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Great Parks Free Entry Days

Great Parks of Hamilton County
Administrative Offices, Cincinnati, OH 45231

North

Great Parks is celebrating special days with free entry for all into Great Parks! Guests can experience 78 miles of trails, over 17,500 acres of natural habitat and wildlife, lakes and river access, playgrounds, dog parks, golf courses and so much more.

Great Parks is celebrating special days with free entry for all into Great Parks! Guests can experience 78 miles of trails, over 17,500 acres of natural habitat and wildlife, lakes and river access, playgrounds, dog parks, golf courses and so much more.

World War I at Home and Abroad

Harmon Museum
105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH 45036

North

As the 100th anniversary of World War I comes to an end, Harmon Museum has mounted an exhibit honoring America’s involvement in the war. World War I at Home and Abroad tells not only the soldiers’ stories but also the war effort at home. The exhibit runs through November 11,...

As the 100th anniversary of World War I comes to an end, Harmon Museum has mounted an exhibit honoring America’s involvement in the war. World War I at Home and Abroad tells not only the soldiers’ stories but also the war effort at home. The exhibit runs through November 11,...

ETC Jr. Summer Stock

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

Downtown

Featuring workshops taught by the same professional artists that grace ETC’s stage, our summer stock camps offer children ages 7–18 an unforgettable collaborative experience while exploring acting techniques including improv, auditioning, script analysis, and acting for the...

Featuring workshops taught by the same professional artists that grace ETC’s stage, our summer stock camps offer children ages 7–18 an unforgettable collaborative experience while exploring acting techniques including improv, auditioning, script analysis, and acting for the...

Kid-Friendly Summer Concert Series

Deerfield Towne Center
5503 Deerfield Boulevard, Mason, OH 45040

North

Soak up summer at Deerfield Towne Center's Kid Friendly Concerts!   Enjoy the outdoors with live music, great shopping, amazing restaurants and family and friends. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and meet us in The Grove! Our Kids Concert Series will be held from...

Soak up summer at Deerfield Towne Center's Kid Friendly Concerts!   Enjoy the outdoors with live music, great shopping, amazing restaurants and family and friends. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and meet us in The Grove! Our Kids Concert Series will be held from...

Il Giardino: A Garden of Tuscany

Krohn Conservatory
1501 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Have you ever dreamed of visiting Tuscany? Stop by Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory for our Italian themed summer show. This formal style landscape is designed to embody the traditional Italian garden with all the sights, sounds, and smells of Tuscany. Let the striking...

Have you ever dreamed of visiting Tuscany? Stop by Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory for our Italian themed summer show. This formal style landscape is designed to embody the traditional Italian garden with all the sights, sounds, and smells of Tuscany. Let the striking...

Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203

Downtown

Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs unveils the mysteries and explores the realities of daily life in ancient Egypt. This extraordinary exhibition looks beyond popular culture’s fantastical portrayals to examine the lives of commoners and god-kings and queens alike. More than 350...

Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs unveils the mysteries and explores the realities of daily life in ancient Egypt. This extraordinary exhibition looks beyond popular culture’s fantastical portrayals to examine the lives of commoners and god-kings and queens alike. More than 350...

The Art of Charley Harper in Quilts

The Barn at Mariemont/The Woman's Art Club Cultural Center
6980 Cambridge Avenue, Mariemont, OH 45227

East

Fun, free and family friendly quilt show featuring 120 fabric interpretations of Charley and Edie Harper. Techniques used on the art quilts include appliques, pieced, couched, embroidered, beaded, fabric painted and micro pens embellishments. These quilts are done with...

Fun, free and family friendly quilt show featuring 120 fabric interpretations of Charley and Edie Harper. Techniques used on the art quilts include appliques, pieced, couched, embroidered, beaded, fabric painted and micro pens embellishments. These quilts are done with...

Christmas in July

EnterTRAINment Junction
7379 Squire Court, West Chester, OH 45069

North

Think some Christmas cheer might help get you through the summer heat? Cool off at the Junction with a visit to the North Pole to get your mid-year check up with Santa. The Journey to the North Pole themed walk-through experience features a snowy winter...

