EVENTS: Uptown Columbus to host concert, market and more

Olivia Yepez
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — This weekend, locals will have their pick of the litter when it comes to figuring out what to do on a visit downtown. Uptown Columbus is hosting multiple events between Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, including a concert, food truck festival and market.

The weekend of events will kick off Friday night as Uptown Columbus revives its free Friday Night Concert series for the spring. Local band Relative Sound will take to the stage on the 1200 block of Broadway at 6 p.m., opening for Mock of Ages – an Atlanta-based Def Leppard tribute band.

Mock of Ages is set to hit the stage around 8 p.m. and play until 10 p.m. The concert will be family-friendly and free to the community. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs but asked not to come with coolers. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase from vendors at the event for those over 21.

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On Saturday, Market Days on Broadway will also be returning to Uptown. Market Days is set to include over 150 vendors. It will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays through Nov. 23.

For those looking to spend Saturday afternoon downtown, Uptown Columbus’ food truck festival is set to take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Bay Avenue. The food truck festival is a ticketed event, with gates closing for entry at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $5 per person to attend, although children 10 and younger may enter for free.

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There will also be a DJ and beer garden at the festival. A full list of vendors can be found on the Uptown Columbus Facebook page.

Proceeds from the festival will go toward operation costs, as well as Uptown Columbus programming throughout the year, including the Friday Night Concert Series, Paddle South and more.

More Uptown Columbus events are set to continue throughout the coming weeks. These include the Artfest block party on April 20 and Riverfest on May 3 and 4.

The Friday Night Concert Series will return on April 12, 19 and 26, concluding on May 3 with a performance by DSOS and Holley Rumbarger & the Shakedown.

For more infomation about upcoming Uptown Columbus events, visit the nonprofit’s website.

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