African Festival, Beer Olympics and other Columbus weekend events
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🎶 Enjoy live music and food trucks during Bicentennial Park's weekly summer concert series.
- 5:30pm Friday, 223 S. Civic Center Drive. Through Sept. 13. Free!
🎭 See Shakespeare in the park as the Actors' Theatre of Columbus performs "Twelfth Night," a wild comedy of mistaken identity, lovesick servants and revenge.
- 8pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Schiller Park, 1069 Jaeger St. Through Aug. 11. Free!
- Pro tip: Bring your own chair or blanket.
🎺 Welcome TBDBITL to Picnic with the Pops, with fireworks and fight songs played alongside the Columbus Symphony at the Columbus Commons.
- 8pm Friday and Saturday, 160 S. High St. $43 general admission.
🩰 Take free dance classes offered at three venues during the New Albany Dance Festival.
- 8am-5pm Saturday and 8am-noon Sunday. Register.
- Full festival schedule, kicking off with a 7pm concert tonight.
🎉 Honor Ohio Village's 50th anniversary with special Founders Day programming and concerts across the street from the Ohio State Fair.
- 10am-5pm Saturday, 800 E. 17th Ave.
- Included with fair admission: $10-12. Kids under 6 free!
🌍 Celebrate African culture and heritage, including music, food art and fashion, at the Columbus African Festival at Genoa Park.
- Noon-8pm Saturday and Sunday, 303 W. Broad St. Free!
🛞 Watch Nationwide Arena light up during the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party.
- 12:30pm and 7:30pm Saturday and 2:30pm Sunday. $21-50.
🍺 Compete in the Beer Olympics at Parlay Sporting Club + Kitchen, with over $5,000 in cash and prizes.
- 2pm Saturday, 570 N. High St. Free! Register a team.
⚽ Cheer for the Crew during a Leagues Cup Showcase match versus Aston Villa of England's Premier League.
- 8pm Saturday, Lower.com Field. Resale tickets start at $34.
🛶 Try kayaking with Metro Parks staff at Quarry Trails Metro Park.
- Noon-3pm Sunday, 2319 Quarry Trails Drive. Free!
🗓️ Reminder: The Ohio State Fair is all weekend long and 614 Restaurant Week ends tomorrow.