The calendar is updated every Sunday with the next 4 weeks of events. Send your Columbus music related events, podcasts, and streams to [email protected].
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 21: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 614-725-5402
Mon 21: Omens: Foreboding Burlesque 10pm
Buns and Brews - 614-817-1704
Mon 21: Open Mic Monday 7:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 21: DJ Capn Lonesome 9-11pm
Claddagh Irish Pub - 614-224-1560
Mon 21: The Claddagh Jazz Night: Dan Rowan Trio 6-8pm
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 21: Vaughn Wiester's 22-Piece Famous Jazz Orchestra ($10, $5 students, all ages) 7:30-10pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 21: Open Stage 9pm-1am
Hughes Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Mon 21: Guest flutist Brandon Patrick George presents recital and master class 6:30pm
Lineage Brewery - 614-461-3622
Mon 21: Pints For a Purpose/Rotary International End Polio Now Benefit: Janet's Planet ($5 suggested donation) 5:30-9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon 21: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Mon 21: Open Stage 9pm-12m
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 21: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 21: Nerd Night
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 21: Comedy Open Mic with Nick Glaser 9pm
Spacebar
Mon 21: Punk Rock Karaoke 9pm
Strongwater - 614-928-3170
Mon 21: Tattat (free) 6:30pm
The Summit
Mon 21: Jam Central Station, Fullsend (free) 9pm
Mon 21: Open Jam (free) 10:45pm
Trism - 614-292-3117
Mon 21: OUABehind the Music with ThankGod4Cody (OSU BuckID required) 7-8pm
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Mon 21: Reading: Jason Reynolds (free) 6-7:30pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 21: Columbus Unscripted: Celebrate Stand Up, Story and Improv! 7-10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 21: Ghost Story (free, all ages) 6pm
Mon 21: Monaco Monday (free, all ages) 9pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Tue 22: 24Hrs, MyNamePhin 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Tue 22: Screaming Females, Dusk, Nothin' 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 22: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Tue 22: Music Trivia with Brian Phillips 7-10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 614-725-5402
Tue 22: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 22: DJ Imperial Stout 7pm-12m
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 22: Bluegrass Jam (free) 10pm-2am
Donatos Basement (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Tue 22: Handguns 6pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Tue 22: DJ Timmah 7:30pm
Fours on High (formerly Barrel On High) - 614-886-3780
Tue 22: Trivia
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 22: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - 614-686-7800
Tue 22: Dan Rowan 6pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 22: Songwriters Open Mic
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 22: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Tue 22: 2019 Drexel Theatre Gala 6:30pm
McConnell Arts Center (Bronwynn Theatre) - 614-431-0329
Tue 22: Café MAC: Ohio Finger Style Guitar Club
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 22: Bob Lanzetti (of Snarky Puppy) ($12, $15 reserved) 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Tue 22: Broadway in Columbus: Mean Girls 7:30pm
On the Rocks - 614-717-9215
Tue 22: Trivia Night hosted by DJ Trivia 7-8:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 22: Jazz Jam: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30-11:30pm
Pastimes (Crosswoods) - 614-547-7750
Tue 22: Tuesday Karaoke Nights 9:30pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Tue 22: Junior Kauffman 6pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 22: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 22: Rubesday: A Super Smash Brothers Melee
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 22: Up Front at Shadowbox Live Presents 7pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 22: Tuesday Night General Trivia 7pm
Spacebar
Tue 22: Magic The Gathering 6pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 22: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Tue 22: Karaoke TWOSDAY w/ Christian 9pm
