Columbus, OH

There is so much cool stuff to do this weekend, I hardly know how to pick just three.

First of all, you could head south to the Circleville Pumpkin Show. This is Ohio’s biggest fall festival and oh so much fun. You can try pumpkin bread, pumpkin fudge, pumpkin cake and of course pumpkin pie! If it can be made with pumpkin, you can bet you will find it here. There are pumpkins for sale, jack o’lanterns by the dozens and pumpkin seeds in every variety so you can grow your own next year. Oh, and don’t forget the judging and weigh-ins. They are seriously looking at what may be a record weight pumpkin this year!

Then again, if you would like to just sit back and be entertained with what is probably the best classic of the Halloween season, head down to the Capitol Theatre, where Ballet Met is putting on Dracula. Now, of all the things that go on here around Halloween, I would have to say this is my #1 want to see it but haven’t yet thing. I have on the other hand seen other Ballet Met productions and they were all beautiful. The fact that so much can be expressed through dance alone–brilliant!

Finally, if you are really in shape, or if you just want to get a good look at a lot of people who are, the Columbus Marathon is downtown this weekend. There is a trade show at the Columbus Convention Center tonight and tomorrow, then the race takes off at 7 (walkers) or 8 (runners) the next morning. Unfortunately, the 10,000 runner cap has already been reached for competitors this year. But I figure anyone who wants to run a marathon or half marathon has probably made that decision long before the actual race. Still, it would be a lot of fun to get down there and see the runners and cheer them on.

For more great things happening this weekend, check the Experience Columbus website.