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Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation

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

Downtown

Bring the whole family to experience the newly updated Robert D Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater! This film will take theatergoers into the crater of a boiling volcano, close enough to feel the liquid hot magma! The film runs daily, check the Cincinnati Museum's Center website for...

Bring the whole family to experience the newly updated Robert D Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater! This film will take theatergoers into the crater of a boiling volcano, close enough to feel the liquid hot magma! The film runs daily, check the Cincinnati Museum's Center website for...

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...

SkyStar Observation Wheel

The Banks
55 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Enjoy unique views of downtown Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and the Ohio River from aboard the 150 foot Skystar Observation Wheel. Each of the 36 gondolas is enclosed, climate controlled and can hold up to six passengers. The SkyStar experience consists of four revolutions and...

Enjoy unique views of downtown Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and the Ohio River from aboard the 150 foot Skystar Observation Wheel. Each of the 36 gondolas is enclosed, climate controlled and can hold up to six passengers. The SkyStar experience consists of four revolutions and...

Tunes & Blooms

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

Uptown

See a collection of Cincinnati’s finest and most respected music veterans playing together in the Zoo’s beautiful gardens. On Thursdays during Tunes & Blooms admission is free after 5pm! Why tip-toe through the tulips when you can rock the garden?

See a collection of Cincinnati’s finest and most respected music veterans playing together in the Zoo’s beautiful gardens. On Thursdays during Tunes & Blooms admission is free after 5pm! Why tip-toe through the tulips when you can rock the garden?

Cincinnati Reds Baseball

Cincinnati Reds
100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Nature Night

Fernbank Park
50 Thornton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45233

West

It’s turtles and snakes and frogs … oh my! Learn how nature survives and adapts in our ever-changing world during these free evening programs at Fernbank Park this spring.

It’s turtles and snakes and frogs … oh my! Learn how nature survives and adapts in our ever-changing world during these free evening programs at Fernbank Park this spring.

BLINK® Pop-Up Party

Over The Rhine Neighborhood
1225 Clay St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The Cincinnati region is less than 6 months away from BLINK® and ArtsWave is celebrating!  The party, featuring food, drinks, entertainment and a few BLINK® surprises, will coincide with the finale of the 2019 ArtsWave Community Campaign to fund Greater...

The Cincinnati region is less than 6 months away from BLINK® and ArtsWave is celebrating!  The party, featuring food, drinks, entertainment and a few BLINK® surprises, will coincide with the finale of the 2019 ArtsWave Community Campaign to fund Greater...

MSJ Student Recital

Mount St. Joseph University
5701 Delhi Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45233

West

Private lesson students perform selections from their semester studies, featuring Music Majors, minors, and Music Academy students.

Private lesson students perform selections from their semester studies, featuring Music Majors, minors, and Music Academy students.

Bold Moves

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

Downtown

Your whole family will enjoy this delightful double-bill. For the first time in company history we present Jiří Kylián’s Sechs Tänze, a whimsical take on the aristocratic era set to the music of Mozart. Filled with sophisticated precision, this fanciful romp is...

Your whole family will enjoy this delightful double-bill. For the first time in company history we present Jiří Kylián’s Sechs Tänze, a whimsical take on the aristocratic era set to the music of Mozart. Filled with sophisticated precision, this fanciful romp is...

42nd Street

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

West

The ultimate show-biz musical, 42ND STREET celebrates Broadway, Times Square, and the people who make the magic of musical theatre. Aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new...

The ultimate show-biz musical, 42ND STREET celebrates Broadway, Times Square, and the people who make the magic of musical theatre. Aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new...

Bat Boy: The Musical

Gates-Abegglen Theatre
420 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford, OH 45056

North

Bat Child Found In Cave! The story of a half-boy, half-bat creature was but one of the fantastic stories created by the tabloid the Weekly World News. This musical comedy gives Bat Boy the origin story he deserves. What happens after Bat Boy is discovered and brought to the home...

Bat Child Found In Cave! The story of a half-boy, half-bat creature was but one of the fantastic stories created by the tabloid the Weekly World News. This musical comedy gives Bat Boy the origin story he deserves. What happens after Bat Boy is discovered and brought to the home...

We Who Believe in Freedom

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

We Who Believe in Freedom is curated by Historian, Author, Lecturer and Artist, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, who is also the founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network. We Who Believe in Freedom offers skill and aesthetic beauty of detailed imagery of the African American...

