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Thursday, December 3180 events

All day
8th Choir - Dublin Tree Lighting Ceremony (Time TBD)
Karrer Middle School, 7245 Tullymore DrFamily
Family & Kids
All day
Augsburg University Men’s Soccer vs NCAA Division III National Playoff Semifinals
Sports
All day
Augsburg University Women’s Soccer vs NCAA Division III National Playoff Semifinals
Sports
All day
Explore Columbus on The Trolley Pub
152 N Young St$35
All day
Freakshow: Hosted by Mizer Malicious - 8pm doors, $8
The Spacebar
All day
Hat and Mitten Drive
Westland Area Library
All day
NCAA DIII M&W Soccer Championship Weekend
Universoul Circus - Columbus - Historic Crew Stadium
Sports
All day
NCAA Divison III Soccer - Men's Semifinals
Historic Crew Stadium Parking
Sports
All day
University of Mary Washington Women's Soccer vs TBA - NCAA Division III National Championship
Sports
All day
WildLights
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium$83+
Music
8 a.m.5 p.m.
Christmas Open House at the Historic Hanby House
Uptown Westerville DistrictFree
Arts & Culture
8:30 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Dublin, OH
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Shepherds & Builders Breakfast - Hall of Fame
9:30 a.m.10 a.m.
Rhyme Time
Pickerington Main - Meeting Room AFamily
Family & Kids
9:30 a.m.10 a.m.
Toddler Storytime
Westerville Public Library Meeting Rooms A & BFamily
Family & Kids
9:30 a.m.1 p.m.
Tour Pilot Dogs, Walk, and Lunch at Tommy’s Diner
Pilot Dogs
Sports
10 a.m.5 p.m.
A Village Folk Artist Exhibition
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.
Kickstart Midwest 2026
Columbus Fashion Alliance$55+
Business & Networking
10 a.m.2 p.m.
OCMA Winter Meeting - December 3, 2026
855 Grandview Ave$65.87
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.9:15 p.m.
Otherworld - 2025
Otherworld - An Immersive Experience$28+
10 a.m.
Texture in Oil Painting (3 sessions)
Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington$110Family
Family & Kids
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Thursday Afternoon Bingo
Nightlife
10:15 a.m.10:45 a.m.
Toddler Time: Books That Sing
Pickerington Main - Meeting Room AFamily
Family & Kids
10:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Family Storytime
Reynoldsburg -Family
Family & Kids
10:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Village Central Thursday Group (Day Trippers)
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Conversation and Coffee @ La Chatelaine Worthington
La Chatelaine French Bakery and Bistro
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Guiding Kids Through the Stages
Family Empowerment CenterFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
4905 Blazer Pkwy
Also at 4 p.m.
Health & Wellness
11 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Preschool Storytime
Westerville Public Library Meeting Rooms A & BFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Virtual | Business Edge | Managing Burnout Without Sacrificing Performance
11 a.m.12:30 p.m.
uPaint a Story - December
UPaint Pottery Studio (Polaris Town Center)Family
Family & Kids
12 p.m.1:30 p.m.
Conversations and Coffee: Char Norman
Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center
Arts & Culture
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Fermata
The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
12:30 p.m.3 p.m.
First Thursday Cards
Clintonville Womans Club, Inc.
1 p.m.3 p.m.
CWC Canasta
Clintonville Womans Club, Inc.
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Christmas Kinusaiga
Hilliard Public Library (Room 2A)
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Make Creamy Cajun Fettuccine | With Chef Kayla and Classpop 🍝🍷
Wyandotte Winery
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Reynoldsburg - Learning CenterFamily
Classes & Talks
2:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Free Medical Clinic
ColumbusFree
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Teen Hang
Sycamore Plaza - Learning KitchenFamily
Family & Kids
3:20 p.m.4:20 p.m.
Lift Like a Girl: Fall #2 Series (Grades 7-10)
Philip Heit Center Conference Room on the first floorFamily
Family & Kids
3:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
CAPA Community Creates (FREE!)
421 W State St
Classes & Talks
3:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Senior Select
4 p.m.6 p.m.
ATC Holiday Cheers I On the Rocks, Off the Clock
80 East Bourbon and Cocktail Club + EventsFree
4:15 p.m.4:45 p.m.
After School Snack
Reynoldsburg - Meeting Room 1Family
Family & Kids
4:30 p.m.
Acrylic Painting: Holiday Themes (3 Sessions)
Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington$60
Classes & Talks
4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Essentials of Creative Writing Workshop (1 session)
Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington$25Family
Classes & Talks
4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Kids Create
Reynoldsburg - Meeting Room 1Family
Family & Kids
4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
STEAM Experiments: Snow (Ages 6-11)
Westerville Public Library Meeting Rooms A & BFamily
Family & Kids
5 p.m.9 p.m.
