- Red White and Boom!
- Date: July 3, 2008
- Location: Riverfront, downtown Columbus
- Price: FREE
- July 4 Fireworks and Events
- Date: July 4, 2008
- Location: all over Central Ohio
- Price: FREE
- Jazz and Rib Festival
- Date: July 25-28, 2008
- Location: Riverfront, downtown Columbus
- Price: FREE
- Pearl-Nationwide Farmers Market
- Date: weekly through October
- Location: Nationwide Blvd. in downtown Columbus, plus other locations
- Price: FREE
- Sacred Woman Empowerment Workshop
- Date: July 27, 2008 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location: Sage Sisters, Grandview Heights
- Price: $15; for tickets contact Joyce Peltier at 488-SAGE (7243).
- Writer and workshop leader Cynthia E. Kazalia guides participants through this experience. A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Kazalia is a joyful survivor and an admitted late bloomer. She celebrates the divine spirit within every being, providing practical information - through 12 spiritual principles - on how to live peaceful, joy-filled lives.
- Family Nights at the Columbus Zoo
- Date: Wednesdays in July and August, 2008
- Location: Columbus Zoo, Powell
- Price: various admission tickets
Family nights feature fun and events for the whole family, with a different theme each week. Visit the zoo events calendar for details.
- Blooms and Butterflies
- Date: daily through Sept. 7
- Location: Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus
- Price: various admission tickets
Blooms and Butterflies celebrates butterflies from around the world. Participate in a true educational experience while enjoying the beauty of the butterflies and the Franklin Park gardens and grounds.
- Franklin County Fair
- Date: July 12-19, 2008
- Location: Franklin County Fairgrounds, Hilliard
- Price: various admission tickets
- Lancaster Festival
- Date: July 17-26, 2008
- Location: various locations in Lancaster
- Price: some FREE, some admission tickets
- Honda Homecoming
- Date: July 24-26, 2008
- Location: Honda Manufacturing, Marysville
- Price: various admission tickets
July 11-July 13, 2008--North Market Food & Ohio Wine Festival. North Market
July 12-July 13, 2008--Jam-N-Jefferson Park sponsored by St. Paul A.M.E. Church
July 19-July 20, 2008--Columbus International Triathlon at Antrim Park
Other monthly events in the Columbus area:
Also visit Weekend Columbus: Events and More for more of what's going on around town and beyond this weekend.

