Live Shows Calendar
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.
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
Streaming/Online Events
Mon 28: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Mon 28: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Mon 28: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)A&R Music Bar - 614-461-5483
Mon 28: Culture Wars 7pmA.W.O.L. - 614-621-8779
Mon 28: Karaoke (ages 21+) 10pmAce of Cups - 614-262-6001
Mon 28: Belmont, Super Sometimes, Public Works ($25)Beeline - 614-532-5071
Mon 28: Bingo 7-9pmBoulevard Presbyterian Church - 614-263-4014
Mon 28: Vaughn Wiester and his Famous Jazz Orchestra: Playin' the Book! ($15, $10 students, cash only) 7:30-10pmCafe Bourbon Street - 614-725-5256
Mon 28: Open Mic Comedy hosted by Ty Moore (7pm sign up) 7-11pmCavan's Irish Pub - 614-725-5502
Mon 28: Musical Mondays with Benny showing Showtunes Videos 8:30pmThe Dallas at Milo
Mon 28: The Dallas Recording Workshop 6-9pmDick's Den - 614-268-9573
Mon 28: Derek DiCenzo (free) 10pm-2amDistrict West - 614-826-8060
Mon 28: Whiskey Tango Bingo 7pmDolphin Lounge - 614-475-9944
Mon 28: Ric Boals Blues Jam 7pmEldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 28: Open Stage with Matt Jones (7pm sign-up) 8-11pmFadó Irish Pub - 614-418-0066
Mon 28: Pub Quiz with Quizmaster Jess 6pmHalf Baked Brew (Short North) - 614-670-4020
Mon 28: EMOndays Open Mic 8pmHonest Friend Brewing
Mon 28: Bingo with Freddie (free) 7pm
Mon 28: Siposium Sip Salon 6pmLedo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Mon 28: Open Mic Night with Andy Shaw 9pm-12:30amMcConnell Arts Center - 614-431-0329
Mon 28: Korean War: Through the Eyes of the Veterans Who Experienced It (free with registration) 7pmNorthstar Cafe (Easton) - 614-532-5444
Mon 28: Live Jazz 6-9pmOddfellows - 614-923-9631
Mon 28: Trivia 7-9pmPark Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon 28: Excesss Karaoke 9pm-12mParsons North Brewing Co. - 614-824-4208
Mon 28: Acoustic Open Mic (6pm sign-ups) 7-9pmRafter's Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Mon 28: Variety Open Mic (signups 9pm) 10pmRambling House Music Bar - 614-468-3217
Mon 28: Cinema Hearts, BeachKitty, The Jacket Pact ($13.65) 6-10pmThe Refectory - 614-451-9774
Mon 28: James Taylor Tribute ($140) 5:45-8:30pmRumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Mon 28: Diva Bleach, Marc & Mookie 6:30pmSeventh Son Brewing - 614-421-BEER
Mon 28: Excess Trivia 7-9pmSignatures Mill Stone Tavern - 614-532-0344
Mon 28: Karaoke 7:30-11pmSpacebar
Mon 28: Punk Rock Karaoke (free, ages 18+) 10pm-2amThe Summit Music Hall
Mon 28: Jam Central Ohio Bluegrass Jam 6-9pm
Mon 28: Karaoke (free) 9pmSweeney's Walnut St. Tavern - 614-378-1914
Mon 28: Is Everybody A Comedian? hosted by Travis Hoewischer 6pmTimashev Recital Hall (OSU) - 614-292-7664
Mon 28: Room 208: Ohio State Show Band: "Sneak Peek" 6:30-8pm
Mon 28: Faculty Recital: Diana Chubak, piano 7:30-9pmWild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 28: Figure Art 7pmWoodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 28: The Yawpers ($19.73, all ages) 7pm -
SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
Streaming/Online Events
Tue 29: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Tue 29: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Tue 29: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Tue 29: Automatic ($24, all ages)Bada Bean Bada Booze (Italian Village) - 614-318-1296
Tue 29: Trivia Twoozeday 7-9pmBada Bean Bada Booze (Quarry Trails) - 614-809-1259
Tue 29: Trivia Night 7-9pmBexley Public Library - 614-231-2793
Tue 29: Songs, Signs, and Rhymes 10:30-11amBlack Swan Bar & Grill - 614-319-3091
Tue 29: Tuesday Line Dance Mania! 7pmBluestone - 614-884-4646
Tue 29: Chelsea Wolfe, Jonathan Hultén 7pmBudd Dairy Food Hall - 614-505-2630
