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What's on in Columbus this weekend
Columbus · Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18 · 104 confirmed · 94 unconfirmed · times ET104 confirmed listings in Columbus, OH for Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18, plus 94 not confirmed yet: Sports (TV) 104.
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FridayOct 16
4:00 AM
DP World India Championship, second round (DP World Tour)
2:00 PM
SAS Championship, first round (PGA Tour Champions)
2:45 PM
Frosinone vs Sassuolo (Serie A)
3:00 PM
Deportivo La Coruña vs Levante (La Liga)
6:00 PM
ALCS Game 4: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
7:00 PM
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers (NBA preseason)
7:00 PM
Columbia at Penn (college football, FCS)
7:00 PM
Florida at Texas A&M (women's volleyball)
7:00 PM
Maryland at Michigan (men's soccer)
7:30 PM
Louisville at Clemson (men's soccer)
7:30 PM
Memphis at Tulane (college football)
7:30 PM
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Phoenix Raceway
8:00 PM
Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina (college football)
8:00 PM
Racing Louisville FC at Boston Legacy FC
8:00 PM
Washington at Purdue (college football)
9:00 PM
Michigan at Oregon (women's soccer)
9:00 PM
NLCS Game 5: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers (if necessary)
10:00 PM
Ohio State Volleyball at USC
10:30 PM
Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA preseason)
11:00 PM
Buick LPGA Shanghai, third round (LPGA)
11:00 PM
PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs Bishop 2 (main card)
11:00 PM
Washington at UCLA (women's soccer)
TBD
Washington at Purdue
SaturdayOct 17
4:00 AM
DP World India Championship, third round (DP World Tour)
7:30 AM
Everton vs Chelsea
8:00 AM
Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid (La Liga)
9:00 AM
Venezia vs Napoli (Serie A)
10:00 AM
Brentford vs Liverpool
10:00 AM
Fulham vs Hull City
10:00 AM
Manchester City vs Ipswich Town
10:15 AM
Villarreal vs Elche (La Liga)
12:00 PM
Ball State at Bowling Green (college football)
12:00 PM
Bologna vs Inter Milan (Serie A)
12:00 PM
Charleston Southern at Clemson (college football)
12:00 PM
Cincinnati at West Virginia (college football)
12:00 PM
Florida at Texas (college football)
12:00 PM
Florida Atlantic at Army (college football)
12:00 PM
Georgia State at James Madison (college football)
12:00 PM
Kansas at Kansas State (college football)
12:00 PM
Mississippi State at LSU (college football)
12:00 PM
Northwestern at Michigan State (college football)
12:00 PM
Ohio State Football at Indiana
12:00 PM
Pittsburgh at Boston College (college football)
12:00 PM
Virginia at SMU (college football)
12:30 PM
Gotham FC at Washington Spirit
12:30 PM
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
12:30 PM
Real Betis vs Barcelona (La Liga)
12:30 PM
Rutgers at Maryland (college football)
1:00 PM
Charlotte at Temple (college football)
1:00 PM
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
1:00 PM
The Citadel at Texas A&M (college football)
1:00 PM
UMass at Buffalo (college football)
1:30 PM
Western Michigan at Central Michigan (college football)
2:00 PM
SAS Championship, second round (PGA Tour Champions)
2:00 PM
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott
2:30 PM
Charlotte FC at Philadelphia Union
2:45 PM
Roma vs Genoa (Serie A)
3:00 PM
Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M (college football, FCS)
3:00 PM
Valencia vs Athletic Club (La Liga)
3:30 PM
Akron at Miami (Ohio) (college football)
3:30 PM
Alabama at Tennessee (college football)
