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October 9–15
Cincinnati Taco Week
$2.50 tacos from participating restaurants.
Friday
Walk on Woodburn
East Walnut Hills, 5–10p
An evening of revelry, camaraderie, art, food, drinks, and shopping in the business district.
Grand Opening Party
Merchants Club Bar at The Party Source, 6–10p
Hand-crafted cocktails, cold suds, great wine, live music from Matt Waters, and food available to order from Renegade Grille. Rescheduled from a previous date.
Spooky Cinema: Hocus Pocus
Summit Park, 8p
Hauntingly delightful night filled with DORA beverages from Higher Gravity, concessions from Nanny Belle’s, and more. Hocus Pocus Trivia Night at the park starts at 6.
Friday and Saturday
10th Annual Lebanon Oktoberfest
Downtown Lebanon
Live German-style music, food vendors, kid’s zone, and German and local craft beers.
Haunted Village Opening Weekend
Sharon Woods, 6–10p
Heritage Village Museum transforms into a Haunted Village for a family-friendly, slight-fright event featuring balloon art, games, a creepy critter zoo, face painting, storytelling, and more. Costumes encouraged. Additional dates: October 20–21 and 27–28.
Click here for a complete guide to Fall in Cincinnati.
Friday–Sunday
12th Annual Operation Pumpkin and Art Festival
Hamilton
Family friendly event featuring giant pumpkins, live entertainment, and over 100 artisan and food vendors.
Kantine Oktoberfest
The Harrison Terminal Lofts
Kantine Biergarten Eatery hosts Oktoberfest featuring real German food, beer and wine, and live music.
Saturday
Queen Bee Half Marathon
7:30a
Female half marathon that goes through some of Cincinnati’s historic and scenic neighborhoods.
Girlhood (It’s Complicated) Opening Day
Cincinnati Museum Center
Explores the diversity of girls’ experience over more than 200 years and through approximately 200 objects.
Included with museum admission
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition Opening Day
Taft Theatre
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s first production of the season starts on October 14 and runs through October 23.
Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800–1960 Opening Day
Taft Museum of Art
Explores women’s ongoing negotiation of the demands of fashion, function, and feminine decorum.
The City Flea
Washington Park, 10a–4p
Cincinnati’s original curated urban flea market that considers itself a small business incubator, community organization, and city advocate.
College Hill Fall Festival
Parking lot behind Brink Brewing, 11a
Home-brew competition, annual chili cook-off, Jackpot Joey cornhole tournament, and so much more.
4th Annual HighGrain Harvest Festival
HighGrain Brewing, 11a–10p
Family friendly event with live music and food specials, with the Ohio Fresh Hop Festival taking place from 1 to 8.
Pleasant Ridge Tour of Homes
Pleasant Ridge, 1–5p
Tour nine distinct homes in Pleasant Ridge.
Purchase online in advance for $15
Art on the Hill
1120 St. Gregory Street (Mt. Adams)
A showcase of local artists along the streets of historic Mount Adams featuring food, drink, music, and raffle. Hosted by the Mt. Adams Business Guild and Upper Eden.
Mountain Madtom Music Festival
Carriage House Farm, 2–9p
Live local bluegrass bands, food, and drinks.
OktoberWest
Harvest Home Park, 3–11p
Live music, food trucks and grill, craft vendors, log sawing competition, kid-friendly movie, barrel train, and beer garden with wine and seltzers available.
HVL Annual Haunted Hayride
Hidden Valley Lake, 5–10p
Non-scary from 5 to 7 (tickets must be purchased before 6), and scary from 7 to 10 (tickets must be purchased before 9).
$5/person or $10/golf cart
Roller Skating Series
Sawyer Point Outdoor Rink, 7–10p
All-Ohio Rhythm Skate Jam with DJ Sneaks & Jigg.
Saturday and Sunday
HallZOOween Opening Weekend
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 12–5p
Trick-or-treat stations, special animal enrichment, Hogwarts Express Train Ride (additional charge applies), Scare-ousel (additional charge applies). Additional dates: October 21–22 and 28–29.
Free with Zoo admission
Ohio Sauerkraut Festival
Waynesville, Ohio
A weekend of 60+ food items, 460 craft vendors from 25 states, and so much more.