Tue 29: XS Trivia Night with Excesss 7-9pmCafe Bourbon Street - 614-725-5256
Tue 29: S.T.A.T.I.C. 7-11pmColumbus Commons - 614-545-4701
Tue 29: Free Play at the Commons 11am-4pmCrazee Mule Pub & Grill - 614-818-9007
Tue 29: Rainmaker Blues Trio 6-9pmCrescent Lounge - 614-826-0108
Tue 29: Trivia Tuesdays 7-9pmCrooked Can - 614-219-1500
Tue 29: I Drink and I Know Things Trivia 7-9pmCure 614
Tue 29: DJ 6-8pm
Tue 29: Trivia 8-10pm
Tue 29: Karaoke 10pm-12mThe Dallas at Milo
Tue 29: Open Art 2-4pm , 7-10pmDick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 29: Bluegrass Jam (free) 10pm-2amDolphin Lounge - 614-475-9944
Tue 29: Tuesday Live Music Showcase 7:30pmDonatos Basement/Club D (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Tue 29: Trivia 7:30pmDuecento IV - 330-209-3069
Tue 29: Karaoke 8pm-12mEdison Brewing Company - 614-762-6183
Tue 29: Trivia 7-9pmEldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Tue 29: DJ Peaches and Phantom & KaraokeGabby's Tavern - 614-433-0583
Tue 29: Open Mic Night with host Sparky Brewer 7-10pmGatsby's Bar and Grill - 614-476-0088
Tue 29: John Schwab 6-9pmGiammarco's Italian Restaurant - 614-895-8890
Tue 29: AJ AngeloGinger Rabbit Jazz Lounge - 614-929-5298
Tue 29: Ben Maloney presents Sonic Visions Quartet ($10) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pmGiuseppe's Ritrovo - 614-235-4300
Tue 29: Birdshack 6-8:30pmGresso's - 614-444-0131
Tue 29: Big Head Trivia 7-8pmHalf Baked Brew (Short North) - 614-670-4020
Tue 29: Jonny's Titties Is Out Karaoke 9pmThe Hashtag Comedy Co.
Tue 29: Improv Level 4 Graduate Showcase 8-9pmHillGarten - 614-319-3427
Tue 29: Bingo Night 6:30-7:30pmHonest Friend Brewing
Tue 29: Trivia with Jessi (free) 7pmHouse of Cai - 614-832-1488
Tue 29: Sound Bath with Key 6-9pmIndia Oak Grill - 614-261-9355
Tue 29: Excess Trivia 7pmKafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 29: Music Open Mic 8pmKemba Live - 614-461-5483
Tue 29: Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary 7pmLand Grant Brewing Co. - 614-427-3946
Tue 29: Tuesday Trivia + A Movie 6:30pmLedo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 29: Excesss Trivia 7-9pmThe Library Bar - 614-745-1639
Tue 29: Country NightThe Lion (Bexley)
Tue 29: Trivia Night 7pmLittle Grand Market - 614-453-6018
Tue 29: Beers and Board Games 5:30-9pmNorthstar Cafe (Easton) - 614-532-5444
Tue 29: Live Jazz 6-9pmOddfellows - 614-923-9631
Tue 29: Excess Karaoke 9pmOld North Arcade
Tue 29: KaraokePark Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 29: Jazz Jam Session 8-11pmParsons North Brewing Co. - 614-824-4208
Tue 29: Trivia Tuesday hosted by Mixed Ologies Trivia 7-9pmPint House (Short North)
Tue 29: Trivia 7-9pmRumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 29: Camping in Alaska, Sloynt, Hello Moon 7pmRumours Bar - 614-826-0067
Tue 29: What the Funk Music Trivia 8pmShakers Public House - 614-372-5847
Tue 29: Music Trivia with Ric Knight 7pmSignatures Mill Stone Tavern - 614-532-0344
Tue 29: EnterTUNEment: Music & Entertainment Trivia with Chris Thomas 7pmSlammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen - 614-221-8880
Tue 29: Bingo 6-9pmSpacebar
Tue 29: Brats: A Booked Comedy Open Mic (free) 7pm
Tue 29: Punk Rock Trivia (free) 9pmThe Summit Music Hall
Tue 29: Open Mic (free) 7pm
Tue 29: Opal In Sky: Coming Back to America Tour (free) 6pmWalrus - 614-817-1710
Tue 29: Sporcle Live Trivia TuesdaysWeigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-7664
Tue 29: Latin American Music Celebration Concert 7:30-9pmZaftig Brewing (Worthington) - 614-636-2537
Tue 29: Trivia Tuesdays 6:30pm -
SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
Streaming/Online Events
Wed 30: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Wed 30: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Wed 30: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)37 W. Broad St.
