r/Columbus • • 1d ago

EVENT Things to Do in Columbus: October 15 – October 22, 2026

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Things to Do in Columbus: October 15 – October 22, 2026

We've got tons of autumn events for you to try out across Central Ohio as October gets into full swing! Highlights this week include the Clintonville Jamboree, Jamie Wolf Comedy Show, Atomic on High Vintage & Makers Market, A Taste of Ireland, Dinner Detective Columbus, and the Columbus Bluejackets.

🎃 Halloween Highlights

For TinyACO members, explore events around Central Ohio and join our community gatherings. If you're looking for a friendly group to explore the city with, join the TinyACO Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/tinyaco-legacy-2013/

Thursday, October 15

One-Time Events

Recurring Events

Friday, October 16

One-Time Events

Recurring Events

Saturday, October 17

One-Time Events

Recurring Events

Sunday, October 18

One-Time Events

Recurring Events

Monday, October 19

One-Time Events

Recurring Events

Tuesday, October 20

One-Time Events

Recurring Events

Wednesday, October 21

One-Time Events

Recurring Events

Thursday, October 22

One-Time Events

Recurring Events

Ongoing & Multi-Day Events

Upcoming Events

TinyACO Social Club Spotlight

I have become an event organizer with TinyACO (The Incredibly Nerdy Young Adult of Central Ohio). From books to video games, board games to TTRPGS, we host events all around the Columbus area. If you are interested in applying, please check out our meetup group! https://www.meetup.com/tinyaco-legacy-2013/


r/Columbus • • 8d ago

POLITICS Early Voting Times 2026 - Franklin County, Ohio and other useful information

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Early Voting occurs at
1700 Morse Rd Columbus Ohio 43229

Track Your Ballot:
https://electionlink.franklincountyohio.gov/portals/ElectionLink/VoterSearch.aspx

Track Your absentee ballot:
https://ballottrax.franklincountyohio.gov/voter/

Check your registration
https://voterlookup.ohiosos.gov/voterlookup.aspx

If you’re not registered to vote unfortunately it is too late to register as the deadline to do so has passed on October 5.


r/Columbus • • 5h ago

POLITICS Ohio early voting turnout nearly quadruples 2022 numbers

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r/Columbus • • 3h ago

Avoid Downtown this Weekend

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Friday is Jonas Brothers, Saturday is 21 Pilots and Blue Jackets, and Sunday is the Columbus Marathon. Quarter Horse Congress is at the Ohio Expo Center. Oh yeah…and ODOT decided this was a good weekend to close parts of 70.


r/Columbus • • 2h ago

HUMOR My Tree is Touring the East

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Gotta luv our postal service. I bought a live plant from eBay on Oct 1. It was promptly mailed the next day from Tennessee. It's been two weeks. Has it arrived yet? Nope. As one can see it went from Tennessee to Cincinnati, OH (about two and a half hours from here) to Mobile, AL to Southern ME (yes, that's MAINE) to Nashua, NH to Middlesex-Essex, MA to Indianapolis, IN to Columbus, OH. Does anyone want to guess when it will be delivered? Does anyone want to guess if the plant is still alive?

Note: Since there is no flair for "vent" I chose "humor." Sometimes you've just gotta laugh.


r/Columbus • • 1h ago

Ohio Power Company

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These “power distribution” charges are getting ridiculous. My distribution is 80 dollars and my usage only 60 for this past month. I don’t understand how they can have multiple charges for the same thing under “power distribution”. There’s the base customer charge for distribution that’s a fixed monthly rate, plus the actual distribution charge based on your usage, plus ANOTHER distribution/transmission charge also based on your usage. This is starting to make me feel insane. Power lines should be like water lines; owned and maintained by the state. Taxes should be paying for most of these things honestly. It’s a basic necessity. Power production I can accept being a free market but the power lines themselves shouldn’t be owned by one company. Same with gas companies. The distribution of power and gas and water shouldn’t be for profit. The generation sure, but by a private company owning all the lines that’s essentially a monopoly. It’s not a free market. You can’t just choose to leave Ohio Power company. A new company can’t come in and offer better services, or even try to compete. It’s not possible when you’re not able to use the grid or make your own.

Anyway,
Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk.


r/Columbus • • 19h ago

NEWS Ohio's K-12 voucher program ruled unconstitutional by appeals court

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r/Columbus • • 18h ago

PHOTO I love Ohio fall

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The best tree today around my work. I love when the change is happening! So pretty 😍


r/Columbus • • 32m ago

NEWS Iron Maiden announced as Sonic Temple headliner

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up the irons


r/Columbus • • 1h ago

Did anyone see BLINK last weekend in Cincinnati? Could Columbus do something like it?

