Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, May 2-5

David Rees
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Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, May 2-5
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — From the state’s largest science festival at COSI to a pianist’s return to the Ohio Theatre with the Columbus Symphony, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio.

COSI Science Festival

COSI through Saturday

  • Ohio’s largest science festival will include events in Columbus and the surrounding communities, and will end with the Big Science Celebration at COSI.

<em>(Courtesy Photo/COSI)</em>
(Courtesy Photo/COSI)

Clippers vs. Mud Hens

Huntington Park through Sunday

  • The Columbus Clippers face the Toledo Mud Hens in a six-game series.

Natasha Paremski with the Columbus Symphony

Ohio Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday

  • Pianist Natasha Paremski returns to the Ohio Theatre with Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini,” a work inspired by Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for violin.

‘Unextinct’

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Friday and Saturday

  • Enter a world where 70 extinct and endangered species come to life using tech-driven theatrical illusions, allowing guests to learn about the importance of conservation and the role we all play in species survival.

Fury vs. Supernovas

Nationwide Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday

  • The Columbus Fury faces off against the Omaha Supernovas.

Blooms and Butterflies

Franklin Park Conservatory through July 7

  • Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Blooms and Butterflies has returned featuring various butterflies from around the world inside the largest indoor biome at the conservatory.

<em>(Courtesy Photo/Franklin Park Conservatory)</em>
(Courtesy Photo/Franklin Park Conservatory)

Top spring central Ohio events

  • This spring in central Ohio is packed with highly anticipated festivals and shows, from the reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey at the Schottenstein Center and Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Ohio Theatre to the Columbus Arts Festival.

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