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Dates to Know in Cincinnati: April 2026
April 1–30
Zoo Blooms
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 6–8:30p
Every spring, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden becomes the Cincinnati Botanical Garden & Zoo when it transforms into a magnificent explosion of color! As one of only two accredited botanical gardens in Ohio, the Cincinnati Zoo offers one of the largest tulip displays in the Midwest.
Donate for the Reds Windbreaker
Hoxworth Blood Center
Step up to the plate and donate blood inApril at one of the Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Centers or select mobile drives and receive a one-of-a-kind Cincinnati Reds windbreaker (while supplies last).
Guide to Greater Cincinnati Farmers Markets
April 20–26
Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week
$26, $36, $46, and $56 prix fixe 3-course meals with $1 from every meal benefitting Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Tuesday
Opening Night: Water for Elephants
Aronoff Center
Through May 3
Click here to view the remaining 2025–26 Broadway in Cincinnati season
Wednesday
Earth Day
Earth Day Cleanup (Zencinnati), 3:30p
Earth Day Celebration (Imagination Alley, 4–6p)
Earth Day Pots & Paws (Purrfect Day Cat Cafe, 5:30–8p; ages 14+)
Earth Day Rock Cleanup (Bellevue Beach Park, 6–8p)
Earth Day Audiobook Walk (Beech Acres Park, 6:30p)
Earth Day Birthday: From Trash to Treasure (SWELL Art Cafe, 7–10p)
Art at the Park: The Garden Bouquet Recipe
The Porch at Washington Park, 5:30–8:30p
Hands-on class where you can learn different styles of pinch pot pottery or flower arranging. Wednesdays through May 20.
Tickets
Thursday
Game Night feat. Harmonies
Pavilion Bar at Elm Street Plaza, 5–8p
Facilitated by Woodburn Games.
Free to play and open to the public
Tunes and Blooms
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 6–8:30p
See a collection of Cincinnati’s finest and most respected music veterans playing together in the Zoo’s beautiful gardens.
Main Stage: The Tillers
The Grove: Stick & Bindle
Free admission after 5p; $10 parking
Thursday–Sunday
Art in Bloom
Cincinnati Art Museum
Floral artists from across the globe are selected to interpret artworks with bloom-inspired designs. The 2026 event will feature floral displays throughout the museum, interactive workshops, and exclusive programming designed to captivate and inspire.
Friday
Opening Day: Elizabeth Hawes: Radical American Fashion
Cincinnati Art Museum
Featuring more than 50 garments made between the 1920s and 1960s as well as original sketches and illustrations, Elizabeth Hawes: Radical American Fashion tells the story of one of the women who helped to shape an American identity within fashion design and personal expression. Through August 2.
Free admission
Opening Day: Gee Horton: Chapter 4, In Another Lifetime
Through large-scale photorealist drawings, photography, collage, video, and installation, local artist Gee Horton reflects on Black masculinity, generational memory, and childhood, exploring themes of safety, vulnerability, and the fragile boundary between freedom and protection. Through August 30.
Step by Step Dance Class
Fountain Square, 5–8p
Learn a new dance technique each week. For all ages and skill levels.
Free admission
Art After Dark: In Bloom
Cincinnati Art Museum, 5–9p
Fetauring CAM’s flower-filled galleries, music, live painting, cash bars, and grab food for purchase from the Terrace Café and the Empanadas Box. There will also be a Rhingeist beer tasting for 21+ from 5–6p.
Free admission
CasiKNOW Loyale
Know Theatre, 7p
A benefit for Know Theatre featuring featuring casino-style games, a live auction, and a giveaway lineup.
Tickets
Friday–Sunday
15% Off Anniversary Sale
Ohio Valley Antique Mall
Celebrate 18 years of OVAM with 15% off all items storewide (some dealers 25% off).
Vintage Market Days Dayton-Cincinnati: French Garden Party
Greene County Fairgrounds
Upscale vintage and vintage inspired indoor/outdoor market, featuring original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures, home decor, outdoor furnishings, consumables, seasonal plantings, and more.
