There's a weird reciprocity between Party in the Park and Party at Sawyer Point. Each takes turn…read moredoing their own thing, but the end result means only negligible differences. Party in the Park takes place on Wednesdays during the summer (check their website for the complete hump day schedule) from 5:30 to 10:30 at Yeatman's Cove. The festivities kick off this year on April 23rd. Sponsors Bud Light and Kiss 107 promise the best-looking bartenders in town, UC's national champion Dance Team. Feature musical acts include a slew of Cincinnati's favorite cover bands, such as The Rusty Griswolds and Patsy's Decline. If you're looking for a fun outdoor arena to help make it through the work week or an event to take the kids to without exposing them to too many of the harms of alcoholism, check out Party in the Park.

Overall, I had a fun time at my first Party in the Park. Enjoying a cold Sam Adams (or multiple!)…read moreon the Serpentine Wall, listening to music and feeling the breeze by the river was much needed on this 91 degree day. I do wish, however, that there were more food options. Cincinnati has so many food trucks and street vendors that really should take advantage of this event and space. Since we live in NKY, my sister and I parked at Newport on the Levee and walked across the Purple People Bridge. I highly recommend this! Only 2 dollars for three hours of parking in the garage and easy traffic.

The city had a parade and free concert on the 3rd of July and fireworks…read more The band " Naked Karate Girls" outdone themselves and put on a great show. I've been to better fireworks but what they had was good. All in all I really enjoyed the evening there

I love this community! Whenever I go on Miami Ave, I noticed that the retail is slowly growing…read more There are many great shops and restaurants in the area. Ferrari's Little Italy, Choo Choos, Amarin, Starbucks, Cincinnati Natural Foods and more! This is a great place to raise a family and education.

Holtmans continues to be yummy perfection! I've been a fan since the day I moved here November 1,…read more2014. My request was for the most talked about donuts in town. Katie, Danny and Maggie were so gracious to open their doors to Yelp community for this event. Love that this is a family thing, that their popularity has grown, and they are still creating new. I hope that it just keeps getting bigger and better! The views behind the scenes was so cool. The smells...definitely delicious. I was amazed at how much they have packed into that little space. Sprinkles galore that would make any child giddy. Clean? Oh wow it was so amazingly clean. I don't think my kitchen floor is that clean...and I don't serve 10000 donuts a day. Tastes...the best. We got to dress our own donut and enjoy. After the tour Danny brought out the newest baby...marshmallows that are created by him. Roasted the marshmallows there and we got to enjoy that bourbon vanilla goodness. I could have eaten the whole tray and gone into a sugar rush and lived happily ever after. Afterwards I ordered up to take home to the rest of the family. Thanks Yelp for bringing us an awesome event! Thanks Holtman's gang for sharing your time, space and talent with us.

This experience was just hands-down amazing. Holtman's Wake and Bake deserves all five stars in my…read morebook for two reasons: One, they threw an awesome event. Fresh coffee for arriving Yelpers? Check. Hot donuts complete with all the fixings? Check. A storefront that smells like heaven?! CHECK. At the beginning of the 4 a.m. tour we got a history lesson from Katie. I was impressed to learn that Holtman's has been around since 1960 using their family recipe to make amazing donuts. The donuts and glazes are all made from scratch. The regular donuts are made using real yeast and doing all the kneading, rising and proofing that goes along with that. One of the other things that makes Holtman's unique is that they do not use wax in their glaze. This means the bowl will start to set and form a skin so you have to stir before dipping, but makes the donuts that much more delicious! I sampled the yeasted donut I made at the event plus part of the red velvet cake donut I purchased at the end of the event. Holtman's toppings are wonderful, but they are only building on the solid foundation of the donuts. As others have said, the donut itself is not super sweet. The regular donut is fluffy and full of yeasty flavor. The cake donut, surprisingly, is dense and moist without being in your face sugary as most are. That said, this is a good thing as the toppings can be super rich (I'm looking at you, cream cheese frosting). One of the best Yelp events I have ever attended, and I was so happy to have the chance to buy donuts at the end! And now, reason two: After the event I went back to Mercer Garage to retrieve my car and the pay stations wouldn't accept my ticket. It being 5 a.m. on a Saturday, there was no attendant and the posted phone numbers went unanswered. Unsure of what else to do, I returned to Holtman's and explained what had happened. Katie so graciously walked me back to the garage and scanned me out with her own parking pass. I cannot say thank you enough for helping me out! In summary, Holtman's is the real deal, with awesome donuts and family-owned vibe. I will be back!

