Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, May 2-5
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the state's largest science festival at COSI to a pianist's return to the Ohio Theatre with the Columbus Symphony, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio.
COSI through Saturday
- Ohio’s largest science festival will include events in Columbus and the surrounding communities, and will end with the Big Science Celebration at COSI.
Huntington Park through Sunday
- The Columbus Clippers face the Toledo Mud Hens in a six-game series.
Natasha Paremski with the Columbus Symphony
Ohio Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
- Pianist Natasha Paremski returns to the Ohio Theatre with Rachmaninoff’s "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini," a work inspired by Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for violin.
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Friday and Saturday
- Enter a world where 70 extinct and endangered species come to life using tech-driven theatrical illusions, allowing guests to learn about the importance of conservation and the role we all play in species survival.
Nationwide Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday
- The Columbus Fury faces off against the Omaha Supernovas.
Franklin Park Conservatory through July 7
- Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Blooms and Butterflies has returned featuring various butterflies from around the world inside the largest indoor biome at the conservatory.
Top spring central Ohio events
- This spring in central Ohio is packed with highly anticipated festivals and shows, from the reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey at the Schottenstein Center and Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Ohio Theatre to the Columbus Arts Festival.