Memorial Day Weekend in Cincinnati

Memorial Day Weekend is here! There are lots of fun things to do in and around the city all weekend.

Taste of Cincinnati in Downtown Cincinnati runs Saturday through Monday and features over fifty different restaurants, amusement rides, live music, and lots of fun.  Taste gets really crowded, so you might want to go early if you are bringing the kids or get a sitter for a fun night out for adults.  For parking suggestions, check out the event website here.

If you are looking for something sporty to do, there are also runs and walks to check out this weekend. The Memorial Day Race 35, Cincinnati’s oldest race, is Monday morning at 9:00 AM at Otto Armleder Memorial Park, 5059 Wooster Road Cincinnati OH, which is located next to US Bank Building.  The Annual Memorial Day Hunger Walk also starts at 9:00 AM at Yeatman’s Cove.  To sign up, register online by Friday at 2:00 PM here.

There are also lots of local Memorial Day parades and festivals all over town.  If you would like to get a group together to attend an event, please feel free to post it on the RSA Facebook page.

Spring fun in Cincinnati

Spring is finally here! Here are just a few of the fun things to do this weekend in Cincinnati!

• Zoo Babies at the Cincinnati Zoo - May 1st - 31st (Plus Moms get in free on Mother's Day)
• Violinist Joshua Bell returns to the Music Hall to play Glazunov's Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Meditation - May 7th & 9th
• The Appalachian Festival at Coney Island - May 8th - 10th

Halloween events around town

Looking for some Halloween fun? There are events around town for all ages all throughout the month. Check out:

• Hallzooween at the Cincinnati Zoo, every weekend in October, with trick-or-treat stations for kids.
• Halloween Haunt at King's Island, Fridays & Saturdays through October 27.
• Fall-O-Ween Festival at Coney Island, October 12-13, with trick-or-treating, hayrides, and more.
• USS Nightmare near Newport on the Levee, a haunted house on a steamboat on the Ohio River.
• Howl-O-Palooza at King's Island's Soak City, weekends in October, with mazes, Talking Pumpkin, carnival games, costume contest, Charlie Brown's Spooktacular Live Show, and more.
• Costume contest on Fountain Square for all ages, October 31 - enter to win prizes!

things to do this weekend

Looking for something to do around Cincinnati this weekend? Look no further!

Cincinnati Museum Center photo from Urban Cincy

Friday, June 14

Free Fridays at the Cincinnati Museum Center: Visit the Duke Energy Children’s Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science and Cincinnati History Museum all free of charge from 4 - 8 p.m (you must pay to park).

Goettafest: Mainstrasse in Covington, KY, 5-11:30pm.


Saturday, June 15

Sizzling Summer Nights Concert Series: Fernbank Park,7-9pm; Enjoy a free summer concert with River City Rewind.

Breakfast with the Butterflies, Krohn Conservatory, 8:30-10am; Enjoy a continental breakfast while getting a sneak peak of the butterflies for the day!

Goettafest: Mainstrasse in Covington, KY, noon-11:30pm.

Art Boardwalk at the Cincinnati Museum of Art: 11am-3pm; performances by The SunBurners and The Harlequins; live sand sculpting, Able Projects DIY screen printing, a Framester box truck photo booth, an art-making midway with Happen, Inc., food trucks & more.


Sunday, June 16 (Father's Day)

Father/Daughter Hike: Winton Woods, 2pm; Come share Father's Day in a memorable way as we explore the hills by Kingfisher Creek. Outdoor exercise and nature-themed fellowship will be on deck for this day.
Dads get free admission at the Butterfly Show at the Krohn Conservatory on June 16.

Dads get free admission at the Cincinnati Zoo on June 16.

Goettafest: Mainstrasse in Covington, KY, noon-9pm.

Third Sunday Fundays - Hats off to Dad: Taft Museum of Art, 1-4pm; Dad doesn’t need another tie or toolkit, so take him to a complimentary cookout at the Taft instead; free.


Ongoing Events

The Butterfly Show at the Krohn Conservatory, through June 30.

Ultimate Dinosaurs exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center, opens June 13.

Seeing Opera exhibition at the Weston Art Gallery, opens June 14.

The Taft Museum of Art: Photographic Wonders - American Daguerreotypes from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.