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Pumpkin Blow Event

Neusole Glassworks
11925 Kemper Springs Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45240

North

With help from our professional glassblowers, you will sculpt your own pumpkin from hot molten glass! Everyone must be 5 years or older. Reservations required by phone (513-751-3292). Scheduled in 30 minute increments per person. $40 per person. Payment due upon scheduling....

With help from our professional glassblowers, you will sculpt your own pumpkin from hot molten glass! Everyone must be 5 years or older. Reservations required by phone (513-751-3292). Scheduled in 30 minute increments per person. $40 per person. Payment due upon scheduling....

Breakfast with Mother Christmas

Heritage Village Museum
11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241

North

Meet Mother Christmas and enjoy a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and fruit. This family-friendly holiday experience includes story time and balloon art! Bring your camera for a Mother Christmas photo op!   Call to pre-register.     

Meet Mother Christmas and enjoy a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and fruit. This family-friendly holiday experience includes story time and balloon art! Bring your camera for a Mother Christmas photo op!   Call to pre-register.     

Water Wonderland with Scuba Santa

Newport Aquarium
1 Aquarium Way, Newport, KY 41071

South

Celebrate a Cincinnati holiday tradition with Scuba Santa at Newport Aquarium! It’s a Water Wonderland full of playful penguins, colorful holiday lights, and a flurry of magical bubbles. See Scuba Santa swim underwater with a tank full of sharks and tell him what you want...

Celebrate a Cincinnati holiday tradition with Scuba Santa at Newport Aquarium! It’s a Water Wonderland full of playful penguins, colorful holiday lights, and a flurry of magical bubbles. See Scuba Santa swim underwater with a tank full of sharks and tell him what you want...

Journey to Freedom: Art Quilts by Cynthia Lockhart

Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Cynthia Lockhart’s textile creations invite viewers to embark on a journey of discovery. Composed of colorful fabrics arranged in dynamic patterns, her fiber art tells a story—one that encourages people to more deeply understand the diversity of people, cultures, and beauty...

Cynthia Lockhart’s textile creations invite viewers to embark on a journey of discovery. Composed of colorful fabrics arranged in dynamic patterns, her fiber art tells a story—one that encourages people to more deeply understand the diversity of people, cultures, and beauty...

Treasures of the Spanish World

Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

The exhibition tells a rich story of the cultures of Spain across the past three millennia, through some of the finest artworks from the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish colonies. With over 200 works of art and historical documents, the highlights of the Hispanic Society of...

The exhibition tells a rich story of the cultures of Spain across the past three millennia, through some of the finest artworks from the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish colonies. With over 200 works of art and historical documents, the highlights of the Hispanic Society of...

The Poetry of Nature

Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The paintings in The Poetry of Nature reveal the natural wonders that sparked the first artistic movement in the United States. The American landscape inspired a loosely knit group of 19th-century artists to create paintings that present nature as spiritually renewing and...

The paintings in The Poetry of Nature reveal the natural wonders that sparked the first artistic movement in the United States. The American landscape inspired a loosely knit group of 19th-century artists to create paintings that present nature as spiritually renewing and...

Superpower Dogs

Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203

Downtown

Superpower Dogs showcases the lifesaving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. From the waters of the Mediterranean and the waves off California’s coast to the mountains of British Columbia and the savannas of Africa, journey around...

Superpower Dogs showcases the lifesaving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. From the waters of the Mediterranean and the waves off California’s coast to the mountains of British Columbia and the savannas of Africa, journey around...

Antique Christmas

Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Enjoy a glimpse of Christmas past at the Taft Museum of Art’s annual exhibition of holiday treasures. Visitors will find beautiful decorations throughout the historic house, thanks to generous collectors from Cincinnati and beyond. This year, guests can expect many new and...

Enjoy a glimpse of Christmas past at the Taft Museum of Art’s annual exhibition of holiday treasures. Visitors will find beautiful decorations throughout the historic house, thanks to generous collectors from Cincinnati and beyond. This year, guests can expect many new and...

The Levee: A Photographer in the American South

Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

The Levee: A Photographer in the American South presents a body of photographs by Sohrab Hura (b. 1981, West Bengal, India) in which the artist explores themes of connection, perspective and place. The landscapes and portraits of The Levee trace Hura’s travel along the...