We Who Believe in Freedom is curated by Historian, Author, Lecturer and Artist, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, who is also the founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network. We Who Believe in Freedom offers skill and aesthetic beauty of detailed imagery of the African American...

Zoo Blooms

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

Uptown

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden transforms into a magnificent explosion of color when Zoo Blooms kicks off this spring. The zoo promises to be a palette of artistic color with a combination of more than 80,000 tulips. As one of only two accredited botanical gardens in...

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden transforms into a magnificent explosion of color when Zoo Blooms kicks off this spring. The zoo promises to be a palette of artistic color with a combination of more than 80,000 tulips. As one of only two accredited botanical gardens in...

Butterfly Show

Krohn Conservatory
1501 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

The Butterflies of Ecuador have descended upon Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory located in beautiful Eden Park. The show runs until Father’s Day weekend, June 16, and creates a captivating environment filled with 12,000 butterflies in free flight for visitors of all ages to...

The Butterflies of Ecuador have descended upon Cincinnati Parks Krohn Conservatory located in beautiful Eden Park. The show runs until Father’s Day weekend, June 16, and creates a captivating environment filled with 12,000 butterflies in free flight for visitors of all ages to...

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...

Easter Egg Paperweight

Neusole Glassworks
11925 Kemper Springs Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45240

North

With the help of our professional glassblowers, you can sculpt hot molten glass into egg shaped paperweights for Easter! Must be 5 years or older. Reservations required by phone.  Scheduled in 30 minute increments per person. Ready for pick up in 7 days.

With the help of our professional glassblowers, you can sculpt hot molten glass into egg shaped paperweights for Easter! Must be 5 years or older. Reservations required by phone.  Scheduled in 30 minute increments per person. Ready for pick up in 7 days.

Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe: American Paintings from The Phillips Collection

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

Downtown

Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe traces a century of the modern creative spirit in the United States, ranging from realistic landscapes to bold abstract forms. Fifty-five works by American masters—including Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe,...

Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe traces a century of the modern creative spirit in the United States, ranging from realistic landscapes to bold abstract forms. Fifty-five works by American masters—including Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe,...

Painted Pots Week

Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve
3455 Poole Road, Colerain Township, OH 45251

North

Celebrate spring by painting a pretty flower pot at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, April 15–27 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. each day. Paint and pots will be provided at no charge for guests to decorate. Finished pots will be hung from the trees throughout the park through the end...

Celebrate spring by painting a pretty flower pot at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, April 15–27 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. each day. Paint and pots will be provided at no charge for guests to decorate. Finished pots will be hung from the trees throughout the park through the end...

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...

Paris 1900: City of Entertainment

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

Uptown

In the spirit of the landmark International Exposition of 1900 that transformed the city and drew 51 million visitors, the exhibition is intended to introduce the American public to the Belle Époque (“Beautiful Era”) of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a...

In the spirit of the landmark International Exposition of 1900 that transformed the city and drew 51 million visitors, the exhibition is intended to introduce the American public to the Belle Époque (“Beautiful Era”) of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a...

Opening Race Day at Belterra Park

Belterra Park Gaming and Entertainment Center
6301 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45230

East

Join Belterra Park for opening race day this season at the brand new post time, 12:35pm. Belterra Park will race every Thursday - Sunday until September 27 at 12:35pm each day. 

Join Belterra Park for opening race day this season at the brand new post time, 12:35pm. Belterra Park will race every Thursday - Sunday until September 27 at 12:35pm each day. 

Friday Night Twilight League

Potters Park Golf Course
417 New London Road, Hamilton, OH 45044

North

Open to the public 10-week recreation golf league Monday's at Elks Run this Spring! Twilight Golf Association (TGA) is hosting a Best Ball Format league at Potter's Park beginning Friday, April 26th with tee times available from 4-6pm. Register as 1-4 players. All league...

Open to the public 10-week recreation golf league Monday's at Elks Run this Spring! Twilight Golf Association (TGA) is hosting a Best Ball Format league at Potter's Park beginning Friday, April 26th with tee times available from 4-6pm. Register as 1-4 players. All league...

Art After Dark: Spark Your Inner Fire

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

East

Immerse yourself in special exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man during this month’s Art After Dark. Enjoy DJ sets by twothirtyeight, foi oi oi, and Blink Sidequest, visuals by Rew, dance performances by Pones, cocktails and food for purchase from Dewey’s Pizza....

