Techno in Columbus on a budget
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Get techno in Columbus on a budget in your weekly roundup.
Techno in Columbus on a budget means the clubs that don't close, the warehouses, the afters and the open airs once summer hits. We round up the parties and DJ sets, from sharp underground collectives to the big all-nighters.
Scope out your lineup, check the address, and the night is yours.
Events — techno in Columbus on a budget
See also in Columbus on a budget
Tomorrow · 5 PM$9.24
DJ set
Decades Under The Influence (Emo Night)
Summit Music Hall, Denver
Sun 15 · 1 PM$20–40
Ecstatic danceWellness
Ecstatic Dance Columbus
Ecstatic Dance Columbus
Sun 15 · 1 PM$23.18
Ecstatic danceDJ set
Ecstatic Dance Columbus with DJ Ayala
2350 Indianola Ave, Columbus
At 8 PMFree
Drag showBingo
Not Ur Grandma's Bingo
The Go Go, Columbus
Sat 14 · 9:30 PM$12–19
DJ setHip-Hop
Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party
Skully's Music Diner, Columbus
Fri 20 · 9 PM
DJ setClub
Listen- The Inaugural Dance
Seventh Son Brewing Co., Columbus
Fri 20 · 6 PM$15
Parties
NSSA X WSSA Friendsgiving
Hamilton 180, Columbus
Sat 21 · 8 PMFree
DJ setClub
Meet Wade from the groundbreaking series Noah’s Arc in Columbus, Ohio
Joeys place, Columbus
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM
TheatreComedy
The Importance of Being Earnest
OSU Proscenium Theatre, Columbus
Thu 19 · 7:30 PM$25
ContemporaryShows
Ohio State Department of Dance: Autumn Concert
Sullivant Hall at Ohio State Barnett Theatre, Columbus
Thu 19 · 8 PM$12.51
Stand-up
Kafe Kerouac Comedy Hour
Kafe Kerouac, Columbus
Sat 21 · 4:30 PM$42
Circus
Cirque Italia: Water Circus - Atlantis
Under The Big Top - Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus
Sun 22 · 3 PM
Stage
Counterpoints: Art-Inspired Performance
Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus
Fri 13 · 7 PM$23.18
Stand-up
Stand Up and Clown with Clown Boss Chad Damiani
The Hashtag Comedy Co., Columbus
Thu 19 · 7 PM$101
Musical
Hairspray
Short North Stage at Garden Theater - Columbus
Sat 21 · 7 PM$12.51–81.88
Stand-up
MPSC Comedy After Dark — November 21
34 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH, USA
Fri 20
Talk
TEDxColumbus
Columbus
Tomorrow · 4 PM
TalkScience
The Endurance of the Pagan Gods in Early Christian Art
Thompson Library, Columbus
At 7 PM$13.50
Cinema
La Bola Negra (2026) - 11/11/26 @ 7:00 pm
Gateway Film Center, Columbus
Tue 8 · 6 PMFree
Literature
Silent Book Club
Northside Library, Columbus
Sat 14 · 11 AM$5–10
Fashion & DesignFlea market
Columbus Ohio Vintage Expo
Lausche Building, Columbus
Wed 18 · 7 PM$0
Cinema
Right Now, Wrong Then (Hong Sang-soo, 2015)
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater, Columbus
Thu 19 · 7 PMFree
TalkScience
How America Makes Its Monsters: Folklore, Place and Creatures
The Faculty Club, Columbus
Tue 17 · 6 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Author Talk with Mary B. / For One Piece of Bread at Mothers Brew Too
136 W 5th Ave, Columbus
At 7 PMFree
FeminismWriting
Women of Color Writing Circle
Zora's House, Columbus
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
LGBTQ+
2026 Donald R. Hallman LGBTQ Veterans Recognition Ceremony
Stonewall Columbus
Wed 18 · 7 PM$5
Activism
Common Room: Women+ of Color Creatives In Process
Zora's House, Columbus
Sat 21 · 10 AM$5
Mobilization
Common Room: Black Led & Black Centered Organizing
Zora's House, Columbus
Fri 4 · 10 AMFree
Feminism
First Friday: Joy to Zora's World
Zora's House, Columbus
At 6 PMFree
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ Women in Columbus Meet-Up
Stonewall Columbus
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues in Columbus on a budget
Nationwide Arena
30 events
Franklinton Library
29 events
Skully's Music Diner
23 events
Budd Dairy Food Hall
261 events
Woodlands Tavern
26 events
The Walrus
19 events
Northside Library
62 events
Main Library Special Events
139 events
Columbus Museum of Art
26 events
Natalie's Grandview
100 events
Gateway Film Center
17 events
The Kitchen
16 events
Frequently asked questions
How many techno events are there in Columbus on a budget?
2 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch techno in Columbus on a budget?
Notably Skully's Music Diner, Cafe Bourbon Street and DFQ Flight House. See the full list of venues above.