Weekend Rundown: September 26–29

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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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Monday–Saturday

Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week
September 23–29, Nearly 60 participating restaurants
A unique celebration of culinary tourism featuring three-course meals around Greater Cincinnati for $26, $36, and $46. Benefiting Cincinnati Children’s.

Tuesday–Saturday

Living Great: One-Year Anniversary Party
Alive & Well Bar
Tues at 8p: Vinyl Voyage
Wed at 6p: Chase Some Bones Race, winner takes home gift cards and cash (6p)
Thurs at 7p: ping pong tournament (registration at 6)
Fri at 8p: live DJs
Sat, 12–4p: record fair; dance party at 9p

Thursday

Opening Day: Howl-O-Ween (Great Wolf Lodge, Mason) – September 26–October 31
Fun special treats and events to celebrate the season, including Monster Bash dance party, trick-or-treat trail, crafts, games, and more. The most up-to-date listing of events is available on their mobile app.
Cost of admission included with your stay

Fotofocus 2024 Opening
The Annex Gallery, 5–8p

Save the Dey
Paycor Stadium, 5:30p and 6:45p
The Cincinnati Bengals, the American Heart Association, Cintas and Kettering Health team up to provide Hands-Only CPR and AED education to the Cincinnati community to improve emergency outcomes. There will be a Ted Karras meet and greet and the first 500 fans to register will get a free Cincy hat.
Register here

Jared Kassebaum
Commonwealth Sanctuary, 7p
Enjoy a premiere comedy club in a NKY speakeasy vibe, bringing through some of the best acts in stand-up comedy to an intimate, unique venue for an affordable night out.

Fiesta Salsera Amateur Dance Competition
Fountain Square, 7–10p
Featuring live music from The Latin Beat Project from 7 to 10. Registration for the dance competition begins at 7 and, once registered, participants warm up on the dance floor before the official competition begins at 8. As part of Salsa on the Square.

Thursday–Saturday

Opening Weekend: FotoFocus Biennial: Backstories
Establishes the theme and dialogues that unite the broader programming, including keynote lecture, talks and panel discussions with artists, curators, and collaborators, receptions and tours, inspiring conversations about the world through photography, film, and lens-based art. Additional Biennial programming continues throughout the month of October.
Free entry and exclusive events; get your passport here

Friday

Graeter’s Monthly Donut Pop-up
Braxton Covington, 8a
Starting at 8a on the last Friday of every month, Braxton has Graeter’s donuts and hot and iced coffee.

Final Friday
Pendleton Art Center, 5–9p
Explore over 200 artists in wide ranging media. Valet parking is available as well as many self-parking options.

Art After Dark: The Remix with Talib Kweli
Cincinnati Art Museum, 5–10p
Celebrate the final weekend of The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century with music from acclaimed hip hop artist and DJ Talib Kweli, DJ Bandcamp, DJ Arie, DJ Trub, and performances from Heroes Rise and Elementz; food for purchase from Just Q’in BBQ, Schmidt’s Sausage Food Truck, and the Terrace Café; cash bars; and free admission to ticketed exhibitions.
Free admission

Amped Up Concert Series
Sawyer Point, 6–9p
Casual and competitive pickle ball, accompanied by food and live music from Saffire Express.

Kelly Howard (Comedy Central, OWN, FOX)
Commonwealth Sanctuary, 7p
Enjoy a premiere comedy club in a NKY speakeasy vibe, bringing through some of the best acts in stand-up comedy to an intimate, unique venue for an affordable night out.

Art Attack
Braxton Cincinnati, 7–11p
Quarterly art event showcasing local artists displaying their work for sale the night of the event. Showcasing artists will be onsite during the event and open for discussion about their artwork and making connections with the community. There will also be live music and live art.
Free admission

ComedySportz Match
The Schoolhouse Restaurant, 7:30p
Improv comedy entertainment.