Kicking off the Greater Cincinnati's festival season, Covington's Maifest celebrates the area's…read moreGermanic tradition of heralding the arrival of spring wines. However, I think Maifest is little more about beer and brats, but fun nonetheless. The 2008 event kicks off Friday, May 16th and runs until Sunday, May 18th. If the weather is nice, Maifest will be packed as tightly as Northern German sardines. Good luck trying to navigate with a stroller or wheelchair. Yet, given Cincinnati's unpredictable spring weather, chances are pretty good that there will at least be scattered showers, scaring away half of the crowd to a number that's manageable. Drinkers, your best bet is to purchase a collectors mug, which can be refilled at vendors' booths for a discount over individual beer price. And you're making Mother Nature proud. The beer selection is mostly domestic (unfortunately), but Warsteiner's there to keep things semi-authentic. For families, there are tons of food booths and artisans selling their wares, even "gypsies" reading your palms or tarot cards. Kiddies will love the carnival rides and games set up in the 5th street parking lot. Oompa bands and men in Lederhosen rock the crowd Bavarian style, but if that's not your style you can pop into any of the MainStrasse bars for more contemporary jams. There will invariably be someone who can't hold their liquor and will embarrass themselves terribly in front of a crowd of 150,000. But you'll walk away with a renewed sense of Schadenfreude. Prost!

While I understand that Braxton Brewery is the one sponsoring this event, and the Mainstrauss…read moresociety association has shut its doors, I feel like this festival fell flat. It was only on one street really and in the park. Growing up I remember there being rides, games, more vendors, and more German Beer. Where was the German Beer??? The whole reason why I come to these events is for the delicious beer like Hefweizen, Weiss Beer, and Dunkels. It was all lame Braxton beers and a handful of overpriced cocktail vendors. They also had country music playing which REALLY didn't make it feel German at all. Cmon Braxton! Get it together, you call this a German Festival?? It felt rushed, and Hodgepodge. Also, why is it only on one street! Mainstrauss is huge and used to have vendors and shops and food all the way down to the fountain. I give it 2 stars. Maybe it'll grow, but this should be a way bigger event with rides and more games and activities for families and kids, like it used to be in the 90s and 2000s. I recommend expanding into more than just a few shops selling the same candle, jewelry, and incense merch as well.

If you're visiting the art museum, take some time to use The Art Climb. It leads right to the…read moremuseum, and ar the bottom goes to the park across the street. It looks really nice, especially at night. On the way, there are a few art pieces to look at. I will say, it's also a very nice workout.

Such a pretty view both from the bottom of the steps and from the top! I really enjoyed getting…read moresome exercise with my dog by walking the steps. They were really neat and unique to look at which made the walk even more fun. The area was very clean and well-shaded, too. It's quite a sight and a fun activity if you like some physical exertion.

My wife wanted to check out this it is possible you're all while we were in Cincinnati Ohio. So we…read moredrove through some pretty rough neighborhoods of people just standing on the street Right in the middle of the road we had to try to get around it to see what was going on and she got out real quick a few pictures of this I added it to yelp for others to see. But this is a good message that hopefully brighten up the neighborhood

This is a neat mural that has a good meaning behind it. Had to be difficult to paint this with…read moretraffic coming and going. A little bit of history behind this mural. "Just as nature inspires art, art inspires actions to defend wild places and the wild creatures that live in them." With this in mind, the Center for Biological Diversity's Endangered Species Mural Project works with artists, scientists, and organizers to bring endangered wildlife onto the streets of cities and towns around the country. These murals are imagined as tools to help celebrate local endangered species within communities, and to encourage people to make connections between conservation and community strength. Spearheaded by Portland artist Roger Peet, the mural project promotes an affinity for the natural world and the diverse species that help define it."(www.biologicaldiversity.org) For the 17th installment of the Endangered Species Mural Project, Roger Peet partnered with ArtWorks to create two murals along Cincinnati's Little Miami Scenic Trail to feature the Indiana Bat on the walls of a 1,000 square-foot underpass. Roger worked with a team of two Junior Teaching Artists and one Youth Apprentice to paint the murals over a one-week period" Cool meaning behind this mural and it is worth checking out when you are in the area.

