Doo Dah Parade, fireworks, food trucks and other Columbus weekend events
🦋 Say goodbye — it's the last weekend for Blooms & Butterflies at the Franklin Park Conservatory.
10am-5pm Friday-Saturday ($17-25) and Sunday (free). Kids under 3 are always free!
Pro tip: Check out the giant Lego installations recently added to the gardens.
🧨 Celebrate "liberty and lunacy" and watch the Doo Dah Parade, stepping off near Goodale Park.
1pm Friday. Free!
To march: "No registration required. Just show up!"
Plus: There's a block party 10am-8pm at the park, 120 W. Goodale St.
😋 Taste test the best of over 40 food trucks during the Foodees Food and Culture Festival at the Tanger Outlets.
1-9pm Friday, 11am-9pm Saturday and 11am-7pm Sunday, 400 S. Wilson Road, Sunbury. Free!
🎭 Support local artists participating in the Columbus Black Theatre Festival at the Columbus Performing Arts Center.
2pm Friday, 7pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday, 549 Franklin Ave. $15.
⚾ Enjoy America's pastime — the Clippers are at home this weekend.
4:05pm Friday, 7:05pm Saturday (with fireworks!) and 1:05pm Sunday. $10-29.
🎵 Light up your night with "One Headlight" as the The Wallflowers play The Bluestone.
7pm Saturday, 583 E. Broad St. $61.
8pm Saturday, 170 E. Dublin Granville Road, New Albany. $47 lawn general admission.
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