Immerse yourself in special exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man during this month’s Art After Dark. Enjoy DJ sets by twothirtyeight, foi oi oi, and Blink Sidequest, visuals by Rew, dance performances by Pones, cocktails and food for purchase from Dewey’s Pizza....

Tropical Dinner Cruise

BB Riverboats
101 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY 41071

South

Enjoy a taste of the islands and enjoy the spirit of Hawaii on our Tropical Dinner Cruise. Your buffet meal includes some island favorites for you to sample while enjoying smooth island music by our DJ, games, and tropical drink specials.

Enjoy a taste of the islands and enjoy the spirit of Hawaii on our Tropical Dinner Cruise. Your buffet meal includes some island favorites for you to sample while enjoying smooth island music by our DJ, games, and tropical drink specials.

Hooray for Folliewood!

Guardian Angels, Dolores Beringer Parish Center
6539 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45230

East

Guardian Angels Follies presents “Hooray for Folliewood!” You are invited to the movie soundstage for lights, camera, action on feature films in production, from World War II classics to Disney favorites (Let it Go, Circle of Life), with lots of surprises in between. Enjoy...

Guardian Angels Follies presents “Hooray for Folliewood!” You are invited to the movie soundstage for lights, camera, action on feature films in production, from World War II classics to Disney favorites (Let it Go, Circle of Life), with lots of surprises in between. Enjoy...

ComedySportz Cincinnati

Memorial Hall
1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Its April and ComedySportz Cincinnati is ready to shower you with laughter! The Cincinnati Big Machine and the Northern Kentucky Grass have completed spring training and are in top form to compete for your cheers and applause. Their ready for you, the loyal fans, to provide the...

Its April and ComedySportz Cincinnati is ready to shower you with laughter! The Cincinnati Big Machine and the Northern Kentucky Grass have completed spring training and are in top form to compete for your cheers and applause. Their ready for you, the loyal fans, to provide the...

Delhi Community Yard Sale

Delhi Senior/Community Center
647 Neeb Road, Cincinnati, OH 45233

West

The second annual Delhi Community Yard Sale will have 35 families selling their gently-used toys, collectibles, housewares, baby items, furniture and more! Be sure to support this year’s community sponsor, Dunkin’ Donuts!

The second annual Delhi Community Yard Sale will have 35 families selling their gently-used toys, collectibles, housewares, baby items, furniture and more! Be sure to support this year’s community sponsor, Dunkin’ Donuts!

Walk to End Lupus Now - Cincinnati

Winton Woods
10245 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231

North

Rally your friends, family and co-workers to walk and unleash your power by raising funds for Lupus research and education programs, while increasing awareness and public support for those who suffer from Lupus.

Rally your friends, family and co-workers to walk and unleash your power by raising funds for Lupus research and education programs, while increasing awareness and public support for those who suffer from Lupus.

Dogwood Dash 5K

Boone County Arboretum at Central Park
9190 Camp Ernst Road, Union, KY 41091

South

Whether you are a first time 5K participant or a seasoned veteran, you are invited to the Boone County Arboretum in the spring to take part in our annual Dogwood Dash 5K Run and Walk through the Arboretum. This fun event is held each April as the spring blooms are coming out of...

Whether you are a first time 5K participant or a seasoned veteran, you are invited to the Boone County Arboretum in the spring to take part in our annual Dogwood Dash 5K Run and Walk through the Arboretum. This fun event is held each April as the spring blooms are coming out of...

Families Create

Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Families Create! is a popular series of workshops designed to introduce art techniques and concepts to children ages 5–12 years and their families. Participants meet the exhibiting artists and explore the world of art through gallery talks, tours, and hands-on activities with...

Families Create! is a popular series of workshops designed to introduce art techniques and concepts to children ages 5–12 years and their families. Participants meet the exhibiting artists and explore the world of art through gallery talks, tours, and hands-on activities with...

Easter Bunny Express

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

North

Hop aboard the LM&M Railroad's Easter Bunny Express! Enjoy a train ride to the LM&M Junction for a special visit with the Easter Bunny. All children will receive a special gift and have the opportunity to take part in an Easter Egg Hunt! Departure Times: 10am,...

Hop aboard the LM&M Railroad's Easter Bunny Express! Enjoy a train ride to the LM&M Junction for a special visit with the Easter Bunny. All children will receive a special gift and have the opportunity to take part in an Easter Egg Hunt! Departure Times: 10am,...