The Levee: A Photographer in the American South presents a body of photographs by Sohrab Hura (b. 1981, West Bengal, India) in which the artist explores themes of connection, perspective and place. The landscapes and portraits of The Levee trace Hura’s travel along the...

Women Breaking Boundaries

Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

A special exhibition that explores the role of women in art and art history at the Cincinnati Art Museum through artworks from the museum’s permanent collection created by female artists from the seventeenth century to today. The cross-departmental selection of 38 artworks...

A special exhibition that explores the role of women in art and art history at the Cincinnati Art Museum through artworks from the museum’s permanent collection created by female artists from the seventeenth century to today. The cross-departmental selection of 38 artworks...

Santa Photos

Liberty Center
7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township, OH 45069

North

Santa will be taking photos with families and spreading magic throughout the holiday season in The Living Room located inside the Foundry.  

Santa will be taking photos with families and spreading magic throughout the holiday season in The Living Room located inside the Foundry.  

Apollo 11: First Steps Edition

Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203

Downtown

Relive the first steps and remarkable achievement of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and thousands of people behind the scenes in stunning footage, much of it revealed to the public for the first time. Crafted from a newly-discovered trove of never-before-seen 70mm...

Relive the first steps and remarkable achievement of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and thousands of people behind the scenes in stunning footage, much of it revealed to the public for the first time. Crafted from a newly-discovered trove of never-before-seen 70mm...

Drag Brunch 2019

Metropole
609 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Treat yourself to performances by local drag queens and fabulous cocktails followed by a mouthwatering family-style brunch. Daring and devine costumes encouraged.

Treat yourself to performances by local drag queens and fabulous cocktails followed by a mouthwatering family-style brunch. Daring and devine costumes encouraged.

Holiday Brunch Cruise

BB Riverboats
101 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY 41071

Riverfront

Join to "Jingle All the Way" during this 2 hour brunch cruise on the beautiful Ohio River. Listen to the holiday sounds as we sing some of the season's favorites. You better bring your appetite, because this menu is sure to satisfy all your taste buds! Come see the...

Join to "Jingle All the Way" during this 2 hour brunch cruise on the beautiful Ohio River. Listen to the holiday sounds as we sing some of the season's favorites. You better bring your appetite, because this menu is sure to satisfy all your taste buds! Come see the...

Santa Skates

Fountain Square Ice Rink
Fifth and Vine streets, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Join Santa as he takes his turn on the ice! every Saturday and Sunday during the holiday season!

Join Santa as he takes his turn on the ice! every Saturday and Sunday during the holiday season!

Setting Your Holiday Table with Murray's Cheese Experts | Tasting + Demonstration

Rookwood Pottery Company Showroom
1920 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Join Rookwood Pottery on Sunday, December 15 as we partner with Murray’s Cheese to build the perfect charcuterie board for holiday entertaining. The experts at Murray’s Cheese will share how to select and prepare ingredients to create a beautiful meat and cheese board that...

Join Rookwood Pottery on Sunday, December 15 as we partner with Murray’s Cheese to build the perfect charcuterie board for holiday entertaining. The experts at Murray’s Cheese will share how to select and prepare ingredients to create a beautiful meat and cheese board that...

Sundays with Santa | The Golden Lamb

Golden Lamb Restaurant
27 S. Broadway Street, Lebanon, OH 45036

North

Have your list ready. Jolly Old St. Nicholas is taking a break from his toy shop to be with you and your family from noon to 3 p.m. on select Sundays in December. Be ready with that must-have item on your wish list, and relax from the stressful shopping by lunching with us and...

Have your list ready. Jolly Old St. Nicholas is taking a break from his toy shop to be with you and your family from noon to 3 p.m. on select Sundays in December. Be ready with that must-have item on your wish list, and relax from the stressful shopping by lunching with us and...

Holly Days

Heritage Village Museum
11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241

North

Holly Days takes visitors back in time to feel the warmth, the beauty, the sights, sounds and smells of the 19th-century holiday season. Each historical house will be decked out with traditional decorations from the 1800s.   Stop by and sample holiday treats. Hear holiday...