4th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting at The Junto
The Junto - Columbus, OHFree
Festivals & Holidays
5 p.m.8 p.m.
7th and 8th Grade Boys Basketball vs. Jones Middle School
Worthingway Middle SchoolFree
Sports
5 p.m.8 p.m.
Bar Takeover with Joss Ford: Art in Spirits
Le Méridien Columbus, The JosephFree
Arts & Culture
5 p.m.9 p.m.
Conservatory Aglow
The Wells Barn @ Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens$25+
Nightlife
5 p.m.10 p.m.
FREE Wanderlights
FreeFamily
Family & Kids
5 p.m.10 p.m.
FREE Wanderlights
John F. Wolfe Columbus CommonsFree
5 p.m.7 p.m.
Family Teacher Conferences
Brookpark Middle SchoolFamily
Family & Kids
5 p.m.6 p.m.
Girls Basketball @ Worthington Christian
5 p.m.11 p.m.
Olentangy Hyatts Girls Basketball vs Hilliard Weaver
Olentangy Hyatts Middle School Gymnasium
Sports
5 p.m.
Patriot Prep Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Liberty Christian Academy
Liberty Christian Academy
Sports
5 p.m.7 p.m.
S'mores-2-Go
6811 McDougal CtFamily
Festivals & Holidays
5 p.m.11 p.m.
ServSafe Certification Training
ECDI$65
Business & Networking
5 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Two Brains: Deepening Understanding in Neuromixed Couples
Dragonfly Counseling & Wellness$25
Health & Wellness
5 p.m.7 p.m.
Carriage House Transit Arts Open Art Studio
5:15 p.m.7:15 p.m.
KMS 7/8 Boys Basketball vs. Dublin Eversole Run
Kilbourne Middle SchoolFree
Sports
5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
7th & 8th Grade Boys Bball vs. Minerva Park MS
Sports
5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
7th & 8th Grade Girls Bball @ Minerva Park MS
Minerva Park Middle School
5:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball @ Worthington Perry
5:30 p.m.7:50 p.m.
Boys Basketball home vs. Pleasant View
Sports
5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Business After Hours - December 3, 2026 First Citizens National Bank
First Citizens National Bank
Business & Networking
5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Busting the Midlife Crisis Myth
Elevate Office Capone Rm.
5:30 p.m.10 p.m.
Clinic Night
University District Organization
5:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Cocktails at the Conservatory: Sleigh Bell Sips
The Wells Barn @ Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens$30+
Food & Drink
5:30 p.m.
Columbus Torah Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Cornerstone Academy
Cornerstone Academy
Sports
5:30 p.m.7:50 p.m.
Girls Basketball @ Pleasant View
5:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball Worthington Perry
5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Heritage Middle School vs Willard Grizzell Middle School (Boys' Basketball)
Heritage Middle School
Also at 6:15 p.m.
Sports
5:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Hilliard Heritage Girls Basketball vs Karrer
Hilliard Heritage Gymnasium
Sports
5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
MS Girls Basketball vs Genoa
New Albany Middle School
Sports
5:30 p.m.11:59 p.m.
SmashLAN'd 309
Game Arena, North High Street, Columbus, OH, USA
5:45 p.m.6:45 p.m.
AG 4 Practice
Buckeye Swim School
6 p.m.6:10 p.m.
10 Minutes on the Dot
Location: TBD
6 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Basketball Game - Marburn vs. Franklinton (HOME)
Sports
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Bingo Night
Columbus Metropolitan Library: Parsons Branch 1
Nightlife
6 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Building the Future | Makerspace Central
Brick House Blue
6 p.m.
Ceramics: Ornaments and Decorations (3 sessions)
Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington$110
Classes & Talks
6 p.m.
Columbus Clippers Holiday Lights
Huntington Park$23+Family
Family & Kids
6 p.m.
Columbus Torah Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Horizon Science Academy
Horizon Science Academy High School
Sports
6 p.m.9 p.m.
DoJo (Informal Python Meeting)
knotty pine brewing
Classes & Talks
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Drama Kids | Improv Workshop - Improv Workshop | Session 2
Municipal BuildingFamily
Family & Kids
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Holiday Wreath Making Workshop-Dec. 3rd (Gather & Garland Evening)
The Merchant Columbus$113.89
Festivals & Holidays
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Japanese Next Level
Yokoso Center Zen Room
Classes & Talks
6 p.m.
Lord Huron
Palace Theatre Columbus
Also at 8 p.m.
Music
6 p.m.7 p.m.