Wed 30: Breaktime on Broad 11am-2pmA.W.O.L. - 614-621-8779
Wed 30: Showtunes (ages 21+) 8pmAce of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 30: 200 Stab Wounds ($25, all ages)Bada Bean Bada Booze (Quarry Trails) - 614-809-1259
Wed 30: Cosmos & Crafts 4-10pmBarcelona - 614-443-3699
Wed 30: Midweek Music: Doug Hare 6-8pmBlack Swan Bar & Grill - 614-319-3091
Wed 30: Karaoke 6pmBluestone - 614-884-4646
Wed 30: Buzzcocks, Mind's Eye 7pmBobcat Sports Bar - 614-642-4125
Wed 30: Bingo 7:30pmBudd Dairy Food Hall - 614-505-2630
Wed 30: The Big Bad Music Trivia Show with Mark Dantzer 7-9pmCafe Bourbon Street - 614-725-5256
Wed 30: Happy Hour w/ Hannah 6-9pm
Wed 30: Excesss Karaoke! (free) 9pm-1amThe Canabar - 614-253-7644
Wed 30: Karaoke 8pmCavan's Irish Pub - 614-725-5502
Wed 30: Karaoke Wednesday 10pmCity Tavern - 614-826-2348
Wed 30: Excesss Trivia 7-9pmCrooked Can - 614-219-1500
Wed 30: Dueling Pianos Showcase 6-9pmThe Dallas at Milo
Wed 30: Open Mic - Originals Only 7-10pmDick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 30: Colin Lazarski Organ Trio (free)Dolphin Lounge - 614-475-9944
Wed 30: Wednesday Birddog Whiskey Karaoke 7:30pmDuecento IV - 330-209-3069
Wed 30: What the Funk Music Trivia 8-10pmEldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 30: Trivia Night 7-9pm
Wed 30: DJ Timmah 9pm-1amFives Up High - 614-886-3780
Wed 30: The Best Damn Trivia in the Land 9pmFlint Station - 614-634-6224
Wed 30: Line Dancing with Mary Beth 6:30-8:30pmGatsby's Bar and Grill - 614-476-0088
Wed 30: Music Trivia w/ CT! 7-9pm
Wed 30: Open Mic w/ Danny Lang 7-11pm
Wed 30: Open Mic w/ Danny Lang 7-11pmGiammarco's Italian Restaurant - 614-895-8890
Wed 30: Brian DayGinger Rabbit Jazz Lounge - 614-929-5298
Wed 30: Robert Dove Quintet ($10) 6-7:30pm , 8:15-9:45pmGlobal Gallery Coffee House - 614-262-5535
Wed 30: Open Mic 5:30-7pmThe Hashtag Comedy Co.
Wed 30: Improv Level 1 Graduate Showcase 8-9pmHey Hey Bar & Grill - 614-445-9512
Wed 30: Karaoke with KJ Kenny 8-11pmHigh Beck Tavern - 614-224-0886
Wed 30: Excesss Karaoke 8pm-12mHonest Friend Brewing
Wed 30: Beers and Board Games 5:30pmHouse of Cai - 614-832-1488
Wed 30: Cxmuga Day Lounge 12n -4pmKafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 30: Poetry Open MicLeap-N-Lizard's - 614-771-0062
Wed 30: Open Mic Night Live Broadcast 8pmLedo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Wed 30: Magic: The Gathering 6pmThe Library Bar - 614-745-1639
Wed 30: Karaoke 9pmThe Lion (Bexley)
Wed 30: Hadden Sayers, Tony McClung and Jeff Ciampa 6-8pmLocal Cantina (Brewery District) - 614-488-6146
Wed 30: Trivia Night 7pmLocal Cantina (Upper Arlington) - 614-674-6269
Wed 30: Let's Get Quizzical! 7pmLucky's Grille & Sports Pub - 614-771-7766
Wed 30: Columbus Trivia Challenge 7pmMcConnell Arts Center - 614-431-0329
Wed 30: Community Health Chat: Fentanyl High Documentary ($10-$20) 6pmNatalie's Grandview - 614-436-2625
Wed 30: Charlie's: Blues & Beyond: Rainmaker Blues Trio (free) 5-6:30pm
Wed 30: Music Hall: Columbus Soul & Salvage featuring Donna Mogavero and special guests ($10 GA, $20 seated) 8pm
Wed 30: Charlie's: Parker MacDonell, David Sheils, Keith Larsen: An Evening of Songs & Stories ($20) 8pmNationwide Arena - 614-246-2000
Wed 30: Teddy Swims - The UGLY Tour, MarcLo, Mac Ayres 7pmThe Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Wed 30: Rec League Show 7 PMNorthstar Cafe (Easton) - 614-532-5444
Wed 30: Live Jazz 6-9pmPark Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 30: AcousticParsons North Brewing Co. - 614-824-4208
Wed 30: Bingo & Brew with Callie Coquette 7pm
Wed 30: Wednesday Jam in The Den 7pmPierogi Mountain - 614-745-3139
Wed 30: Excesss Trivia 7-9pmRambling House Music Bar - 614-468-3217
Wed 30: Wine Wednesday 5pm
Wed 30: New Standard Soul Jam 8pmSchottenstein Center - 614-688-3939
Wed 30: The Smashing Pumpkins - The Rats in a Cage Tour 8pmSignatures Mill Stone Tavern - 614-532-0344
Wed 30: Bingo Night 6-8pmSlammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen - 614-221-8880
