weekend events

The Weekend Warrior for November 13, 2024

The Holidays are ramping up with events starting up this weekend and next week to slowly ring in the holiday season.

Week 13/Football Regional Semi-Finals (only local schools listed):
Region 2
5. Hilliard Davidson (8-4) vs. 8. Huber Heights Wayne (7-5) at Miami Trace High School Tony’s Welding and Fabrication Stadium
2. Centerville (9-3) vs. 14. Dublin Coffman (4-8) at Springfield High School Wildcat Stadium

Region 3
1. Powell Olentangy Liberty (10-2) vs. 5. Upper Arlington (10-2) at Westerville Central High School
6. Delaware Olentangy Berlin (10-2) vs. 7. Pickerington North (10-2) at Columbus St. Francis DeSales Alumni Stadium

Region 7
1. Sunbury Big Walnut (11-1) vs. 4. Ashland (12-0) at Marion Harding High School Ohio Health Field at Harding Stadium
3. Massillon Washington (9-2) vs. 7. Ashville Teays Valley (8-4) at Zanesville High School Sulsberger Stadium

Region 11
1. Columbus Bishop Watterson (12-0) vs. 4. Newark Licking Valley (11-1) at Licking Heights High School Hornet Stadium

Region 12
4. London (12-0) vs. 8. St. Marys Memorial (10-2) at Piqua High School Alexander Stadium

(No Local Division IV schools left)

Region 19
1. Ironton (11-1) vs. 4. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (9-2) at Waverly High School Raidiger Field

Region 23
1. Columbus Grandview Heights (11-0) vs. 4. Beverly Fort Frye (9-3) at Logan High School Chieftain Stadium

Region 27
1. Danville (10-2) vs. 5. Corning Miller (10-2) at Thornville Sheridan High School Paul Culver Jr. Stadium

LINK: https://www.ohsaa.org/news-media/articles/ohsaa-releases-football-region...

REFERENCES:
Winter Date Ideas: https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/columbus-winter-date-ideas/
Columbus Restaurant Holiday Meals: https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/holiday-meals-from-columbus...

Weekend Events around town include Highball Halloween in the Short North (http://www.highballcolumbus.org), plus local Halloween staples such as Boo at the Zoo, Pumpkins Aglow, Streetlight Guild Miniature Village (http://www.streetlightguild.org),

The Ohio State Buckeyes host Nebraska for Homecoming Weekend at The Ohio State University, and there is the Division III Crosstown Rivalry between Capital University and Otterbein University in Westerville, as both are aiming for their first win of the season.

High School Football - Week 10 (Final Week):
https://joeeitel.com/hsfoot/scoreboard/2024/week-10

Thursday:
Beechcroft at Northland
Columbus South at Marion-Franklin

Saturday:
Groveport Madison at Canal Winchester

FRIDAY:
(Central Catholic League)
"The Holy War" - St. Francis DeSales at Bishop Watterson (at Ohio Dominican)
Bishop Hartley at St. Charles

(Mid-State League)
Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans at Millersport
Bloom-Carroll at Circleville
Lancaster Fairfield Christian at Berne Union
Grove City Christian at Lancaster Fisher Catholic
Liberty Union at Amanda-Clearcreek
Logan Elm at Hamilton Township

(City League)
South:
Briggs at Columbus West
Eastmoor Academy at Africentric
Walnut Ridge at Independence

North:
Columbus East at Linden McKinley
Whetstone at Centennial

(Ohio Capital Conference)
Buckeye:
Lancaster at Newark
Reynoldsburg at Pickerington Central
Teays Valley at Logan

Capital:
Westland at Big Walnut
Dublin Scioto at Westerville North
Franklin Heights at Delaware Hayes
Worthington Kilbourne at Westerville South

Cardinal:
Olentangy at Olentangy Berlin
Marysville at Hilliard Darby
Thomas Worthington at Dublin Jerome

Central:
Olentangy Liberty at Olentangy Orange
Hilliard Bradley at Dublin Coffman
Upper Arlington at Hilliard Davidson

Ohio:
Central Crossing at Grove City
Gahanna Lincoln at Pickerington North
New Albany at Westerville Central

(Licking County)

The Weekend Warrior for October 9, 2024

The Columbus Italian Festival - October 11-13 at St. John the Baptist Church; Parade on October 13 at 1PM in the Short North
High Spirits Art & Music Fest - October 12 at High & Gay Streets, Downtown (http://www.highspiritsfestival.org)
Taste of Bexley - October 14 at St. Charles (http://www.bexleyareachamber.org)

High School Football Week 8
Source: https://joeeitel.com/hsfoot/scoreboard/2024/week-8

Thursday Games:
Independence at Africentric
Columbus Academy at Worthington Christian
Whitehall at Bexley