Think some Christmas cheer might help get you through the summer heat? Cool off at the Junction with a visit to the North Pole to get your mid-year check up with Santa. The Journey to the North Pole themed walk-through experience features a snowy winter...

Macy's Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Uptown

Learning Through Art has partnered with the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden to bring back Cincinnati's signature event of the summer: the 14th annual Macy's Kids, Critters, Cultures, and Crafts Festival on Wednesday, July 17. For just $1 per person,...

Learning Through Art has partnered with the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden to bring back Cincinnati's signature event of the summer: the 14th annual Macy's Kids, Critters, Cultures, and Crafts Festival on Wednesday, July 17. For just $1 per person,...

odAOMO Pop-Up Shop in OTR

BRICK POP-UP SHOPS
1327 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

A truly unique brand, odAOMO produces garments and accessories from eco-friendly materials in Kenya. The leather, hide, shell, snake and fish skin goods are constructed of food byproducts and found materials so no lives are harmed for fashion. The fine silks, cashmere blends and...

A truly unique brand, odAOMO produces garments and accessories from eco-friendly materials in Kenya. The leather, hide, shell, snake and fish skin goods are constructed of food byproducts and found materials so no lives are harmed for fashion. The fine silks, cashmere blends and...

World Fare

Fountain Square
Fifth and Vine Streets, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Enjoy food from vendors specializing in international cuisine every Wednesday from 11a-2p this summer on the Square. Vendor line-ups will be announced on our Facebook page each week. Follow us so you don’t miss out!

Enjoy food from vendors specializing in international cuisine every Wednesday from 11a-2p this summer on the Square. Vendor line-ups will be announced on our Facebook page each week. Follow us so you don’t miss out!

Wild Wetlands Weeks

Miami Whitewater Forest
9001 Mt. Hope Road, Crosby Township, OH 45030

West

Begin your exploration of the three big habitats of Miami Whitewater Forest with the Wild Wetlands exhibit! Learn about our own Shaker Trace Wetlands with wetland-inspired games, experiments, dress up for a photo op and see native animals found in this environment. A craft is...

Begin your exploration of the three big habitats of Miami Whitewater Forest with the Wild Wetlands exhibit! Learn about our own Shaker Trace Wetlands with wetland-inspired games, experiments, dress up for a photo op and see native animals found in this environment. A craft is...

Magic & Melodrama: Cincinnati Posters from the Gilded Age

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

Downtown

At the turn of the 20th century, traveling actors, illusionists, and theatrical producers promoted live performances with brilliantly colored printed outdoor advertisements. These pictured magic tricks, fantastic battles, heartbreaking scenes, and grand dance numbers, among many...

At the turn of the 20th century, traveling actors, illusionists, and theatrical producers promoted live performances with brilliantly colored printed outdoor advertisements. These pictured magic tricks, fantastic battles, heartbreaking scenes, and grand dance numbers, among many...

Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style

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

Uptown

Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style celebrates the enduring influence of the kimono on fashion. Inspired by materials, forms and decorative motifs since the opening of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century, western fashion designers, alongside other artists, have produced...

Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style celebrates the enduring influence of the kimono on fashion. Inspired by materials, forms and decorative motifs since the opening of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century, western fashion designers, alongside other artists, have produced...

No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man

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

Uptown

Burning Man attracts more than 70,000 active participants from all over the globe who gather in the desert outside Reno, Nevada. This thriving temporary metropolis is a hotbed of artistic expression and innovation through its shared principles. Both a cultural movement and an...

Burning Man attracts more than 70,000 active participants from all over the globe who gather in the desert outside Reno, Nevada. This thriving temporary metropolis is a hotbed of artistic expression and innovation through its shared principles. Both a cultural movement and an...

Creek Week

Winton Woods
10245 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231

North

Stop by and enjoy some creek exploration to see what finds you can uncover. Bring a net if you have one, wear closed-toed shoes and come for some rock-flipping fun! 