Wed 30: What the Funk Music Trivia 7-10pmSpacebar
Wed 30: Cigarettes For Breakfast, With Brevity, Poison Door ($15/20) 7pmThe Summit Music Hall
Wed 30: Grateful Dead Super Jam ($12.33) 9pmSweeney's Walnut St. Tavern - 614-378-1914
Wed 30: Open Mic hosted by Zach Whitney (6pm signups) 7-10pmThrees Above High - 614-732-4404
Wed 30: Excesss KaraokeTwo Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Wed 30: Rough Drafts: A Booked Comedy Open Mic 7pmUnderstory - 614-972-6006
Wed 30: Elaina Arthur (free) 5-8pmUnion Cafe - 380-239-2728
Wed 30: Wednesdays are a Drag 10pmThe Valley
Wed 30: Open Mic Comedy with Def Goldblum & the ICC 8pmVictory's Live - 614-225-1577
Wed 30: Karaoke (ages 21+) 8pmWalrus - 614-817-1710
Wed 30: Excesss Karaoke 8pmWeigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-7664
Wed 30: Wind Symphony 7:30-9pmWoodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 30: Josh Albert & Thagawdshow present: Woodlands Comedy Showcase ($19.73, all ages) 7pmWorld of Beer (Easton) - 614-476-2962
Wed 30: Opinionation - Family Feud style trivia 7pm -
OCTOBER 1, 2026
Streaming/Online Events
Thu 1: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Thu 1: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Thu 1: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)A&R Music Bar - 614-461-5483
Thu 1: Nevertel, Rivals, Ocean Sleeper 6pmA.W.O.L. - 614-621-8779
Thu 1: Stomp Line Dance Lessons (ages 21+) 7pm
Thu 1: Karaoke (ages 21+) 10pmAce of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 1: Hot Flash Heat Wave, Bleary Eyed, High. ($20, all ages)The Attic - 614-309-8061
Thu 1: MOVED TO THE WALRUS: Raj Suresh 8pmBada Bean Bada Booze (Quarry Trails) - 614-809-1259
Thu 1: Off The Record: Jazz Night 7-9pmBeer Barrel (Easton) - 614-681-3663
Thu 1: Live Music 6pmBexley Public Library - 614-231-2793
Thu 1: Eric Gnezda - Stories at the Center Book Release Event & Concert 6:30-8pmBlue Danube - 614-732-0042
Thu 1: Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1amBobcat Sports Bar - 614-642-4125
Thu 1: Music Trivia 7pmBodi - 614-852-2258
Thu 1: Jueves de Despecho: DJ Gio 6pmBristol Republic - 614-929-5847
Thu 1: Dusty Boots Live Band Karaoke 9pm-12m
Thu 1: DJ Sara Nova 10pm-1amBudd Dairy Food Hall - 614-505-2630
Thu 1: Excesss Karaoke 7-10pmBurnzie's Old Trail - 614-878-9315
Thu 1: Bingo 7-9pmCaddy's Delight - 614-725-4209
Thu 1: Turntable Thursdays hosted by TreymoCafe Bourbon Street - 614-725-5256
Thu 1: Cheater Slicks, Pet Mosquito, Genre is Death (In The Red) 7pm--12mCavan's Irish Pub - 614-725-5502
Thu 1: Turnt Trivia with Amanda Punchfuk 9pmColumbus Commons - 614-545-4701
Thu 1: Food Truck Food Court 11am-2pm
Thu 1: Free Play at the Commons 11am-4pmCrooked Can - 614-219-1500
Thu 1: Cole Biedenharn 6-9pmDafuque on High
Thu 1: Pub Trivia 7pmDolphin Lounge - 614-475-9944
Thu 1: Thursday Night Karaoke 7:30pmEldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 1: Karaoke with Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1amEupouria
Thu 1: Trivia 7:30pm
Thu 1: Karaoke 10pmGarden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-469-0939
Thu 1: Sweeney Todd 7pmGatsby's Bar and Grill - 614-476-0088
Thu 1: Right On Main 7-10pmHalf Baked Brew (Short North) - 614-670-4020
Thu 1: Sonic Temple Karaoke 8pmHigh Beck Tavern - 614-224-0886
Thu 1: Excesss Karaoke 10pm-1amKemba Live - 614-461-5483
Thu 1: Brand New 7pmLand Grant Brewing Co. - 614-427-3946
Thu 1: Music Trivia with What The Funk Music Trivia 7pmLeap-N-Lizard's - 614-771-0062
Thu 1: Karaoke Thursday Night 8pmLucky's Grille & Sports Pub - 614-771-7766
Thu 1: Big Bad Music Trivia with Mark Dantzer 7pmMainline Bar & Courtyard - 614-674-6102
Thu 1: OpinioNation 8pmMickey's (Grandview) - 614-488-3566
Thu 1: Karaoke 9pm-1:30amMid City Garage - 614-372-5028
Thu 1: Full Throttle Trivia Live Team Trivia 7-10pmNatalie's Grandview - 614-436-2625
Thu 1: Charlie's: Sirens (free/tips) 5-6:30pm
Thu 1: Charlie's: The Suitcase Junket ($20) 8pm
Thu 1: Music Hall: Sons of Gladys: Tom Petty Memorial ($30) 8pmNorthstar Cafe (Easton) - 614-532-5444
