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Tour de Cincinnati does the research for fun things to do around the city so you don’t have to! Check out the list below for goings on ranging from markets and live music, to brewery fun and food events. Events are subject to change or cancellation. Be sure to click on their respective links for more information.
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Friday
17th Annual Hats Off Luncheon
Smale Riverfront Park, 11a
One of the city’s premier fundraisers, supporting all Cincinnati Parks wherever the need is greatest. Presented by the Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks.
First Fridays on Eastern Avenue
Columbia Tusculum, 5–8p
Stroll, shop, sip, and support local businesses. Enjoy specials, discounts, snacks, and free entertainment at The Carnegie Center. Purchase at 5 or more businesses and you’ll receive a special discount and a chance to win the grand prize drawing.
Fall Fest & Taste of Bellevue
Bellevue Entertainment District, 5–10p
Washington Ave at Fairfield will be closed to thru traffic, vendors, music, and more, plus a faux pumpkin patch and police hayrides will take place in the old PNC Parking lot. Businesses and The BED (Bellevue Entertainment District) will be open for sipping and shopping.
Click here for a complete guide to Fall in Cincinnati, including remaining Oktoberfest celebrations.
Friday and Saturday
ArtLocal Arts Show
The Grove Events Center
Two-day celebration of art featuring a gallery of artwork from residents of the community and surrounding cities. Friday will be an artist reception with light bites, live music, silent auction, and awards ceremony from 7 to 10, while Saturday will be a more leisurely gallery exhibit from 10a to 2p.
Drive-In Laser Concert
Coney Island Park
360-degree thrilling laser projections, concert-quality sound, top music hits, vendors, and food trucks.
Essex Studios Art Walk
Essex Studios, 6–10p
An exciting showcase for resident artists and studios, as well as select local artists.
Friday–Sunday
Metamora Canal Days Autumn Festival
Historic Metamora, IN, 9a–5p
Art and food vendors, antiques, collectibles, and so much more.
Saturday
Flamingo Haven Fall Yard Sale
Flamingo Haven Antique Mall, 9a–3p
Fashion, vintage goods, antiques, collectibles, art, books, toys, furniture, crafty items, and lots more in the lawn space next to Flamingo Haven.
Monarch Festival
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 10a–1p
Information about the Zoo’s leadership and commitment to pollinator conservation in the region and all aspects of the Zoo’s Pollen Nation program and will include stations set up at Vine Street Village and a migration down to the Butterfly Garden. Butterfly costumes are encouraged!
Free with Zoo admission
40th Annual Fall Festival
400 Wyoming Avenue, 10a–5p
80 artists, crafters, vendors, organizations, petting zoo, live music, food offerings, and more.
fREADom Festival
Roebling Books & Coffee Covington, 11a
A day to celebrate free expression and to recognize books unfairly banned, featuring art vendors, banned books, book fair merch, food and drinks, music.
Harvest Festival
Forest Park Municipal Parking Lot, 11a–2p
Crafts, balloon artist, food trucks, caricaturist, games, face painters, hot chocolate, vendors, and candy for the kids. New this year: a Sensory Friendly Zone for children with disabilities. Costume encouraged.
TrailFest in Mt. Airy
Oak Ridge Lodge at Mt. Airy Park, 11a–5p
A celebration of all things outdoors with speakers, activities, vendors, a kids area, a raffle, music, local food, and beer. Opportunities to hike, bike, run and have fun along the trails of Mt. Airy will be offered throughout the day.
3rd Annual Barrel House Pumpkinfest
Braxton Barrel House, 12p
Pumpkin painting and carving, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin patch, photo booth, live music, and more.
For a list of Kid-Friendly Fall Events in Cincinnati, click here.
Cincinnati Asian Arts Fest 2023
Liberty Center, 12–4p
Gallery, horticulture, painting, and Asian music and dances. Sponsored by ArtsWave.
Boot Scootin’ Bash 2023
Dawson Road, Madeira, 5–10p
Line dancing, live bluegrass music, food trucks, and pumpkin decorating.
Cincinnati, Ohio Witches Market
Riverside Park, 6–9p
Occult, readers/psychics, oddities, and more.
2023 Annual Gala: 20 Years at the Center
Contemporary Arts Center, 8p
Celebrate 20 Years at the Center with a vibrant evening featuring complete museum activation and unique, one-night-only multimedia installations.
