Pool season, laser tag and more weekend events
Columbus' Dodge, Driving Park, Glenwood and Tuttle pools open for the season on Saturday. $1. Hours
Zoombezi Bay is also open daily starting Saturday. $32-47 day pass. Kids under 3 free! Hours
🔫 Take no prisoners at Deathmatch, a traveling laser tag experience hosted by Fear Columbus.
Various times Friday-Sunday, 2605 Northland Plaza Drive. $20.
🎸 Celebrate classic rock with original and cover performances.
6pm Friday: The Commons hosts a double feature of Pink Floyd tribute band The Dark Side of the Moon and Led Zeppelin tribute band A Song Remains. Free!
7:30pm Friday: Pat Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo play OSU's Mershon Auditorium. $90-144.
7:30pm Friday and 2pm Sunday: Shadowbox Live tributes Aerosmith and Van Halen with " Rock This Way". $54+.
⚽️ Support women's sports as the Columbus Eagles host Corktown WFC at Fortress Obetz.
7pm Friday, 2014 Recreation Trail. $20.
⚾️ Join the Clippers for a pair of themed nights.
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