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Dates to Know in Cincinnati: November 2026
through Saturday
Wanderlust & Wander
Ethos Art Collective
Fall community show
Monday–Sunday
Cincinnati Pizza Week
$11 pizzas from area restaurants.
Tuesday–Sunday
The Sound of Music
Aronoff Center
Click here to view the entire 2026–2027 season
Wednesday
$5 Burger Wednesday
Arnolds Bar & Grill
There is also live bluegrass on Wednesdays from 6 to 8.
Fireside Flicks: You’ve Got Mail
Washington Park, 6–8p
Free admission
Holidays in Cincinnati 2026
Thursday
The Visibility Summit for Health, Wellness, Beauty, and Aesthetics
MadTree Alcove Summit Park, 9a–1p
Caffeination station, mingling, and headshots, followed by brunch, interactive workshop, Q+A, and giveaway.
Tickets
Workshop: Analog Case
Handzy Shop + Studio, 5:30–7p
Tickets
Anniversary Beer Dinner
Sam Adams Cincy Taproom, 6:30–8:30p
Kick off Sam Adams’ 8th anniversary weekend with a Thursday night beer dinner, complete with a multi-course seasonal dinner by Chef Andrew—each course expertly paired with one of their craft beers, including this year’s anniversary release: Imperial Cherry Wheatopias. The evening will be capped off with a pour of vintage Utopias.
Tickets
Thursday–Friday
The Kentucky Bourbon Experience
Mercantile Immersive, 6–10:30p
Celebrate Bourbon’s rich history and craftsmanship with curated tastings, signature cocktails, bourbon-inspired bites, and immersive storytelling.
Tickets
Thursday–Saturday
Cincinnati Storytelling Festival
Know Theatre
Three-day immersive storytelling experience for all ages—from funny tales to spooky stories.
Friday
Opening Day: Holiday Junction Featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains
Union Terminal
The beloved Duke Energy Holiday Trains are back for their 80th season. Through January 4.
Free for members or included with museum admission
Hudy Delight Hu-DeyTailgate Launch Party
Cincinnati Beverage Co, 12–5p
Limited edition commemorative Hu-Dey release available in 16-ounce six packs and 12-ounce twelve packs. Cans will also be available at select local retailers.
Workshop: Junk Journal Binder
Handzy Shop + Studio, 5–7p
Tickets
Opening Night: Winter Wonderland
Cobblestone OTR
Through January 3, 2027.
Metropolis
Contemporary Arts Center, 7p (doors at 6:30)
Silent Cinema Scored Spontaneously: See Fritz Lang’s silent masterpiece METROPOLIS (1927) in an entirely new way with Cincinnati’s best improvisers creating a one-of-a-kind atmospheric soundtrack.
Tickets
Opening Night: William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Through December 5
Click here for more stage productions
Longworth-Anderson Series: Los Lobos
Memorial Hall, 8p
The LAS is a contemporary, multi-genre music series featuring Grammy Award-winning performers and bands, as well as a pre-concert reception with live local music, light bites, and beer & wine tastings from popular regional restaurants, craft beer brewers, and wine distributors.
Friday and Saturday
8th Anniversary Party
Sam Adams Taproom
Celebrate eight years of the Sam Adams Cincinnati Taproom with live music, special beer releases (including the Imperial Cherry Wheatopias is a limited-release barrel-aged brew), and pours of our rarest beer, Utopias from 2021, 2023, and 2025.
Free admission
Friday–Sunday
Football Watch Parties and Season-Long Raffle
Wings & Rings (Finneytown and Beckett Ridge locations)
Football is back and they will have weekend specials to giveaways to celebrate:
Fridays: half price appetizers from 3p (happy hour) until close and Kids Eat Free (one free kids meal per paying adult meal)
Saturdays, 12–8p: half price appetizers
Sundays, 12–8p: half price appetizers and drink specials
ALL SEASON LONG NFL RAFFLE every Sunday during the 1p and 4p games:
– Receive 1 raffle ticket for every $10 spent (e.g., a $100 check = 10 tickets)
– One winner will be selected every Sunday for a prize valued at $100
– Winners are drawn during the 4th quarter of the 4p games and do not need to be present
Grand Prize Raffle: All tickets earned throughout the season will be entered into a drawing during the Big Game for a chance to win a 65″ Smart TV.
Saturday
Warm 98.5 Ice Rink Opening Day
Summit Park
Open daily through January 4 (with the exception of holidays).
Rock, Fossil, and Artifact Identification Day
The Archaeological Research Institute, 10a–2p
Their team will help identify artifacts, rocks, and fossils while sharing the science behind your discoveries.
Free admission
Books by the Banks
CHPL – Main, 10a–4p
Regional book festival with 100+ national, regional, and local authors; panel discussions; kids’ corner with arts and crafts, story time, and more; Teen Scene.
Free admission
Opening Day: Holly Jolly Days
Behringer-Crawford Museum
Includes the 35th Annual Holiday Toy Trains, Window Through Time, and Winter Wonderland exhibits.
10a–5p Tuesday–Saturday; 1–5p Sunday; closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Through January 10.
Admission included with museum admission (free for members, $9 for adults, $8 for seniors 60+ and $5 for children ages 3–17)
ArtisanFest513 Sweater Weather Flea
Washington Park, 11a–3p
Free admission
Art on Vine Holiday Market
Rhinegeist, 12–6p
Shop local fine arts and handcrafted goods for the holidays.
Free admission
9th Anniversary Party
Fretboard Brewing, 12p
Laser & Lights Glow Party with special performances from Led Petty from 1–4p and Under the Sun from 8–11p. $5 Cover charge starts at 7. Your cover charge will get you a glow kit while supplies last. Best Dressed Glow outfit receives a prize.
Hand Lettering Your Holiday Envelopes
The Sticker Shop, 5p
An evening of creativity and connection as we learn the art of hand lettering and fun flourishes just in time for the holidays. There will also be light snacks and some supplies will be provided.
Tickets
First Glow: CVG’s Fountain of Lights
Fountain Square, 6–10p
Featuring dazzling streams of light that mimic the fountain’s flowing water. Visit any time of day after November 14 to experience the display, with a sparkling light show that dances to life every 15 minutes throughout the colder months.
Opening Night: Acres Aglow
The Acres
Light art, installations, and play in the woods, plus food and drink available for purchase and LED mini golf at an additional cost. Through February 28.
Free admission
International Wine Festival
Jungle Jim’s Fairfield, 6p
Immersive wine tasting with ver 400 wines from around the globe and light appetizers.
Tickets
Saturday and Sunday
Annual Holiday Open House
Rookwood Pottery
Holiday workshops, behind-the-scenes factory tours, artist demonstrations, complimentary refreshments, unique gifts, and more to kick off the holiday season.
Sign up for a free tour here
2026 Lakota East Craft Show
Lakota East High School
Saturday: 9–11a $6 early bird admission, 11a–4p $3 general admission
Sunday: 10a–3p $3 general admission
Juried artisans offering high-quality, handmade items perfect for your holiday gift list.
Sunday
Workshop: Beaded Necklace
Handzy Shop + Studio, 10a–12p
Tickets
Holiday Book Fair for Grownups
MadTree Oakley Taproom, 12–4p
New books for all ages, including lots of fun gift ideas.
Free admission
Opening Day: Miracle at the Overlook
Overlook Lodge
Immersive holiday pop-up bar experience where you can enjoy a welcome shot and two festive holiday cocktails in themed glassware.
Tickets required
Sports
UC WBB vs. St Joseph’s
Fifth Third Arena
Wednesday at 6:30p
Watch: ESPN+
Cincinnati Cyclones vs. Indy Fuel
Military Appreciation featuring Top Gun
Heritage Bank Center
Friday at 7:05p
$5 craft draft and seltzers, $1 popcorn, $3 burgers; Pride specialty jerseys
Xavier MBB vs. MS State
Cintas Center
Friday at 9p
Watch: FS1; Listen: 700 WLW
NKU MBB vs. Central Michigan
Truist Arena
Saturday at 3:30p
Watch: ESPN+; Listen: ESPN 1530
20th Anniversary Celebration
Cincinnati Roller Derby vs. Downriver Roller Dolls
Flock Sports, 7p
Week Ten Bengals vs. Steelers
Paycor Stadium
Sunday at 8:20p
Watch: NBC; Listen: 700 WLW, ESPN 1530, 102.7 WEBN
2026 Bengals Game Dey Guide
[Note: D1 college basketball games listed here are home and nationally televised games only]
Ongoing
Free Daily Public Tours
Cincinnati Art Museum
Tuesday–Sunday, 1p
Thursday, 6:30p
Free admission
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 3, 2027
A Spider’s Gift
Krohn Conservatory
Krohn’s holiday show with a display inspired by the Ukrainian Christmas Spider folktale, which says that spiders bring good fortune Open daily from 10a–8p.
Tickets will only be available for purchase at the door.
through January 4, 2027
LEGO® Jurassic World: The Exhibition
Featuring more than 50 massive dinosaurs, iconic scenes, and interactive props made from over six million LEGO® bricks. You can also build your own LEGO scene and add your own plate to a communal mystery mosaic. On view through January 4, 2027.
Exhibition ticket required
through January 10, 2027
Capturing the Cincinnati Sound
CHPL – Main Branch (Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Cincinnati Room)
An exhibit celebrating the record labels, recording studios, and music entrepreneurs who helped shape Cincinnati’s musical legacy. From local jazz recordings in the 1920s to today’s independent labels and studios.
Free admission
through January 24, 2027
Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play
Taft Museum of Art
Harper’s exploration of diverse materials (photographs, paintings, enamels, weavings, illustrations, and prints) through more than 100 works of art, re-examining her minimalist—and often playful—style to reveal a sophisticated artist who expanded the possibilities of mid-20th-century art and design.
Tickets required for Wednesday–Saturday admission; free Sundays and Mondays
through February 7, 2027
In the Interest of Time
Contemporary Arts Center
Work by seven artists with ties to Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky who investigate the relationship of their subject matter to time, moving beyond the conventional wisdom that a photograph captures a single moment of truth.
Support for this 2026 FotoFocus Biennial exhibition was provided by FotoFocus
Widline Cadet: Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance)
Contemporary Arts Center
Exploring Black diasporic life through Cadet’s deeply personal examination of emigrating from Haiti to the United States, family, memory, and belonging.
A Featured Exhibition for the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View
through February 21
UC Health Ice Rink Opening Day
Elm Street Plaza
In addition to the ice rink and skate rentals, there will also be rentable igloos, pergolas, warming tent, and concessions.
through March 7, 2027
The Art of Charley Harper: Creatures Wild and Tame
Cincinnati Art Museum
An in-depth look at the work of the beloved mid-century modern artist, designer, illustrator, and nature advocate.
Ticketed. Free for Members. Save $2 when purchasing tickets online.
through March, 2027
IGLOOBAR
Braxton Covington Rooftop
Each heated igloo can accommodate up to 8 people comfortably and features cushioned seating, a dedicated Bluetooth speaker (upon request), and decor. During your 2.5-hour time slot, you can enjoy food from Dewey’s and an array of beverages for an additional cost.
Reserve your igloo here
Tickets and Registration for Future Events
OMNIMAX® Dinner Dates
Cincinnati Museum Center, 6:30p
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+
Workshops at Handzy Shop + Studio
Sunday, November 22: Hand-Stamped Ornament Workshop, 1–3p
Thursday, December 10: DIY Gift Workshop: Beaded Bag Charms, 5:30–7p
Tickets
Perfectly Paired: Beer, Bourbon, and Bites
Rhinegeist, November 21, 6:30–9p
An evening of thoughtfully matched Rhinegeist beers and delicious bites prepared by their chef, Luke Anzano. The experience will be guided by a Cicerone-certified beer professional, who will walk you through each pairing and share insights into the flavors, brewing, and art of pairing beer with food.
Tickets
Cuisine Art Cocktails
Contemporary Arts Center, November 21, 7p
Annual fundraiser exploring the interplay between the visual and culinary arts through a full-museum immersive experience and celebration of contemporary Cincinnati.
Tickets
Cincinnati Barbarians at Rhinegeist: Fight Before the Feast
Rhinegeist, November 25, 8–10p
Celebrate the night before Thanksgiving with live armored combat.
Free and open to the public
Annual Christmas Tree Sale
Alive & Well, November 28, 9a–6p
Want first choice? Pre-order your Christmas tree by emailing info@aliveandwellbar.como to pick up on Small Business Saturday.
Save the Date: ReMADE
The Art Academy of Cincinnati, December 4
Indigo Hippo fundraiser and gallery show.
Ladies Night
Chasing Cali Collective, December 10, 6–9p
Flash tattoos, facials, tarot card readings, eyebrow waxing, plants, handmade crafts, massages, cocktails, snacks, custom gifts, and custom shirts.
$10 entry includes raffle ticket
White Christmas
Mariemont Theatre, December 12–13
Featuring eight showtimes across two days.
Bluey’s Big Play
Aronoff Center, January 2–3, 2027
Back for three performances at the Aronoff, featuring an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm and new music by Bluey composer Joff Bush.
New To Do
Jimmie Lou’s
1201 Broadway (Pendleton)
The food of New Orleans, by Chef Jeffery Harris.
Pizza Time
Rhinegeist Taproom, 1910 Elm Street
Mon–Thurs, 3–9p
Fri–Sat, 12–11p
Sun, 12–8p
2026 Winterhaus
Fountain Square, Monday–Sunday, 11a–9p
Cream + Sugar Coffeehouse Price Hill
3114 Warsaw Ave
Cream + Sugar’s second location is now open in Price Hill inside the Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus.
VV the Italian Experience Express
Mt Lookout Square
Fresh focaccia, pizza, artisan breads, Italian pastries, house-made gelato, a market filled with specialty products imported directly from Italy, and a curated selection of Italian wines.
The Bagelry Montgomery
11013 Montgomery Road
Celebrate the grand opening of The Bagelry’s third location (OTR, Oakley).
SCPA Cincinnati Adoption Center
1312 Main Street
King Pigeon
2436 Gilbert Avenue
Bar Rosso
Steak, frites, vermouth.
Now taking reservations
Goodwill Colerain Resource Hub
6401 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45239
Ohio Valley Goodwill to open second outlet and first-ever resource hub outside main campus.
Camp Washington Skate Park
1201 Stock Avenue
Mariemont Theatre
6906 Wooster Pike
Celebrating the Harpers’ Legacies cincinnatimagazine.com
Cincinnati’s Buzziest Steakhouse Etxe Details New Menu, Expansion Plans citybeat.com
Cincinnati’s Seven Hills Were First Counted by An Utterly Incompetent Charlatan cincinnatimagazine.com
Five Must-Try Pizza Spots in Cincinnati citybeat.com
Rhinegeist’s New Pizza Restaurant is Now Open citybeat.com
Was Striptease Invented in Cincinnati? Some Burlesque Historians Think So cincinnatimagazine.com
