11 Things To Do in Cincinnati This Weekend (June 9-11)

This weekend offers plenty of ways to enjoy (or avoid) the summer heat, including a festival from the Cincinnati Ballet, Pride Month…

By Emily Keller

Cincy VegFest + Vegan Chili Cook-Off
Noon-6:00 p.m. June 10
Calling all herbivores: The fifth-annual Cincy VegFest is back, along with a Vegan Chili Cook-off. Enjoy a day of groovy live music, a pre-event yoga session, and plant-based food to munch on. This event will be held at Burnet Woods Bandstand from noon-6 p.m., with yoga sessions starting at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Plant-sourced meal options will be prepared and provided by a variety of vendors, including Essen Kitchen, Foodies Vegan, Like Mom’s Only Vegan and more. The vegan chili cook-off is calling anyone from home-kitchen gurus to amateur chefs to join the competition. Admission is free.
Noon-6 p.m. June 10. Burnet Woods Bandstand, 3298 Clifton Ave., Clifton, heärt.com/cincy-vegfest.
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Here are 9 Shows to Catch During the Cincinnati Fringe Festival

This is a milestone year for the Cincinnati Fringe Festival — its 20th iteration. In a recent phone conversation with CityBeat, Katie…

By Rick Pender

Dad (hates) Jokes
Jon Bennett from Adelaide, Australia (who bills himself as “2 Hoots Productions”) has performed in more than 125 festivals and in Fire in the Meth Lab that he brought to the 2022 Cincy Fringe. This time around the comedian talks about his extremely conservative father, a very serious but accident-prone man who has died… more than once.
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