Opening Night: Mt. Healthy Haunted Hall (Mt. Healthy)
Friday, Saturday (8–11p), and Sunday (7–9p) from September 27–October 26
Entry is $12 with $2 discount with a canned good donation (click here for information about available discounts); Fastpasses available for $18, no discounts. Cash only.
Lights Up Night will be Sunday, October 20, 6–6:45p (cost is $5 per child, free for adults)

Friday and Saturday

Kroger Wellness Festival
New Location: Fifth Street between Main Street and Columbia Parkway
Panels, demonstrations, wellness tips and advice, entertainment, and support from experts in nutrition, fitness, health, and beauty care.

Saturday

SCND ACT Apparel Vintage Pop-Up
Fable Cafe, 8a–3p

Opening Day:
Burger Farm Fall Fun at the Farm (Newtown)
Burwinkel Farms Fall Farm Fun (Ross)
Jack O’Lantern Junction at EnterTRAINment Junction (West Chester)
McMonigle Farms Pumpkin Fest (Middletown)
Neltner’s Farm Fall Fest (Melbourne, KY)

Click here for all things Pumpkin Patch Opening Days

Buy Nothing Swap
Clifton Recreation Center, 10a–1p
Bring unwanted or unneeded items and set them out for others to fetch. Bring boxes or bags, peruse the unwanted/unneeded items that your neighbors bring, and take your treasures home. No charge, no costs, no buying. Click the event link for more information about acceptable items and for FAQ.

Fall Vendor Fair
Country Pumpkins, 10a–4p
50 crafters and vendors and fall festival activities will be open from 10a to 7p, including hayrides, pumpkins, petting zoo, slides, barrel train rides, corn mazes, play areas, photo spots, and more. Click here for activity pricing information.
Free admission and parking

Lebanon’s 10th Annual Feast & Fall-y
Downtown Lebanon, 10a–6p
Family friendly autumn event with food trucks, local vendors, downtown merchants, live music, photo ops, and more.
Free admission

Sonder & Friends Oktoberfest
Sonder Brewing, 10a
Complete lineup of German-style beer, food, live music, and games.

Streetside’s 8th Anniversary
Streetside Brewery, 10a–11p
All-day party featuring special beer releases, grub from Craft Burger Bros, and live music from Jim Trace & The Makers (3–6p) and That One Party Band (7–10p).

Touch-A-Truck and Safety Expo
Green Twp Admin Building, 11a–2p
Firehouse chili and hot dogs along with cars and trucks to explore. UC Airfare will land on the the Veterans Park soccer field at noon.

Paws in the Park
Summit Park, 11a–3p
Unique dog-focused event featuring lure chasing, agility courses, talent show, and a themed costume parade for dogs while humans can shop an array of independent vendors selling both pet-related and non-pet-related goods. There will also be food truck onsite. Benefiting the United Pet Fund.
Free and open to the public

Brentwood Oktoberfest
HighGrain Brentwood, 11a–10p
Family friendly event with classic Oktoberfest games, live music, and beer.

East Walnut Hills Oktoberfest with Woodburn Brewing
Woodburn Brewing, 11a–11p
Beer, food, and music.

Oktoberfest 2024
MPH Brewing, 11a–11p
MPH is transforming into a festhaus, bier tent, and biergarten, complete with a full day of activities, games, live music, and more.

GET INTO THE GEMÜTLICHKEIT WITH ALL OF THESE GREAT OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATIONS

2nd Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival
Middletown, 12p

Makers Mart 2024
Brink Brewing Co, 12p
50 local vendors, live music, food trucks.

Sign Crafting Saturday
American Sign Museum, 1–3p
Explore the skills needed to become an expert sign maker as a family. Play with different materials each month as you learn about different elements of sign making.
Free with regular museum admission

2nd Records Market
Northwood Cider Co, 3–7p
Sip cider while you look through vinyl from Spiral Groove Records.

2024 Cincinnati Moon Festival
Fountain Square, 3–8p
Family friendly festival with tea and mooncake tasting, cultural displays, arts and crafts DIY activities, Asian cuisines and bubble tea, and performances from K-Pop to Sichuan Opera.