3:30 PM
Arizona State at Texas Tech (college football)
3:30 PM
Auburn at Georgia (college football)
3:30 PM
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech (college football)
3:30 PM
Missouri at Ole Miss (college football)
3:30 PM
North Carolina at Duke (college football)
3:30 PM
Northern Illinois at Wyoming (college football)
3:30 PM
Penn State at Michigan (college football)
3:30 PM
Toledo at Eastern Michigan (college football)
3:30 PM
UNLV at Air Force (college football)
3:30 PM
WNBA Finals Game 1: Atlanta Dream at Golden State Valkyries
4:00 PM
Florida at Texas
4:00 PM
Illinois State at Southern Illinois (college football, FCS)
4:00 PM
Mississippi State at LSU
4:00 PM
Northwestern at Michigan State
4:00 PM
Virginia at SMU
4:30 PM
NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying (Phoenix)
4:30 PM
St. Louis CITY SC at Minnesota United
4:30 PM
Tulsa at Rice (college football)
5:00 PM
Troy at Louisiana (college football)
6:00 PM
Washington State at Oregon State (college football)
6:30 PM
Kansas City Current at Utah Royals FC
7:00 PM
AEW WrestleDream
7:00 PM
Arkansas at Vanderbilt (college football)
7:00 PM
Arkansas State at Southern Miss (college football)
7:00 PM
Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
7:00 PM
Florida State at Miami (college football)
7:00 PM
Hartford Athletic vs Brooklyn FC (USL Championship)
7:00 PM
Kent State at South Florida (college football)
7:00 PM
Louisville City vs Indy Eleven (USL Championship)
7:00 PM
Miami FC vs Charleston Battery (USL Championship)
7:00 PM
Nevada at North Dakota State (college football)
7:00 PM
San Diego Wave FC at North Carolina Courage
7:00 PM
TCU at Baylor (college football)
7:30 PM
Alabama at Tennessee
7:30 PM
Auburn at Georgia
7:30 PM
Chicago Fire FC at New England Revolution
7:30 PM
D.C. United at Orlando City
7:30 PM
Elon at Stanford (college football)
7:30 PM
Inter Miami CF at Atlanta United
7:30 PM
Kentucky at Oklahoma (college football)
7:30 PM
LAFC at New York City FC
7:30 PM
Louisville at Syracuse (college football)
7:30 PM
Missouri at Mississippi
7:30 PM
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: Timberland Pro 200 (Phoenix)
7:30 PM
Notre Dame at BYU (college football)
7:30 PM
Oklahoma State at Houston (college football)
7:30 PM
Rhode Island FC vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Championship)
7:30 PM
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Detroit City FC (USL Championship)
7:30 PM
Toronto FC at New York Red Bulls
7:30 PM
Wisconsin at UCLA (college football)
8:00 PM
ALCS Game 5: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians (if necessary)
8:00 PM
FC Tulsa vs Oakland Roots (USL Championship)
8:00 PM
Louisiana Tech at ULM (college football)
8:00 PM
Navy at UTSA (college football)
8:00 PM
PBC boxing: Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj
8:30 PM
FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo
8:30 PM
Real Salt Lake at Sporting Kansas City
8:30 PM
San Antonio FC vs New Mexico United (USL Championship)
8:30 PM
Vancouver Whitecaps at Austin FC
8:45 PM
Angel City FC at Denver Summit FC
9:00 PM
El Paso Locomotive vs Sacramento Republic (USL Championship)
9:00 PM
San Jose State at UTEP (college football)
10:00 PM
Monterey Bay FC vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL Championship)
10:00 PM
Ohio at Sacramento State (college football)
10:00 PM
Orange County SC vs Phoenix Rising (USL Championship)
10:15 PM
Utah at Colorado
10:15 PM
Utah at Colorado (college football)
10:30 PM
CF Montréal at Seattle Sounders
10:30 PM
Colorado Rapids at Portland Timbers
10:30 PM
Fresno St. at San Diego St.