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Tue 22: Feminist Sci-Fi Bookclub: The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington 7-8pm
Up Front at Shadowbox - 614-416-7625
Tue 22: Whiskey Business Podcast: The Premise with Dino Tripodis 8-9:30pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Tue 22: Writers Group 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Tue 22: Bumpin Uglies: Lava Sharks & Water Parks Tour w/ Rockstead ($12, all ages) 7pm
Wunderbar - 614-444-0917
Tue 22: Karaoke Night 8pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Wed 23: Kelsey Waldon 7:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 23: Marika Hackman, Girl Friday 7pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Wed 23: The Days of Disorder Tour: Powerman 5000, (hed) p.e., Adema, Blacklist Regulars, Kienemy ($25/$30, all ages) 6pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Wed 23: Yung Bae, Birocratic, Verzache 7pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Wed 23: Mess, Snarls 7-11pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 23: October Green Drinks 5:30pm
Wed 23: Jazz Wednesday w/ Terrance Charles 8pm
Buckeye Bourbon House - 614-456-2020
Wed 23: acoustic music
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Wed 23: Jacob Winans + Network Glass, Washing Machine 9pm-12m
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 23: Paul Brown ($5) 9pm-1am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 23: Kelly Vaughn 6-8pm
Fours on High (formerly Barrel On High) - 614-886-3780
Wed 23: Open Mic Comedy Night 7:30pm
Harrison's On Kenny - 614-745-0324
Wed 23: Get Lucky Team Trivia 7pm
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - 614-686-7800
Wed 23: Pete Tender 6pm
JT's Pizza & Pub - 614-718-9110
Wed 23: Trivia Night 8-11pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 23: Poetry Open Mic
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 23: Thurber Prize for American Humor 7pm
McConnell Arts Center (Bronwynn Theatre) - 614-431-0329
Wed 23: We Joy Sing (ages birth - 5 years) 10:00 - 12:45pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 23: Jimmy Thackery, Sean Carney ($20, $25 reserved) 9pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Wed 23: Thievery Corporation, The Katy 7:30pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 23: Broadway in Columbus: Mean Girls 7:30pm
On the Rocks - 614-717-9215
Wed 23: Open Stage
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Wed 23: Vinyl Wednesday: DJ Trueskills, DJ Aloha 8pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 23: Kenny G 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 23: Bar Trivia 7pm
Pastimes (Crosswoods) - 614-547-7750
Wed 23: Joey Rauckis & Cortney Gail
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 23: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Wed 23: Katie Davis 6pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 23: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 23: Trivioke/Free Pool
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 23: Sawyer Fredericks, Ben Stalets 6:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 23: Hashtag Comedy 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 23: Acoustic Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 23: Earthgang, Duckwrth (tiered tickets/$25, ages 18+) 7pm
Spacebar
Wed 23: Adjy, Dandelion Hunter, Wasp Factory 8pm
The Summit
Wed 23: Natural Born Leaders, Subterranean ($5) 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 23: Open Mic Wednesday w/ Zach Whitney 8:30pm
Up Front at Shadowbox - 614-416-7625
Wed 23: You'll Want to Sit Down for This... (Presented by Hashtag Comedy) 8-9:15pm
Vanderelli Room - 614-403-4689
Wed 23: Phil @ Filament (weekly music series in Filament) (donation) 7pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Wed 23: T-Talks 6:30-8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 23: Melvin Seal & JGB: John Kadlecik, Jennifer Hartswick, Moonalice ($30, all ages) 7pm
Wunderbar - 614-444-0917
Wed 23: Trivia Night 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 23: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Thu 24: Missio, The Score 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 24: Southern Culture on the Skids, The D-Rays 7:30pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Thu 24: Adelitas Way, The Black Moods, Blacklite District 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Thu 24: The Live Band Karaoke 10pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Thu 24: No Show Tonight 7-8pm
Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Thu 24: Loud Luxury: Nights Like This Tour (Ages 18+) 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 614-725-5402
Thu 24: Thursday Night Karaoke Part One 7pm
Thu 24: The Shade of It All 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 24: Big Bad Music Trivia Show 7-9pm
Bristol Republic - 614-929-5847
Thu 24: Chris Moreno 9-11pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 24: Dungeon Acid, DJ Kevin Failure, Kevin Brugger, MX Silkman, CCCP ($10) 9pm-12m
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 24: DJ Ace Throwback Karaoke 9pm-2am
Fours on High (formerly Barrel On High) - 614-886-3780
Thu 24: Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 24: West Side Story 8-9pm
Garden Theater/Green Room - 614-725-4042
Thu 24: The Rocky Horror Show 8-9pm
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - 614-686-7800
Thu 24: Dan Rowan 6pm
Jimmyluka's Bar Deli - 614-824-5055
Thu 24: Halloween Party & costume contest 7-11pm
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 24: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 24: ProMusica Sessions: It Takes Four to Tango: Victoria Moreira, Naomi Culp, Amanda Grimm & Hope Shepherd DeCelle ($10) 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 24: Broadway in Columbus: Mean Girls 7:30pm
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Thu 24: Night Svrf: DJ Sammy Machiato, DJ Nathan Ward 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 24: Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1am
The Point on Main - 614-573-8500
Thu 24: Rock this Way Unplugged 7-10pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 24: Bluegrass Jam 7pm
Thu 24: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 24: Rhett Miller (Old 97's), Elaina Kay 7pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 24: Adult Improv Class Showcase 10:30am
Thu 24: Thunder and Lightning 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 24: Name That Tune Trivia: Emo Night 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 24: Skyzoo - Retropolitan Tour, Elzhi ($20, ages 18+) 7:30pm
Thu 24: Mess Around: 2000's Indie Dance Party (free for ages 21+, ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar
Thu 24: Brat Curse tour kickoff, Noble Vices, Cliffs, Tetnis 8pm
The Summit
Thu 24: Sekmet, Murrum, Well of Night ($10) 8pm-12m
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 24: Kylenies Karaoke
Thu 24: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic 8pm
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Thu 24: Young Feminists Bookclub: With the Fire on High 6-7pm
Thu 24: Unicorn Comedy Hour(ish) ($5 suggest donation) 8-9pm
Two Truths
Thu 24: Robert Mason (free) 7-10pm
Thu 24: Mike Dow Thursday Residency (free) 10pm
Up Front at Shadowbox - 614-416-7625
Thu 24: Adult Improv Comedy Class Graduation Showcase 8-9:30pm [SOLD OUT]
Wexner Center Performance Space - 614-292-3535
Thu 24: Nora Chipaumire: #PUNK ($24, $21 members, $13 students) 8pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 24: Human School 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 24: The epic return of Paul Painter: Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folk (free, all ages) 6pm
Thu 24: Elephant Wrecking Ball ($10, all ages) 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 24: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Fri 25: Liberty Deep Down / The Orphan The Poet, Del & The Wave, Last Youth 6:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 25: Murder By Death, O'Death 8pm
PICK: Not local, but Murder By Death is one those bands that creeps up in conversations a lot. Think gothic chamber country/western/americana.
Adobe Gila's (Easton) - 614-418-7134
Fri 25: Chris Logsdon 8pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Fri 25: Chris Webby, Jarren Benton, Locksmith, Devious T ($18/$25, all ages) 6pm
The Athenaeum - 614-222-6338
Fri 25: The Menzingers, Tigers Jaw, Culture Abuse 8pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Fri 25: Ayokay: We Come Alive, Wingtip 8pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Fri 25: Loving, Squirrel Flower 7-11pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 614-725-5402
Fri 25: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux 6pm
Fri 25: Brains! Open Stage Hosted by Bea Brat 10:30pm
Bristol Republic - 614-929-5847
