll add more as we hear of them, and you can always find a complete list on our Calendar page.

If you know of a free or cheap event you think we should add for the weekend in Columbus, email us at news@columbusonthecheap.com.

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This weekend in Columbus

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Columbus Craft Beer Week

Friday, May 13, 2022

Drink Local: Columbus Craft Beer Week

All Day

Kids Bowl Free this Summer

All Day | FREE

Library Story Time in Columbus (everyday!)

All Day

List of free or cheap events this weekend in Columbus

All Day

Over 100 Indoor Play Places and Activities for Kids around Columbus

All Day

Discounted and Free Museum Days in Columbus

All Day

Month-long Taste of Grove City 2022

All Day

Neverland: An Immersive Peter Pan Inspired Bar

$45.00

Reading Fun: Story times in Columbus

Celtic Cocktail Trail in Dublin

Fun and Tasty Adventure Trails in Ohio

Yard Sales and Garage Sales in Columbus

Free food freebies, delivery and cheap eats in Columbus

Adventure Awaits! Explore the Magical Fairy Trail in Granville

FREE | Infirmary Mound Park

Free youth workshops with Microsoft held virtually

FREE | Virtual

Gahanna Herbal Cocktail Trail

Memorial Day Virtual Run, Walk, Ruck and Roll

Virtual

F3 Columbus Free Workouts for Men (multiple locations)

5:30 am to 6:30 am | FREE

Touch a Truck at Hilliard’s Station Park

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Hilliard Station Park

Blooms and Butterflies

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Marcus Theatres $6 Senior Matinees on Friday

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Marcus Theatres

Adventure and Discovery Backpacks

10:30 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Grange Insurance Audubon Center

Free falafel at Levant when you show the #FalafelFriday

11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Levant: Elevated Mediterranean Eatery

Kelton House Tours

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $3.00-7.00 | Kelton House Museum

Chadwick Arboretum Spring Plant Sale

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | The Ohio State University

Mobile Produce Market: Barnett, Beatty

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE

Canal Market District Friday Farmers Market in Newark

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Kick off party for Columbus Craft Beer Week at Market District Grandview Yard

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Enjoy a night out at Franklinton Fridays and 400 Market

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | 400 West Rich

Wine down with Fabulous Fridays

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Wyandotte Winery

Friday Night Pizza Family Skate

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $13.00 | Skate Zone 71

Columbus Clippers: $5 Fridays

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $6.00-40.00 | Columbus Clippers Huntington Park

Trivia Nights with Sotto Terra at The Sanctuary on Neil

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | The Sanctuary on Neil

South Drive-In Movie Theatre

7:00 pm to 11:30 pm

The Famed & Fabulous Friday's for Dancing at Valley Dale Ballroom

7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | The Valley Dale Ballroom

Catch a movie at Skyview Drive-In Lancaster

8:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Skyview Drive-In

And Water for All documentary screening with the bee collective

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE

All Ohio Reptile Show

All Ohio Reptile Show

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Drink Local: Columbus Craft Beer Week

All Day

Kids Bowl Free this Summer

All Day | FREE

List of free or cheap events this weekend in Columbus

All Day

Over 100 Indoor Play Places and Activities for Kids around Columbus

All Day

Month-long Taste of Grove City 2022

All Day

Letter Carrier's Stamp Out Hunger Campaign

All Day

Neverland: An Immersive Peter Pan Inspired Bar

$45.00

Fun and Tasty Adventure Trails in Ohio

Yard Sales and Garage Sales in Columbus

Free food freebies, delivery and cheap eats in Columbus

Sweetest Trail in Ohio: Butler County Donut Trail

Adventure Awaits! Explore the Magical Fairy Trail in Granville

FREE | Infirmary Mound Park

Best Places for Canoeing and Kayaking in Columbus

Get started with Disc Golf in Columbus at these great courses

Riverboxes in Dublin: Geocaching + Art

FREE

Irish Fairy Door Trail

FREE

South Drive-In Flea Market

5:00 am to 1:00 pm

F3 Columbus Free Workouts for Men (multiple locations)

6:00 am to 8:00 am

German Village Walking Club

8:00 am to 9:00 am | FREE

FIA Females in Action Fitness Group: Wyman Woods Park in Grandview Heights

8:00 am to 9:00 am | FREE

The Hills Market $5 Pancake Breakfast

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | The Hill’s Market

Worthington Farmers Market

8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Grove City Farmers’ Market

8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Bexley Community Yard Sale & Freecycle Weekend

8:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE

Walk with a Doc

8:30 am to 9:30 am | FREE | Highbanks Metro Park

Lancaster Farmer's Market

8:30 am to 12:00 pm

Granville Farmers Market

8:30 am to 12:00 pm

The Farm at Walnut Creek Drive Thru or Wagon Rides

8:30 am to 6:00 pm | $8.75-16.75

Second Saturday Kids Days with WOSU Public Media

9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE

The Dublin Market at Bridge Park

9:00 am to 12:00 pm | The Dublin Market at Bridge Park

Clintonville Farmers Market

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Young Eagle flights at Fairfield County Airport

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Chadwick Arboretum Spring Plant Sale

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | The Ohio State University

All Ohio Reptile Show with dragons, pythons, and frogs (oh my!)

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | $1.00-5.00 | Franklin County Fairgrounds

Goat Yoga at Hidden Acres Legacy Farm

9:30 am to 10:30 am

Birdwatching for Beginners

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Grange Insurance Audubon Center

Touch a Truck in Pickerington

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE

Girls Day Out Craft & Vendor Event

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Franklin County Fairgrounds

Blooms and Butterflies

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Spring Ohio Village Weekends

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Ohio History Center

Pint-Sized Prom

10:30 am to 11:30 am | Upper Arlington Public Library – Main

Adventure and Discovery Backpacks

10:30 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Grange Insurance Audubon Center

Free craft at JCPenney Kids Zone

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE

Open Studio at CMA

11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Teen Open Studio

11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Family Fun Day at the Market

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Lynd Fruit Farm

The Delaware Arts Festival

11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Open Paint Party at Brush Crazy

11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Kelton House Tours

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $3.00-7.00 | Kelton House Museum

Open Garden at Patrick Kaufman Memorial Learning Garden

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

PBR 10k Tribute for Parker Lee Foundation

1:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Yoga with Alpacas

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Cherry Valley Hotel Summer Concert Series

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE

Six One Pour Craft Beer Fest

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | COSI

Columbus Moonlight Market on Gay Street

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Gay Street

Chihuly Nights at Franklin Park Conservatory

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $7.50-25.00 | Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

South Drive-In Movie Theatre

7:00 pm to 11:30 pm

Catch a movie at Skyview Drive-In Lancaster

8:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Skyview Drive-In

columbus clippers promotions

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Drink Local: Columbus Craft Beer Week

All Day

Kids Bowl Free this Summer

All Day | FREE

List of free or cheap events this weekend in Columbus

All Day

Over 100 Indoor Play Places and Activities for Kids around Columbus

All Day

Month-long Taste of Grove City 2022

All Day

Neverland: An Immersive Peter Pan Inspired Bar

$45.00

Columbus Clippers: Family Day and Senior Sundays

$6.00-40.00 | Columbus Clippers Huntington Park

Fun and Tasty Adventure Trails in Ohio

Free food freebies, delivery and cheap eats in Columbus

Adventure Awaits! Explore the Magical Fairy Trail in Granville

FREE | Infirmary Mound Park

Registration open for Program 60 at OSU: Free college courses for seniors

The Ohio State University

Art in Public Places in Dublin

FREE

Kids Eat FREE at Moe's Southwest Grill on Sundays!

Safari in Ohio: Take a Wilds Tour!

$5 Double Classic Smash at Smashburger

1/2 price admission for Franklin County Community Days at the Zoo

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

South Drive-In Flea Market

5:00 am to 1:00 pm

The Hills Market $5 Pancake Breakfast

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | The Hill’s Market

Goat Yoga at Harrison Farm

9:00 am to 1:00 pm | $20.00

Blooms and Butterflies

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Free Sundays at CMA

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Columbus Museum of Art

The Delaware Arts Festival

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Spring Ohio Village Weekends

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Ohio History Center

Ben's Friends: food and industry virtual support group

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE

Sunday Sunlight Market on Gay Street

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Gay Street

Free Admission to Wexner Center for the Arts on Sunday

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Wexner Center for the Arts

Columbus Armada H.C. Challenge Cup v. Pittsburgh THC

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $0-15.00

Boards & Brews Sundays

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Taft’s Brewing Company

STEM Club at Acton Academy

1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | $12.00

Retro Series at Marcus Theatres

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $5.00

Paint Pouring Workshop at Brush Crazy

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Concerts on the Green at Bryn Du Mansion

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE

South Drive-In Movie Theatre

7:00 pm to 11:30 pm

Adult Skate at Skate Zone 71

8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $10.00 | Skate Zone 71

Total Lunar Eclipse

9:00 pm to 2:30 am | Ohio

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