If you’re planning on seeing everything Columbus has to offer this weekend, you’ll have to find some way to be in two or even three places at once.
Seriously, there’s a lot.
There will be Pride celebrations. There will be a soccer game. There will be a music festival. Oh, and did we mention 614 Day? Or the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival? (Technically that last one is in the suburbs but still, it’s a lot.)
There will also be protests.
Read on to see everything the Columbus area has going on.
Events happening the weekend of June 14
2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival and March
Pride celebrations and protests will take over much of downtown Columbus as an estimated 700,000 visitors come for the events over two days. The Stonewall Columbus Pride March will leave from the corner of Broad and High streets at 10:30 a.m. June 14, while the Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival & Resource Fair will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St., that day.
614 Day
614 Day, an annual celebration of Columbus, will take place at Land-Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St. from 12 to 9 p.m. on June 14. It’s the event’s 10-year anniversary, and organizers have promised surprises and bigger-than-ever awards.
No Kings protests
Indivisible, the group behind the protests scheduled around the country, plans to participate in the 2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride March rather than holding a Downtown rally June 14.
But several suburban communities are hosting No Kings protests as part of the nationwide movement. See the list here.
Nationwide Picnic with the Pops
The season’s first Picnic with the Pops concert will take place at Bicentennial Pavilion at the Commons, 160 S. High St. on June 14. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and concerts begin at 8 p.m. The concert, titled “A Boy Band Symphony,” will feature Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) and Erik-Michael Estrada (O-Town) performing memorable boy-band hits.
Animate! Columbus
Animate! Columbus, a three-day celebration of anime, animation, cosplay and more will take over the Greater Columbus Convention Center at 400 N. High St. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 14 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 15, according to the event’s website.
All Out Music Fest
All Out Music Festival will make its Columbus debut at KEMBA Live!, 405 Neil Ave. this weekend. Doors will open at 3 p.m. June 14 for the event featuring viral “Friday” singer Rebecca Black. A portion of its proceeds will go to the Nina West Foundation, which supports local nonprofits serving Columbus LGBTQ+ youth and families.
Get tickets for All Out Music Fest
Special Olympics Ohio 2025 State Summer Games
Ohio’s largest Special Olympics event, the 2025 State Summer Games, officially started June 13 with its opening ceremonies inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State University.
More than 2,400 athletes and 650 coaches from 87 local, community-based Special Olympics organizations will participate June 13-15, according to a release from Special Olympics Ohio.
Columbus Crew to host Vancouver Whitecaps
The Columbus Crew will take on the Vancouver Whitecaps at Lower.com Field on June 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Crew are looking to bounce back from a 5-1 loss to Inter Miami two weeks ago.
Worthington Chamber Orchestra
The Worthington Chamber Orchestra will present the first of three summer concerts featuring nature-inspired music and works by American composers at 7 p.m. June 14 at Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.
Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival
The 26th annual Creekside Blues & Jazz festival is coming back for 2025 at the Gahanna Creekside District, 117 Mill St., from 1 to 11 p.m. June 14. The festival will feature Gahanna’s first-ever Juneteenth celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 14 on the Blues Stage.
Dispatch features reporters Belinda Paschal, Sophia Veneziano and Amani Bayo contributed to this story.
Breaking and Trending News Reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@dispatch.com and at @NathanRHart on X and at nathanhart.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
Sophia Veneziano is a Columbus Dispatch reporter supported by the Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation. She may be reached at sveneziano@dispatch.com. The Dispatch retains full editorial independence for all content.
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