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Dates to Know in Cincinnati: June
June 1–30
Pride Month
LGTBQ-friendly things to do don’t just provide safe spaces for the community—they cultivate inclusion and belonging. Click here for a list of events happening all month long, as well as LBGTQ+-owned businesses, book recommendations, and local goods and apparel recommendations.
June 1–30
Cincinnati Art Museum Membership Promo
As a special thank you during the month of June, if you join or renew and select Auto-Renew, they will give you 15% off! Use code CAM15 online, call at 513-639-2966, or visit the front desk to redeem.
Thursday
Opening Night: Cincinnati Opera 2025 Summer Festival
Music Hall
MainStage season enhanced by an expanded selection of Studio Sessions.
June 12 and 14: Rigoletto
June 17: Studio Sessions: Soul and Sound
June 26 and 28: Tosca
July 10: Studio Sessions with Anthony Clark Evans in Recital
July 17: Studio Sessions: From Avenue A to Broadway
July 23, 25, 26, 27: Fiddler on the Roof
Rockin’ the Roebling
Schmidlapp Event Lawn, 6–10p
Summer concert series with music from 6:30–9:30. Every Thursday through September 4.
Free admission
AFTACON 2025 Light Show Watch Party
Marriott Rivercenter Balcony, 7–10p
BLINK Cincinnati light show watch party on Thursday of AFTACON, featuring specialty cocktails, late-night bites, and skyline views.
Thursday–Sunday
Newport’s Italianfest
Riverboat Row
Celebrate Italian heritage with authentic local Italian fare and a full lineup of entertainment at Newport’s Riverboat Row.
Free admission
Friday
Summer in Cincy Skate Night with NexGenSkaters
Sawyer Point Riverfront Rink, 6–10p
DJs, dancing, roller skating, art making. Every Friday through August 29.
Free admission; ages 13+
Unique Things To Do in Cincinnati
Friday–Sunday
Charm at the Farm Vintage Market
Lebanon
Farmhouse chic, vintage finds, rustic treasures, antique furniture, repurposed pieces, clothing, jewelry, kids and baby, food trucks, and more.
Schützenfest
Kolping Society
America’s oldest German festival, which was brought to Cincinnati by German immigrants in 1866, complete with beer, wine, food, and entertainment for all ages.
Food & Wine Festival
Kings Island, 4–9p
Part of Kings Island’s Summerbration, you can pair world-class cuisine with decadent wines from around the world, and unwind with live summertime music by local bands.
Saturday
Celtic Fest
Renaissance Park (Waynesville), 11a–10p
A full day of Celtic fun and culture, featuring entertainment, activities, food and drink, shopping, and more.
Stroller Skating
Sawyer Point Riverfront Rink, 10a–2p
Dedicated all-wheels skating session for parents who groove. With Trinity and Jaia.
Free admission and free skate rental with ID
Cardtopia
Factory 52, 12–8p
The world’s premier card festival celebrates 140 years of Bicycle® playing cards where it all began: at Factory 52. There will be limited-edition decks and merch, cardistry and sleight-of-hand showcases, interactive installations and meetups, and more. Plus Sauced: A Bourbon and BBQ Festival is the same day (below for details).
Free admission
Sayler Park Sustains
Nelson Sayler Memorial Park, 12–10p
Family friendly festival featuring a full day of music, sustainability workshops, food trucks, vendors, and craft beer.
Free admission
Sauced: A Bourbon and BBQ Festival
Factory 52, 2–8p
Second annual bourbon and BBQ festival featuring BBQ from local pitmasters, top-shelf bourbons, and live music.
Free admission
Tequila Fest
Fountain Square, 2–10p
Over 50 different tequilas, souvenir flask, food, music, and more.
Tickets start at $55
5th Annual Pride Night
Cincinnati Observatory, 5–8p
Local LGBTQ+ organizations, astronomer Dr Wes Ryler teaching about the science of rainbows, face painting, glitter bar, yoga, and more.
Tickets
Westwood Second Saturdays: Pride
Westwood Town Hall, 5–10p
DJ, drag queens, local food and drinks (DORA-friendly!), and interactive entertainment that is inclusive and welcome to all.
Free admission
Second Saturday Skate with DJ Flava
Sawyer Point Riverfront Rink, 6–10p
A mix of House, R&B and Hip hop skating music to keep you moving.
Free admission and free skate rental with ID; all ages
YPCC 2025 Gala: True Colors
Cincinnati Masonic Center, 8:30p
Celebrate music, pride, and community at True Colors, YPCC’s biggest concert and fundraising event of the season.
YPCC Cabaret and Dinner – 6p Featuring YPCC Singers
True Colors Concert – 8:30p Featuring Sapphira Cristál
After Party – 10:30p Featuring Vehicle
Tickets
Cincinnati Opera Presents: 2025 Pride Night
Music Hall
A celebration of LGBTQIA+ community, complete with drinks, dancing, laughs, and more surprises. Make a full night of it with tickets to Verdi’s Rigoletto or purchase a Pride Night attendee ticket and join us for the party starting at 10:30p.
