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Spend the holidays in Columbus this year! Explore top festivals and events, light displays, things to do and more. Plus, browse our Columbus Gift Guide for gift ideas from local businesses.
Nov 1, 2023 · On Christmas Eve and Christmas they close at 8 pm. Enjoy 4 million lights, outdoor miniature village, Santa Claus Museum, and nostalgic Toy Collection. You can’t visit Santa, but you can peek into Santa’s Workshop to see Santa at work until December 23.
- The James Gang, Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails, Black Keys to Ride Into Town
- Five Finger Death Punch and Brantley Gilbert at Value City Arena
- Over The Rhine to Perform Christmas Show
- Straight No Chaser Celebrating 25th Anniversary
- Dave Koz and His Mellow Sax Hit The Palace
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra Returns to Nationwide Arena
- ‘Requiem’ to Be Performed by Trinity Seminary Choir
- Chamber Music Columbus Presentation
- Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra Production
- Promusica to Offer ‘Messiah’ Performance
Joe Walsh will reunite with the other members of the James Gang — Jimmy Fox and Dale Peters — for a concert at 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd. All proceeds from the VetsAid 2022 concert will benefit veterans' aid organizations with ties to Ohio. Joining Walsh and the others on stage will be Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails, t...
Co-headliners Five Finger Death Punch and Brantley Gilbert will raise a ruckus at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Value City Arena, West Lane Avenue and Olentangy River Road. Heavy metal quintet Five Finger Death Punch has been touring with a rotating cast of musicians for the past 15 years, and recently released another heavy selling album, “Afterlife.” Gilb...
Cincinnati-basedfolk duo Over the Rhinewill perform their traditional Christmas acoustic show at 8 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St. Married and performing together for more than 20 years, Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler will highlight folk-pop songs from their many albums, accompanying themselves on guitar and keyboards. Ti...
The nine-member male a cappella group, which got its start at Indiana University, is celebrating its 25thanniversary this year, and will be returning to the Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 for what has become an annual visit. The group is known for its quirky revisions of Christmas standards and original songs, as well as touching ...
Saxophonist Koz, a frequent visitor to Columbus in December, will appear once again at the Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. at 8 p.m. Dec. 10. His 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour will include performances by trumpeter Rick Braun, guitarist Peter White, keyboardist Keiko Matsui and singer-songwriter Rebecca Jade. Tickets start at $49. (capa.com)
Celebrate the holidays with a bang when theTrans-Siberian Orchestrastrikes up the band at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 at Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd. The family-friendly and enthusiastically loud rock experience returns in its first act to TSO's classic “Christmas Eve and Other Stories,” in which an angel descends to Earth to help out, and...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem” mass will be performed by the Trinity Seminary Choir, soprano Sadiyah Babatunde, mezzo-soprano Susan Wisniewski, tenor Ryan Jenkins and bass William Scott in a concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Capital University’s Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 2199 E. Main St. The concert is free. (www.capital.edu/trinity)
Harpist Bridget Kibbey and violinist Alexi Kenney will be featured in the latest concert presented by Chamber Music Columbus, which is in the midst of its 75th season. The performance will take place at 4 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St. Tickets start at $19.05. (www.chambermusiccolumbus.org) BalletMet:BalletMet new season to inc...
The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra — one of Greater Columbus’ longest-running community orchestra ensembles — will perform ahead-of-their-time works by Gioacchino Rossini, Antonin Dvorak and others in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1479 Morse Road. Donations are accepted. (www.metropolitanchamberorchestra.com)
The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra’s beloved audience-participatory “Messiah Side-by-Side Sing-Along” won’t be back this year, but the orchestra, joined by four guest vocal soloists and the LancasterChorale, will perform Handel’s masterpiece at 7 p.m. Nov. 12-13 from the stage of the Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St. Tickets start at $18. (www.promusic...
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day – Open 3 – 9 p.m., park closes at 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve – Open 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., park closes at 10 p.m. Times: Mon – Thu open 3-8 p.m., Zoo closes at 9 p.m. | Fri – Sun open 3-9 p.m., Zoo closes at 10 p.m.
- Conservatory Aglow at Franklin Park Conservatory. Dates: November 18, 2023 – January 7, 2024. Hours: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM nightly, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Wildlights at Columbus Zoo. Dates: November 17, 2023 – January 7, 2024. Hours: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Sundays – Thursdays, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM Fridays and Saturdays (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
- Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights. Dates: November 17, 2023 – January 1, 2024. Hours: Sunday – Thursday: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Friday and Saturday: 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
- WonderLight’s Christmas. Dates: November 10, 2023 – December 31, 2023. Hours: Nightly: 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM. Where: 14028 Fairgrounds Rd, Hartford, OH 43013.
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