Up Front in Cbus | December 2022
The Top 5 Things You Need to Know this December
- Columbus Blue Jackets NYE game at Nationwide Arena
- Holiday shows at Nationwide Arena and KEMBA Live + your chance to win tickets!
- Book your favorite Arena District or Grandview Yard restaurant to cater holiday festivities
- Plan a vacation or staycation in the Arena District or Grandview Yard
- Holiday gift guide in the Arena District and Grandview Yard
Sports
DORA
🍻 Sip and stroll on Blue Jackets game days! Visit participating DORA locations up to 3 hours before the puck drops until midnight to enjoy your favorite beverages on-the-go.
Columbus Blue Jackets
🎁 Looking for the perfect gift for a Blue Jackets fan? How about a CBJ Hockey Holiday Pack! Purchasers will receive two tickets to two games (based on availability) and one exclusive, limited-edition T-shirt from HOMAGE.
🧸 Bring holiday cheer to those in need this season. Blue Jackets fans coming to the Friday, December 9 game against Calgary are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy. Fans who donate that night will receive a voucher redeemable for a pair of tickets to an upcoming home game: Blue Jackets Toy Drive🎊 Celebrate New Year’s Eve with 20,000 of your closest hockey friends at Nationwide Arena Saturday, December 31st! Puck drops at 7:00 p.m.
🎟 Guarantee your chance to see the Blue Jackets this season. Get your tickets now: Columbus Blue Jackets – Single Game Tickets
🏃🏽 Join the 5th Line 5K race February 5, 2023. Registration is now open to celebrate fitness and hockey and cross the finish line on center ice at Nationwide Arena. https://the5thline5k.com/

Columbus Crew
⚽ The Columbus Crew is hosting a FIFA World Cup Final watch party on Sunday, December 18. Join fellow soccer lovers to enjoy food, fun activities and good company.
Entertainment
Holiday Shows in the Arena District
🎄 Score tickets to these upcoming holiday shows at KEMBA Live! and Nationwide Arena to get into the holiday spirit. ❄️
- Blitzmas feat. Falling In Reverse at KEMBA Live! – December 3
- Andrea BocelliI: 2022 Winter Tour at Nationwide Arena – December 8
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve at Nationwide Arena – December 23 (3:00pm)
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve at Nationwide Arena – December 23 (7:30pm)

TICKET CONTEST ALERT
🚨 Enter for a chance to win two tickets to the CD 92.9 Holiday Show featuring FOALS, Inner Wave, Glove and Momma on December 9 at KEMBA Live! Enter the sweepstakes: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/942b676d138/?
Food & Drink
Get Ahead of Holiday Festivities
🥘 The holidays are almost here – plan ahead this season by booking reservations for larger parties, or make arrangements to cater now, so you don’t stress later.
- Arena District Restaurants
- Arena District Catering
- Grandview Yard Restaurants
- Grandview Yard Catering
Columbus Community
Arena District Athletic Club
💪🏾 Looking to make fitness a priority in the New Year? Join the Arena District Athletic Club in December to receive 1 month free when signing up for a 12-month membership!
MY SALON
💅 Get ready for the holidays at MY SALON in Grandview Yard and meet the new talent of the suite! Book your appointment today: Salon Professionals | MY SALON Suite
✂️Annie Morton has appointments available at THE MANE studio where she specializes in blondes, lived-in color, as well hand-tied hair extensions.
😌 Visit Jillian Schaeffer at the Aesthete Skin Studio to treat yourself to all things skincare.
X-Golf
⛳ X-Golf is coming to Grandview Yard! Doors are set to open this month, to learn more about the new addition to Grandview Yard, read here: Columbus | X-Golf
Grandview Vision Center
👓 Did you know: Grandview Vision Center offers fast, easy online scheduling for all your optometric needs? Visit the website to book your appointment now.

Hospitality in Downtown Columbus
🛏️ Grandview Yard has everything you need to plan the perfect vacation, stay-cation, or holiday event. Experience the unparalleled service for yourself (and your guests’) – make a reservation or schedule an event today!
Holiday in the Heights
🌟 Tuesday, December 6, Holiday in the Heights is back on Grandview Ave in Grandview Heights. Grandview Yard will be co-sponsoring a jumbo SnowGlobe that your little ones can climb into for a holiday photo-op! Find more info here: Holiday in the Heights
Columbus Polar Plunge
🥶 The #ChillofaLifetime is BACK in 2023! Will you be Freezin’ for a Reason this winter? The Columbus Polar Plunge will be held on February 11, 2023 at Lower.com Field. Sign up today at http://columbuspolarplunge.org
Holiday Gift Guide
🛍️ Consider supporting your Columbus neighborhoods this holiday season with the following gifts:
- X-Golf Gift Card
- CBJ Holiday Packs
- To-go cocktails, beer and wine from Goodwood Brewing
- Hofbrauhaus growlers, crowlers and merch from the HBH gift shop
- Experience Columbus visitor center sweatshirts and souvenirs from the gift shop
- Winans Chocolates + Coffee + Wine: Perfect host gifts sets
Community Living
Morrison Building
🏠 Looking for an opportunity to live near the action? The Morrison building is now pre-leasing brand new apartments in Grandview Yard.