Please call ahead to confirm dates, times, and age-appropriateness of the events listed here on our May 2015 calendar. Due to changes in schedules and exhibits at locations, we cannot guarantee accuracy of calendar event information.
- April 30-May 2 – The Springer Opera House Presents “Born Yesterday”
- May 1 – Stroller Strong Moms Fitness Class
- May 1 – Free Cookie Friday @ Tastee Cookie Company
- May 1 – Public Ice Skating @ Columbus Ice Rink
- May 1 – Opelika First Friday “Shop Late, Eat Local” event
- May 1 – Uptown’s Spring Concert Series
- May 1 – Homeschool In The Park Day: Insects (FDR State Park)
- May 1-2 – Relay for Life 2015 – Muscogee County
- May 2 – Home Depot Kids Workshop
- May 2 – Free Comic Book Day at the CCSSC
- May 2 – Market Days on Broadway 2015
- May 2 – Get Fit Expo @ Columbus Civic Center
- May 2 – Remarkable Reptiles at FDR State Park
- May 2 – Pine Mountain Trail Hike
- May 2 – Guided Tour: Tree Top Canopy Trail @ Oxbow Meadows
- May 2 – Touch a Truck @ St Luke Middle School
- May 2 – Saturday Storytimes @ Barnes & Noble
- May 2 – Home Depot Kids Workshop – Picket Fence Photo Frame
- May 2 – 150th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Columbus
- May 2 – Public Ice Skating @ Columbus Ice Rink
- May 2 – Micah’s Promise Yard Sale & Bake Sale
- May 2 – Old Time Farm Day – Jimmy Carter NHS (Plains, GA)
- May 2 – Arts & Crafts Fair and Chainsaw Carving Competition (Richland, GA)
- May 2-3 – The Great Glasses Play Day
- May 3 – Public Ice Skating @ Columbus Ice Rink
- May 3 – Discovery Days @ Flint River Aquarium (Albany, GA)
- May 4 – Family Night @ Chick-fil-A
- May 4 – Let’s Dance, Y’all
- May 4 – American Girl Club (ages 6-9) @ Barnes & Noble
- May 4-8 – Stroller Strong Moms Class
- May 4-9 – Farm Market at The Rock Ranch
- May 5 – Teacher Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A
- May 5 – Mom’s Day Out at Epworth UMC
- May 5 – Mothers Morning Out @ North Highland Church
- May 5 – Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meeting
- May 5 – Preschool Story Hour @ Sayers Library
- May 5 – Parenting Workshop: Relaxation & Self Care @ Pastoral Institute
- May 5 – Koresh Dance Company @ Opelika Center for the Performing Arts
- May 6 – Story time @ Harris Co Library
- May 6 – Story Time at the Phenix City – Russell County Library
- May 6 – Cottonmouths: Hockey Skating Clinic
- May 7 – Mom’s Day Out @ Epworth UMC
- May 7 – Mothers Morning Out @ North Highland
- May 7 – Open House @ Calvary Christian School
- May 7 – Public Ice Skating @ Columbus Ice Rink
- May 7 – National Day of Prayer Observance @ St Mark UMC
- May 7 – Fundraiser: Keep Sam Laughing
- May 7-10 – The Springer Opera House Presents “Born Yesterday”
- May 8 – Stroller Strong Moms Fitness Class
- May 8 – Dinner Theatre: Murder at the Soda Shop
- May 8 – Free Cookie Friday @ Tastee Cookie Company
- May 8 – Tea & Music at the Library
- May 8-9 – Uptown Columbus’ RiverFest Weekend 2015
- May 8 – RiverCenter presents Complexions Contemporary Ballet
- May 8-9 – Competitive All-Star Cheerleading Team Placements @ United Cheerleading
- May 8-9 – Family Theatre Presents Aesop’s Falables
- May 8-9 – PhenixFest Weekend 2015
- May 9 – Tumor Trooper Walk/Run
- May 9 – Robot Kids Club ‘Science Saturday’ – Robotics 200
- May 9 – Dinner Theatre: Murder at the Soda Shop
- May 9 – Story Time at the Phenix City – Russell County Library
- May 9 – Sidewalk Arts Festival @ Uptown’s RiverFest
- May 9 – Remarkable Reptiles at FDR State Park
- May 9 – Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic – Mother’s Day Planter
- May 9 – Spring Murder Mystery Dinner Theater @ Callaway Gardens
- May 9 – National Train Day “Touch-a-Train” in Cordele
- May 9 – The Artisan Extravaganza
- May 9 – Columbus Lions vs. Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
- May 9 – Market Days on Broadway
- May 9 – Annual Strawberry Festival at The Rock Ranch
- May 9 – Guided Tour: Tree Top Canopy
- May 9 – Lowes Build and Grow Clinic
- May 9 – Second Saturday @ Columbus Museum
- May 9 – Saturday Storytime @ Barnes & Noble
- May 9 – Public Ice Skating @ Columbus Ice Rink
- May 9 – Columbus Lions Indoor Football Game
- May 10 – Public Ice Skating @ Columbus Ice Rink
- May 10 – Mother’s Day Picnic and Corn-Hole Tournament (FDR State Park)
- May 11 – Family Night at Chick-fil-A
- May 11 – Let’s Dance Y’all!
