Franklin County Fair, a Shrek Rave and other Columbus weekend events
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🎡 Take the family to the Franklin County Fair and see magic shows, sheep-herding dog demonstrations and the Cincinnati Circus.
- 9am-10pm Thursday, 9am-11pm Friday-Saturday and 9am-5pm Sunday.
- 4100 Columbia St., Hilliard. $10. Kids under 3 free!
🎷 Dine and unwind at Jazz & Rib Fest on the downtown riverfront.
- 11am-11pm Friday and Saturday and 11am-8:30pm Sunday. Free!
🚀 Get voice actors' autographs, play games and meet fellow anime fans during Animate! Columbus at the convention center.
- Registration is open 1-9pm Friday, 9am-9pm Saturday and 9am-6pm Sunday.
- $40-55 daily, $105 weekend pass. Kids under 10 free!
🦆 Watch over 2,000 rubber ducks race down a slide at the Grandview Heights Municipal Pool Rubber Duck Derby.
- 3-6pm Friday, race at 5:15pm, 1350 Goodale Blvd. $5-12. Kids under 3 free!
- Pro tip: Registration is required, and opens 8am Friday.
- Bonus: A dive-in movie, "Finding Dory," plays at 9pm.
🚚 Stuff your face and your shopping bags at Grove City's Food Truck Festival and Shop Hop.
- 4-9pm Friday, Town Center Park, 3359 Park St. Free!
🐢 Shell-ebrate turtles and meet a few during kid-friendly crafts at Blendon Woods Metro Park.
- Noon-2pm Saturday, 4265 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. Free!
🕺 Watch local celebrities like U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and police chief Elaine Bryant compete in a Dancing with Columbus Black Stars fundraiser at the Lincoln Theatre.
- 6-10pm Saturday, 769 E. Long St. $58-162.
🥎 Watch former Buckeyes battle on the baseball diamond during the Cardale Jones Charity Softball Game benefiting cancer research.
- 6:30-11pm Saturday, Huntington Park. $10.
🎶 Leave the swamp and hit the dance floor — the Shrek Rave is back at Newport Music Hall.
- 9pm Saturday, 1722 N. High St. $28.