Sunday
Burlington Antique Show
Boone County Fairgrounds, 6a–3p
The Midwest’s premier antiques and vintage collectibles only show, featuring over 200 antique dealers. Final show of the season.
Roller Skating Series
Sawyer Point Outdoor Rink, 9a–1p
WakeNSkate and Skater Showcase.
Everything Cincy Pre-Game Fest
Schmidlapp Event Lawn, 10a
Pre-game party featuring DJ, fowling, 360 digital booth, bounce house, game day faceprinting, cornhole, signature cocktails, beer, and more.
SPCA Adoption Event
Benken, 10a–1p
Adoption event to find fur-ever homes for dogs and cats in need.
Archaeology Day 2023
The Archaeological Research Institute, 10a–4p
Learn about the history of Indiana archaeology through augmented reality trails at the Guard Archaeological Preserve.
Fall Food Fest
Findlay Market, 10a–4p
Tasting event featuring some of the very best fall dishes from merchants, vendors, and farmers at the market.
Free Metro Bus Rides to/from Bengals Games
All Metro routes, access paratransit service, and new MetroNow! on-demand service will be free of charge all day.
Mount Adams Walking Tour
Meet at Mount Adams Bar and Grill, 1p
Guided walking tour of Cincinnati’s first suburb given by knowledgeable residents of Mount Adams. Tours every Sunday May through October.
7th Annual Hocus Pocus Family Fun Festival
The Windamere, 2–7p
Hocus Pocus-themed fun, food and craft vendors, dance troupes, live shows, pumpkins, meet Binx the cat, fun music, Howl-o-ween dog costume contest and parade, kids games and activities, Creepy Car Show and trunk or treat, and more.
Ongoing
Union Terminal Rotunda Tours
Cincinnati Museum Center
Fridays at 1:30p, 2:30p, and 3:30p
Saturdays at 11:30a, 12:30p, and 1:30p
Sundays at 12:30p, 1:30p, and 2:30p
through October 15
Bricktionary: the ultimate LEGO® A–Z
Cincinnati Museum Center
More than 150 custom-built Lego models and free build areas.
Exhibit ticket required. Timed entry and VIP entry tickets available.
Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds
Cincinnati Art Museum
Enjoy FREE admission to the ticketed exhibition in its opening weekend (June 23–25). The exhibition will be free for nonmembers every Thursday evening, thanks to Duke Energy, from 5–8p and from 5–9p on June 30, July 28, August 25 and September 29 during Art After Dark.
through October 22
First Flowers Featuring Dinosaurs
Krohn Conservatory, 10a
Man-made botanical sculptures of tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, pterosaur, and more.
Mermaids
Newport Aquarium
Meet and interact with mermaids—FREE with admission, but for a limited time and only on select days.
through October 28
Ohio Renaissance Festival
Renaissance Park (Waynesville)
Where fantasy and history collide, featuring shows, food and drink, and unique shops. Weekends and Labor Day.
through October 29
An Ecology of Here
Contemporary Arts Center
Creative research project and exhibition with BIPOC artists, farmers, and gardeners in the community to provide learning resources, teach-ins, and conversations about growing practices and our relationships with nature.
Sports
Week 6: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Seattle Seahawks
Paycor Stadium
Sunday at 1p
bengals.com
Watch: CBS; Listen ESPN 1530, 102.7 WEBN, 700 WLW
Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please click on the link for more information.
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Cincinnati Parks Announces Eden Park Wolf Statue Rededication Ceremony [wcpo.com]
Just Q’in to Open Location in College Hill’s Business District [citybeat.com]
OTR’s Nostalgia Wine & Jazz Lounge Launches Concert Series [citybeat.com]
The Price is Right Live is Heading to Cincinnati Next Year [citybeat.com]
Skyline Chili Unveils New Breakfast Menu Coming Exclusively to CVG [cincinnati.com]
Support Local Film Industry Professionals at Film Cincinnati’s Annual Backlot Fundraiser [citybeat.com]
Western & Southern Open Staying in Cincinnati: Here’s the Plan to Make It Bigger, Better [wlwt.com]
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