Fri 25: Lee Gantt Band 10pm-1am
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 25: Open Highway 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 25: Bath Consolidated, Giant Claw, Galen Tipton (ages 18+) 9-11:55pm
Columbus Performing Arts Center (Shedd Theater) - 614-469-0939
Fri 25: Glen Phillips, Ordinary Elephant ($28, $15 students, $5 under 18) 8pm
Craft & Vinyl - 614-706-4879
Fri 25: The Dead Revival Band, Still First in Space, Sharwahl 7pm
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Fri 25: Green Velvet ($15, VIP $250/$375) 9pm-2am
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 25: BalletMet: be MOVED: A Collection Of Short Ballets (Senior Dress Rehearsal) 11am
Fri 25: BalletMet: be MOVED: A Collection Of Short Ballets 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 25: Alex Burgoyne ($5) 10pm-2am
Donatos/Black Brick Bar (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Fri 25: Theo Perry 7-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 25: CYNTsation 9pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 25: West Side Story 8-9pm
Garden Theater/Green Room - 614-725-4042
Fri 25: The Rocky Horror Show 8-9pm
The Goat (Hilliard) - 614-470-5550
Fri 25: The Lovers 7-10pm
The Goat (Riversouth) - 614-779-0830
Fri 25: Whiskey Business 5:30-7:30pm
Hughes Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Fri 25: HalleBOOia! 8pm
India Oak Grill - 614-261-9355
Fri 25: Clubber Lang
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - 614-686-7800
Fri 25: Pete Tender 6pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 25: The Kafe Kerouac Show
Fri 25: Improv Comedy 8pm
Fri 25: Rhinegeist Tasting 8pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 25: TEDxKingLincolnBronzeville: Levelup 5pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 25: LRPM (free) 9pm-2am
Mees Hall (Capital University) - 614-469-0939
Fri 25: Capital University Opera & Musical Theatre: Parade 7:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 25: Voodoo Halloween with Popgun ($20, $25 reserved) 9:30pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Fri 25: Player's Nightmare 10/25 8pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Fri 25: Mason Ramsey: Hows Ur Girl & Hows Ur Family Tour Pt. II, Avenue Beat , Jenna Paulette 7pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 25: Excesss Karaoke
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 25: Broadway in Columbus: Mean Girls 8pm
On the Rocks - 614-717-9215
Fri 25: live music
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Fri 25: Odyssey: DJ Foxx Smoulder 9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Fri 25: Halloween Party/Cover band night: Smashing Pumpkins, Elvis Costello, Duran Duran, My Chemical Romance, The Rolling Stones 9pm
PICK: Yep, it's that time of the year when lots of local musicians have fun dressing up like and playing music by some other band.
The Point on Main - 614-573-8500
Fri 25: The Jack 8pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 25: Sean Marshall 6pm
Fri 25: Bohemian Highway 9pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Fri 25: ProMusica and The Chamber of Secrets 6-9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Fri 25: Final Fridays: DJ Trub, DJ Schematic 9pm-2am
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 25: Fallen Aries, Infidel, Ashes of Chaos, Gates to the Abyss, Dumpora, David Goliath
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 25: The Cordial Sins (EP release) 9:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 25: The Lunchbox 1pm
Fri 25: Killer Party 7:30pm
Fri 25: Quiz Box 8pm
Short North Church - 614-436-2625
Fri 25: Tim O'Brien, Jan Fabricius ($35/$40) 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 25: The Neal Show! 6pm
Fri 25: Whirlybirds, Large Mouth Brass Band Halloween Show 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 25: Take Me Out 2000s Indie Dance Party ($4/$6, ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar
Fri 25: Zones, Mimico, Dirtkid, Hydrone 9pm
Streetlight Guild
Fri 25: Starlit Ways, Gabrielle Solange ($10) 8-10pm
The Summit
Fri 25: Blvck Ice, Enhantress ($10) 10pm-2am
Tequila Cowboy Columbus - 614-436-4920
Fri 25: Summer Son 8:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 25: Tooth Lures A Fang, Tyler Travis (WVWhite), Easy Company
PICK: Tyler Travis of WVWhite goes solo. There's a lot of Pavement & Dinosaur Jr. slack-dom with a tiny bit of lofi shoegaze in WVWhite.
