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Sat, October 24, 2026

WestFest 2026

WestFest is an annual public engagement event that highlights STEM research, sustainability initiatives, and outreach programs at The Ohio State University and beyond. WestFest brings together…

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Spirit and Dust event graphic
Tue, October 13 - Mon, November 16, 2026
Spirit & Dust
11:00 pm
Urban Arts Space
Aaron Liberman
Mon, October 19, 2026
IOS Seminar: Towards Dephasingless Laser-Wakefield Acceleration, Aaron Liberman (Weizmann Institute of Science)
1:00 pm
Physics Research Building 1080
Andrii Isakov
Mon, October 19, 2026
Faculty and Guest Recital: Andrii Isakov, violin
7:30 pm
Timashev Recital Hall, 1900 College Rd
IPR Seminar Series - Dr. James Gibb
Tue, October 20, 2026
Institute for Population Research Seminar Series
12:30 pm
038 Townshend Hall | virtual
Carolyn Skinner
Tue, October 20, 2026
Inaugural Lecture: Carolyn Skinner, "Receptive, Collective Rhetorical Activity in U.S. Health and Medicine around 1900"
4:00 pm
Faculty Club
Students studying in dim light at the Ohio Union
Wed, October 21, 2026
Ohio State Graduate and Professional School Fair
4:30 pm
Ohio Union Performance Hall
Movie Night: Eddington
Wed, October 21, 2026
Movie Night: Eddington
5:30 pm
180 Hagerty Hall
Benjamin Bagby
Thu, October 22, 2026
Lectures in Music Studies: Benjamin Bagby, director of Sequentia
11:30 am
205 Music and Dance Library
Furniss Book Award Lecture
Thu, October 22, 2026
Furniss Book Award Lecture: Fiona Cunningham on "Under the Nuclear Shadow"
3:00 pm
1039 Derby Hall
Thompson Library
Thu, October 22, 2026
French Center of Excellence Lecture Series: Exhaustion - National Trauma and Feminist Anti-Portraiture
4:00 pm
Thompson Library Campus Reading Room
Stories We Carry: A Storytelling Circle with The Grief Club
Thu, October 22, 2026
Stories We Carry: A Storytelling Circle with The Grief Club
6:00 pm
Urban Arts Space
Logo for Civil Discourse for Citizenship
Fri, October 23, 2026
Civil Discourse Forum: Is Fast Fashion OK?
11:15 am
165 Thompson Library
September FolkLunch
Fri, October 23, 2026
October FolkLunch
12:30 pm
455 Hagerty Hall
Flyer for Humanities Institute event
Fri, October 23, 2026
Humanities Institute Makerspace: Halloween Folklore
1:00 pm
Hagerty Hall
16th Annual Hongor Oulanoff Lecture in Russian Literature
Fri, October 23, 2026
16th Annual Hongor Oulanoff Lecture in Russian Literature
5:30 pm
Ohio Union, Barbie Tootle Room
Symphony Orchestra
Fri, October 23, 2026
Symphony Orchestra features Jiung Yoon, piano
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
WestFest logo
Sat, October 24, 2026
WestFest 2026
11:00 am
Ohio State West Campus
Artist Commune: Death Café
Sat, October 24, 2026
Artist Commune: Death Café
2:00 pm
Urban Arts Space
String instruments
Sun, October 25, 2026
High School Honor String Orchestra Finale Concert
1:00 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
America 250 Ohio State
Mon, October 26, 2026
Critical Perspectives on America's 250th
11:30 am
311 Denney Hall
CARE graphic
Mon, October 26, 2026
CARE Panel: On the Social Value of Research
12:00 pm
virtual
Institute for Population Research logo
Mon, October 26, 2026
Institute for Population Research R Workshops
4:30 pm
038 Townshend Hall | virtual
Bolai Cao
Mon, October 26, 2026
Faculty Recital: Bolai Cao, piano
7:30 pm
Timashev Recital Hall, 1900 College Rd
IPR Seminar Series - Dr. Sanyu Mojola
Tue, October 27, 2026
Institute for Population Research Seminar Series: Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol
12:30 pm
038 Townshend Hall | virtual
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
Wed, October 28, 2026
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
12:00 pm
varies | some virtual
The Last Humans UFOs and National Security
Thu, October 29, 2026
The Last Humans: UFOs and National Security webinar
12:00 pm
Virtual
Reading with Cleyvis Natera, Visiting Writer in Fiction
Fri, October 30, 2026
Reading with Cleyvis Natera, Visiting Writer in Fiction
4:00 pm
165 Thompson Library
Halloween Pumpkin
Fri, October 30, 2026
Planetarium Show: Cosmic Creeps and Celestial Treats
6:00 pm
Arne Slettebak Planetarium, 5033 Smith Lab
Four Jack-o-lanterns below the word HalleBOOia
Fri, October 30, 2026
HalleBOOia!