Holly Days takes visitors back in time to feel the warmth, the beauty, the sights, sounds and smells of the 19th-century holiday season. Each historical house will be decked out with traditional decorations from the 1800s.   Stop by and sample holiday treats. Hear holiday...

Christmas at Glendower Tours

Glendower Historic Mansion
105 Cincinnati Avenue, Lebanon, OH 45036

North

Come see Lebanon's historic Glendower Mansion artfully adorned for the season. The charming touch the interior-designers created in the halls of this elegant estate will leave you warm and ready for the holidays.

Come see Lebanon's historic Glendower Mansion artfully adorned for the season. The charming touch the interior-designers created in the halls of this elegant estate will leave you warm and ready for the holidays.

Winter Market

Fountain Square
Fifth and Vine Streets, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

This holiday season, we’re bringing a festive shopping experience to the heart of Cincinnati. The Winter Market at Fountain Square will feature regional artisans and crafters in newly designed huts! You’re sure to find something special for everyone on your list. Vendor list...

This holiday season, we’re bringing a festive shopping experience to the heart of Cincinnati. The Winter Market at Fountain Square will feature regional artisans and crafters in newly designed huts! You’re sure to find something special for everyone on your list. Vendor list...

John Humphries: Rules, Recipes, and Mythology—Works on Paper

Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

John Humphries’s (Cincinnati, OH) exquisite watercolors investigate tectonic ideas of space, narrative, texture, order/disorder, and connection through architectural interventions that explore the relationship between mythology, landscape, and the built environment. In this...

John Humphries’s (Cincinnati, OH) exquisite watercolors investigate tectonic ideas of space, narrative, texture, order/disorder, and connection through architectural interventions that explore the relationship between mythology, landscape, and the built environment. In this...

Joomi Chung: Image Space/Memory Space

Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Joomi Chung (Oxford, OH) unfolds an abstract landscape-map in an immersive installation combining objective representation and subjective experiences of places and moments. Her work explores the idea of memory-space from multiple angles: as long scrolls of multi-referential...

Joomi Chung (Oxford, OH) unfolds an abstract landscape-map in an immersive installation combining objective representation and subjective experiences of places and moments. Her work explores the idea of memory-space from multiple angles: as long scrolls of multi-referential...

Emily Moore: Felt Embrace

Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

In her intricate and ethereal installations, Emily Moores (Cincinnati, OH) investigates the affective dimensions of texture: the intimate interaction with an individual’s feelings and body without physical touch. Responding to the vertical expanse of the Weston’s...

In her intricate and ethereal installations, Emily Moores (Cincinnati, OH) investigates the affective dimensions of texture: the intimate interaction with an individual’s feelings and body without physical touch. Responding to the vertical expanse of the Weston’s...

Santa's House on the Levee

Newport on the Levee
1 Levee Way, Newport, KY 41071

South

Santa's House on the Levee is an award-winning, immersive, RFID-powered holiday experience which takes place in Santa and Mrs. Claus' beautiful and modern home located inside The Gallery Building—complete with a red-carpet arrival, sounds of a crackling fire, evergreen trim,...

Santa's House on the Levee is an award-winning, immersive, RFID-powered holiday experience which takes place in Santa and Mrs. Claus' beautiful and modern home located inside The Gallery Building—complete with a red-carpet arrival, sounds of a crackling fire, evergreen trim,...

Christmas Casino at Rising Star Casino

Rising Star Casino
777 Rising Star Drive, Rising Sun, IN 47040

West

Santa, Mrs. Claus and elves return for one-of-a-kind holiday season experience with live reindeer 20-foot Christmas tree, Christmas Market Village and more.

Santa, Mrs. Claus and elves return for one-of-a-kind holiday season experience with live reindeer 20-foot Christmas tree, Christmas Market Village and more.

Ho! Ho! Ho! It's Santa at Carew Tower

Carew Tower
441 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Bring your own camera for photos with downtown’s only Santa in a festive North Pole setting on the 1st floor of the Carew Tower Arcade.  Stop by the letter writing station and drop your letter into the Macy’s Believe mailbox that goes straight to Santa at the North...

Bring your own camera for photos with downtown’s only Santa in a festive North Pole setting on the 1st floor of the Carew Tower Arcade.  Stop by the letter writing station and drop your letter into the Macy’s Believe mailbox that goes straight to Santa at the North...

Christmas at EnterTRAINment Junction

EnterTRAINment Junction
7379 Squire Court, West Chester, OH 45069

Create a holiday tradition for your family! See the magic of Christmas at the home of the World’s Largest Indoor Train Display. Take a “Journey to the North Pole”, where you can can meet Mrs. Claus and Santa himself.

Create a holiday tradition for your family! See the magic of Christmas at the home of the World’s Largest Indoor Train Display. Take a “Journey to the North Pole”, where you can can meet Mrs. Claus and Santa himself.

North Pole Express

Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad
127 South Mechanic St., Lebanon, OH 45036

North

During the hour long journey Santa and his elves will make their way through the train to visit with each family. Every child will receive a bell from Santa’s sleigh. We encourage you to bring your own camera, pictures with Santa are allowed and encouraged. Balloon artists...

During the hour long journey Santa and his elves will make their way through the train to visit with each family. Every child will receive a bell from Santa’s sleigh. We encourage you to bring your own camera, pictures with Santa are allowed and encouraged. Balloon artists...

Art on Vine at Rhinegeist

Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Art show featuring fine art and handmade goods for sale from 70+ local Cincinnati artists.

Art show featuring fine art and handmade goods for sale from 70+ local Cincinnati artists.

"Happy Hollandaise!"

St. Paul Lutheran Church
106 Maple St., Reading, OH 45215

North

All Claire Finley wants is the perfect Christmas. She's hired the celebrated gourmet chef Vilma Hasenpfeffer to prepare her famous Hasenpfeffer Hollandaise Sauce for her dinner guests — the new vicar and his very pregnant wife, Mary. Unfortunately, however, the chef is late,...

All Claire Finley wants is the perfect Christmas. She's hired the celebrated gourmet chef Vilma Hasenpfeffer to prepare her famous Hasenpfeffer Hollandaise Sauce for her dinner guests — the new vicar and his very pregnant wife, Mary. Unfortunately, however, the chef is late,...

Hello, Dolly!

Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, HELLO, DOLLY! is the universally acclaimed smash that NPR calls 'the best show of the year!' and the Los Angeles Times says 'distills the mood-elevating properties of the American musical at its giddy best'. Director...

Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, HELLO, DOLLY! is the universally acclaimed smash that NPR calls 'the best show of the year!' and the Los Angeles Times says 'distills the mood-elevating properties of the American musical at its giddy best'. Director...

Holiday Hijinks! presented by Sir Pat-Trick

Madcap Puppets
3316 Glenmore Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45211

West

Come Celebrate the Holidays as a family with some Magic. Holiday Hijinks! is a fast-paced afternoon of pure family entertainment! This special Holiday Show, geared towards the entire family, is a throwback to the days of Vaudeville, starring award-winning magical entertainer Sir...

Come Celebrate the Holidays as a family with some Magic. Holiday Hijinks! is a fast-paced afternoon of pure family entertainment! This special Holiday Show, geared towards the entire family, is a throwback to the days of Vaudeville, starring award-winning magical entertainer Sir...

Cincinnati Bengals Football

Cincinnati Bengals
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Who Dey! The Cincinnati Bengals, members of the North Division of the AFC in the NFL, take to the field each fall at Paul Brown Stadium, a cornerstone of Cincinnati's riverfront development with 65,535 seats on three levels, including 7,600 club seats and 114 private...

Who Dey! The Cincinnati Bengals, members of the North Division of the AFC in the NFL, take to the field each fall at Paul Brown Stadium, a cornerstone of Cincinnati's riverfront development with 65,535 seats on three levels, including 7,600 club seats and 114 private...

Holiday [email protected]

Behringer-Crawford Museum
1600 Montague Road, Covington, KY 41011

South

Toy trains will click-clack down the tracks, snow dogs will spin on the ice rink and Behringer-Crawford Museum will be aglow with lights, music and the holiday spirit when the 2019 Holiday [email protected] opens on Saturday, November 16.   This is the 28th year for BCM’s...

