If you’re feeling crafty 🎃

• Halloween Cake & Cocktails | Wed., Oct. 26 | 7-9:30 p.m. | Standard Hall, 1100 N. High St. | $45 | Tickets include a free drink, a six-inch cake + decorating materials for a seasonal design.
• Townhall Short North Family Pumpkin Carving | Wed., Oct. 26 | 6-8:30 p.m. | Townhall Short North, 792 N. High St. | $10 | All pumpkins and tools for carving are provided at this family-friendly event with the full food and drink menu available.
• Pumpkin Painting | Wed., Oct. 26 | 6-8 p.m. | The Dry Mill, 79 S. 4th St. | $5 | The pumpkins and art supplies for painting will be available to kids of all ages.

No costume? No problem 👻

• October Beer Tasting | Thurs., Oct. 27 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | The Barn, 5451 Edwards Farms Rd. | $22 | Sample five seasonal Rhinegeist beers.
• Halloween Movie Night — Double Feature | Mon., Oct. 31 | 6 p.m. | Forty Deuce, 3959 Brighton Rose Square | Free | Reserve a seat for showings of “Hocus Pocus” and “Sinister.”

Ready to party 🤡

• Orange Soda Halloween Edition | Fri., Oct. 28 | 10 p.m. | Skully’s Music Diner, 1151 N. High St. | $15+ | Dress up for a night of 2000s hip-hop and R&B music.
• Spooky Halloween Bar Crawl | Sat., Oct. 29 | 2-8 p.m. | Callahan’s, 520 Park St. | $10+ | Tickets include free admission to participating bars in the crawl, two free drinks, drink specials, and a costume contest.
• Halloween Bar Crawl | Sat., Oct. 29 | 4-10 p.m. | Bernards Tavern, 630 N. High St. | $20+ | Enjoy two free drinks, a $1,000 costume contest prize, and specials at downtown bars.

• Harvest Blooms | Mon., Oct. 24 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens , 1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus | $0.00 - $22.00 | The fall season can be experienced in an extraordinary way when the botanical gardens are infused with autumnal magic.

• Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Arizona Coyotes | Tue., Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. | Nationwide Arena, 200 West Nationwide Blvd, Columbus | $38.00 - $285.00

• Hall-Opera-Ween | Wed., Oct. 26 | 6-8 p.m. | Greenlawn Abbey , 700 Greenlawn Avenue, Columbus | $100.00 - $150.00 | Join Opera Project Columbus for a night you won’t forget! Hall-Opera-Ween 2022, will be sure to wow your senses and awaken your spirit.
• Dog Costume Party & RESCUEDohio fundraiser | Wed., Oct. 26 | 5-8 p.m. | Sideswipe Brewing, 2415 Scioto Harper Drive, Columbus | Bring your pooch in their best costume to Sideswipe Brewery. The dogs with the best 3 costumes will receive a prize. Prizes will be announced closer to the event.

• Ohio State Buckeyes Men’s Basketball vs. Chaminade University Men’s Basketball | Tue., Nov. 1 | 7 p.m. | Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Dr, Columbus | $5.00 - $10.00 | Tickets are discounted for the exhibition game.

• 73º | Mostly sunny | 10% chance of rain

• Have you been to the Love Your Melon experience at TENSPACE yet? Stop in to build your own beanie + 50% of the net profits go to nonprofit organizations that support pediatric cancer. Don’t miss upcoming events like Family Day + Holiday Happy Hour before the pop-up experience ends Fri., Dec. 23.

• Kitty Bubble Cafe has already had 37 cat adoptions since opening last month. The cafe at 5568 N High St. has bubble tea, coffee, beer, wine, and the chance to mingle with adoptable cats while you enjoy your beverage. 🐈

• OSU’s new head baseball coach Bill Mosiello is looking is committed to rebuilding the program and brand after OSU’s 11th place finish in the Big Ten last season. Coach Mosiello wants his team to buy into the dream, saying “If they don’t want to win, I don’t want them coming here.” ⚾ (The Columbus Dispatch)

• According to the Ohio Fall Color Progress Map, almost all areas in the state are experiencing leaves in their peak, with a few areas in southern Ohio already fading. Have you had a chance to experience the fall foliage? We have some spots to see fall leaves + enjoy a fall weekend. 🍂

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