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
Ohio State Show Band
Sun, November 1, 2026
Ohio State Show Band
6:00 pm
Timashev Recital Hall, 1900 College Rd
brain
Mon, November 2, 2026
Lectures in Music Studies: Stevie "Dr. View" Johnson, Ohio State
4:00 pm
205 Music and Dance Library
Percussion Ensemble
Mon, November 2, 2026
Percussion Ensemble
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
Inaugural Lecture: The Non-Monumental: Seeking the Luminous in the Everyday
Wed, November 4, 2026
Inaugural Lecture: Dani ReStack, Suzanne Silver and Amy Youngs, "The Non-Monumental: Seeking the Luminous in the Everyday"
4:00 pm
Faculty Club
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
Wed, November 4, 2026
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
5:15 pm
varies | some virtual
Dana Lynn Harper
Wed, November 4, 2026
Artist Talk with Dana Lynn Harper
5:45 pm
250 Hopkins Hall
Magic & Witchcraft Film Series: "The Witch"
Wed, November 4, 2026
Magic & Witchcraft Film Series: "The Witch"
7:00 pm
180 Hagerty Hall
Wind Symphony
Wed, November 4, 2026
Wind Symphony
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
What We Talk About When We Talk About Dying
Thu, November 5, 2026
What We Talk About When We Talk About Dying
6:00 pm
Urban Arts Space
Columbus Science Pub
Thu, November 5, 2026
Columbus Science Pub; Secrets of the Tooth Fairy
7:00 pm
Up Front Performance Space, 503 S Front St #260, Columbus, OH 43215
Jazz at Ohio State
Thu, November 5, 2026
Jazz Combo Showcase
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
Alfonso Abraham Cervera and Irvin Manuel Gonzalez
Thu, November 5 - Sat, November 7, 2026
las cosas que enter(r)amos
8:00 pm
REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Wendy Freedman
Thu, November 5, 2026
63rd Alpheus Smith Lecture featuring Professor Wendy Freedman
8:00 pm
McPherson 1000
Arts, Creative and Design Fair graphic
Fri, November 6, 2026
Arts, Creative & Design Fair
10:00 am
Ohio Union Great Hall
Logo for Civil Discourse for Citizenship
Fri, November 6, 2026
Civil Discourse Forum: Is NIL Good for College Football?
11:15 am
Ohio Union, Barbie Tootle Room
Flyer for Humanities Institute event
Fri, November 6, 2026
Humanities Institute Makerspace: Cryptid Popup
1:00 pm
Hagerty Hall
The outside of Bricker Hall
Fri, November 6, 2026
Bricker Hall Open House & Grand Reopening
5:00 pm
Bricker Hall
Fathers Writing Through Grief with Just Dads
Sat, November 7, 2026
Fathers Writing Through Grief with Just Dads
12:00 pm
Urban Arts Space
WOSU
Mon, November 9, 2026
ARTIST TALK | Jon Rubin, "Some Worlds I Made Up with Others"
3:30 pm
WOSU Community Theater, 1800 N. Pearl Street, Columbus 43210
Institute for Population Research logo
Mon, November 9, 2026
Institute for Population Research R Workshops
4:30 pm
038 Townshend Hall | virtual
Efrén Olivares
Mon, November 9, 2026
Attacks on Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Efforts to Defend Them: Litigation from Reagan to Trump
5:00 pm
130 Drinko Hall
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
Mon, November 9, 2026
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
5:15 pm
varies | some virtual
string trio
Mon, November 9, 2026
Guest trio features chamber music of Ravel, Brahms
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
IPR Seminar Series - Dr. Courtney Boen
Tue, November 10, 2026
Institute for Population Research Seminar Series
12:30 pm
038 Townshend Hall | virtual
Performance and Technology: An interactive conversation, book launch, and reception
Tue, November 10, 2026
Performance and Technology: An interactive conversation, book launch, and reception
5:00 pm
Wexner Center for the Arts Performance Space
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
Tue, November 10, 2026
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
5:00 pm
varies | some virtual
Students laying on the floor
Thu, November 12, 2026
CLAS Lunch & Learn: Contact Improvisation in Latin America - Opportunities and Contradictions
12:00 pm
Enarson Classroom Building, Room 160
The Endurance of the Pagan Gods in Early Christian Art
Thu, November 12, 2026
The Endurance of the Pagan Gods in Early Christian Art
4:00 pm
Thompson Library, 11th Floor
Death Over Dinner
Thu, November 12, 2026
Death Over Dinner
6:30 pm
Urban Arts Space
Susan Brantley
Thu, November 12, 2026
80th Bownocker Lecture: Can we solve the climate problem with rock and soil?