Thu 1: Live Jazz 6-9pmOld North Arcade
Thu 1: Trivia 7:30pm
Thu 1: KaraokeThe Oracle
1159 Oak St.
Thu 1: Funk for My Soul All-Vinyl Set 8-11pmPark Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 1: Excesss Trivia 7-9pmRafter's Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Thu 1: C LA C I 6-8pmRambling House Music Bar - 614-468-3217
Thu 1: Bring Your Own Vinyl 5-7pmRiffe Center Studio 1 - 614-469-0939
Thu 1: Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical 7:30pmRumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 1: Used Kids Records' 40th Anniversary Bash Concert Series: Dale Watson & His Lone Stars, India Ramey 7pmRumours Bar - 614-826-0067
Thu 1: Drag Bingo Night with Felony Kelly & Mimi Sharp 6pmSaucy Brew Works - 614-696-5100
Thu 1: What the Funk Music Trivia 7pmShadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 1: Speak of the Devil 7pmShakers Public House - 614-372-5847
Thu 1: Karaoke 8pmSkully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 1: Windhand 7 PMSoul 2 Go Cafe (Downtown) - 877-554-7685
Thu 1: Mix Master Ice (free) 4-7pmSpacebar
Thu 1: Freakshow: Hosted by Mizer Malicious ($8) 8pmStandard Live - 614-745-9483
Thu 1: Karaoke 8pm-12mTwo Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Thu 1: Village Poetry Open Mic 7-8pmUnderstory - 614-972-6006
Thu 1: Trivia Goodness 7-9pmUp Front at Shadowbox - 614-416-7625
Thu 1: Columbus Science Pub Presents: Eat Like a Mastodon: Ohio in the Pleistocene 7pmVHS Social Club
Thu 1: Karaoke 8pmVillage Idiot - 614-230-2544
Thu 1: Name That Tune with Bighead·7-9pmWalrus - 614-817-1710
Thu 1: The Attic Presents: Raj Suresh 8pmWoody's Tavern/Ohio Union (OSU) - 614-292-3117
Thu 1: Quiz Night (free) 6-8pmZaftig Brewing (Worthington) - 614-636-2537
Thu 1: Jazz Night w/ The Brewtet 6:30-8:30pm -
OCTOBER 2, 2026
Streaming/Online Events
Fri 2: 40x83 with Jim Maneri-90.5 FM WCBE 7-8pm
Fri 2: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Fri 2: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)A&R Music Bar - 614-461-5483
Fri 2: Zolita - The Hell's Belles Tour, Pig Milk 7pmAce of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 2: Pertinence ($18, all ages)The Attic - 614-309-8061
Fri 2: MOVED TO THE WALRUS: Zainab Johnson 7pm , 9pmBada Bean Bada Booze (Quarry Trails) - 614-809-1259
Fri 2: Classic Movies and Cocktails 4-10pmBluestone - 614-884-4646
Fri 2: Congress The Band 7pmBodi - 614-852-2258
Fri 2: Salsa FridaysBristol Republic - 614-929-5847
Fri 2: Cowtown Inc (BR) 9pm-12m
Fri 2: J.Testarossa 10pm-1amBudd Dairy Food Hall - 614-505-2630
Fri 2: Rooftop Vibes with DJ Behold 8pm-12mBuffalo Wild Wings (Grove City) - 614-808-4700
Fri 2: Music Bingo 6:30pmBurnzie's Old Trail - 614-878-9315
Fri 2: Karaoke 8pm-12mByrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 2: Max Mobley (bluegrass) 7pmCaddy's Delight - 614-725-4209
Fri 2: Karaoke (free) 9pmCafe Bourbon Street - 614-725-5256
Fri 2: Big Fat Head, Harry Sings! (Uranium Club), John Hoffman 7-11pmCavan's Irish Pub - 614-725-5502
Fri 2: Karaoke 10pmColumbus Children's Theatre - 614-992-3252
Fri 2: Open Mic Night 7-9pmDafuque on High
Fri 2: Indie Comedy Collective Open Mic 9pmDirty Dungarees - 614-263-6363
Fri 2: Greenfront 7-11pmDolphin Lounge - 614-475-9944
Fri 2: Friday Night Karaoke 7:30pmDuecento IV - 330-209-3069
Fri 2: DJs 9pm
Fri 2: EDM Bass Night: DJ Griff, Wubwaffles, Plan Bri B2B Slay K, Hyper 9:30pm-2amFadó Irish Pub - 614-418-0066
Fri 2: Live Music 7pmFlint Station - 614-634-6224
Fri 2: The Fair Weathered 7-10pmGarden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-469-0939
Fri 2: Sweeney Todd 7pmGatsby's Bar and Grill - 614-476-0088
Fri 2: AJ Angelo 5-8pmGlobal Gallery Coffee House - 614-262-5535
Fri 2: DJ Gunther 6-8pmThe Hashtag Comedy Co.