Two Truths
Fri 25: Anthony Jackson (free) 6-8pm
Up Front at Shadowbox - 614-416-7625
Fri 25: The Quiz Box 8-9:30pm
Fri 25: Friday Night Karaoke 10-11:59pm
Vanderelli Room - 614-403-4689
Fri 25: Filament: Waves de Ache (Latin jazz!) 9pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 25: Willie Nelson Mandela 9pm
Fri 25: Another Night Of Spells & Potions 10pm
Wexner Center Performance Space - 614-292-3535
Fri 25: Nora Chipaumire: 100% POP ($24, $21 members, $13 students) 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 25: The Blue Cats (free, all ages) 6pm
Fri 25: Pink Talking Fish, Barefuzz ($20, all ages) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 26: Outlaw Happy Hour w/ The Whiskey Sneaks
Sat 26: Cathedral: The Monster Mash 2019! 10pm
PICK: Cathedral is a night of darker music I've found myself meeting up with friends at more often in recent months.
Adobe Gila's (Easton) - 614-418-7134
Sat 26: Karaoke 5:30pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sat 26: Last In Line, XFactor1, Corrosive Vengence, Waragon, Managed Chaos ($20/$25, all ages) 6:30pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Sat 26: Ramonesathon vs Glennfest: Ramones & Misfits tribute night: Howling Commandos, Sink Faster, Loud Pedal, The Last Ones, Joey'74, Kosher Fiends, The Scratches, The Villiantinos, Prime Directive ($5/$7, all ages) 7-11pm
PICK: Yep, it's that time of the year when lots of local musicians have fun dressing up like and playing music by some other band.
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 614-725-5402
Sat 26: Halloween Shenanigans 7pm
Bristol Republic - 614-929-5847
Sat 26: Billy Brown 10pm-1am
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 26: Maxwell Hedron: A Halloween Spooktacle 8pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 26: West Awake 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 26: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm-12m
Craft & Vinyl - 614-706-4879
Sat 26: Halloween Brew Bash: Kristin Gramza, Fool's Fire, Eastwood, Clemens & Co. 7-11:30pm
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 26: BalletMet: be MOVED: A Collection Of Short Ballets 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 26: Blue Cats ($5) 10pm-2am
Dirty Dungarees - 614-263-6363
Sat 26: Dan Friel, The Hecks, Double Ski Mask 8pm
Donatos/Black Brick Bar (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Sat 26: Doug Hare 7-9pm
Eight & Sand Tavern - 614-914-8601
Sat 26: Scary-oke! 9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 26: Uncle Fester 8pm
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Sat 26: Melanie Martinez: The K-12 Tour, Lauren Ruth Ward 7pm [SOLD OUT]
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 26: West Side Story 3pm, 8-9pm
Garden Theater/Green Room - 614-725-4042
Sat 26: The Rocky Horror Show 5-6pm, 9-10:30pm
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - 614-686-7800
Sat 26: Dan Rowan 6pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 26: Wreck League and Ceci
Legion of Doom - 614-421-1269 / 1579 Indianola Ave.
Sat 26: Lod'ween: Annual Halloween Cover Bands Show (free, all ages, no booze) 9pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 26: Pavlo in Concert: Mediterranean Guitar 8pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 26: Funk Yeah! with DJ Scotty Boombox (free) 9pm-2am
Mees Hall (Capital University) - 614-469-0939
Sat 26: Capital University Opera & Musical Theatre: Parade 7:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 26: Voodoo Halloween with Popgun ($20, $25 reserved) 9:30pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Sat 26: The (mini) Mighty Ohio Fest! 10/26 7pm, 8:15pm, 9:30pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Sat 26: Zoso - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience 7:30pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 26: Broadway in Columbus: Mean Girls 2pm, 8pm
On the Rocks - 614-717-9215
Sat 26: live music
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Sat 26: Halloween Costume Party: Satans Sparrows, Hugs and Kisses, Tan 8:30pm
PICK: Hugs and Kisses are more performance art than music.