Friday Games:
(Central Catholic League)
St. Charles at Bishop Watterson (at Ohio Dominican University)

(City League)
NORTH:
Columbus East at Beechcroft
Linden McKinley at Whetstone
Mifflin at Northland

SOUTH:
Eastmoor Academy at Walnut Ridge "The Victory Bell"
Columbus South at Briggs
Columbus West at Marion-Franklin

(OCC)
BUCKEYE:
Groveport Madison at Pickerington Central
Logan at Canal Winchester
Reynoldsburg at Lancaster
Teays Valley at Newark

CAPITAL:
Big Walnut at Westerville North
Dublin Scioto at Delaware Hayes
Franklin Heights at Worthington Kilbourne
Westland at Westerville South

CARDINAL:
Olentangy Berlin at Dublin Jerome
Olentangy at Hilliard Darby (CW Columbus Friday Night Rivals)
Thomas Worthington at Marysville

CENTRAL:
Hilliard Bradley at Olentangy Liberty
Hilliard Davidson at Dublin Coffman
Upper Arlington at Olentangy Orange

OHIO:
Central Crossing at New Albany
Gahanna Lincoln at Westerville Central
Pickerington North at Grove City

(Knox-Morrow)
Centerburg at Danville
Loudonville at Cardington-Lincoln
Mount Gilead at Northmor

(Mid-State)
Lancaster Fairfield Christian Academy at Corning Miller
Lancaster Fisher Catholic at Millersport
Logan Elm at Amanda-Clearcreek
Liberty Union at Hamilton Township

(Licking County)
Granville at Licking Valley
Hebron Lakewood at Johnstown
Newark Catholic at Heath

It is America's Birthday! We have fireworks, baseball, soccer, patriotism, and the arts this weekend.

Local 4th of July Fireworks: https://www.10tv.com/article/entertainment/events/4th-of-july-fireworks-...
Experience Columbus: https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/fourth-of-july-celebrations...
Northland Parade: https://northlandparade.org/
Doo Dah Parade: https://www.doodahparade.com/
Clintonville Fourth Preview: https://www.clintonvillespotlight.com/articles/fourth-festivities-bring-...
Fireworks Mix XIV: https://wcrsfm.org/content/djbc-fireworks-mix-xiv-beautifully-djbc500

PARADES:
JULY 3 (Weather Permitting):
Red, White & Boom!, Starts at Bicentennial Park, 5:30PM

JULY 4 (Weather Permitting):
Bexley ("Beautifully Bexley"); Starts at 9:30AM at Maryland Elementary School
Delaware: Starts at 3PM at Delaware County Fairgrounds
Dublin ("Let Freedom Ring"): Starts at 11AM at Metro Place, ending at South High Street and Waterford Drive
Gahanna ("A Red, White, and Blue City"): Starts at 10:30AM at Clark Hall
Groveport: Starts at 10:30AM at Glendening Elementary School
Hilliard ("Celebrate the Red, White and Blue"): Starts at 9AM at Franklin County Fairgrounds (with Grand Marshal Libby Gierach, former Director of the Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce)
New Albany (Starts at 11AM at New Albany Middle School)
Northland ("Diamonds of Columbus"): Starts at 10AM at Karl Road (just north of Morse Road, ending at Karl and Hempwood Drive at Karl Road Baptist Church)
Orange Township: Starts at 10AM at Olentangy Orange Middle School
Pickerington: Starts at 10AM
Reynoldsburg: Starts at 10AM at Main Street and Rosehill Road, ending at Davidson Drive
Westerville ("Red, White and Blue. America. For Me and You."): Starts at 10:30AM at St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church
Whitehall ("The Future of Whitehall Is Bright"): Starts at Yearling Road and E. Broad St.
Worthington Hills ("Totally '80s")

FIREWORKS:

We got Pride, Juneteenth, and 614 Day this weekend. Also arts festivals in Grove City and Worthington, a Jazz Festival in Gahanna, an air show at Rickenbacker, plus more.

Juneteenth:
Juneteenth on the Avenue (June 15 - Mount Vernon Avenue between St. Clair Ave. & 17th St.)
Jubilee Day (June 16 - Ohio History Connection)
Juneteenth Ohio Festival (June 15 & 16 - Genoa Park)
Reynoldsburg (June 18 - Huber Park)
Bexley (June 19 - Jeffrey Mansion Carriage House)
Hilliard (June 19 - Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park)
New Albany (June 19 - Hinson Amphitheatre)
King Arts Complex (June 19)
Freedom Fireworks (June 19 at Dusk - Columbus State Parking Lot in Discovery District)

Pride:
Festival & Resource Fair (June 14 & 15 at Goodale Park)
Parade (June 15 at 10:30 SHARP)
Bat N Rouge Softball (June 16 at Dodge Park)
CAPA presents Pride Anthems (June 16 at the Southern Theatre)