Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, April 18-22
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Bruce Springsteen's long-awaited Nationwide Arena concert and rock band Toto at the Schottenstein Center to an annual walk raising awareness for Ohioans living with HIV, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. Clippers vs. Bisons Huntington Park through Sunday Fury vs. Vibe Nationwide Arena at [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From Bruce Springsteen's long-awaited Nationwide Arena concert and rock band Toto at the Schottenstein Center to an annual walk raising awareness for Ohioans living with HIV, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio.
Huntington Park through Sunday
- The Columbus Clippers face the Buffalo Bisons in a six-game series.
Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday
- The Columbus Fury face the Atlanta Vibe.
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Friday and Saturday
- Enter a world where 70 extinct and endangered species come to life using tech-driven theatrical illusions, allowing guests to learn about the importance of conservation and the role we all play in species survival.
Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev with the Columbus Symphony
Ohio Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
- Hear Columbus Symphony concertmaster Joanna Frankel perform Prokofiev’s second violin concerto, a staple of the solo violin repertoire. Also on the program, Rossen Milanov leads the orchestra’s string section in Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw’s "Entr’acte," originally written as a string quartet and later expanded for string orchestra.
Genoa Park at 9 a.m. on Saturday
- A fan-favorite drag queen from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is taking part in an annual walk to raise awareness for Ohioans living with HIV.
Lower.com Field at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday
- The Columbus Crew face the Portland Timbers.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
Nationwide Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday
- The concert was originally supposed to take place on March 9, 2023. It was then postponed to Sept. 21 before he canceled the remainder of his tour for the calendar year “out of an abundance of caution," according to a press release.
Schottenstein Center at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday
- The total plays of the band’s collected works across all platforms is now approaching five billion. Amongst the most listened to recordings, “Africa” accounts for more than one billion streams on Spotify alone.
Schottenstein Center at 7:30 p.m. on Monday
- WWE world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Nia Jax, "Main Event" Jey Uso, Damian Priest, Drew McIntyre and more.
Franklin Park Conservatory through July 7
- Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Blooms and Butterflies has returned featuring various butterflies from around the world inside the largest indoor biome at the conservatory.
Top spring central Ohio events
- This spring in central Ohio is packed with highly anticipated festivals and shows, from the reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey at the Schottenstein Center and Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Ohio Theatre to the Columbus Arts Festival.