Blog Entries
Get Ready to GO ALL OUT with Great Music This Fall in Columbus!
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Get ready for Uptown’s Fall Friday Night Concert Series with one great act after another guaranteeing that every weekend this autumn will be full of great music, fun, and a chance to hang out with friends old and new. Uptown Columbus, Inc. is proud to announce the lineup...
Categories: Arts, Dining, Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Military, Music, Outdoors, River Fun, Trip Ideas
Calling All Super Heroes! And Super Hero Fans!
Monday, February 19, 2018
Are you the type that thinks about what kind of superpower you could have if you could only have one? Would you be able to fly? Have super strength? Have laser beams shoot out of your eyes? Be able to control people’s minds? Time travel? Our family will,...
Categories: Arts, Events, Family-friendly, Itineraries, Trip Ideas, Stay
Saturdays in Columbus? Yes!
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
What are you doing this Saturday? What are you doing this weekend? How often do you think about that early in the week when you don’t have other plans already nailed down? Columbus has a weekend vacation alternative for you during the Winter months that might be surprising....
Categories: Arts, Dining, Events, Family-friendly, History, Outdoors, River Fun, Trip Ideas
At the End of the Year, Explore Columbus In the Week Between Christmas and New Year’s Day!
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
All of the wrapping paper is put away, the tree is growing brittle, the cookies and egg nog have been consumed (too much so), family and guests have gone home (or not), and the family is growing restless. What do you do in the last days of the year that...
Categories: Arts, Family-friendly, History, Military, Outdoors, Trip Ideas
A Charlie Brown Christmas in Columbus?
Friday, December 15, 2017
It really is the most wonderful time of the year in Columbus, Georgia! But, will Charlie Brown discover the true meaning of Christmas? Can he push past all of the commercialization of the holiday and find what really matters? The River Center for the Performing Arts will be hosting this...
Categories: Arts, Family-friendly, Trip Ideas
A Christmas Holiday Shopping Weekend in Columbus? Yes, Please!
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Have you got your Christmas shopping done yet? Instead of just being a part of the rat race, why not make a weekend of it in Columbus? Columbus has dozens of specialty shops, department stores, a mall, window shopping on Broadway, an outdoor market, and so much more! And, instead...
Categories: Shopping, Trip Ideas
Go All Out and Celebrate a Holiday Weekend in Columbus!
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
The time between Thanksgiving and the New Year is spent with Holiday fun, food, family, and plenty of festivities! Did you know that Columbus has all of that available to enjoy? Every weekend of the season has great food, music, festivities, plays and shows, exhibits, and so much more! Let...
Categories: Arts, Dining, Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Music, Trip Ideas
Visit Christmas at Callaway Gardens and Stay in Columbus!
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Christmastime is here in West Georgia and we have fun and experiences for the whole family available for you to enjoy! Starting with Thanksgiving Weekend with shopping, events, plays, outdoor outings, and plenty of Christmas and Holiday festivities all the way through the New Year, Columbus and the West Georgia...
Categories: Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Outdoors, Shopping, Trip Ideas
Go All Out for Food Trucks and Amazing Street Food!
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Spend the weekend in Columbus as we host the 5th Annual Food Truck Festival over Veteran’s Day Weekend! Don’t you love street food? Food trucks? Those amazing little set ups with amazing offerings outside where you can see and smell what’s cooking? Imagine a...
Categories: Dining, Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Trip Ideas
A Whole Lotta Shaking Going On This Month in Columbus!
Thursday, October 26, 2017
You’ve seen the iconic picture of the Million Dollar Quartet - Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins - playing together at Sun Studios. Now, experience the story behind that famous photograph, and what might have happened when some of the greatest musical legends of...
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