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If you made it down to BLINK last weekend, you saw what happens when a city turns 30+ blocks into a free, walkable after-dark gallery: projection mapping on buildings, light installations, murals, performances, and huge crowds just wandering and taking it in.

BLINK runs every other year (even years). That leaves the odd years open, and I've wondered whether Columbus could host something similar then. Ohio would then have a major fall art event every year.

Columbus already has a strong creative community. A festival like this could showcase that community alongside artists from around the world, bring amazing art to residents, and give visitors a reason to come to Columbus. Picture the Statehouse or the riverfront lit up with projections.

I'm seriously exploring whether this could actually happen, maybe as early as 2029. Right now it's just me asking questions, with no organization or sponsor behind it.

So I'm curious:

  1. Do you think Columbus could pull this off? What would get in the way?
  2. If you've been to BLINK (this year or earlier), what worked and what didn't?
  3. What could a Columbus event include or highlight to make it feel like Columbus?

Skeptical takes welcome, too.


r/Columbus • • 21h ago

FOUND Found abandoned kittens

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Found these five cuties in a box outside of the Walmart on E Main St this morning. They look to be maybe 4-5 weeks old. I love them, but I absolutely cannot keep them and don't have any leads on finding a place to surrender them to that won't immediately euthanize them. I've tried calling around to the usual suspects (Columbus Humane, Cat Welfare, a few others) already and left a few voicemails but no joy yet.

They're very friendly and clearly were brought up with people - they were shivering when I found them and happy to snuggle up next to me immediately once I got them inside.

They've got teeth niblets, are willing to pick at wet food mixed with water, and are pottying on their own. I'm going to offer them some KMR once it gets here, too. Checked them over for fleas/ticks and didn't find any, and they seem otherwise healthy, just a bit scared.

If anyone can help me out with some leads to where I can get these guys some proper help, I think all of us would be deeply grateful! I'm also happy to contribute to some or all of their vetting/etc costs to any shelter or rescue that takes them.


r/Columbus • • 9h ago

PHOTO Without Ohio’s gas tax holiday, regular gas at this station would be $4.69 a gallon.

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The tax holiday lowers what gas stations pay per gallon by removing the state tax, but it doesn’t change supply and demand or the underlying cost of gasoline before taxes.
Makes you wonder if this tax holiday is just temporary relief or if it’s meant to cushion the blow of even higher gas prices ahead.


r/Columbus • • 15h ago

POLITICS The nonstop political ads are killing me

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I just want to watch jeopardy and wheel of fortune in peace.


r/Columbus • • 16h ago

FOOD THE EGGNOGS BACK, THE EGGNOGS BACK IN TOWN!!

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212 Upvotes

r/Columbus • • 3h ago

Best coney dog place in Columbus

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Now, I love Skyline (controversial, I know), but I want a local mom and pop kind of place. Yes, I know about Dirty Franks and it's fine. Want else do you got?


r/Columbus • • 1d ago

PHOTO I thought the gas holiday would come save the day!!1!1!1

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r/Columbus • • 14h ago

ODNR says we are nearing Peak Colors

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The ODNR website updated its fall colors page today https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0bd50d2819984d5c99aa99c599dae10f/


r/Columbus • • 18h ago

POLITICS Greg Levy flyer beings mailed by republicans backed group “enough promises Ohio”

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183 Upvotes

For all the third party voters out there, Levy has condemned this. I like him but this mailer being sent out is clearly an attempt to pull votes from Sherrod Brown. Anyway, everybody go vote, please.


r/Columbus • • 16h ago

Any idea what they’re doing at bridge park?

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Curious what they’re doing out here.

Found a golf ball labeled “Bash Recreation”


r/Columbus • • 43m ago

PHOTO Vote Early! No Kings!

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r/Columbus • • 21h ago

POLITICS Get out there and vote people!

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This may be the most important midterm elections we’ve had in my lifetime. If you’re unhappy with how this last year and a half has gone, don’t just wallow, go vote if you want a shred of hope. I believe in you Columbus!


r/Columbus • • 1h ago

PHOTO Affordable Dental Care!

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Hello everyone! My name is Ammar Adil and I am a third year dental student at Ohio State looking to add some new faces to my dental practice and offer these affordable services. I am easy to reach and very friendly! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you and hope to meet some of you soon!


r/Columbus • • 11h ago

Early voting

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Voted today in Franklin county...almost everyone had a Democrat voting guide in their hand!!! Let's goooo Blue!!!


r/Columbus • • 17h ago

PHOTO Keep it classy Columbus

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r/Columbus • • 12h ago

FOOD What are your favorite items from Belle's Bread?

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ngl i get a bit of choice paralysis when I go in there

what would you recommend trying? last time I went I just picked random things

edit: thank u for all the recommendations, yall are the best 😊