Fri 2: Sienna Hubert Ross 7-8:15pmHofbrauhaus - 614-294-2437
Fri 2: Tyler Fairburn 6-9pmHouse of Cai - 614-832-1488
Fri 2: Cxmuga Night Lounge 8pm-12mHuntington Recital Hall (Capital University)
Fri 2: Student Recital: Caitlyn Witt, voice 8pmKafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 2: Board game night 8pmThe King of Clubs - 614-396-7114
Fri 2: Texas Hippie Coalition 6:30 PMLedo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Fri 2: Fried Wax: DJ Sticky Floor, DJ $En$ible Portions 6pmMadLab - 614-221-5418
Fri 2: August: Osage County 7:30pmMcConnell Arts Center - 614-431-0329
Fri 2: Chasing the Light: Artists Speak ON STAGE! ($20) 7pmMershon Auditorium at Wexner Center - 614-247-0431
Fri 2: Don Lemon & DL Hughley 7pmMickey's (Grandview) - 614-488-3566
Fri 2: Karaoke 9pm-1:30amNatalie's Grandview - 614-436-2625
Fri 2: Charlie's: We The Sound Radio (free/tips, rsvp) 5-7pm
Fri 2: Music Hall: Tracy Bonham ($30 Seated) 8pmNewport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Fri 2: Daft Disko 9pmNorthstar Cafe (Easton) - 614-532-5444
Fri 2: Live Jazz 6-9pmOddfellows - 614-923-9631
Fri 2: Odds Live 7pm
Fri 2: 90s Dance Party 9pmOhio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 2: Columbus Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák & Brahms - Still: Serenade, Dvořák: Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major 7:30pmThe Old First Presbyterian Church 1101 Bryden Road, Columbus
Fri 2: Frequency Fridays: Caroline Davis, Christa Ebert's Uno Lady, Adam Crawley's crawlinggiants, Eden Grey, ElectronFlow ($10/$15) 7:30-11pmOtherworld - 614-808-6433
Fri 2: Yheti, Toadface, Flintwick (ages 21+) 8:30pmPalace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 2: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE 6:30pmPickle Social Club Mill Run - 614-334-4982
Fri 2: Karaoke 7-11pmPierogi Mountain - 614-745-3139
Fri 2: Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1amRambling House Music Bar - 614-468-3217
Fri 2: Nervous Verbs - LP Release, Billy Peake ($11.55) 5-8pm
Fri 2: The Erly, Dire Wolf, Blue Hour ($11.55) 8-11:30pmRiffe Center Davidson Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 2: Grief Sucks: A One Man Show By KevOnStage 7:30pmRiffe Center Studio 1 - 614-469-0939
Fri 2: Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical 8pmRumours Bar - 614-826-0067
Fri 2: Karaoke 9pmSchottenstein Center - 614-688-3939
Fri 2: Lionel Richie, Earth, Wind & Fire 7:30pmShadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 2: Speak of the Devil 7pmShamrock Club Of Columbus - 614-491-4449
Fri 2: Karaoke in the Pub 7-10pmSignatures Mill Stone Tavern - 614-532-0344
Fri 2: Live MusicSkully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 2: Minion Rave 9 PMSpacebar
Fri 2: Vortex - Underground 80s w/ DJ Dynamo ($5) 9pm
Fri 2: Vortex - Underground 80s w/ DJ Dynamo ($5) 9pmValley Dale Ballroom - 614-441-1907
Fri 2: Rick Brunetto Big Band 7:30-10:30pmVeil Bar - 614-295-4700
Fri 2: LDNL 8-11pmWalrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 2: The Attic Presents: Zainab Johnson 7pm , 9pmWeigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-7664
Fri 2: Ohio State Big Bands open Honor Jazz Band Weekend 7:30-9pmWoodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 2: Hawa ($1.50, all ages) 6pm
Fri 2: Everything Yes ($25.89, all ages) 7pm -
OCTOBER 3, 2026
Streaming/Online Events
Sat 3: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Sat 3: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)A&R Music Bar - 614-461-5483
Sat 3: Bloodrave, Amelia Arsenic, Nowhere2Run, AudioFlesh, Pink Heartbrake, Tensor, Vicious Wishes 9pmAce of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 3: Revocation ($22, all ages)The Attic - 614-309-8061
Sat 3: MOVED TO THE WALRUS: Zainab Johnson 7pmBlack Swan Bar & Grill - 614-319-3091
Sat 3: Saturday Line Dance Night 7pmBluegrass Musicians Supply - 614-443-3558
Sat 3: Jam 10am-3pmBluestone - 614-884-4646
Sat 3: Mitchell Tenpenny, Nathan Cox 8pmBristol Republic - 614-929-5847
Sat 3: Paul RoseWood 1-4pm
Sat 3: 23 Southbound 9pm-12m
Sat 3: Soka 10pm-1amBudd Dairy Food Hall - 614-505-2630
Sat 3: OSU Game Day with Koty - The Golfing DJ Game TimeBurnzie's Old Trail - 614-878-9315
Sat 3: Open Stage with Sparky Brewer 8-11pmCaddy's Delight - 614-725-4209
Sat 3: Karaoke (free) 9pmCafe Bourbon Street - 614-725-5256
Sat 3: Bonxicide ft. Baseck, Decide Today, Tricky Youth, True Commando, Stevie Zeven, Flowersforpersephone 8-11pmCanzani Center (CCAD)
Sat 3: Candlelight: Tribute to Queen ($36, $51.50, $62) 6:30 PM
Sat 3: Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Gabriel on Strings ($41, $59, $71) 8:45 PMCavan's Irish Pub - 614-725-5502
Sat 3: Spank Bank Male Revue hosted by DJ Jeffy G 9pmClintonville Books
Sat 3: Haunting the House Down II: Columbus's Premiere Sober (Halloween) Drag Show: Hee Haw The Drag Donkey, Homer E. Rodick, Morte, Snot Rokette, Susan Starr, Merlin Knight Malicious, Mizer Malicious, Papa Phyllaxis 7:30-10pmColumbus Metropolitan Library (Northside) - 614-645-2275
Sat 3: Ballet Folclórico Xochihua - Hispanic Heritage Month 12n -1pmCrescent Lounge - 614-826-0108
Sat 3: Karaoke 8pm-12mEldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 3: Bingo 4-6pmFranklin County Fairgrounds
Sat 3: Columbus Coffee FestivalGarden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-469-0939
Sat 3: Sweeney Todd 2pm , 7pmGatsby's Bar and Grill - 614-476-0088
Sat 3: Contagious ‘til 4 8pm-12mThe Hashtag Comedy Co.
