Summertime is here, which means food and drink festivals seem to be popping up every weekend across the city — and we’re not mad about it. From baklava sundaes at Panegyri to endless goetta concoctions at Glier’s Goettafest, jammy beers at Streetside Brewing’s That’s My Jam: A Fruited Beer Festival or Tequila Fest at Fountain Square, get your taste buds ready for a whole lot of goodness this summer.

 

Great Inland Seafood Festival Aug. 8-10. Free admission. Festival Park, Riverboat Row, Newport. Join live lobsters and people, too, at this annual seafood festival, Take a whole Maine lobster home for $10.95 or eat fresh and tasty seafood from local restaurants and national vendors right on Riverboat Row. Photo via Facebook.com/GreatInlandSeafoodFestival
Newport Italianfest June 13-16. Free admission. Festival Park, Riverboat Row, Newport. Featuring live music, authentic Italian cuisine, a golf outing, cooking contests and rides for the little ones, the 28th-annual Italianfest is a great way to celebrate Italian heritage and culture. Photo: Patty Salas
Jungle Jim’s International Craft Beer Fest June 14-15. $45-$55 per day; $25 designated driver. Jungle Jim’s, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield. More than 100 breweries will be serving up more than 400 international, unique and rare brews during the annual beer fest. Photo via junglejims.com
Brunched June 30. $40; VIP tickets are sold out. The Phoenix, 812 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. CityBeat’s boozy breakfast club is back as our annual Brunched event takes over multiple floors of The Phoenix downtown with bottomless bloody marys and mimosas, screwdrivers, bellinis, Irish coffee, craft beer and more! Oh — and food. Greater Cincinnati brunch hot spots will be on hand offering samples of their best bites. Look for stations from Sleepy Bee, Holtman’s Donuts, Revolution Rotisserie, Branch, First Watch, Keystone Bar & Grill, OTR Bagelry and more. Tickets include food and drink samples, the ability to vote for the best bloody mary and best mimosa, live music, valet parking and plenty of brunch swag. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Tequila Fest July 20. $40-$125. Fountain Square, 520 Vine St., Downtown. Tequila Fest brings more than 50 different tequilas to Fountain Square — and you can sample 12 of them with admission. Enjoy award-winning tequilas plus a margarita bar and live entertainment. Mazunte will bring a taste of Mexico with its authentic street food so you won’t be drinking on an empty stomach. Admission includes tequila samples, food and a T-shirt (while supplies last). Photo via Facebook.com/TequilaFestCincinnati
Glier’s Goettafest July 25-28 and Aug. 1-4 p.m. Free admission. Festival Park, Riverboat Row, Newport. This fest features goetta on and in everything including sandwiches, pizza, cheese, brownies, chili and so much more — plus games, arts and crafts, live music and activities for kids. Photo via Goettafest.com
Schützenfest July 19-21. Free admission. Kolping Society, 10235 Mill Road, Finneytown. Germans brought Schützenfest to Cincinnati in the 1860s with an event that includes the shooting of a hand-carved eagle, German food, live German music, rides, attractions and German and domestic beer (and wine). Photo via Facebook.com/SchutzenfestCincinnati
Bacon, Bourbon and Brew Festival July 11-14. Free admission. Festival Park, Riverboat Row, Newport. This fest features copious pork products, bourbon and beer. Munch on bacon, walk the streets of Newport and enjoy live music, games and activities while you’re at it. Photo: Ty Wesselkamper
Wild About Wine Aug. 8. $50; $45 members; $30 designated driver; $25 designated driver member. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale. This event uncorks after-hours at the Cincinnati Zoo with wine tastings, food-by-the-bite, live music and animal encounters held throughout the park. Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Sept. 20-22. Free. Second and Third streets, between Walnut and Elm streets, Downtown. These pretzels making you thirsty? You want German bier? Oktoberfest has both — there will be more than fest tents and biergartens serving more than different beers than ever before. Photo: Devin Luginbill
That’s My Jam: A Fruited Beer Festival June 22. $15-$65. Streetside Brewery, 4003 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum Local and regional breweries like Pretentious Barrel House, Sonder, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, Branch & Bone and Listermann will contribute their fruity and tasty brews. Photo: Scott Dittgen
Taps, Tastes and Tunes Festival June 21-23. Free admission. 9448A Waterfront Drive, West Chester. Miller Lite’s second-annual weekend-long event is all about the senses. The smells and tastes of restaurants like BRAVO! and Fricker’s are complemented by the sounds of a “booming live music scene.” Photo via Facebook.com/TapsTasteandTunes Photo: Facebook.com/TapsTasteandTunes
Cincy Brew Ha-Ha Aug. 23-24. Free admission; $5 beer wristbands; $1 ber beer ticket. Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown. The annual fest features more than 75 comedians on four stages and more than 100 beers, ciders and wine from local, national and international breweries, Headliners TBA. Photo via Facebook.com/CincyBrewHaHa
Cincy Summer Beerfest Aug. 3. $40-$55. Smale Riverfront Park, 166 W. Mehring Way, Downtown. The 11th summertime Cincy Beerfest will move to Smale Riverfront Park for a single-day, two-session fest. The fest promises hundreds of craft beers hailing from over 90 breweries, plus sips from distilleries and wineries, live music and a silent disco. Photo via Facebook.com/CincyBeerFest
Germania Society of Cincinnati Oktoberfest Aug. 24-26. $5; free for 12 and under. Germania Society Park, 3529 W. Kemper Road, Colerain. The 48th-annual Germania Society Oktoberfest features German food, from sauerkraut balls to wursts and Oktoberfest chicken, German bier, German music, German dancing and family-friendly games. Photo via Facebook.com/GermaniaOktoberfest
Crafted Local Food, Beer & Music Festival July 20. 3-7 p.m. $25-$85. Sawyer Point & Yeatman’s Cove, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown. Drink good beer and eat good food for a good cause. At Crafted Cincinnati, you’ll get to sample 42+ craft beers, eat tasty food from eight restaurants and listen to music by Doc Robinson and the Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle. The proceeds benefit the League for Animal Welfare. Photo via Facebook.com/CraftedFest
Summer Food Fest July 10. $25 advance; $30 door. The Summit Hotel, 5345 Medpace Way, Madisonville. Pig out on picnic foods and classic street food and listen to live music. The ticket price includes food, two drink tickets and a one-year subscription to Cincinnati Magazine. Photo: Hailey Bollinger