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 26: Jimmy McGee Band (free) 9:30pm-1am
The Point on Main - 614-573-8500
Sat 26: 2nd Annual Halloween Spooktacular 11am-4pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 26: Linden Hollow, Betty Bangs 9pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Sat 26: ProMusica and The Chamber of Secrets 6-9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 26: Reviled, Limbsplitter, Mutilated Church, Lectularius, Extracting The Symbiotic
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 26: Halloween Cover Band And Costume Party: Scottie G as Maroon 5, Zoo Trippin' as Foo Fighters, Friendly Faux & Friends as The Cars, Electro Cult Circus as The Cure, Mystic Mamba as System of a Down, Teen Fiction as Gwen Stefani, Dissolver as Red Hot Weezer Peppers ($5, $10 ages 18+) 7:30pm
PICK: Yep, it's that time of the year when lots of local musicians have fun dressing up like and playing music by some other band.
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 26: Killer Party 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 26: Revierderby Watch Party 9:30am
Sat 26: Shilo Hawkins Music Video Shoot & Full Band Show 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 26: Throwback Saturdays Ladies 80s and More Dance Party: DJ Chuck Star, DJ Skull Dog (free before 10pm, ages 18+) 8pm
Spacebar
Sat 26: Halloween Costume Coverup: AC/DC, T.Rex, Metallica, Ramones, Danzig in the Dark
PICK: Yep, it's that time of the year when lots of local musicians have fun dressing up like and playing music by some other band.
Streetlight Guild
Sat 26: The MetaFactory Poetry Workshop (free) 10am
Sat 26: Karen Marie: An Invitation ($8) 4pm
The Summit
Sat 26: Summit Halloween Show: Francis Bacon Band as Neil Young, Slow Violence as Sonic Youth, Frankie Teardrop as Suicide ($5) 9pm
PICK: Yep, it's that time of the year when lots of local musicians have fun dressing up like and playing music by some other band.
Tequila Cowboy Columbus - 614-436-4920
Sat 26: Summer Son 8:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 26: Tree Bar Hallo-Ween Show
Vanderelli Room - 614-403-4689
Sat 26: Filament: Comedy show hosted by Becky Sahlin 10am
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 26: Franc Aledia 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 26: Rumpke Mountain Boys, Blue Moon Soup ($12, all ages) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 27: Girlpool, didi 7pm
Sun 27: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 11:30pm-Close
Barcelona - 614-443-3699
Sun 27: Stan Smith and Roger Hines 6-8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sun 27: All Your Sisters, Echo Beds, Child of Night/6th Circle Collab ($8, ages 18+) 9pm-12m
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 27: BalletMet: be MOVED: A Collection Of Short Ballets 2pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 27: Wally Mitchel (free) 8-11pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 27: DJ Ace Karaoke 8pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sun 27: West Side Story 3pm
Garden Theater/Green Room - 614-725-4042
Sun 27: The Rocky Horror Show 5-6pm
Hilliard Presbyterian Church
Sun 27: Greater Columbus Community Orchestra: What the Acorn said, American Roots: Symphony No. 1 - Florence Price, Rip Van Winkle Overture - George Chadwick 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sun 27: Columbus Synth club: LoFi + mixing meetup 5pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sun 27: Mixtape (free) 6-11pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 27: Deuce ‘n a Quarter ($10) 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 27: Broadway in Columbus: Mean Girls 1pm, 6:30pm
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Sun 27: Is it Jazz?!: DJ Trueskills & DJ Mazeppa 6pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sun 27: DJ 3L 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sun 27: Old Time Jam 7:30pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 27: That 1 Guy 6:30pm
Sun 27: Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 27: Thunder and Lightning 2pm, 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 27: Rocktober Fest: Wicked Messenger, Reliable Nothings, Deadbeat, Faye, Spy Convention ($10/$12, all ages) 3pm
Sun 27: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 27: Sasha Velour's Smoke & Mirrors 8pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 27: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sun 27: Blarney 2:30-4pm, 8:15-9:45pm
Wolf's Ridge Brewing - 614-429-3936
Sun 27: A Haunting in Puerto Rico: DJ Sam Macchiato (free) 8pm-12m
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sun 27: Woody Pines & The Coal Cave Hollow Boys ($10, all ages) 7pm
PICK: In their own words because my words would just be plagerising them now anyway ... Woody Pines is "20's & 30's Country/Rags/Blues/Jug" music.