Sat 3: Sienna Hubert Ross 9pm-12:15amHofbrauhaus - 614-294-2437
Sat 3: Tyler Fairburn 6-9pmJohnnie's Tavern - 614-488-0110
Sat 3: JT & Brian time 8-10pmKemba Live - 614-461-5483
Sat 3: Robin Trower, Strange Vine 7pmLafayette Lounge
Sat 3: Lounge Nights DJs 7-9pmLeap-N-Lizard's - 614-771-0062
Sat 3: Karaoke Saturday Night 8pmMadLab - 614-221-5418
Sat 3: August: Osage County 7:30pmMcConnell Arts Center - 614-431-0329
Sat 3: Carnatic Music Concert - Malavika Sundar (Dhvani) ($35, $25 MAC member, $0 Dhvani member) 6:30pmMees Hall (Capital University)
Sat 3: University Bands Fall Concert 3pmMickey's (Grandview) - 614-488-3566
Sat 3: Karaoke 9pm-1:30amNewport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Sat 3: Łaszewo, Arden Jones 7pmNorthstar Cafe (Easton) - 614-532-5444
Sat 3: Live Jazz 6-9pmOhio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 3: Columbus Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák & Brahms - Still: Serenade, Dvořák: Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major 7:30pmRambling House Music Bar - 614-468-3217
Sat 3: Austin & The Syd Experience Presents: A Psychedelic Soiree & ASYD Birthday Party ($16.81) 8-11:59pmRiffe Center Studio 1 - 614-469-0939
Sat 3: Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical 8pmRumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 3: Blitzkid, Lords of the Highway, The Lycan Bite 7pmShadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 3: Screamers 7pmShort North Arts District's Hops on High
Sat 3: Hops on High: The Short North Stage, The George Barrie Band, NACHO Street Band, Austin and the Syd Experience 12n - 8pmSignatures Mill Stone Tavern - 614-532-0344
Sat 3: The Karaoke Lab 8pmSoul 2 Go Cafe (Downtown) - 877-554-7685
Sat 3: KaraSoul: Karaoke with Soul with DJ Layne (free) 8pm-12mSpacebar
Sat 3: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Brian Damage ($25/$30, ages 18+) 7pmSt. Joseph Cathedral - 614-973-1961
Sat 3: Pop-Up / Speak-Up 10am-2pmSullivant Hall, Barnett Theatre (OSU) - 614-292-7977
Sat 3: Mid-Semester Student Works (free) 7pmUndertow House Show
Sat 3: Lisa Walker + Elizabeth Nelson ($35) 7pmUp Front at Shadowbox - 614-416-7625
Sat 3: The Ohio R&B Music Festival 5pmWalrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 3: The Attic Presents: Zainab Johnson 7pmWild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sat 3: Made By Us Wild2K: Virginia West, Inpulse Dance Co., Treya Nash, Jhasi & James Michael Meadows ($25-$75) 6-10pmWoodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 3: Bearly Dead - A Tribute to The Grateful Dead ($25.89, all ages) 7pm -
OCTOBER 4, 2026
Streaming/Online Events
Sun 4: Concerts @ Ohio State on WOSU 1-2pm
Sun 4: Digital Dave's DaveDigsRR Archive (largely live local music audio recordings)
Sun 4: WCRS 92.7 FM / 98.3 LPFM (streaming & on-air community radio)Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 4: Excesss Trivia Hosted by Ryan Canon 1-3pm
Sun 4: Excesss Karaoke Hosted by Dave Casto 10pm-1am
Sun 4: Cryogeyser ($19.99)Axis Nightclub - 380-239-2728
Sun 4: Sunday Church (ages 21+) 10pm-2amBluestone - 614-884-4646
Sun 4: Glaive, Tiffany Day, kurtains 6:30pmBristol Republic - 614-929-5847
Sun 4: Ryan Mundy 1-4pmCafe Bourbon Street - 614-725-5256
Sun 4: De Rodillas, Goblin Smut, BTS, Refuse 5-8pm
Sun 4: Mat Bisaro Memorial 8pm-1amCavan's Irish Pub - 614-725-5502
Sun 4: Ballz Bingo & Boys with Amanda Sue 9pmClintonville Books
Sun 4: Shorties Book Club: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin - The Fire Next Time 1-2pmColumbus Museum of Art - 614-221-6801
