If you haven’t heard, it’s baseball season. Opening Day celebrations are sure to be a home run like always (and you can read our guide to Opening Day by clicking here), but that’s not all that’s happening in the Queen City this weekend.
If you’re looking for even more to do on every day of the week, visit the CityBeat events calendar.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox
Saturday – Sunday, The Banks, downtown
As mentioned, there’s plenty going on, but Cincinnati is still a baseball town through and through. If you weren’t one of the lucky ones who snagged Opening Day tickets, the Reds will still be celebrating when they play the Sox again on Saturday and Sunday—at what is likely a much cheaper price. It’s time to head on out to Great American Ball Park and enjoy our city’s finest tradition.
Thursday – Sunday, First Financial Center, downtown, $11
The Cincinnati Auto Expo is rolling back into the Queen City after a year off. The 2025 iteration of the festival was cancelled due to the renovations occurring inside the First Financial Center (formerly Duke Energy Center). Attractions this year include test-drive events for some of BMW and Chevrolet’s finest vehicles; a ‘Hyundai Who-Dey’ event where several Bengals players will be available for photo-ops; a General Electric Credit Union Dream Machine Boulevard with some of the hardest-to-find, highly-desirable models available for viewing; a ‘Subaru Pet Park’ and plenty more. Read more here.
Saturday, Cincinnati Zoo, Avondale, 9:30 a.m.
Participants in the Flying Pig weekend’s “PigAbilities” division for athletes of all abilities will be at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday, March 28 to kick off training for the Flying Pig weekend event. PigAbilities is a movement for inclusion that supports families and friends who live with disabilities. The one-mile event is designed for participants (and supporters of participants) to run, walk or roll at their own pace so they can cross the official Flying Pig Marathon Finish Swine. The event is free, but registration is required.
Saturday, The Carnegie, Covington, 12-6 p.m.
Altered States, a day long symposium, will consider how contemporary art is made, seen and contested in current fluctuating states of power. What are the realities of working in cultural organizations at this time in America? What strategies are needed to be an artist and be visible? What is the long-term viability of our current art “systems?”
Matt Rife: Stay Golden World Tour
Sunday, Heritage Bank Center, downtown, 7 p.m.
Popular Internet comedian Matt Rife—who, if you haven’t heard, now owns the house/museum from “The Conjuring” for some reason—is taking his Stay Golden World Tour to Heritage Bank Arena this weekend, if you like that sort of thing.
Covington’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Devou Park
Saturday, Devou Park, Covington, 11 a.m.
The City of Covington’s inviting families to celebrate spring at its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Volpenhein Shelter in Devou Park. It’s open to children 12 and under and offers a festive afternoon of activities for the whole family. Kids will have the chance to participate in the traditional Easter egg hunt while enjoying a variety of classic games and springtime fun, in addition to photos with the Easter Bunny.
Queen of the West Burlesque Fest
Friday – Sunday, various venues across the West End, Over-the-Rhine and downtown
Bringing together the burlesque and alternative performance art communities, the Queen of the West Burlesque Fest brings together performers from all over Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana for an action-packed weekend. Mixers, workshops and insanely unique performances in a welcoming and inclusive space for all. What more can you ask for?
Friday – Sunday, Aronoff Center, downtown
It’s a city that’s exciting, it’s a city so inviting, it’s—ah, wait, wrong musical. Bob Fosse’s classic musical “Chicago” is hitting the Aronoff this weekend, and it’s still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. It’s still the longest running Broadway musical in history—if you haven’t seen it, it’s time to find out what makes it so special.
Art After Dark: Activate Your Senses
Friday, Cincinnati Art Museum, Mt. Adams, 5-9 p.m.
Treat your eyes, ears, nose and tastebuds at the Cincinnati Art Museum’s monthly Art After Dark series. Ticketed exhibitions are free during the event. Enjoy a performance by Cincinnati-based vocalist Vidita Kanniks and harpist Rachel Miller. The duo will perform a set of songs inspired by the exhibition Longing: Painting from the Pahari Kingdoms of the Northwest Himalayas. “Come to Your Senses” with a multi-sensory experience curated by The Well. Enjoy a sound bath from Sonya Verma and Daniel Hall and help make a mandala of words, scents and textures with artist Radha Lakshmi. Plus, help create a collaborative collage of Cincinnati and listen to a soundtrack of Cincinnati-made music in the Marek Family Commons.
Saturday, Boone County Fairgrounds, Burlington, 10 a.m.
The annual Big Dig is once-in-a-lifetime chance for kids and teens to drive, ride and play on more than a dozen heavy equipment construction machines! While on the equipment riders are under the supervision of trained operators from leading local construction companies. Huge hauling trucks, bulldozers, skid steers, excavators, dump trucks, boom trucks, concrete mixer trucks and other machinery will be on site.