Stop by and enjoy some creek exploration to see what finds you can uncover. Bring a net if you have one, wear closed-toed shoes and come for some rock-flipping fun! 

Summer Adventure with the Library

Washington Park
1230 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Join Main Library staff at Washington Park on Wednesdays from 1-3p for a variety of fun summer activities for the entire family!

Join Main Library staff at Washington Park on Wednesdays from 1-3p for a variety of fun summer activities for the entire family!

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs

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

Downtown

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs follows researchers as they piece together the archeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies. In addition to increasing our understanding of the culture, religion, medicine and daily life thousands of years ago, scientists today are...

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs follows researchers as they piece together the archeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies. In addition to increasing our understanding of the culture, religion, medicine and daily life thousands of years ago, scientists today are...

Summer Fun at the Cincinnati Computer Cooperative!

Cincinnati Computer Cooperative
49 Novner Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45215

North

Get Free Treats and Tons of Summer Fun at the Cincinnati Computer Cooperative!   Now you can get awesome free treats while you’re getting your next computer at a great price!   Come to the Cincinnati Computer Cooperative nonprofit this summer and get a free...

Get Free Treats and Tons of Summer Fun at the Cincinnati Computer Cooperative!   Now you can get awesome free treats while you’re getting your next computer at a great price!   Come to the Cincinnati Computer Cooperative nonprofit this summer and get a free...

Blue Ash Farmers Marker

Summit Park
4335 Glendale-Milford Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242

North

The Blue Ash Farmers Market kicks off its fifth year on May 15, 2019! The market will take place on Wednesdays from 3:30-7 PM from May 15 - September 25, 2019 at Summit Park in Blue Ash. The Farmers Market offers sustainably grown foods and unique goods from 28+ local vendors....

The Blue Ash Farmers Market kicks off its fifth year on May 15, 2019! The market will take place on Wednesdays from 3:30-7 PM from May 15 - September 25, 2019 at Summit Park in Blue Ash. The Farmers Market offers sustainably grown foods and unique goods from 28+ local vendors....

Riverfront Market

Smale Riverfront Park
Mehring Way & Main St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Come on down to the first ever Riverfront Market at the Castellini Esplanade! Every Wednesday (4pm-8pm) & Sunday (9am-3pm) from May 12 to Oct 27 you'll find a variety of vendors and rotating food trucks. The other days of the week in the same location, you can be sure to...

Come on down to the first ever Riverfront Market at the Castellini Esplanade! Every Wednesday (4pm-8pm) & Sunday (9am-3pm) from May 12 to Oct 27 you'll find a variety of vendors and rotating food trucks. The other days of the week in the same location, you can be sure to...

Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean

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

Downtown

In association with BBC Earth, and filmed exclusively for OMNIMAX screens, discover a land preserved in time, yet continually poised on the cusp of dramatic change. Dive into the culture of the largest island in the Caribbean, a vibrant mix of meticulously maintained colonial...

In association with BBC Earth, and filmed exclusively for OMNIMAX screens, discover a land preserved in time, yet continually poised on the cusp of dramatic change. Dive into the culture of the largest island in the Caribbean, a vibrant mix of meticulously maintained colonial...

Concerts in the Square

Liberty Center
7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township, OH 45069

North

Put on your boogie shoes and head down to The Square for Liberty Center's Concert Series!

Put on your boogie shoes and head down to The Square for Liberty Center's Concert Series!

Crown Jewels of Jazz Series

St. Aloysius Orphanage
4721 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45237

Uptown

The Crown Jewels of Jazz Series® is back every Wednesday at 6:30 pm this July! Join us on the lawn at St. Aloysius to enjoy hot jazz performances, grab dinner from some of the area’s most famous food trucks, and enjoy free parking at Mercy Health. Organized by Learning...