MSBBB @ Ronan
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Make Creamy Cajun Fettuccine With Chef Kayla - Pasta Making Cooking Class in Columbus | Classpop!™
Wyandotte Winery$65.86
Food & Drink
6 p.m.7:15 p.m.
Monthly Mah Jong
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Mystery & Thriller Book Club: Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray
Sweets of Grace Book Lounge
Arts & Culture
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Open House
6 p.m.8 p.m.
PTA Reflections Gallery Walk @ SWCA
Arts & Culture
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Paella and Basque Cheeecake
CSCC, Mitchell Hall$102.10
Classes & Talks
6 p.m.10 p.m.
Paint and Take
Dragon’s Lair Games & Fantasy™ – Columbus
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Reading Buddies
Pickerington Main - Meeting Room AFamily
Family & Kids
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Spice Up December Salsa Dance Series
Philip Heit Center Conference Room on the first floor
6 p.m.10 p.m.
THE BOUNCING SOULS 'Born To Be Tour' with The Suicide Machines, Jack Knives and Flatliners
Skully's Music-Diner - Columbus
Music
6 p.m.9 p.m.
WCHS vs Westerville South & Hilliard Davidson (Boys' Wrestling)
Westerville Central High School
Sports
6 p.m.9 p.m.
Mahjong
6 p.m.8 p.m.
A Bookish Affair - Author Spotlight
Columbus COED (Center for Entrepreneurial Development)Free
Arts & Culture
6:30 p.m.
(8th Grade Boys' Basketball) (H) Henry Karrer vs Hilliard Heritage
GymnasiumFamily
Family & Kids
6:30 p.m.
(8th Grade Girls' Basketball) Henry Karrer vs (H) Hilliard Heritage
Hilliard Heritage Main GymnasiumFamily
Family & Kids
6:30 p.m.7 p.m.
Bona Chords
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
December Peer Critique
Online
6:30 p.m.8 p.m.
HS Basketball vs CATA (Home)
Sports
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Hospital Fundraiser Meeting
Community
6:30 p.m.8 p.m.
NAMI Connection Every Thursday
Zoom Meeting
Also at 6:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
6:30 p.m.8 p.m.
NEAC Community Engagement Committee Meeting
Columbus
Community
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
PBR Cowboy Bar w/ Brian Douglas Day (6:30PM - 8:30PM)
PBR Cowboy Bar - Easton
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Roll Your Own Sushi - Columbus
Savor The Experience Events & Venue$69
Food & Drink
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Third Grade Music Performance
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Yoga Class
St Paul Lutheran Church
Health & Wellness
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
📚 Quietly Thriving – Our Take on Silent Book Club 🌿
Arts & Culture
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Art of Living Well: SoulCollage® & the Noble Eightfold Path (An 8-month journey) w/Katy, First Thursdays Oct.-May. 6:30-8:30pm
The Be Sanctuary
6:30 p.m.8 p.m.
The Art of Enough: How to “Make” Peace Without Pretending
Alluvita Health + Wellness, The Clinic, Upper Arlington
Health & Wellness
6:45 p.m.8:45 p.m.
K-Vintners - Charles Smith
House Wine
Food & Drink
6:45 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Silver 2 Practice
Buckeye Swim School
6:45 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Want to Truly Heal from Emotional Trauma?
1266 Dublin Rd
7 p.m.8 p.m.
Artist-guided gallery tour with Parvaneh Hosseini
Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington$0+
Arts & Culture
7 p.m.
Beginner Drawing (3 sessions)
Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington$70
Classes & Talks
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Christmas Festival 2026
Mees Hall, Capital University$22.13+
Festivals & Holidays
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Columbus Improv Comedy Meetup - Thursdays at VHS Social Club
520 S Front St
Comedy
7 p.m.
Columbus Torah Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ Cornerstone Academy
at Torah
Sports
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Film Screening + Q&A: A Century After Nanook
Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The ArtsFree
Arts & Culture
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Free Reiki Share
Unity of ColumbusFree
Health & Wellness
7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Free in-person event: Take Control of Your Mental Health
Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement CenterFree
Health & Wellness
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Fun & easy way to play more tennis (read event description)
Sports
7 p.m.10 p.m.
GNO @ Mandrake Rooftop
Mandrake Rooftop
7 p.m.8 p.m.
HS Band Concert
Coffman Rocks Stadium
Music
7 p.m.
Hairspray
Garden Theater at CAPA Columbus - Complex
7 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Hairspray!
Short North Stage at Garden Theater - ColumbusFamily
Theater & Dance
7 p.m.
Hamilton Township Boys Varsity Basketball @ Linden-McKinley
Linden-McKinley High School
Sports
7 p.m.