10:30 PM
Fresno State at San Diego State (college football)
10:30 PM
Las Vegas Lights vs Lexington SC (USL Championship)
10:30 PM
Nashville SC at San Jose Earthquakes
10:30 PM
New Mexico at Hawaii
10:30 PM
New Mexico at Hawaii (college football)
10:30 PM
San Diego FC at LA Galaxy
10:30 PM
Wake Forest at California
10:30 PM
Wake Forest at California (college football)
11:00 PM
Buick LPGA Shanghai, final round (LPGA)
11:00 PM
Florida State at Miami
11:00 PM
Nebraska at Oregon
11:00 PM
Nebraska at Oregon (college football)
11:30 PM
Kentucky at Oklahoma
11:30 PM
Notre Dame at BYU
11:30 PM
UCLA vs Wisconsin
TBD
Boxing: Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2
TBD
Penn State at USC (women's volleyball)
TBD
Purdue at Nebraska (women's volleyball)
SundayOct 18
2:15 AM
Utah at Colorado
2:30 AM
Wake Forest at California
4:00 AM
DP World India Championship, final round (DP World Tour)
6:30 AM
Udinese vs Lecce (Serie A)
6:30 AM
Wuhan Open (WTA 1000): singles final
8:00 AM
Osasuna vs Racing Santander (La Liga)
9:00 AM
AFC Bournemouth vs Sunderland
9:00 AM
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace
9:00 AM
Fiorentina vs Como (Serie A)
9:00 AM
Leeds United vs Manchester United
9:30 AM
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars (London)
10:15 AM
Celta Vigo vs Alavés (La Liga)
11:30 AM
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
12:00 PM
AC Milan vs Atalanta (Serie A)
12:00 PM
Miami at Pittsburgh (women's volleyball)
12:00 PM
Ohio State at Purdue (women's soccer)
12:30 PM
Málaga vs Real Sociedad (La Liga)
1:00 PM
Arizona State at Kansas (women's volleyball)
1:00 PM
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
1:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles
1:00 PM
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
1:00 PM
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
1:00 PM
New York Jets at New England Patriots
1:00 PM
Orlando Pride at Houston Dash
1:00 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1:00 PM
South Carolina at Ole Miss (women's volleyball)
1:00 PM
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
2:00 PM
SAS Championship, final round (PGA Tour Champions)
2:00 PM
Wisconsin at Iowa (women's volleyball)
2:45 PM
Juventus vs Lazio (Serie A)
3:00 PM
LSU at Texas A&M (women's soccer)
3:00 PM
NASCAR Cup Series: Freeway Insurance 500 (Phoenix)
3:00 PM
Real Madrid vs Sevilla (La Liga)
3:30 PM
North Carolina at Wake Forest (women's soccer)
4:00 PM
NHRA Texas FallNationals: finals
4:00 PM
Rutgers at Oregon (women's volleyball)
4:05 PM
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
4:25 PM
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders
4:25 PM
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
5:00 PM
Birmingham Legion vs Loudoun United (USL Championship)
5:00 PM
Columbus Crew at FC Cincinnati (Hell Is Real)
5:00 PM
Portland Thorns FC at Bay FC
6:00 PM
Blue Jackets at Minnesota
6:00 PM
Ohio State Volleyball at UCLA
7:00 PM
Seattle Reign FC at Chicago Stars FC
8:00 PM
NLCS Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers (if necessary)
8:20 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers (Sunday Night Football)
8:30 PM
Florida at Texas (women's volleyball)
TBD
Rolex Shanghai Masters (ATP Masters 1000): singles final
Plan ahead
Big dates worth booking earlyDates the organiser has announced are shown plainly. Expected dates are worked out from past years and set by the calendar ones from the calendar (Mardi Gras is 47 days before Easter); provisional ones come from a source other than the organiser. Date not announced means the organiser hasn't said yet; date not listed yet means we haven't found it. Check the official site before you book. Listed by date, never paid for.
Big events in Columbus
Oct 17–18, 2026
Columbus Marathon
Sat, Nov 28, 2026
Ohio State vs Michigan
Mar 4–7, 2027
Arnold Sports Festival
Jun 11–13, 2027 (provisional)
Columbus Arts Festival
Fri, Jul 2, 2027
Red, White & BOOM!
Jul 28 – Aug 8, 2027
Ohio State Fair
Date not listed yet
Columbus Jazz & Rib Fest
Nature near Columbus
Hocking Hills State Park
Sat, Jan 16, 2027 (provisional)
Hocking Hills State Park
Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve