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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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- New To Do
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Dates to Know in Cincinnati: October 2026
September 15–October 15
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 5–October 11
Week Seven: Wayfarer X Yô Đi
Wayfarer Tavern
Each week for seven weeks, Wayfarer will invite a different local restaurant into the kitchen to turn its signature flavors into a one-of-a-kind pizza.
through Saturday
Cincinnati Art Week (CAW)
10+ spaces in OTR
A celebration of art and ideas and creative community. See available storefronts in OTR become temporary galleries and artist exhibition spaces.
Free admission
through Sunday
House of Cards Carnivale
Factory 52, 5p
11 days of carnival rides, games, entertainment, local vendors, food, drinks, and fall fun.
Free admission (rides, games, food and beverages are sold separately)
Monday–Thursday
StartupCincy Week
Celebrating 10 years of StartupCincy with more than 1,000 founders, investors, and small business owners, plus 120+ sessions and 200+ speakers.
Click here for the event agenda and here to register for tickets
Tuesday
BLINK Run the Night
Elm Street Plaza, 7:30
Nighttime run through downtown Cincinnati, complete with an immersive 2.6 mile journey through light, art, music, and creativity. Registration includes early access to select BLINK installations, commemorative finisher medal, opportunity to collaborate on an interactive art display, premium vendors, and more.
Register here
Wednesday
Queen City Zumbini
LilyPad Cincinnati, September 2–October 21, 9:15–10a
Weekly Zumbini classes on Wednesdays. Click here for single classes.
$5 Burger Wednesday
Arnolds Bar & Grill
There is also live bluegrass on Wednesdays from 6 to 8.
Prints, Plants, and Friends: A Cincinnati Art Week Pop Up
56 E McMicken Avenue, 6–9p
Featuring prints and original work by artists from Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo, as well as plants from @planttrolley.
Free admission
Fall in Cincinnati 2026
Thursday
Opening Ceremony
Central Parkway between Liberty Street and W 14th Street (with TQL Stadium as a backdrop), 4–9p
New this year is an immersive opening celebration with interactive installations, live performances, hands-on creative experiences, and opportunities to create and wear your own light art.
Free admission
Untamed Nature Release Party
Sam Adams Cincinnati Taproom, 4–9p
Release party of Untamed Nature, their special beer, a juicy, hop-saturated IPA, to mark BLINK Cincinnati and celebrate Cincinnati’s public art in the form of a beer.
Free admission
Museum Make & Sip
Cincinnati Art Museum, 6–8p
Bite-sized art talk, themed art-making activity, and one complimentary beverage (beer, wine, select mixed drink, or soft drink) to sip while you work. Additional beverages will be available for purchase.
Members: $25; general public: $35; ages 21+
Opening Night: Once Upon a Mattress
Covedale Theatre
Through November 1.
Mystic Eye Drone Show: First Sight
8:30p over TQL Stadium
Thursday–Sunday
BLINK Cincinnati
Back for its fifth edition, BLINK is a four-day citywide art and installation festival spanning more than 35 blocks from OTR to NKY—the nation’s largest free public art event. There will be many events to accompany BLINK, as well as logistical changes around the event. Click here to go to the official website for more information about the event itself.
Click here for the Tour de Cincinnati Guide to BLINK
BLINK Tasting Tours
Findlay Market
Lunch tour: 12:30–2p
Happy hour tour: 3:30–5p
Take a full historical of tour of Findlay Market and the new and existing BLINK murals in the neighborhood. You will stop at 5 participating businesses along the way to enjoy food and drinks.
Tickets
Asianati Night Market
Court Street Plaza
Asian cuisine, entertainment, games, and activities
Guided BLINK Walks with Urban Hikers
Fountain Square Plaza, 6–10p
Departures every 30 minutes all four nights. For just $10, let a local guide walk you straight through the best of the light and art installations, with the stories and context you’d otherwise miss. Accessible routes for all attendees.
Tickets
BLINK Skate Bar
Roebling Bridge at Smale Park, 7–11p
Serving up cold drinks and smooth moves each night of BLINK.
Free admission; bring your own skates
Friday
Opening Night: Mary Poppin’s Jr.
Emery Theatre
Click here to view The Children’s Theatre’s 2026–27 season
Tour de Cincinnati Guide to BLINK 2026
Friday–Sunday
Mystic Eye Drone Show: Dimensions of Wonder
8p and 10p over the Ohio River
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
Fall Cov Craft
Sixth Street Promenade in Mainstrasse, 10a–4p
Covington’s Curated Makers Market hosted by Handzy Shop + Studio and sponsored by BLINK, this market is all about creativity, community, and local love. Shop a curated lineup of makers and artists, sip on beer from West Sixth Brewing, and treat yourself to local food.
Free admission
Sunset Skate
Riverfront Rink, 7–10p
Remember the Time: A Night of Michael Jackson Throwbacks with DJ Strawberry
Free admission and rental skates; beverages and snacks available for purchase
Sunday
Customer Appreciation Day
Stricker’s Grove, 12–8p (rides close from 4 to 5 for dinner)
Stricker’s Grove’s final open-to-the-public event of the year.
$22 admission (kids under 2 free) includes all rides all day, 18-hole mini golf, unlimited soft drinks, popcorn, cotton candy, and sno cones
Learn to Skate
Riverfront Rink, 2–5p
All ages; free admission and free skate rental
2026 Bengals Game Dey Guide
Sports
Week Five: Bengals @ Dolphins
Sunday at 1p
Watch: FOX; Listen: WEBN 102.7, 700 WLW, ESPN1530
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 October 18
Yayoi Kusama: All the Eternal Love I Have for Pumpkins
Cincinnati Art Museum, 11a
All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins illustrates Kusama’s characteristic themes, including infinity, the sublime, and obsessive repetition. Tickets are available online only and are released one month prior to your visit date.
Check back often to reserve yours
through November 1
Ohio Renaissance Festival
Renaissance Park, 10:30a
Lively shows, food and drink, and unique shops that transport you back in time to the days of knights and queens.
Weekends and Labor Day
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
Click Here for Recurring Weekly Events in Cincinnati
Tickets and Registration for Future Events
Queen City Zumbini
LilyPad Cincinnati, September 2–October 21, 9:15–10a
Weekly Zumbini classes on Wednesdays. Click here for 8-week session and here for single classes.
BLINK Tasting Tours
Findlay Market, October 8–11
Lunch tour: 12:30–2p
Happy hour tour: 3:30–5p
Take a full historical of tour of Findlay Market and the new and existing BLINK murals in the neighborhood. You will stop at 5 participating businesses along the way to enjoy food and drinks.
Tickets
Gays Before Time
Covington, October 17, 2–10p
Jurassic LGBTQ+ bar crawl hosted by Midwestern Lesbian.
CMC After Hours: Halloween Edition
Cincinnati Museum Center, October 22, 7–10p
21+ night at the museum, complete with themed programming and interactive experiences. Food and drinks available for purchase; costumes encouraged.
Tickets
Party in the House
Mercantile Immersive, October 23, 6–9p
Benefiting New Life Furniture Bank, the evening will include a dit-down dinner, open bar, one-of-a-kind tablescapes, and inspiring stories of impact.
Tickets
Vintage Market Days of Dayton-Cincinnati
“Collected & Curated”
Greene County Fairgrounds (Xenia), October 23–25
Upscale, vintage-inspired, indoor/outdoor market featuring original art, vintage, furniture, boutique clothing, jewelry, handmade goods, home décor, food trucks, seasonal plantings, and more.
Tickets
HauntedHaus Party
Winterhaus on Fountain Square, October 31, 7–11p
Celebrate the grand opening of Winterhaus this year with the spookiest 21+ takeover in the Fountain District: a night filled with immersive decor, costume contests, spooky DJ beats, and more.
Your ticket covers admission to the event and 1 drink ticket.
Hand Lettering Your Holiday Envelopes
The Sticker Shop, November 14, 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
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+
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
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
Anchor Wellness Center
8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 160, 4–7p
Newly expanded space.
The Bagel Group
4172 Hamilton Avenue (Northside)
Hand-rolled bagels and steamed sandwiches
18 Best Places to Travel in October travelandleisure.com
Cincinnati Named a Top City for Recreation wallethub.com
Cincinnati’s Culinary Scene is Once Again Nationally Recognized citybeat.com
Taste of Belgium Founder to Open New Concept citybeat.com
United Airlines Adds Nonstop CVG-San Francisco Flight citybeat.com