I really have no words to describe this event... and if you know me, that's no easy feat…read more It's been described as a pop up fancy dinner. Part flash mob. Part picnic. Part fancy revelry. And when it all comes together, absolutely breathtaking! It's a semi exclusive event. Word of mouth and friends of friends basically. You and your friends meet up with a smaller group of about 50 people. Then these groups meet up with 5 more groups and you're transported to the secret location for that year. That's when 1100 people this year spilled out of buses or from various downtown points and set up tables in long rows. Then proceeded to their picnic spread. There is an option to purchase baskets made by places like Orchids and Eat Well Celebrations. From what i saw they were huge! Had plenty to feed 2 and then pass some around. These will cost you though, anywhere from $60-$100. You will be lucky to get into the event itself. It's premise is friends coming together, Therefore it's a friends of friends type gathering. Those that went this year, will be given a spot next year, and they can invite one other couple. Then if there is room, it will go to a wait list. The thing that seems to stop people is the fact that you do have to pay $24 a person, plus a one time $5 membership fee, to allow you to attend the events in the future. The fee goes towards venue rental, security, entertainment, and most importantly, the liquor license that allows us to consume wine and Champagne in a public area. The most difficult yet kind of fun part, is finding everything you'll need. You're to bring a small square table (under 32x32 inches) 2 white chairs, a table cloth, nice place settings, glasses, a table setting/decorations, and a picnic basket with your dinner in it, as well as your drinks for the evening. You also are to dress all in white. They do have really nice contests though. They have a best table one, and a most elegant/creatively dresses group (of 2-4 couples); both offer a dinner for 6 cooked by chefs, such as Jean Robert of JR's Table. And then there is the most elegantly/creatively dressed couple; this prize is a trip with airfare to Antigua! This year being in Lytle park was gorgeous! Queen City tower, and the Taft museum flanking us, lights in the trees, darn near everyone with candles. You arrive in a huge group and get set up quickly. at about 7:15 napkins are waved and you start on your 3 courses. Or whatever else you've prepared. I used this as an excuse to have a little fun and indulge myself. I saw meat and cheese and fruit trays, dips and spreads and salads. Then you move on to your main course and lastly dessert. Everyone was friendly, and I saw most tables sharing with their neighbors, who most hadn't met before this evening. It was a great time, and you could take your time and just enjoy it. Then at around 9 Sparklers were lit by everyone and balloons were released. For whatever reason, this was one of the highlights of the evening. I cant put into words how beautiful it was at that moment. Then it was time to party. Champagne flowed freely, the dj was playing awesome music on the make shift dance floor and Framester was taking awesome photo booth shots! It was just so much fun, half the people didn't want to leave at 11. But sadly it was time to go as magically and quickly as we arrived. I already can't wait til next year!

Great event in Cincinnati, Ohio! Diner en Blanc was started…read morein Paris as a pop-up picnic for some friends and 25 years later has expanded all over the world. Cincinnati first experienced Diner en Blanc in 2012 and the fun of the event is its held at a secret location, no one knows the location until you arrive on the site. 2012 it was held at Lytle Park Downtown by the Taft Museum of art, a magical evening of 1,000 people in white, 2013 1,700 people enjoyed another wonderful evening in white at Washington Park and this year 2014 2,000 people took over Fountain Square for the night. Diner en Blanc everyone comes dressed in white, you bring all of your picnic supplies, table, chairs, food and drink and have a ball for an amazing evening in September in Cincinnati!