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14 Drive-Thru and Walk-Thru Holiday Light Shows in Cincinnati for 2021

Fan-favorite light displays and new illuminated indoor attractions are ready to brighten Cincinnati this winter. These light shows — new and classic…

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Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden 3400 Vine St., Avondale The PNC Festival of Lights — which has been named the No. 1 light display in the nation by USA Today — returns Nov. 19. This year's fest will feature 4 million LED lights, a North Polar Express train, the fan-favorite light show on Swan Lake, s'mores stands and more. Nov. 19-Jan. 9, 2022. Included with zoo admission. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
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25 COVID-Conscious Cincinnati Staycation Ideas to Explore This Summer

This summer may look a little different than year's past, but there's still plenty to do throughout the Queen City while staying…

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Take a Self-Guided ArtWorks Mural Tour 20 E. Central Parkway, Downtown Each summer, ArtWorks and its youth apprentices put new murals up on buildings around the Greater Cincinnati area. Schedule a guided The Heart of Pendleton or the Spirit of OTR walking tour online. All guided tours will be 10 people or less and masks are required. Download a PDF of downtown and Over-the-Rhine murals to explore solo at artworkscincinnati.org. Photo: Savana Willhoite
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FRIDAY 06 EVENT: Cincy Winter Beerfest The 13th annual Cincy Winter Beerfest is one of the biggest beer extravaganzas of the year, featuring more than 400 different craft beers from more than 130 breweries, including 110 from Cincinnati-area breweries alone. If you don’t want to drink on an empty stomach — or need to lay down a base layer — look for concessions from local food trucks. Live music will set the mood both nights. Event tickets include unlimited beer samples and a souvenir mug. Attendees can buy tickets to one of three sessions (or all three). Other ticket options include early admission or the Connoisseurs Reception ticket, which includes a reception area, private restrooms, a coat check, catered appetizers, premium and large-format beers and a special snifter to take home. Proceeds from Beerfest will benefit the Big Joe Duskin Music Education Foundation. 7:30-11 p.m. Friday, March 6; 1-4:30 p.m. or 7:30-11 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Regular admission tickets start at $50; early admission starts at $60; $90-$95 Connoisseurs Reception; $20-$25 DD. Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Downtown, cincybeerfest.com. Photo: Byron Photography
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SATURDAY 25 EVENT: Color Ball 2020 The Greater Cincinnati Human Rights Campaign hosts its annual Color Ball party and fundraiser. This formal event includes a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, dinner, entertainment and guest speakers. The stated mission of HRC Cincinnati is "The Greater Cincinnati Chapter as part of the National Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation together serve as America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBTQ equality. By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, The Greater Cincinnati HRC chapter strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ people locally and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all." 5 p.m. VIP reception; 6 p.m. general reception Saturday, Jan. 25. $200; $150 students; $300 VIP; discounts for Federal Club members and friends. Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Downtown, hrccincinnati.org. Photo via FACEBOOK/HRCCINCINNATI/
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SUNDAY 27 EVENT: Hallowqueen The drag queens are taking over the dining room at Metropole for a wickedly raucous brunch. The restaurant invites you to “slay the day” as you watch favorite local queens, including Amaya Sexton, sashay from table to table while you dine on family-style breakfast and brunch dishes and a welcome mimosa. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. $35 (brunch, mimosa and show). Metropole, 609 Walnut St., Downtown, metropoleonwalnut.com. Photo: Paige Deglow
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SUNDAY 11 EVENT: Second Sunday On Main Over-the-Rhine’s monthly summer street festival takes it to New Orleans for a Second Line parade — a tradition that reflects the line of dancers who follow the main event (hence the name). Starting at 1 p.m., participants can follow the Nasty Nati Brass Band in a short procession around Over-the-Rhine with the Q-Kidz Dance Team and the Afrakan Artist Alliance Stiltwalkers; feathers, beads, parasols, glitter and any other over-the-top attire is encouraged. The rest of the fest will feature mainstage performances from Romel Sims, The Hot Magnolias, Cincy Steel and an encore from Nasty Nati. In addition to the parade, find all your favorite SSOM activities including a biergarten, vendor booths, food trucks and Main Street merchants. Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Main Street between 12th and Liberty, Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/OTRSSOM. Photo: Provided by Second Sunday on Main
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MONDAY 15 EVENT: Cincinnati Burger Week Cincinnati Burger Week is a seven-day food frenzy featuring $5 specialty burgers at more than 75 area restaurants, bars and bakeries (they serve dessert “burgers,” not like meat donuts). The creations run the gamut from straightforward quarter pounders to veggie burgers and really wild monstrosities. Participating eateries include Burger Week veterans like Flipdaddy’s, Taste of Belgium and Nation Kitchen and Bar, plus newcomers like Queen City Whip, Arnold’s Bar & Grill and Salazar. Proceeds from Burger Week help benefit Childhood Food Solutions, a nonprofit that works to help kids secure access to food during school breaks. Cincinnati Burger Week is presented by the Ohio Beef Council and is sponsored by Braxton Brewing and Jack Daniel's, so expect to find some beer or cocktail pairings with your burgers at various eateries. July 15-21. Get more info and participating restaurant menus at cincinnatiburgerweek.com. Photo: Taste of Belgium
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SATURDAY 18 EVENT: OTR 5k The 13th-annual OTR 5k rings in summer in the city with a run/walk and party. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. with a route that winds participants from 13th and Republic streets past Findlay Market, down Liberty, up into Pendleton and back into the heart of OTR. There will be Rookwood Pottery medals awarded to the top male and female runners in a variety of age categories, plus top three overall in each gender, and first male and female with a stroller and first male and female with a walker. After the race (which includes a T-shirt, Taste of Belgium waffle and drink ticket), head to Washington Park for the after party, which includes the season’s first City Flea. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. $40. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/OTR5K. Photo: Facebook
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FRIDAY 02 MUSIC: Radio Artifact’s One-Year Anniversary Party One year ago, online radio station Radio Artifact was launched by Northside brewery/music venue Urban Artifact, featuring unique, community-minded programming that, like the bookings at Urban Artifact, is heavy on music created by locals. Since its launch, the station has joined the Cincinnati Public Radio family, becoming part of the organization’s digital radio platform (you can find it on the HD2 station of 91.7 FM, making it a sister channel of WVXU). This weekend, the venue is hosting a birthday celebration for Radio Artifact featuring many of the on-air personalities from the channel. The show hosts will chat onstage about their different programs and, since many of the hosts are also musicians, the musical entertainment for the night will be provided by local bands that include Radio Artifact DJs among their members. The music lineup includes performances from Go Go Buffalo, The Phasmids, Phasmonaut, Venicia & the Shadow People, Hot Diggity Daffodil and Fitz Pape, who hosts the Ambient and Drone music program The Hum every Wednesday at 10 p.m. Listen to Radio Artifact online at radioartifact.com. 8 p.m. Friday. Free. Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, artifactbeer.com.
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16 Fun Cincinnati Fall Festivals

The fall season officially starts on Sept. 22, but pumpkin spice is already back on the menu, which means it’s time for…

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SATURDAY 13-SUNDAY 14 EVENT: Ohio Renaissance Festival For weekends steeped in magic, chivalry, Arthurian flair and fantasy vibes, don your favorite corset or suit of armor and pick your favorite themed weekend to join in. Cheer on your favorite jouster with a giant turkey leg in hand, then wash it down with ale. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 29. $23 adult; $9.50 child. 10542 E State Route 73, Waynesville, renfestival.com. Photo: Checkmate Photography
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