8:00 pm
Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theater | virtual
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
Fri, November 13, 2026
Dialogues in Dance Studies Lecture and Panel Series
8:30 am
varies | some virtual
Two student journalists broadcasting from The Shoe
Fri, November 13, 2026
The 2026 Rivalry Countdown: Buzz, Powerplay and Predictions webinar
4:00 pm
Virtual
The Rivalry: Michigan and Ohio State in Conversation
Fri, November 13, 2026
The Lantern 2026 Rivalry Edition Webinar
4:00 pm
virtual
Amber Blaeser-Wardzala
Fri, November 13, 2026
"Another Name For Red" Book Event
5:00 pm
311 Denney Hall
Jazz at Ohio State
Fri, November 13, 2026
Jazz Ensemble
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
Melton Center logo that reads "celebrating 50 years"
Sun, November 15, 2026
Melton Center - 50th Anniversary Celebration
12:00 pm
Thompson Library
Science Sundays Rachel Green
Sun, November 15, 2026
Science Sundays: "The vigilant ribosome: how the cell decides when to live or die"
3:00 pm
Fawcett Event Center
Humanities on Tap
Mon, November 16, 2026
Humanities on Tap: "The Mothman Prophecies" Film Screening
6:00 pm
Gateway Film Center
Symphonic Band
Mon, November 16, 2026
Symphonic Band
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
IPR Seminar Series - Dr. Ethan Morgan
Tue, November 17, 2026
Institute for Population Research Seminar Series: Beyond the Pill: How PTSD and Alcohol Disrupt HIV Care
12:30 pm
038 Townshend Hall | virtual
Coyote Peterson
Tue, November 17, 2026
Coyote Peterson on careers in TV, film or digital media
6:00 pm
180 Hagerty Hall
Brendan Nyhan
Wed, November 18, 2026
Misunderstanding the Harms of Online Misinformation
4:30 pm
035 Psychology Building
Jazz at Ohio State
Wed, November 18, 2026
Jazz Workshop and Jazz Lab Big Bands
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
How America Makes Its Monsters
Thu, November 19, 2026
How America Makes Its Monsters: Folklore, Place and the Creatures We Call Our Own
7:00 pm
Faculty Club
Symphony Orchestra
Thu, November 19, 2026
Symphony Orchestra
7:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
Marching band
Fri, November 20, 2026
Ohio State Marching Band Youth Concert
10:00 am
Mershon Auditorium, 1871 N High St
Digital Worlds, East Asian History, and the Pedagogy of Uncertainty in the Age of AI
Fri, November 20, 2026
Digital Worlds, East Asian History, and the Pedagogy of Uncertainty in the Age of AI
4:00 pm
Faculty Club
Ohio State Marching Band Hometown Concert
Fri, November 20, 2026
Marching Band Hometown Concert
7:00 pm
Mershon Auditorium, 1871 N High St
Women's Glee Club
Sun, November 22, 2026
Chorale and Women's Glee Club
2:30 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
Men's Glee Club
Sun, November 22, 2026
Men's Glee Club and University Chorus
5:00 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
Institute for Population Research logo
Mon, November 23, 2026
Institute for Population Research R Workshops
4:30 pm
038 Townshend Hall | virtual
World Music Showcase
Mon, November 23, 2026
World Music Showcase
8:00 pm
160 Timashev Family Music Building