Tickets
Click here for more Pride events
Sunday
Birds & [Cold] Brews
Sidewinder Coffee, 9a–12p
Meet Longbottom Bird Rescue’s ambassador ducks at some of Cincinnati’s favorite coffee shops and learn more about their mission to raise awareness about the plight of domestic ducks in our city.
Free admission
Pretty in Pride Drag Brunch
21c Museum Hotel, 10:15a
Performances from local queens, buffet brunch by Metropole, complimentary welcome mimosa, and dancing with DJ Aconst—all while supporting Transform Cincy, a local organization providing free wardrobes to transgender and gender non-conforming youth. Hosted by Molly Mormen and Brock Leah Spears.
Tickets
Learn to Skate With Dylan Morton and David Chambers
Sawyer Point Riverfront Rink, 2–3p
Learn safety, technique, skills and drills to build balance and strength for skating in this beginner-friendly skate course for all levels and abilities. Weekly through November 2.
Free class and free skate rentals with ID
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
Sports
Florence Y’alls vs. Windy City Thunderbolts
Thomas More Stadium
Tuesday at 6:42p $2 Tuesday ($2 tickets, hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream, 16oz soda)
Wednesday at 6:41p Wrestlin’ Wednesday
Thursday at 6:44p National Bourbon Day
Florence Y’alls vs. Lake Erie Crushers
Thomas More Stadium
Friday at 6:42p Flo-Day the 13th with The Dent Schoolhouse
Saturday at 6:41p Pickleball Night presented by Western Athletic Club (paddles to first 1000 fans)
Sunday at 6:44p Father’s Day: tickets free for dads
Cincinnati Reds @ Detroit Tigers
Friday at 7:10p
Saturday at 1:10p
Sunday at 12:05p
Watch: FanDuel Sports Ohio; Listen: 700 WLW
Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please click on the link for more information.
WEEKLY EVENTS
MONDAYS
Free Movies for Kids
Esquire, Mariemont, and Kenwood Theatres, 10:30a
Ten weeks of free movies Mondays through 8/4. Doors open at 9:45 and movies are first come first served.
Trivia Night
Fountain Square, 6–8p
Hosted by Last Call Trivia. Through August 25.
Jazz at the Park
Washington Park Porch, 6–9p
Local and regional jazz acts. Through October 27.
The Workshop
Commonwealth Sanctuary, 7:30p (doors at 6)
Free Monday showcase featuring food and drink specials, plus comics in Cincinnati working out their best new jokes.
Free admission; reserve tickets here
TUESDAYS
Strauss Troy Market
Fountain Square, 11a–1:30p
Al fresco lunch hour featuring live music and local food trucks.
April 1–August 26
Social Push Cincy Weekly Rollout
Venues change weekly; click here for schedule
Weekely group rollout featuring a new route every week. All wheels welcome.
Westwood Works Out
Westwood Town Hall, 6–7p
Different workouts weekly through September 30.
Jazz at the Square
Fountain Square, 6–9p
Local and regional acts. Through August 26.
Trivia Night
Washington Park, 7–9p
Hosted by Last Call Trivia. Through October 28.
WEDNESDAYS
Free Movies for Kids
Esquire, Mariemont, and Kenwood Theatres, 10:30a
Ten weeks of free movies Wednesdays through 8/6. Doors open at 9:45 and movies are first come first served.
Workout on the Green
Washington Park, 5–6p and 6–7p (click link above for workout lineup)
April 2–October 29
Smale Mind and Body
Schmidlapp Event Lawn, 6–7p
Free Yoga classes led by Yoga teachers from Embra Studios. Through September 24.
Yappy Hour
Washington Park, 6–8p
First Wednesday of the month, April through October. (April 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, August 6, September 3, October 2)
THURSDAYS
Drag Bingo with Queen City Charities
Washington Park, 6–9p
Fierce fun and fabulous prizes. Bingo winners will be awarded with drink tickets that can be redeemed at the Porch Bar.
Fridays
Open Play: Skillz N Drills
Ziegler Park, 4–6p
Join friends from the community on Fridays for games, adventures, craft projects, and more.
Fridays through September 26.
Free admission
Saturdays
Saturday Hoops
Ziegler Park, 10a–1p
Volunteers connect one-on-one with kids through a variety of activities, including arts and crafts, basketball, weekly speakers, fitness, reading, and more. Through September 6.
Free admission
Kids Dance with Sarah Spurling
Sawyer Point Riverfront Rink, 2–3p
Weekly class for kids ages 11 and under—all bodies and abilities—to practice mindful movement, self-expression, and physical language.
Free
Now Showing
The Blue Angels
OMNIMAX Theater
through June 14
22nd Annual Cincy Fringe Festival
Cincinnati’s summer theatre party is back for its 22nd year, complete with 13 days of theatre arts produced by Know Theatre. Learn more about the festival here.
