While Cincinnati Pride will dominate the weekend, there’s plenty to do in the Queen City regardless.
If you’re looking for even more to do on every day of the week, visit the CityBeat events calendar.
Saturday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sawyer Point & Yeatman’s Cove, downtown
Cincinnati’s annual free celebration of the LGBTQ+ community returns once again this Saturday. The parade begins at 11 a.m. at 7th & Plum, winds down to Fountain Square, and eventually ends at Sawyer Point & Yeatman’s Cove, where the pride festival will take place. For more info on that, check out the festival’s official map. And for all the Pride month events remaining in the city, you can find our list here.
Friday – Sunday, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 7000 Winton Road, Springfield Township.
It’s time to yell ‘OPA!’ at the top of your lungs once again. The 51st annual Panegyri Greek Festival returns. As it is every year, the Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church will be putting on the festival outside their building with tons of homemade Greek dishes alongside plenty of live music and entertainment. The festival promises Greek flavors of all kinds, from authentic cuisine to Cincinnati-tinged spins on classic dishes. Read more here.
Saturday – Sunday, Butler County Regional Airport, 2820 Bobmeyer Road, Hamilton
Like planes? This is the weekend event for you. The Greater Cincinnati Radio Control Club’s annual event features all sorts of RC plane models and reenactments of classic events at the Butler County airport.
Saturday, 7 a.m., Hyde Park Square, 2700 Erie Ave., Hyde Park
This annual Hyde Park event has both a 4-mile race and a cycling race. All proceeds from the event go to The Cure Starts Now to help fight cancer.
Art After Dark @ CAM: Loud & Proud
Friday, Cincinnati Art Museum, Mt. Adams, 5 – 9 p.m.
On the last Friday of every month, the Cincinnati Art Museum opens late and makes their ticketed exhibitions free as part of “Art After Dark.” This month’s edition celebrates the end of Pride Month. Meet an arsenal of local LGBTQ+ artists, vendors and drag performers, and rock out to music from local band Boy Clothes.
Friday, 7 p.m., Riverbend Music Center, Anderson Township
Country music star Darius Rucker brings his latest tour to the area. Lauren Alaina and Austin Williams open.
Friday-Sunday, Hamilton County Fairgrounds, 7700 Vine St., Carthage
The annual Hamilton County Fair is back, presenting… well, pretty much everything you’d expect from a county fair. Worth noting that Boone, Dearborn and Pendleton counties also all have county fairs this weekend, too.
Friday-Sunday, Children’s Theatre, Over-the-Rhine
This new show at the Children’s Theatre is simultaneously a concert and a live painting event. Featuring a troupe of artists, musicians, singers and performers, the show combines live music, action painting, choreography and audience participation into a fast-paced multimedia spectacle that turns the artistic process into live entertainment. Read more here.
Friday, Pendleton Art Center, Pendleton, 5-9 p.m.
On the last Friday of each month, artists at the Pendleton Art Center open their studios to the public throughout the PAC complex. Experience what the center claims is the world’s largest collection of artists under one roof, featuring over 250 in-house artists selling their work to the public.
Saturday, 7 p.m., Riverbend Music Center, Anderson Township
Canadian rock group The Guess Who, known for their #1 hit songs like “American Woman,” will cross the border to the Queen City this weekend.