Kaleidoscope: An Evening With Kristin Chenoweth
Aronoff Center, 8:30p
Benefit concert for Cincinnati Children’s featuring world-famous actress, singer and Broadway star, Kristin Chenoweth.
Click here for all things Fall in Cincinnati 2023.
Saturday and Sunday
Cincy Bookstore Crawl
12 participating indie bookstores, passport, giveaways, and more.
Walnut Hills Market Oktoberfest
Six Ways Market hosted by Woodburn Brewing, 12–6p
Vintage clothing, handmade goods, art, and more.
Sunflower Festival
Gorman Heritage Farm, 10a–6p
Fields of cut-your-own-sunflowers ($1 per stem), education stations, live music, hayride or mule carriage ride, and local goods from craft vendors and food trucks. HighGrain beer will be available for purchase.
Advance tickets are required
Sunday
Spot-A-Truck
Liberty Center, 10a–12p
An exclusive look at trucks and vehicles, as well as complimentary face painting, bumper cars, and balloon animals for kids.
St. Bernard Fresh Market
Vine Street Park, 11a
Fall fresh market featuring family-friendly fun, food trucks, and arts and crafts while supporting small businesses.
Customer Appreciation Day
Strickers Grove, 12–8p
The last open to the public event of the year includes all rides, roller coasters, 18-hole mini golf, free soft drinks, free cotton candy, and free snow cones. Food and alcohol will be available for purchase or you may bring in your food. (See website for permitted items.)
$18 per person (kids 2 and under are free); parking $5 per car
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.
Coming Soon
Cincinnati Taco Week
October 9–15
$2.50 tacos from participating restaurants.
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
FC Cincinnati @ Inter Miami FC
DRV PNK Stadium
Saturday at 7:30p
Watch: Apple TV; Listen Fox Sports 1360
Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals @ Arizona Cardinals
State Farm Stadium
Sunday at 4:05p
Watch: FOX; Listen ESPN 1530, 102.7 WEBN, 700 WLW
Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please click on the link for more information.
From trivia and fitness to live music and entertainment, there are several local gathering spots that have events every week throughout the warm season. These are just some of those events that take place throughout the week and wouldn’t otherwise appear in the This Weekend newsletter.
Tuesdays
Strauss Troy Market on the Square
through October 17
Fountain Square, 11a–1:30p
Al fresco lunch hour featuring live music and local food trucks, as well as Fountain Bar offerings.
Free Workouts on the Great Lawn
Ziegler Park, 5:30–7:15p
Through October 31. Spring schedule: TBD.
Summer schedule:
5:30–6p: Cardio Blast
6:15–7p: Sage Hot Yoga
Trivia Night with Last Call Trivia
Washington Park, 7–9p
Through October 31
Wednesdays
Burn Boot Camp
Hi-Wire Brewing, 5p
Workout on the Green
Washington Park
Free workout classes in the park. Through October 25.
5:30–6p: Dance
6:15–7p: Yoga with YMCA Central Parkway
Thursdays
Burgers and Beer
The Party Source (patio)
A $20 ticket includes a specialty burger & chips from Renegade Grille and a pint from a featured brewery.
Saturdays
Fifth & Vine Live
Fountain Square, 7–10p
Through October 7
18 Greater Cincinnati Strip Mall Restaurants Worth a Visit [citybeat.com]
Alive & Well Bar Hopes to Be Friendly Neighborhood Watering Hole in Clifton’s Gaslight District [citybeat.com]
Cincinnati’s Mecklenburg Gardens Closes, Will Reopen Next Year Under New Name, Ownership [cincinnati.com]
Cincinnati Will Get to See a Partial Solar Eclipse in October [citybeat.com]
FC Cincinnati’s Trophy Rewards a Devoted Fanbase [cincinnatimagazine.com]
Five New Restaurants Opened This Past Month, but Two Big-Time Closures [cincinnati.com]
Foo Fighters Bringing ‘Everything or Nothing At All Tour’ to Cincinnati [citybeat.com]
Haute Cuisine: The Addition of Sushi Restaurant Baru Further Elevates Downtown’s Dining Scene [citybeat.com]
Josh Lehenbauer (@joshisbaking) Bakes Up Your Favorite Treats [cincinnatimagazine.com]
Pampas Argentine Gastropub to Close as Ché O’Bryonville Expands [citybeat.com]
Popular Breakfast, Brunch Restaurant in OTR Announces Closure [wlwt.com]