All-access passes now available
through June 15
Mrs Dalloway
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
through June 22
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Ensemble Theatre
through July 6
Gazillion Bubble Show
Kings Island
Family friendly interactive music and bubble show, featuring immersive lights and lasers.
through July 31
Summer Reading Program
CHPL (41 locations)
Kids and teens can earn prizes by reading and having fun all summer long, featuring challenges for kids and teens, events, and family-friendly fun.
through August 10
Gothica Botanica: A Krohn Butterfly Show
Krohn Conservatory, 10a–8p daily
Gothic-themed butterfly garden featuring shadowy black foliage and deep-hued blooms with iridescent butterflies to shimmering in the light.
through August 24
Cycle Thru! The Art of the Bike
Cincinnati Art Museum
Spanning the 1860s to today, over 20 bicycles from The Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, Ohio, illustrate the design innovations—both functional and aesthetic—marking the vehicle’s development. Through August 24.
Ticketed. Free for members.
through September 1
Barbie™: A Cultural Icon
Cincinnati Museum Center
Step back into your childhood and join us on a six-decade evolution and the making of a global phenomenon.
Exhibition ticket required
through September 7
Ohio Now: State of Nature
Contemporary Arts Center, 10a
Through diverse materials and perspectives, artists across Ohio focus on sustainability, agriculture, food justice, and natural ecologies.
New To Do
Jeni’s Ice Cream
District at Deerfield (5200 District Park Drive)
Opens June 4.
Sen by Kiki
Findlay Market
Sen expands into a new storefront at Findlay Market on June 3.
Soak City Water Park
Kings Island
The water park is now open and new in 2025: RiverRacers, the first and only dual-racing water coaster in Ohio, and seven new kids’ water slides in the riverside-themed kids’ play area, Splash River Junction.
Brunch Service
21c Museum Hotel
7a–2p seven days a week
CHPL – Cheviot Branch
3711 Robb Avenue
Carl’s Deli Findlay Market
Expansion of their Hyde Park location
Ziegler Park Pool
Pool season May 10–September 7.
Churchill’s Fine Teas
6709 Madison Road (Madisonville)
In its soft opening phase at its new location after moving from Hyde Park
Sweet Mae’s Cookie Co
Findlay Market
Now open Thursday–Sunday at the Market
Interactive Water Park
Washington Park
FREE
Eckerlin Meats
116 W Elder Street
Eckerlin recently moved back into its “new” space.
ArtWorks Creative Campus
2429 Gilbert Ave
ArtWorks’ permanent headquarters, including art, performances, and community. The purpose-built arts center will bring all of ArtWorks together under one roof, including ArtPark, mural painting studios, gallery and event space, ArtWorks Think Tank, and five art studios.
New Music from Cincinnati’s Own Santino Corleon
“Let It Rip”
Available on Spotify and Apple Music
Free Tree Seedling Pickup
Any CHPL location
Starting Saturday, March 29, you can pick up a free tree seedling from any CHPL location to plant in your yard or community. Special thanks to the Ohio Valley Forestry Fellowship for 24 years of this partnership. Learn more here.
Taft Cafe and Gift Shop
Taft Museum of Art
The Taft Museum of Art’s cafe and gift shop have gotten an upgrade. Click here to view the new menu.
Local Picnic in the Park Pairings
Tickets and Registration for Future Events
25% off Contemporary Arts Center Membership
With code TourDeCAC
Dive-In Movie
Ziegler Park Pool, 7:30–11p (movie begins at dusk)
One-of-a-kind cinematic experience. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Small inflatables will be allowed. Registration required.
June 27: Barbie
July 25: Migration
August 22: Mama Mia!
September 5: Shark Tales
Tickets
Summer Riding Camp Sign-Ups
Derbyshire Stables in Camp Dennison, weekly June 2–6 through August 18–22 (9a–1p)
Registration for weekly summer horseback riding camps is now available for ages 8+. In addition to riding, campers will learn about horse care, their equipment and the tasks in a barn. On Friday, friends and family are invited to an exhibition show to watch their riders show off their new skills.
Summer Sip & Read
Fulton Yards, June 18, 7p
Local romance authors Jessica Booth, Dani Galliaro, and Chrissy Hopewell speak about their journey and work. One ticket gets you your choice of one book and one cocktail.
RSVP required; tickets here
Fairy Tale Festival
Glenwood Gardens, June 21, 9:30a–3:30p
Family-friendly event designed especially for children, featuring live performances by Madcap Puppets, live animal encounters, games, photo ops, sword fighting demonstrations, Mateo the Wizard, Rapunzel’s Climbing Tower, Merida’s Archery Range, exhibitors and vendors, and more. Meet beloved characters and dress up as your favorite princess, prince, knight or mythical creature.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Entry times are scheduled for every 30 minutes.
Women in the Outdoors Series
Various Great Parks destinations: Jul 5, Aug 2, Sep 20, Oct 18
Improve your outdoor skills in a welcoming women-only environment.
Register here
NightLight 513
Covington Plaza
21+ outdoor movie series featuring a bar, local food trucks, a pre-movie DJ, and Cincinnati skyline view.
June 27: Legally Blonde
July 11: Twisters (2024)
July 17: Shrek
August 7: School of Rock
August 28: Miss Congeniality
September 11: Wolf of Wall Street
October 2: Wicked
October 3: The Shining
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