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Got Adventure? Columbus Does, And Lots of It. At Uptown’s RiverFest, You Can Learn and Experience It All
Monday, April 16, 2018
Come enjoy a weekend full of outdoor activities, music, and food to celebrate the start of the 2018 Whitewater Season in Columbus, Georgia! To kick off the 2018 Columbus, GA Whitewater Season, Uptown Columbus is hosting RiverFest Weekend presented by Salt Life. This weekend-long event will take place...
Categories: Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Music, Outdoors, River Fun
Jump on in to all the Fun at Paddle South
Friday, March 30, 2018
Get ready for a weekend full of music, kayaks, water and fun in Columbus, Georgia! This April 14th and 15th, Columbus GA Whitewater will be hosting Paddle South, a celebration of the best paddling location in the south. This event will take place in the Chattahoochee River at The Island,...
Categories: Arts, Dining, Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Music, Outdoors, Nightlife, River Fun, Trip Ideas
Foodie Fanatics Galore!
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Get ready to try an abundance of different foods this Saturday, March 24th for the fourth annual Uptown's Spring Food Truck Festival in Columbus, Georgia. The event starts at 11am until 6pm on Saturday, so come on out and see Woodruff Park and Dillingham Bridge...
Categories: Dining, Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Music, Outdoors
Reuse and Repurpose For the Love of Junk, at The Southern Lovin’ Junkin’ Show!
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Looking to spruce up a room, or add something unique to a part of your house? The Southern Lovin' Junkin’ Show is coming to Columbus, Georgia April 13-15, 2018 at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. This vintage and handmade market will have antiques, repurposed, one-of-a-kind finds that...
Categories: Arts, Events, Family-friendly, Music, Shopping, Trip Ideas
Get Ready to GO ALL OUT with Great Music This Spring in Columbus!
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Spring is here, it's when the flowers start blooming and the concerts start playing! Uptown’s Spring Friday Night Concert Series will be in full swing on April 6. Columbus, Georgia is putting its best foot forward with nature’s beauty along the Chattahoochee. Beautiful...
Categories: Arts, Dining, Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Military, Music, Outdoors, River Fun, Trip Ideas
Columbus Goes All Out Green for St. Patrick’s Day Weekend!
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Columbus has a St. Patrick’s Day full of things to do that will leave you feeling the luck of the Irish. Whether it be shaving it all off for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, grabbing a pint at Scruffy Murphy’s Irish Pub & Eatery, heel clicking...
Categories: Arts, Dining, Events, Family-friendly, Festivals, Military, Music, Outdoors, Nightlife, Trip Ideas, Stay
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