The Crown Jewels of Jazz Series® is back every Wednesday at 6:30 pm this July! Join us on the lawn at St. Aloysius to enjoy hot jazz performances, grab dinner from some of the area’s most famous food trucks, and enjoy free parking at Mercy Health. Organized by Learning...

Candle-Making Class at Taft's

Taft's Brewing Co. Brewpourium
4831 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45232

North

Taft's has partnered with local candle company, The Candle Lab, to host a candle-making class!   You'll have the chance to smell over a dozen scents before you mix and match your favorites to make a candle completely unique to you! Enjoy discounted beer and pizza while...

Taft's has partnered with local candle company, The Candle Lab, to host a candle-making class!   You'll have the chance to smell over a dozen scents before you mix and match your favorites to make a candle completely unique to you! Enjoy discounted beer and pizza while...

Music & Sunset Sightseeing Cruise

BB Riverboats
101 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY 41071

Riverfront

Experience the Mighty Ohio River! Guests will enjoy a two and a half hour river cruise and special entertainment. This cruise is scheduled at the perfect time to take in the beauty of the Cincinnati skyline at sunset. Click the "Book this Cruise" button to see up to the minute...

Experience the Mighty Ohio River! Guests will enjoy a two and a half hour river cruise and special entertainment. This cruise is scheduled at the perfect time to take in the beauty of the Cincinnati skyline at sunset. Click the "Book this Cruise" button to see up to the minute...

Wednesdays in the Woods: TRIIIBE

Burnet Woods
3251 Brookline Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220

Uptown

Come celebrate everything great about summer at Clifton Cultural Arts Center's spirited series of 11 free weekly concerts, this week showcasing the musical stylings of TRIIIBE. Concert features hands-on art activities for kids, sweet and savory food trucks, beer available for...

Come celebrate everything great about summer at Clifton Cultural Arts Center's spirited series of 11 free weekly concerts, this week showcasing the musical stylings of TRIIIBE. Concert features hands-on art activities for kids, sweet and savory food trucks, beer available for...

Open Mic Night

Bean & Barley
2005 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45208

East

Music, poetry, spoken word! Join for an Open Mic Night every Wednesday from 7-9pm featuring rotating $4 pints. The coffee bar will be open as well!

Music, poetry, spoken word! Join for an Open Mic Night every Wednesday from 7-9pm featuring rotating $4 pints. The coffee bar will be open as well!

Pippin

Warsaw Federal Incline Theater
801 Matson Place, Cincinnati, OH 45204

There's magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in Stephen Schwartz's iconic and unforgettable musical masterpiece. Pippin is the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical...

There's magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in Stephen Schwartz's iconic and unforgettable musical masterpiece. Pippin is the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical...

Topics in Astronomy

Cincinnati Observatory
3489 Observatory Place, Cincinnati, OH 45208

East

These fun and laid-back classes for beginners focus on a variety of topics and will surely keep you looking up!   Astronomer Dean Regas leads these classes and will also be your guide to the stars and planets of the season and point them out with you in the real...

These fun and laid-back classes for beginners focus on a variety of topics and will surely keep you looking up!   Astronomer Dean Regas leads these classes and will also be your guide to the stars and planets of the season and point them out with you in the real...

Summer Cinema

Washington Park
1230 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Movie screening every Wednesday at park. Bring lawn chairs, grab picnic basket and enjoy relaxing evening. Schedule subject to change. 

Movie screening every Wednesday at park. Bring lawn chairs, grab picnic basket and enjoy relaxing evening. Schedule subject to change. 

Fountain Square Eats

Fountain Square
Fifth and Vine Streets, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Downtown’s favorite food truck food court, FSQ Eats, returns to Fountain Square! FSQ Eats is every Thursday from 11a-2p from April 4- October 10. Food truck line-ups will be announced on Fountain Square's Facebook page weekly.

Downtown’s favorite food truck food court, FSQ Eats, returns to Fountain Square! FSQ Eats is every Thursday from 11a-2p from April 4- October 10. Food truck line-ups will be announced on Fountain Square's Facebook page weekly.