Springtime Events In Columbus, Ohio
Get out of the of the house and enjoy Spring weather in Columbus
After a frigid winter, it’s always nice to cure your cabin fever by getting out of the house and enjoying Springtime! With Columbus’ chilly winters, residents are always excited when the weather warms out and the city is filled with fun activities. From festivals and exhibits to markets and tournaments, there’s something for everyone to do this Spring in Columbus.
Spring into Spring
Drop in to jump start your spring!
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Scioto Greenway
505 W Whittier St.
Sat Mar 23 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Tickets $5
Drop in to The Audubon Center to jump start your spring! Enjoy the beauty of the Grange Insurance Audubon Center and surrounding Scioto Audubon Metro Park with spring hikes, stories, games, crafts and snacks.
Filipino Spring Music Festival 2019
Let’s get the party started, Pinoy Style!
Creekside Conference & Event Hall
Bridgeport
101 Mill St.
Sat Mar 23 | 6pm
Ticket range $55-$100
The very first Filipino music festival in Ohio arrives this spring. Enjoy music, stand up comedy, dance, drinks, raffles and games plus a retro dance after party with live djs. The event will feature performers from the Philippines, the East and West coast and local bands will be performing.
Vintage Market Days of West Columbus
Upscale vintage-inspired indoor/outdoor market
Norwich Place
4100 Columbia st.
Apr 26-28 | 10:00am-4:00pm
Tickets $15
Vintage Market Days is an upscale vintage-inspired indoor/outdoor market featuring original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures, home decor, outdoor furnishings, consumable yummies, seasonal plantings and a little more.
Blooms and Butterflies
Watch colorful exotic butterflies take flight!
Franklin Park Conservatory Botanical Gardens
Franklin Park
1777 E. Broad Street
Mar 9 - Sept 15 | 10:00am-4:00pm
Ticket Range $12 - $19
Spring returns with the emergence of hundreds of colorful, exotic butterflies and watch them take flight in the Pacific Island Water Garden, a tropical haven filled with bright nectar blooms. Newly emerged butterflies are released during educational presentations every day at 1 and 3pm.
Equine Affaire
Experience the nation's premiere equine exposition
Indianola Terrace
717 E. 17th Avenue
Apr 11 - 19
Ticket Range $8 - $50
Experience the nation's premiere equine exposition, featuring an impressive educational program, the largest horse-related trade show in North America, top equine entertainment and competition, and endless opportunities to experience, buy, and sell horses of all types. Equine Affaire is where you see, feel, touch, compare, try on, experience and smell the horse world in person...and in horse.
COSI Science Festival
Experience all things science
Franklinton
333 W. Broad St.
May 1-4
Experience all things science during the COSI Science Festival in 2019. Throughout the first three days of the Festival, see real science in action during 65+ events for families and adults all over the central Ohio community including a Citywide Star Party on May 3 to explore “what’s out there.”
The COSI Science Festival ends with a large scale, outdoor Big Science Celebration on the peninsula surrounding COSI on May 4 featuring interactive activities from Columbus’ own science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-focused organizations.
Asian Festival
Food, dance, sports and music from across Asia
Franklin Park
1755 E. Broad St.
Sat May 25 10:00am-8:00pm | Sun May 26 10:00am-6:00pm
Columbus’ significant Asian heritage is on display at the beautifully manicured Franklin Park every Memorial Day weekend. With food, dance, sports and music from across Asia, this festival is a great way to kick off summer.
The Memorial Tournament
Premier event on the PGA TOUR
Muirfield Village
5750 Memorial Dr.
May 27 - June 2
Tickets $35+
The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide is a premier event on the PGA TOUR held annually at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus.
The Tournament, founded and hosted by Jack Nicklaus, is conducted each year with three goals in mind: to honor those who have distinguished themselves in the game of golf; to showcase the world's best golfers competing on one of the most challenging venues in the world for the enjoyment of spectators; and to benefit many greater Columbus charities in alliance with the Nicklaus Children's Healthcare Foundation, Nationwide Children's Hospital and numerous other local organizations.
Get out your calendars, and save the date for these fun Spring happenings around Columbus. There’s always so many fun things to do around town!
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