Pre-Match at the Park
Washington Park, 4p
Music and family-friendly activities, food trucks, and beverages and drink specials served at the Porch. Then march with supporters groups from the park to TQL Stadium.

Endless Summer Skate with DJ Sneaks & DJ Jigg
Riverfront Rink at Sawyer Point, 5–10p
5p: workshop
6–8p: all ages skate
8–10p: adult skate
Free entry; free rentals with ID

Opera Fest
Braxton Covington, 6p
Opera Cream Stout tapping, barrel-aged variants, opera performance, live music, rooftop DJ.

Lucia Whalen
Commonwealth Sanctuary, 7p
Enjoy a premiere comedy club in a NKY speakeasy vibe, bringing through some of the best acts in stand-up comedy to an intimate, unique venue for an affordable night out.

Spark in the Dark
Miami Whitewater Forest, 7–10p
Glowing boats, family-friendly nighttime hike, and educational [nocturnal] animals, and campfire.
Free admission, but glow boat rentals, refreshments, and select activities will require a small fee

Saturday and Sunday

Lebanon Country Applefest
Warren County Fairgrounds
Over 300 arts, crafts and food vendors, as well as live entertainment each day.
Free parking

Art Fair
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum
Over 60 regional and national artists (paintings, ceramics, jewelry, woodworking, glass and more), food trucks, artist demonstrations, and live music, including a Sunday performance from the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra. There will also be a Family Fun Zone and Animal Friends Humane Society will be onsite with adoptable pets.

Sunday

Rooftop Brunch: Jungle Cat Edition
Rhinegeist, 10a–12p
Each $45 ticket includes a brunch buffet, coffee, mimosas, beermosas, beer, cider, and rooftop views of the Queen City. Head to the taproom after brunch for a big screen watch party.

Fall Food Fest
Findlay Market, 10a–4p
A celebration of the harvest season where Findlay prepare dishes using seasonal ingredients to sample one by one.
Tickets are sold in bundles (one ticket = one sample); 8 for $20, 18 for $40

Fifth Third Community Days
Freedom Center, 10a–5p
Enjoy free admission to the Freedom Center on the Fifth and Third Sundays of the month thanks to 5/3, and check out The Negro Motorist Green Book exhibition.

Northside House Tour 2024
12–5p
View a wide variety of Northside homes this fall as part of the Northside House Tour! Attendees will pick up their tickets from our wonderful hosts at WordPlay (1556 Chase Ave), then walk, bike, or drive Northside to tour the participating homes.
$15 advance tickets

Mammoth Music & Arts Festival
6th street between Monmouth and Saratoga (Newport), 1–8p
Live music and fine art featuring over 25 bands across 4 stages, food and drinks from local vendors, and a bourbon experience lounge presented by New Riff Distilling.

2024 Walnut Hills Street Festival
Green Man Park, 3–8p
A day of community joy with music, art, dance, food, and more.

through October 13

Mum’s the Word
Krohn Conservatory
A garden of silent reflection. Escape the noise of the busy world and find solace among the autumn blooms.

through October 27

Ohio Renaissance Festival
Renaissance Park
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 November 3

Underwater Pumpkin GLOW
Newport Aquarium
Giant glowing animals made from pumpkins in your favorite exhibits; pumpkin treats and special fall enrichment for resident animals; Jack-O-Lanterns become artificial reefs for the animals to explore; and an underwater pumpkin patch surrounded by sharks.
Included in general admission

Ongoing

ReLeaf Registration
Online
Apply for your FREE tree! ReLeaf registration opens to low canopy neighborhoods on September 7 and it opens to all City of Cincinnati residents on September 21.
Click here for the list of trees

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

Sports

Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs
Three-game series at Wrigley Field
Friday at 2:20p
Saturday 2:20p
Sunday at 3:20p
Watch: Bally Sports; Listen: 700 WLW

FC Cincinnati v. LAFC
TQL Stadium
Saturday at 7:30p
Noche Latina
Watch: Apple TV; Listen: Fox Sports 1360

Week Four
Cincinnati Bengals @ Carolina Panthers
Sunday at 1p
Watch: ABC; Listen: 700 WLW, ESPN 1530, 102.7 WEBN

Check out the Bengals Game Day Guide

Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please click on the link for more information.

