Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, May 2-5

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the state's largest science festival at COSI to a pianist's return to the Ohio Theatre with the Columbus Symphony, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio. COSI Science Festival COSI through Saturday Clippers vs. Mud Hens Huntington Park through Sunday Natasha Paremski with the Columbus [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- From the state's largest science festival at COSI to a pianist's return to the Ohio Theatre with the Columbus Symphony, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio.

COSI Science Festival

COSI through Saturday

• Ohio’s largest science festival will include events in Columbus and the surrounding communities, and will end with the Big Science Celebration at COSI. 

Clippers vs. Mud Hens

Huntington Park through Sunday

• The Columbus Clippers face the Toledo Mud Hens in a six-game series.

Natasha Paremski with the Columbus Symphony

Ohio Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday

• Pianist Natasha Paremski returns to the Ohio Theatre with Rachmaninoff’s "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini," a work inspired by Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for violin. 

'Unextinct'

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Friday and Saturday

• Enter a world where 70 extinct and endangered species come to life using tech-driven theatrical illusions, allowing guests to learn about the importance of conservation and the role we all play in species survival.

Fury vs. Supernovas

Nationwide Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday

• The Columbus Fury faces off against the Omaha Supernovas.

Blooms and Butterflies

Franklin Park Conservatory through July 7

• Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Blooms and Butterflies has returned featuring various butterflies from around the world inside the largest indoor biome at the conservatory.

Top spring central Ohio events

• This spring in central Ohio is packed with highly anticipated festivals and shows, from the reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey at the Schottenstein Center and Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Ohio Theatre to the Columbus Arts Festival.