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- Ongoing Events
- Tickets and Registration for Future Events
- New To Do
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Wednesday
Grand Opening
Duke Energy Convention Center, 11a
The reimagined convention center will officially open following a public ribbon cutting ceremony at 11.
Free
Friday
A Cozy Night In
Downtown Main Library, 6:30–9p
Kick off the Library’s Winter Checkout Challenge with A Cozy Night In, an event for adults featuring a panel and signing with authors Abby Collette / Abby Vandiver, Heather Webber, and Kerry Winfrey. Each ticket includes a book of your choice from one of the featured authors and benefits the Library Foundation of Cincinnati.
Tickets
Creative Cafe
Contemporary Arts Center, 7–10p
Holiday-themed Creative Café where you can dress up in your ugliest sweater of the season to mingle and network with local creatives in the community. There will be a vendor village, conversation tables, giveaways, and a performance.
Free and 18+
Saturday
Little Acts, Big Impact
Holocaust & Humanity Center, 10a
Mini Upstander Play Sessions in partnership with The Children’s Theatre every second Saturday, featuring fun, games, and songs led by artists from TCT.
Cincinnati Parks + Rec for Wellness Winter Hiking Series
LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center, 10a
Winter route along the Water Fountain trail with naturalist Lara Wardlow of Explore Nature.
Free; sign the waiver here
Great Parks Winter Hike Series
Winton Woods Harbor, 10a–12:30p
Select your hike based on difficulty, group, or theme. Hikes are educational or challenging, ranging from four to 5.5 miles. All hikes conclude with soup, cookies, and camaraderie. Remaining dates: January 17, 24, 31, and February 7.
$10 per hike; registration required
Vision Boarding Workshop 2026
MadTree Taproom, 10a–1p
Part of MadTree’s Ascending Women event series in partnership with Power to Pursue.
Tickets
Family Festival: Snowy Studio
Contemporary Arts Center, 11a–2p
Art making, indoor snowball fight, hot cocoa bar, snow fort building, winter science experiments, snow-themed story time.
Free with CAC admission
Second Saturday Wellness Market
The Gatherall at Factory 52, 11a–4p
Wellness vendors and makers, self-care, skincare, home goods, and nourishing food and drink options.
Free admission
Saturday and Sunday
World Oddities Expo
Sharonville Convention Center, 11a–7p (VIP early access at 10a)
A peculiar paradise where weird thrives—an all-inclusive artisan and small business fueled mega-convention featuring artists, vendors, performers, educators, and guest speakers.
Tickets
Sunday
Sunday Soundbath at Winterhaus
Fountain Square, 10a
Full-body meditative experience with Wild Garden Wellness. Your body temperature will drop during the sound bath, so dress in layers. Bring a mat and you are welcome to bring a blanket for additional comfort.
Free
Sports
UC Bearcats WBB vs. Texas Tech
Fifth Third Arena
Saturday at 2p
Watch: ESPN+; Listen: FOX 1360
Xavier MBB vs. Providence
Cintas Center
Saturday at 4p
Watch: FS1; Listen: 700 WLW
All college sporting events listed are Division I home games only. Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please click on the link for more information.
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
through January 11, 2026
Indigo and the Art of Quiltmaking
Taft Museum of Art
For thousands of years, people around the world have treasured textiles dyed with indigo. A synthetic version, developed in the 1880s, still colors today’s blue jeans. This exhibition presents twenty quilts created between the early 1800s and 2015.
Tickets (admission to the museum is FREE on Sundays and Mondays)
through March 1, 2026
What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine
Cincinnati Art Museum
The unforgettable art and satire of MAD, from its start in 1952 as a popular humor comic book to its evolution into a beloved magazine.
Tickets
through April 12, 2026
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.
Cincinnati Museum Center, 10a
An exhibition the world needs you to see. Be a witness.
Through this daunting selection of more than 500 original artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland, as well as more than 20 institutions and museums all over the world, Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. portrays the complex reality of the notorious camp while sharing firsthand stories from those who survived, and those who perished.
Tickets
Tickets and Registration for Future Events
Family Astronomy Night
Cincinnati Observatory, 7–8:30p
January 15: Black Holes
February 5: Nebulae
Tickets: $15/adult, $7/child, FREE for Observatory Members
Great Parks Winter Hike Series
Great Parks Locations, 10a–12:30p
January 17: Sharon Woods (Sharon Center)
January 24: Woodland Mound (Seasongood Nature Center)
January 31: Shawnee Lookout (Eagle’s Landing)
February 7: Miami Whitewater Forest (Visitor’s Center)
Select your hike based on difficulty, group, or theme. Hikes are educational or challenging, ranging from four to 5.5 miles. All hikes conclude with soup, cookies, and camaraderie.
$10 per hike; registration required
COYP Bacchanal: FUTUREGLOW
1212 (1212 Jackson Street), February 28, 8p
Immersive futurism fashion show, live performances, interactive art experiences, DJ, and raffle. Benefiting Cincinnati Opera’s 2026 Summer Music Festival.
21+; 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
New To Do
Flight Club
125 W Fifth Street
Food, craft cocktails, and Social Darts®, a multiplayer, tech-enabled experience designed to bring people together.
Salazar
101 W Fifth Street
Mon–Thurs, 5-10p
Fri–Sat, 4–10p
Sun, closed
Prim
70 W Fifth Street
Tues–Thurs, 4p–midnight
Friday, 4p–2a
Saturday, 2p–2a
Sunday, 4p–midnight
Montclair Street
3134 Harrison Avenue, Westwood
Fresh cut flowers, retail wine, home goods, and gifts.
Open daily, 10a–6p
Now Available: Teddy Lou, Bell Guru
STEM picture book by local author Chris Demeropolis.
Tasty Bird Vintage
2533 Gilbert Avenue (Walnut Hills)
Curated selection of housewares, furniture, and clothes from the ’30s through the ’90s.
Mon, closed
Tues–Thurs, 11a–6p
Fri–Sat, 11a–8p
Sun, 11a–6p
Stumps Lanes and Cinful Eats
5536 Bridgetown Road
Casual bowling alley offering open play and leagues, plus pizza and yard games
Mon, 4–9p
Tues–Thurs, 9a–9p
Fri–Sat, 9a–11p
Sun, 12–9p
10 Arts & Culture Stories that Made an Impact on Greater Cincinnati in 2025 [citybeat.com]
Cincinnati is a Top 10 City for Celebrating Christmas [wallethub.com]
Cincinnati Wrapped 2025: Top 15 Songs Released by Cincinnati Artists this Year [citybeat.com]
Downtown Coffee Shop Announces It’s Moving to a New Location [citybeat.com]
Four Cincinnati Restaurants Land on OpenTable’s ‘Top 100’ List [citybeat.com]
The Hottest New Restaurants and Bars in Greater Cincinnati Right Now [citybeat.com]
Iconic Greater Cincinnati Restaurants & Bars Every Visitor Needs to Try [citybeat.com]
The Top Five Food and Dining Stories that Shaped Cincinnati in 2025 [citybeat.com]