Tickets
Saturday
Indie Bookstore Day
Earth Day Celebration
Compton Recycling, 9a–2p
Special pricing on aluminum cans (price to be announced/posted on 4/24), basket giveaways, and desserts and refreshments provided.
Hyde Park Market
1345 Grace Avenue, 10a–3p
Local curated artisan market with more than 50 vendors.
Free admission
11th Annual Mimosas for Memories
The Cincinnati Club, 11a–2p (VIP entrance at 10:30)
Tickets include gourmet brunch by the bite, bottomless mimosas, vendor pop-up shops, silent auction, red-carpet photo booth, live entertainment, 20-year Pappy Van Winkle bourbon raffle, and more. Event proceeds will fund programming by the Giving Voice Foundation, such as interactive music and movement programs for local seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
11-Year Anniversary Celebration
Braxton Covington, 11a
Vino De Naranja release (Citrus Ale brewed in collaboration with Castle & Key), Molly Wellmann pouring specialty cocktails throughout the afternoon, live acoustic sets in the taproom, and the official kickoff of Rooftop season, with a DJ taking over starting at 7.
Free admission
One-Year Anniversary
Cincinnati Public Radio, 11a–5p
Live music, food trucks, and kid-friendly activities.
Free and open to the public
Foraging Walk & Forest Concert
Burnet Woods, 11:30a–3:30p
Learn about edible and medicinal wild plants and how to utilize and propagate them, then enjoy a concert.
Donation encouraged (click the link above for details)
11th Birthday
Urban Artifact, 12p
Celebrate with new beer releases and live music.
Free admission
Earth Day Celebration
Kennedy Heights Park, 12:30–3:30p
Free bicycle tune-ups with Tri-State Trails, presentation with animals by Cincinnati Parks, nature walk with the Conservation Committee, and an art activity. Hosted by PRCC and KHCC, along with Play in the Park.
Free
School of Rock Spring Concert
Braxton Factory 52, 3:30–9p
Showcasing the youth performers of School of Rock Cincinnati: five bands featuring students ages 8 to 18.
Free admission
Saturday and Sunday
15th Annual Asian Food Fest
Court Street Plaza
The region’s largest celebration of Asian food and culture, complete with Asian and Asian-inspired cuisines (over 60 vendors), crafts, beer, and entertainment.
Sunday
Workouts on the Plaza
Elm Street Plaza, 11a–1p
Featuring yoga with Brandi Bee.
Free
Earth Day Celebration
Tower Park, 12–4p
With Fort Thomas Forest Conservancy.
Garden Party
High St, 2p
Hands-on cocktail class inspired by fresh, seasonal and sustainable ingredients. Tickets include a welcome cocktail, two build your own two cocktails (one shaken and one stirred), guided tasting experience, catered lunch by Crown Restaurant Group, and optional happy hour to follow at Rosemary’s.
$25 ticket secures your spot; additional $75 (+tax) due at the conclusion of the workshop ($100 total)
7 Picnic in the Park Pairings
Sports
FC Cincinnati @ NYCFC
Wednesday at 7:30p
Watch: Apple TV; Listen: ESPN 1530
Cincinnati Reds vs. Detroit Tigers
Friday at 6:40p Fireworks Friday
Saturday at 7:15p 2026 Reds Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Sunday at 1:40p Run the Bases Days
Watch: Reds TV, Listen: 700 WLW
FC Cincinnati vs. RBNY
TQL Stadium
Saturday at 7:30p
Watch: Apple TV; Listen: ESPN 1530
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
Free admission
Wild Rescue
OMNIMAX
Runtime: ~45 minutes
through May 3
DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon Jr.
The Emery Theater
Stage adaptation of one of DreamWorks’ most legendary films.
60-minute runtime
Pericles
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 7:30p
Click here for the 2025–26 season schedule
No Coast Furniture Salone
Findlay Market (24 W Elder)
Connect with the past, present, and future of Cincinnati furniture design complete with a three-week showcase of furnishings and home goods made by neighbors, students, alumni, staff, professors, and friends.
Fri–Sun, 10a–5p
through May 17
Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White
Taft Museum of Art
For the first time in 27 years, Rembrandt House Museum shares major collection of etchings with U.S. audience, showcasing complete range of artist’s prints and centuries-long impact.