Home For The Holidays
Southern Theatre at CAPA Columbus - Complex
7 p.m.
Home for the Holidays
Southern Theatre - ColumbusFamily
Also at 7 p.m.
Music
7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
How Toxic People Affect Your Health & Happiness
1266 Dublin Rd
7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
In-Person Meeting: How to Improve Relationships with Others
1266 Dublin Rd
Classes & Talks
7 p.m.
Jeopardy! Bar League at Columbus Brewing Company Taproom
Columbus Brewing Company Taproom
Food & Drink
7 p.m.
Jesse Henry & The Lovecats 'The Cure' Tribute
Rumba Cafe Columbus Ohio
Music
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Meditation Practice
4211 Maize Road Columbus
Health & Wellness
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Music Trivia Every Thursday
Ohio Brewing Company Columbus
Nightlife
7 p.m.
Nasser Al-Rayess (21+ Event)
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Columbus$54
Comedy
7 p.m.
Opinionation at Grizzlybird Brewing Company
Grizzlybird Brewing Company
Food & Drink
7 p.m.
Opinionation at Pastimes Pub & Grill - Hilliard
Pastimes Pub & Grill - Hilliard
Nightlife
7 p.m.
Opinionation at Pastimes Pub & Grill - New Albany
Pastimes Pub & Grill - New Albany
Nightlife
7 p.m.
Opinionation at Pastimes Pub & Grill - Worthington
Pastimes Pub & Grill - Worthington
Nightlife
7 p.m.
Pub Quiz at Beer Barrel Pizza & Grill - Easton
Beer Barrel Pizza & Grill - Easton
Nightlife
7 p.m.8 p.m.
Reiki Practice Circle: All Levels Welcome
Unity of Columbus
Community
7 p.m.9 p.m.
The Seasons of Christmas - Thursday Evening
Leap of Faith Dance Company - Church of Nazarene
Festivals & Holidays
7 p.m.
The Warped Band
Fudge at A&R Music Bar
Music
7 p.m.
The Warped Band
A and R Music Bar
Music
7 p.m.
Weird Wednesday ft. The Spooklights
The Summit Music Hall - Columbus$18.45
Music
7 p.m.8 p.m.
What Causes Your Roller Coasters in Life?
1266 Dublin Rd
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Plant DR-ingo
The Draft Room
Nightlife
7 p.m.8 p.m.
Opera Columbus | Messiah Sing-Along
Saint Mary Catholic ChurchFree
Theater & Dance
7 p.m.10 p.m.
Ladies Darts/Cornhole
Shamrock Club of Columbus, Inc.
Nightlife
7:30 p.m.
12th Annual Home For The Holidays Tour
Natalie's Grandview (Music Hall & Kitchen)
Music
7:30 p.m.
Columbus Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Lincoln
Gahanna Lincoln High School
Sports
7:30 p.m.
Madison Plains Boys Varsity Basketball @ Grandview Heights
Grandview Heights High School
Sports
7:30 p.m.
Mansfield Christian Girls Varsity Basketball @ Genoa Christian Academy
Genoa Christian Academy
Sports
7:30 p.m.
Marysville Girls Varsity Basketball @ Reynoldsburg
Reynoldsburg High School
Sports
7:30 p.m.
Pub Quiz at Dempsey's Food and Spirits
Dempsey's Food and Spirits
Nightlife
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Silver 1 Practice
Buckeye Swim School
7:30 p.m.
The Wise Woman of Hoxton
Columbus Performing Arts Center - Van Fleet TheatreFamily
7:30 p.m.
The Wise Woman of Hoxton
Columbus Performing Arts Center - Complex
8 p.m.10 p.m.
GOTW-MHKY vs TTUN State
The Schottenstein Center
Sports
8 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Lore with Silver Cave and Flowers for Akuma
Donato's Basement$12.51
Music
8 p.m.
Ohio State Men's Ice Hockey vs Michigan State
The Schottenstein CenterFree
Sports
8 p.m.
Patriot Prep Academy Boys Varsity Basketball @ Liberty Christian Academy
Liberty Christian Academy
Sports
8 p.m.10 p.m.
Performing With Micky Dolenz
KEMBA Live!Family
Family & Kids
8 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Vincent Royale LIVE Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club
The Walrus$21.56
Comedy
8 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Vincent Royale LIVE Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club
The Attic Comedy Club Columbus, OH$21.56
Comedy
8:30 p.m.
Open Mic at Leap-N-Lizard's
Leap-N-Lizard's
Nightlife
9 p.m.
Karaoke with Excesss Karaoke
Eldorado's Bar Food & Spirits
Nightlife
9 p.m.
MashBit
The Forum Columbus
Also at 9 p.m.
Music

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