New To Do

The Alley
Wooden Cask Brewing Company
Open Friday and Saturday nights at 5p
An immersive space where history and craftsmanship come together.

Sweets & Meats BBQ
3440 Burnet Avenue (Avondale)
New brick and mortar location is now open.

CHPL – Forest Park Branch
Forest Park’s new building is a Big Next Generation Library; a 26,440-square-foot facility built from the ground up.

Sharon Centre Outdoor Playground
Sharon Woods
10,000 square foot destination playground featuring designs inspired by the park’s unique surroundings and nearby creek, including bird nest-shaped play structures, a crayfish-inspired climber, dragonfly wobble boards, and more.

Willow Run Bourbon
645 Walnut Street
Custom Bourbon experiences. Create and take home your own custom Bourbon.

Juniper Seed
1809 Elm Street
Findlay Market’s newest resident of the Findlay Launch Storefront Accelerator Program offers accessible, affordable, and sustainable plant-based meal options.

Revival Vintage Spirits
614 Madison Avenue, Covington, Kentucky
Retail and bottle shop now open in a new, larger location.

Haven Cafe
4409 Brazee Street (Oakley)
Natural coffee, food, pastries, and smoothies.

Tickets Now Available For

18th Annual Hats Off Luncheon: Our Parks Add More
October 4, Smale Riverfront Park
Guests are treated to a champagne reception followed by a gourmet luncheon. To date, the event has raised more than $4 million in support of Cincinnati Parks. Presented by the Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks.

Off the Rails: Halloween Edition at the Hall of Justice
October 10, Cincinnati Museum Center, 7–10p
Experience the super heroic and the supernatural with museum tours, themed drinks, and karaoke.
21+

Writer’s Digest Annual Conference
October 17–20, Renaissance Hotel (downtown)
Three full days of expert advice from bestselling authors and literary agents to help writers of all kinds achieve their publishing goals. Featuring keynote speaker Steven Rowley.
Register here

afterglow: Official BLINK After Party feat. Austin Millz
October 19, MegaCorp Pavilion, 10p

Charm at the Farm Vintage Market
October 18–20, Lebanon
Farmhouse chic, vintage finds, rustic treasures, antique furniture, repurposed pieces, clothing, jewelry, kids and baby, food trucks, and more.

Bloom OTR Attempts to Beat World Record for Most People Dressed as Spider-Man in a Bar [citybeat.com]

Cincinnati Comes in at Number 11 on Stacker’s Most Fun Cities in the US List [stacker.com]

Cincinnati is Fired Up About Hot Sauces [cincinnatimagazine.com]

Cincinnati Named Third Best City for a Staycation in the US [wallethub.com]

Cincinnati Zoo Announces Opening of New Elephant Trek Habitat [citybeat.com]

Cincinnati’s Underground Allure Lands it on Magazine’s ‘Must-See Fall Destinations’ List [citybeat.com]

Clifton Cultural Arts Center Continues to Thrive in New Building [citybeat.com]

The Cone’s Owners to Sell Creamy Whip After 50 Years in Business [citybeat.com]

LaRose Could Purge Over 150,000 Ohio Inactive Voters Before Election [citybeat.com; update your voter registration here]

The Mercantile Library is No Longer on Hold [cincinnatimagazine.com]

New Lifestyle Boutique in Newport Offers Whimsical Shopping Experience [citybeat.com]

On the Hunt for Cincy’s Favorite Dumplings [cincinnatimagazine.com]

Popular Detroit Restaurant TAKOI to Host Pop-Ups in Cincinnati [citybeat.com]

A Popular Upscale Cocktail Bar and Lounge is Opening in Norwood [citybeat.com]

The Queen City’s Own Lady Whistledown [cincinnatimagazine.com]