Taco Week, the Arts Festival and other Columbus weekend events
🎨 Immerse yourself in the Columbus Arts Festival, featuring four stages and over 250 artists on the downtown riverfront.
11am–10pm Friday, 10am–10pm Saturday and 10am–5pm Sunday. Free!
🐶 Take your pup paddleboarding during a Quarry Trails Metro Park "yappy hour."
5-8pm Friday, 2600 Dublin Road. Free!
🧹 Watch a "popular" movie — "Wicked" is Easton's first Friday Night Flick of the season.
6-9:30pm Friday, Town Square. Free!
⚾ Catch a rivalry game as the Clippers face the Toledo Mud Hens all weekend long.
7:05pm Friday (with fireworks!) and Saturday, 1:05pm Sunday. $5+.
⌚ Find the time to see " Kimberly Akimbo," a hit Broadway musical at the Ohio Theatre that puts a twist on a "coming-of-age" story.
7:30pm Friday; 2pm and 7:30pm Saturday; 1pm and 6:30pm Sunday. $55+.
🐔 Wing it during the Chicken and Beer Festival at Dodge Park.
1-3:30pm or 3:30-7pm Saturday, 218 West St. $34.
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