- May 11 – American Girl Club (ages 10+ @ Barnes & Noble
- May 12 – Mom’s Day Out @ Epworth UMC
- May 12 – Mothers Morning Out @ North Highland
- May 12 – Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) @ First Presbyterian
- May 12 – Where Moms Connect @ Wynnbrook Baptist
- May 12 – Preschool Story time @ Sayers Library
- May 12 – Storytime: Tiny Tales & Preschool Adventures @ North Columbus Library
- May 13 – La Leche League Monthly Meeting
- May 13 – Story Time at the Phenix City – Russell County Library
- May 13 – Storytime @ Harris Co Public Library
- May 13 – Cottonmouths: Hockey Angling/Checking Clinic for kids
- May 14 – Mom’s Day Out @ Epworth UMC
- May 14 – Mothers Morning Out @ North Highland
- May 14 – Open House @ Calvary Christian School
- May 14-16 – The Springer Opera House Presents “Born Yesterday”
- May 14 – The Market at Ag Heritage Park (Auburn, AL)
- May 14-16 – Family Theatre Presents Aesop’s Falables
- May 15 – Stroller Strong Moms Fitness Class
- May 15 – Free Cookie Friday @ Tastee Cookie Co
- May 15 – Bat Blitz @ FDR State Park
- May 15 – Tea & Music at the Library
- May 15 – Uptown Spring Concert: Big Woody & the Splinters
- May 16 – Make it with Mama Cooking Class (Teens)
- May 16 – Market Days on Broadway
- May 16 – Story Time at the Phenix City – Russell County Library
- May 16 – Guided Tour: Tree Top Canopy Trail
- May 16 – Saturday Story time @ Barnes & Noble
- May 16 – Slide the City 2015
- May 16 – Puppy Tales @ Columbus Public Library
- May 16 – Porter Memorial May Celebration
- May 16 – FanFest Vacation Reading Program Kick off
- May 16 – Remarkable Reptiles at FDR State Park
- May 16-17 – Academy Dance Center presents Annie
- May 16-July 31 – Aflac Vacation Reading Program
- May 17 – Public Ice Skating @ Columbus Ice Rink
- May 17 – Discovery Days @ Flint River Aquarium (Albany, GA)
- May 17 – President Carter Teaches Sunday School (Plains, GA)
- May 17 – Arts in the Park
- May 18 – Family Night @ Chick-fil-A
- May 18 – Let’s Dance, Y’all
- May 19 – Mom’s Day Out at Epworth UMC
- May 19 – Mother’s Morning Out at North Highland
- May 19 – Preschool Story Hour @ Sayers Library
- May 19 – Storytime: Tiny Tales & Preschool Adventures @ North Columbus Library
- May 20 – Storytime @ Harris Co Library
- May 20 – Story Time at the Phenix City – Russell County Library
- May 20 – Cottonmouths: Hockey Angling/ Checking Clinic for Kids
- May 20 – Midday Movie Matinee: Mom’s Night Out
- May 21 – Mom’s Day Out @ Epworth UMC
- May 21 – Mother’s Morning Out @ North Highland
- May 21 – Open House @ Calvary Christian School
- May 21 – The Market at Ag Heritage Park (Auburn, AL)
- May 21-23 – Family Theatre Presents Aesop’s Falables
- May 21-25 – Memorial Day Weekend @ National Infantry Museum
- May 22 – Stroller Strong Moms Fitness Class
- May 22 – Tea & Music at the Library
- May 22 – Free Cookie Friday @ Tastee Cookie Co
- May 22 – Uptown Spring Concert Series: Cale Dodd with Classic Addict
- May 22-23 – Family Theatre presents Aesop’s Falables
- May 22-25 – 2015 Masters Water Ski Tournament @ Callaway Gardens
- May 22-26 – Memorial Day Weekend at Andersonville National Historic Site
- May 23 – Guided Tour: Tree Top Canopy Trail
- May 23 – Couponing 101: Clipping Down Your Debt
- May 23 – Story Time at the Phenix City – Russell County Library
- May 23 – Saturday Storytime @ Barnes & Noble
- May 23 – Teen Movie: Mockingjay Part 1
- May 23 – 7th Annual Christian Fun Day
- May 23 – Remarkable Reptiles at FDR State Park
- May 23 – Market Days on Broadways
- May 23 – Bugs on the Hooch
- May 23-24 – 1836 Creek War and Cultural Event at Historic Westville (Lumpkin, GA)
- May 24 – Public Ice Skating @ Columbus Ice Rink
- May 25 – Summer Woodlands Horse Trail Ride
- May 25 – Family Night @ Chick-fil-A
- May 25 – Let’s Dance, Y’all
- May 26 – Mom’s Day Out @ Epworth UMC
- may 26 – Autism Support Group Meeting
- May 27 – Story Time at the Phenix City – Russell County Library
- May 28 – The Market at Ag Heritage Park (Auburn, AL)
- May 28 – Family Flicks: Dolphin Tale 2
- May 29 – Summer Bash Kickoff @ Columbus Public Library
- May 30 – Post Wide Yard Sale @ Fort Benning
- May 30 – Columbus Lions vs. Erie Explosion
- May 30 – Remarkable Reptiles at FDR State Park
- May 30 – Story Time at the Phenix City – Russell County Library
- May 30 – Crayons, Crafts and Kool Kids
- May 30 – Young Eagles Day: Free Flights for Kids
- May 31 – VBS: Central Baptist Church
- May 31 – Art in the Park @ FDR State Park
Thanks to our Staff Writers: Stephanie, Sara, and Alexa for keeping our calendar up to date and filled with events!