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Bockfest
Cincinnati, OH · Food & Drink
- When
- March 5–7, 2027
- Where
- Findlay Market & Over-the-Rhine · Cincinnati · OH
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A German-heritage spring beer festival marking the start of the bock-beer brewing season, with a costumed keg-and-barrel parade through Over-the-Rhine, Bockfest Hall, and a pub crawl among the neighborhood's historic breweries and bars. Running more than three decades, it is one of OTR's signature annual traditions.
The history within reach
- Findlay Market Fall Food Festsame spot
An annual autumn tasting event at Findlay Market, Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market, featuring seasonal small bites from more than thirty market merchants and area farmers.
- Bockfestsame spot
A German-heritage spring beer festival marking the start of the bock-beer brewing season, with a costumed keg-and-barrel parade through Over-the-Rhine, Bockfest Hall, and a pub crawl among the neighborhood's historic breweries and bars.
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