EventsNelly at Covelli Centre: December 11, 2026
Nelly with special guest Afroman comes to downtown Youngstown on Friday, December 11, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. Official date, venue and ticket information.
Updated November 7, 2026
Things to do in Youngstown & the Valley this weekend
Holiday lights, indoor family outings, concerts and easy late-fall day trips from the Mahoning Valley, with every date checked against the official source.
Photo: Lanterman's Mill, Mill Creek Park · Zachary V. Sunderman, CC BY-SA 4.0
This weekend · Nov 6–8
Full calendar- Nov5ThuHoliday
Oglebay Festival of Lights
Thu, Nov 5 – Sun, Jan 3 · Nightly, dusk to midnight
Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W.Va.
- Nov6FriShows & concerts
Come From Away
Fri, Nov 6 – Sun, Nov 15
Youngstown Playhouse
- Nov6FriSports
Youngstown Phantoms vs. Madison
Fri, Nov 6 – Sat, Nov 7 · 7 p.m. Fri, 6 p.m. Sat
Covelli Centre
- Nov7SatOutdoorsFree
Squirrel Walk & Talk (registration required)
Sat, Nov 7 · Noon
Bears Den Field, Mill Creek Park
- Nov7SatShows & concertsFree
Earth, Moon and Sun (planetarium show)
Sat, Nov 7 · 1 p.m.
Ward Beecher Planetarium, YSU
- Nov7SatHoliday
Downtown Dazzle: Light Up Courthouse Square
Sat, Nov 7 · 6–8 p.m. (laser show 7 p.m.)
Courthouse Square, Warren
- Nov7SatShows & concerts
So Good: The Neil Diamond Experience
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:30 p.m.
Robins Theatre
- Nov7SatShows & concerts
Iron Bison, Take Point and 10,000 Bird Skeletons
Sat, Nov 7 · 8 p.m.
Westside Bowl
- Nov7SatHoliday
The Youngstown Flea (November market)
Sat, Nov 7 · 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
365 E. Boardman St.
- Nov7SatHoliday
Mahoning Valley Book Bazaar
Sat, Nov 7 · 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Holiday Inn, Boardman
- Nov8SunShows & concerts
W.D. Packard Concert Band
Sun, Nov 8 · 3 p.m.
Packard Music Hall
- Nov8SunShows & concerts
LOOP Youngstown Variety Show
Sun, Nov 8 · 5–8 p.m.
Westside Bowl
- Nov8SunHoliday
Midwest Holiday Antique Show
Sun, Nov 8 · 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Canfield Fairgrounds
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