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A Wrath Media city guide / Columbus, Ohio

Nightlife
in the city.

Follow the sound down High Street. Hip-hop, R&B, concerts, game nights, comedy, theater, and the nights you’ll talk about afterward.

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✦ Short North✦ High Street✦ Arena District✦ Downtown✦ Game night✦ Brewery District
The calendar / Curated September 25, 2026

On the radar.

Selected Columbus dates with direct organizer and team pages. For every newly announced show or game, use the official schedules below.

Visitors walking through a nightlife district
03OCT
Short North / Sat

Gallery Hop

Short North Arts District4–8 PM · High Street · Free to explore

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Ohio State men’s basketball in a past game
25OCT
College basketball / Sun

Ohio State vs. Butler

Schottenstein CenterMen’s exhibition · time TBA

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No dated picks in this category right now. Open the official schedules below for more events.

WRATH LIVE is an independent city guide. Ticket purchases happen with each event’s official seller. Artist portraits and archival performance or game photos may show a different date from the event listed.

Columbus music / Full calendars

Hip-hop & R&B.

The picks above are a starting point. These organizer calendars carry additional announcements, late additions, and ticket availability.

Concert crowd at KEMBA Live!KEMBA · Newport · A&RConcerts across five PromoWest Columbus rooms.Full calendar ↗ Interior of Nationwide ArenaNationwide ArenaArena concerts and major touring shows.Full calendar ↗ Exterior of the Schottenstein CenterThe SchottBig tours, R&B, hip-hop, and campus arena events.Full calendar ↗ Skully’s Music-Diner on High StreetSkully’sHigh Street live music and dance nights.Full calendar ↗

Music photos: Warner Records / CC BY 4.0 · Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 · JonRidinger / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Schottenstein Center). The festival image is an archival performance, not a festival lineup photo.

Columbus teams / Official schedules

College & pro sports.

Home games in the event picks above; team calendars below cover the full season, changes, and ticket availability.

Ohio Stadium from aboveOhio State FootballOhio Stadium · Buckeyes home dates.Schedule & tickets ↗ Ohio State basketball in a past gameAll Buckeye SportsBasketball, hockey, volleyball, soccer, and more.Athletics calendar ↗ Columbus Crew home stadiumColumbus CrewMLS matches at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.Match schedule ↗ A past Blue Jackets game at Nationwide ArenaBlue JacketsNHL hockey at Nationwide Arena.Game schedule ↗ Past Columbus Clippers game at Huntington ParkColumbus ClippersTriple-A baseball at Huntington Park; next season dates when released.Team schedule ↗ Columbus Fury volleyball player in an archival photographColumbus FuryPro volleyball at Nationwide Arena; upcoming season dates when posted.Team schedule ↗

Sports photos: Lectrician2 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nova Crystallis / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Uccee44 / public domain · Joshua Sukoff / CC BY 2.0 · John Mac / CC BY-SA 2.0 · SecretName101 / CC BY 4.0 · DrBob317 / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Huntington Park) · Reedturner / CC0 (Columbus Fury). Photos are archival and cropped to fit cards.

The corridor / N High Street

High Street
after hours.

Start at the Short North, take in Gallery Hop, catch the dance floor at Axis or Skully’s, then follow High Street north to Newport Music Hall. Every block has another sound.

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Places that move the city

Pick your room.

From High Street clubs to downtown stages. Open each venue’s current calendar before you go.

Skully’s Music-Diner sign on North High Street
01 / HIGH STREET

Skully’s
Music-Diner

Live music, dancing, and late-night energy at 1151 N High St.

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Axis nightclub entrance at 775 North High Street
02 / SHORT NORTH

Axis
on High

Dance and LGBTQIA+ entertainment at 775 N High St.

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Front of Newport Music Hall on North High Street
03 / UNIVERSITY DISTRICT

Newport
Music Hall

A Columbus concert landmark at 1722 N High St.

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Outdoor concert crowd at the venue now known as KEMBA Live!
04 / ARENA DISTRICT

KEMBA
Live!

Indoor and outdoor concerts at 405 Neil Ave.

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Venue photos: pasa47 / CC BY 2.0 · Wiki Historian N OH / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ɱ / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Analogue Kid / CC BY-SA 3.0. Photos are cropped to fit the cards; KEMBA Live! image is archival.

Beyond the concert

Lights up.
Show on.

Comedy at the Funny Bone and theater at Shadowbox Live add another kind of electricity to a Columbus night.

Shadowbox Live: current production ↗
Funny Bone: comedy calendar ↗