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☘️ Dublin Area Events
☘️ Local Weather
☘️ Dublin's Biggest Car Show Is Back — a 43-Year Tradition
☘️ Local Kids Are Bringing Newsies to Life This Week
☘️ Does Bridge Park Really Need a Third Hotel?
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Upcoming events
Dublin Area Events
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Thursday
Cool Treats with the Dublin Police — 10 AM to 12 PM at Dublin Community Pool North. Police officers pass out free freeze pops or other sweet treats.
Jordan Chriss Performs — 6 PM at North High Brewing
Board of Zoning Appeals — 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Council Chambers
Planning & Zoning Commission — 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM at Council Chambers
Architectural Review Board — 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Council Chambers
Abbey Theater – Newsies Jr. — 7 PM to 9 PM at Coffman Amphitheater
Friday
Buckeye Classic Archery Tournament — 8 AM to 5 PM at Darree Fields
Arthritis Foundation Car Show — 9 AM to 8 PM at Metro Place
FREE Weekly Walking Group — 9 AM at 6017 Post Rd
MotorVice Midwest Summer Nights ‘86 — 4 PM at 555 metro place north Dublin
Saturday
TACO 2026 Cricket Tournament — 7:30 AM at Avery Park
Community Sale — 8 AM at Monterey Park
MINIs at Arthritis Foundation Charity Car Show — 8 AM at 555 Metro Place
Duck Race — 9 AM to 1 PM at Bridge Park
The Dublin Market — 9 AM to 12 PM at Bridge Park
Arthritis Foundation Charity Car Show — 10 AM at Metro North Business Park
Ukrainian Culinary Workshop — 10 AM at 81 W Bridge St
DCHS Class of 2001 Reunion — 7 PM at Getaway Brewing
Sunday
Coffman Homestead Open House — 1 PM to 3 PM at Coffman Park Rd. The Dublin Coronet Band will perform, kids can enjoy historic games and barn activities, the schoolhouse and house will be open, and as always, admission and ice cream are free.
D&D Adventurers' League at Beyond the Board — 1 PM at Beyond the Board
Match Day at Fado Pub & Kitchen — 1 PM to 5 PM at Bridge Park. Come watch the soccer world cup final.
Weather
Local Weather
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Local News
Dublin's Biggest Car Show Is Back — a 43-Year Tradition
Nearly 1,000 classic cars are about to take over Metro Center this weekend, and it's not a new thing — Dublin's hosted this one for 43 years running.
The Arthritis Foundation Charity Auto Show and Cruise-In runs Friday and Saturday at 555 Metro Place North, and it's grown into one of the largest charity car shows in the Midwest. Expect street rods, classic cars, and street machines lined up for judging, with hundreds of trophies on the line — including a run of 6-foot trophies handed out Friday night. Live music and food trucks fill out the rest of it.
Worth knowing if you're driving through that area either day: roads inside Metro Center will be one-way both Friday and Saturday to handle the crowds, so budget a little extra time if you're headed that direction.
Daily tickets run $20, kids 12 and under get in free, and proceeds go toward arthritis research. Been a Dublin summer staple for over four decades — worth a look even if you're not a car person.
More info here.
Local News
Local Kids Are Bringing Newsies to Life This Week
If you've got kids who love musical theater, mark this one down: Abbey Theater is putting on Newsies Jr. this week, running Thursday through Saturday at Coffman Amphitheater.
It's the shortened, 60-minute version of the Disney musical about a band of turn-of-the-century newsboys who go on strike after publishers hike prices at their expense — and learn along the way that they're stronger banding together than going it alone. Rest assured, nothing like that could ever happen here — Dublin Daily's always been free, and it's staying that way.
Local kids make up the cast, so it's the kind of show where you might spot a familiar face or two from around Dublin. Performances run July 16-19. Tickets are available here.
Local News
Does Bridge Park Really Need a Third Hotel?
Tempo by Hilton just got approved for Bridge North last week, and Ohio's about to get its very first one — right here in Dublin.
What makes Tempo worth knowing about is the concept itself. It's Hilton's newer, wellness-leaning brand — built more around routine and recovery than a typical overnight stay, with rooms designed for mornings and nights differently, some even including in-room workout equipment. There are only a handful open nationally so far, and Dublin's about to be the one that puts Ohio on that list.
It also means Bridge Park's hotel scene is getting genuinely crowded. Between the AC Hotel already running and Cameron Mitchell's boutique hotel also in the works nearby, that's three hotels taking shape within a few blocks of each other. Good news next time you need somewhere close for out-of-town guests — Dublin's turning into a real place to stay, not just visit.
It makes you wonder, though, how many hotels one corner of town can actually fill before rooms start sitting empty.
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