Tickets and Registration for Future Events
Pints & Ponytails
West Side Brewing, April 29, 6:30–8:30p
Ticket includes hands-on instruction, take-home goodie bag with essential styling tools, and $2 off first drink for attendees. Mannequin and tools provided. Hosted by @teppdoeshair.
The Children’s Theatre’s Glass Slipper Gala
Hall of Mirrors at the Hilton Netherland Plaza, May 7, 6–9p
Each ticket includes a cocktail reception, plated dinner, and access to the live and silent auctions.
Business/Cocktail Attire; tickets and table sponsorships available
360 ALLSTARS
Aronoff Center, May 7, 7:30p
10th anniversary world tour featuring a physical performance connecting the street with the elite to deliver a supercharged urban circus.
Save 50% with promo code TOUR50 (student price excluded; tickets here)
2nd Annual Moms Matter Too
ADC Fine Art Gallery, May 16, 10a–2p
Vessel Collective and After the Glow Counseling present a one-of-a-kind experience created exclusively for moms, featuring panel discussions, iced coffee bar, quickie manicures by Spruce, mini massages, 20+ curated vendors, photo booth, and more.
Tickets
Calling All Artisans
ArtsConnect Artisan Fair (May 16)
They’re looking for blacksmiths, candle makers, woodworkers, jelly and jam makers, potters, and artisans of all kinds for the Springfield Twp Artisan Fair, a juried event featuring art, live music, food, beer, and demos on May 16, 2026.
Apply here
ArtWorks ArtDinner: In Living Color
Mercantile Immersive, June 1, 6–9:30p
Celebrating 30 years of transformational art featuring a cocktail hour , art auction , dinner, and toast after brand reveal.
Tickets
OMNIMAX® Dinner Dates
Cincinnati Museum Center, 6:30p
July 17: Ohio: Wild at Heart
November 20: T.Rex
CMC’s take on an immersive “dinner and a date,” complete with a themed three-course menu (guiding you with the tools and skills to cook through it together). Registration includes cooking demonstration and OMNIMAX® screening.
21+
New To Do
Kings Island
Fri–Sat, 10a–9p; Sun, 10a–7p
Open daily beginning May 14
364-acre amusement and water park since 1972. New in 2026: Phantom Theater.
Cinsei
32 E 13th Street
Black-owned Manga and matcha shop.
Wed–Fri, 10a–4p
Sat, 11a–6p
Sun, 12p–4p
Urbana at Contemporary Arts Center
The coffee shop will temporarily relocate to the CAC’s lobby until renovations are finished at the Atlas Building in the summer of 2027.
Down to Mars Vintage
201 E 8th Street
LaRosa’s Taphouse
Skyridge Pavilion (5230 Beechmont Ave)
LaRosa’s opens a collaborative taproom with Big Ash Brewing, featuring a full dining hall, beer hall, and outdoor beer garden.
Dean’s Mediterranean Table
4024 Hamilton Avenue, Northside
Companion cafe to Dean’s Mediterranean Imports at Findlay Market, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks along side a specialty retail space.
The Root Beer Stand
Open daily, 11a–9p
Dave & Buster’s Springdale
Featuring a revamped sports bar with 40-foot screen, fresh “sports package” of games, and chef-crafted menu.
Season Passes Now Available
Ziegler Park Pool
The 2026 pool season begins May 9
Get yours here
Override the Veto. Click here to support THC beverages in Ohio.
2026 James Beard Nominees Announced [cincinnatimagazine.com]
Cincinnati Named One of the Best Cities in the Midwest [midwestliving.com]
Joey Votto Gifts Giant Clock to the Reds [citybeat.com]
Lager House Announces ‘Evolution,’ Name Change [citybeat.com]
Mita’s Named One of the 39 Best Restaurants in America by USA Today [cincinnati.com]
Popular Covington Ice Cream Walk-up Window Upgrades to Full-service Shop [citybeat.com]
Red Bike, Shelterhouse Partner to Remove Transportation Barriers [citybeat.com]
Shuttered Pleasant Ridge Steakhouse to Reopen Under New Ownership [citybeat.com]