Sun 4: Tony Hagood Trio and Friends - Debut Album Release Concert 2-4pmCombustion Brewery & Taproom (Clintonville) - 614-914-5112
Sun 4: Make the Grade Trivia with Dr. A 6:30pmThe Daily Bar
Sun 4: Mixedologies Trivia 5-7pmDaniel Crease Multicultural Center
Sun 4: Weekly Blues Jam ($10, musicians free, byob) 6-11pmDick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 4: Wally Mitchel (free) 8-11pmDirty Dungarees - 614-263-6363
Sun 4: Columbus Hardcore: Autoignition, Sowing, Heart Attack, Slumber, Joan Of Arc ($10/pwyc) 7-11pmDonatos Basement/Club D (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Sun 4: Sorry Ghost, Kevin Walkman ($21.63) 7pmEcstatic Dance
Sun 4: Ecstatic Dance (all ages) 1-3:30pmEldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 4: Rick Collura's Blues Jam 3-7pm
Sun 4: Karaoke with Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1amFranklin County Fairgrounds
Sun 4: Columbus Coffee FestivalGarden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-469-0939
Sun 4: Sweeney Todd 2pmHalf Baked Brew (Short North) - 614-670-4020
Sun 4: Fornite Sundays 4:20pmHilliard Presbyterian Church
Sun 4: Greater Columbus Community Orchestra: Red Revolution: Dmitri Shostakovich - Festival Overture & Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 2, Aram Khachaturian - Adagio from ‘Spartacus', Sergei Prokofiev Selections from ‘Romeo & Juliet' 7-8pmHofbrauhaus - 614-294-2437
Sun 4: Dave Sabatka 5-8pmIndia Oak Grill - 614-261-9355
Sun 4: Bluzcatz Blues Jam w/ Bill Lewandowski 6-9pmKemba Live - 614-461-5483
Sun 4: Muna: Gets So Hot Tour, hemlocke springs 6:30pmLand Grant Brewing Co. - 614-427-3946
Sun 4: Family Sundays 11amLucky's Grille & Sports Pub - 614-771-7766
Sun 4: Bar Bingo 7pmNatalie's Grandview - 614-436-2625
Sun 4: Charlie's: Bobby Floyd Trio (free/tips, rsvp) 5-6:30pm
Sun 4: Music Hall: Ellisa Coston: Tribute to Tramaine Hawkins, Gospel Soul Series hosted by Debra James Tucker ($20 Seated) 7:30pmNewport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Sun 4: Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) featuring Frank Carter, Bad Nerves 7:30pmNorth High Brewing (Dublin) - 614-756-0200
Sun 4: Karaoke with @DJMAX614 6-9pmNorthstar Cafe (Easton) - 614-532-5444
Sun 4: Live Jazz 6-9pmOddfellows - 614-923-9631
Sun 4: Club Club 1pmThe Oracle
1159 Oak St.
Sun 4: Soundclash: Is that Jazz? 6-9pmRafter's Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Sun 4: Pool Tournament ($10 buy-in) 6pmRambling House Music Bar - 614-468-3217
Sun 4: Charming Disaster, Emmy Lazarus and the Recently Deceased ($11.55) 6-10pmRiffe Center Studio 1 - 614-469-0939
Sun 4: Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical 2pmRumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 4: Hoodoo Soul Band 8pmShadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 4: Speak of the Devil 2pmShakers Public House - 614-372-5847
Sun 4: Open stage with Sparky Brewer 4-7pmSkully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 4: Reggae Sunday with The Flex Crew 9pm
Sun 4: Kyle Gordon 7 PMSlammers Bar & Pizza Kitchen - 614-221-8880
Sun 4: Karaoke 7-11pmSoul 2 Go Cafe (Downtown) - 877-554-7685
Sun 4: Soul Sundays: K Life & Co. featuring KB & Friends, Terri Whitlow (free) 6-8pmSpacebar
Sun 4: Sunday Transmissions: a variety open mic 3-7pmTorrence Road Summer Concerts
Sun 4: Roscommon Sessions 6-8pmWeigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-7664
Sun 4: Honor Jazz Band Finale Concerts 3-4:30pmWolf's Ridge Brewing - 614-429-3936
Sun 4: What The Funk Music Trivia 4-6pm