Toy trains will click-clack down the tracks, snow dogs will spin on the ice rink and Behringer-Crawford Museum will be aglow with lights, music and the holiday spirit when the 2019 Holiday [email protected] opens on Saturday, November 16.   This is the 28th year for BCM’s...

Cincinnati Musical Legends: Art from the First Deck

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Main Library
800 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Shake It Records recently worked with ArtWorks to design a set of 36 trading cards featuring original portraits and biographies of recording artists that represent the diverse and fascinating history of music in Cincinnati. In partnership with the Public Library of Cincinnati...

Shake It Records recently worked with ArtWorks to design a set of 36 trading cards featuring original portraits and biographies of recording artists that represent the diverse and fascinating history of music in Cincinnati. In partnership with the Public Library of Cincinnati...

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Back by popular demand, bring your family and celebrate the season with our live rendition of your favorite holiday TV special! Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the holidays get you down. Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang are here to remind us about what’s...

Back by popular demand, bring your family and celebrate the season with our live rendition of your favorite holiday TV special! Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the holidays get you down. Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang are here to remind us about what’s...

Holiday Pops

Cincinnati Pops
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Cincinnati’s holiday tradition returns! Make new family memories with a sparkling blend of holiday favorites at Music Hall. Music Hall becomes a winter wonderland as you make memories of a lifetime with friends and family. This year's concert features vocalist Megan...

Cincinnati’s holiday tradition returns! Make new family memories with a sparkling blend of holiday favorites at Music Hall. Music Hall becomes a winter wonderland as you make memories of a lifetime with friends and family. This year's concert features vocalist Megan...

2 Pianos, 4 Hands

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Piano wizardry and laugh-out-loud comedy come together to tell the story of Richard and Ted’s life-long pursuit of becoming concert pianist superstars. They work tirelessly to master legendary music from Beethoven and Bach to Billy Joel, enduring endless practice, stage fright...

Piano wizardry and laugh-out-loud comedy come together to tell the story of Richard and Ted’s life-long pursuit of becoming concert pianist superstars. They work tirelessly to master legendary music from Beethoven and Bach to Billy Joel, enduring endless practice, stage fright...

St. Agnes Children’s Choir

Behringer-Crawford Museum
1600 Montague Road, Covington, KY 41011

South

The St. Agnes Parish Children's Choir of Fort Wright will perform Christmas songs and other favorites. Included with museum admission.

The St. Agnes Parish Children's Choir of Fort Wright will perform Christmas songs and other favorites. Included with museum admission.

Miracle on 34th St. The Musical

Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
4990 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45238

West

A holiday classic from Meredith Willson, the writer of the musical classic, The Music Man! Single mother, Doris Walker, doesn't want her six-year-old Susan's head filled with romantic notions. Their neighbor, Fred Gailey, tries to woo Doris by taking Susan to see Santa Claus at...

A holiday classic from Meredith Willson, the writer of the musical classic, The Music Man! Single mother, Doris Walker, doesn't want her six-year-old Susan's head filled with romantic notions. Their neighbor, Fred Gailey, tries to woo Doris by taking Susan to see Santa Claus at...

A Christmas Carol

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a miraculous Christmas Eve transformation as he views with new eyes his past, present and the possibilities of the future. As he witnesses all those who have improved his life he realizes that it's never too late to change his miserly ways. A Christmas...

Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a miraculous Christmas Eve transformation as he views with new eyes his past, present and the possibilities of the future. As he witnesses all those who have improved his life he realizes that it's never too late to change his miserly ways. A Christmas...

The Frog Princess

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
1127 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Prince Ivan’s father has declared that it is time for his sons to marry, but when Ivan discovers his bride-to-be is actually a frog, he is toad-ally disappointed. Vasilisa is more than your typical hoppy-go- lucky frog, though...she’s a kindhearted princess under a curse!...

Prince Ivan’s father has declared that it is time for his sons to marry, but when Ivan discovers his bride-to-be is actually a frog, he is toad-ally disappointed. Vasilisa is more than your typical hoppy-go- lucky frog, though...she’s a kindhearted princess under a curse!...