Best oldest Fair in town, just has to be. Between the parade Thursday, carnival, 4H and food all…read moreweekend, it's the place to be on the West side Best side all fall!! Still time to come out!!

Who doesn't like the fair? What!? You don't, well stop reading this…read more.. OK, so now that I have all the fair lovers, lets get into it. The Harvest Home Fair is a downright ancient tradition here on the West Side of Cincinnati. Every year on the weekend after Labor Day a little fair pops up to take over Harvest Home Park in Cheviot. It has all the fair essentials; rides, animals, and of course the wonderful fair food. They even manage to fit a little rodeo area in, too. The one downside was the expense. It was $5 just to get in! And then you had to pay for everything else, too. Well, the rodeo was free actually. But the rides and food were not cheap! All in all we spent $31 for my wife and me, and I can imagine a family would seriously spend some dough. But there's no point trying to deny your child the joys of a fair once they know it's there. Hey that rhymed. Awesome.

First time here! So well set up and diverse vendors…read more It made for a lot of sights on home made crafts and items for sale. Many food trucks diverse in food types for all. Many musicians staged at different places along the blocks and blocks of vendors. Glad we tired this events Until next year!

Love the Madison Chautaqua Festival One of the best…read moredisplays of original artwork from throughout the surrounding states. Wine gardens and food everywhere lining the streets of Madison and the Ohio River! Of course I go for the art but there is one food vendor in particular that I have to visit and it's Miss Piggy's pork chop sandwiches! Without the best I've ever eaten..and the ribs are great too! It was a really hot summer day so I ate lightly and drank heavily! The wine garden had a delicious Sangria that made the heat tolerable, the more you drank the cooler the day ! If you really want a nice piece of original art this is the place! From stained glass, jewelry or Americana you'll find it here. The festival is great and so are the homes that line the roads of old Madison. Excellent preservation at its best! I never miss this event and I assure you if you go you'll return!

West Fest is back this year, with a city block or two shut down for beer, food, crafts, and of…read morecourse live music. Unfortunately, this year it occurred during the heat wave, so I think that kept the crowd down. But the event still had the makings of a good local street festival. My favorites were Christine's (loved their fried cheese curds), Kona's shaved ice (just what the weather called for), and Kungfusion for spicy pork over rice. There was a good section of tables, activities for children, and lots of good music to be had. Overall, a great comeback that I hope will just get bigger next year.

I used to really enjoy this festival but the crowds and number of booths have shrunk over the…read morerecent years. Beer options are horrible, Bud and Corona booths. Kids hang out in the middle around Wendy's. Someone let off a loud firework and the cops responded with a police dog. I witnessed a redneck Cheviot cop create a situation with someone in a group in front of me putting a middle age man in cuffs and hauled him away. . Totally unprovoked. Maybe these types of festivals need to end.

$10 to get in per person give me a break . 50% of that goes to the land owners for the use of the…read moreland for parking. More food venders than a state fair.Trinkets and trash . Will never go back again.

This was a solid 3 star festival. I headed here to spend time with family for my birthday. I've…read moreseen posts for the Wool Festival on social media but had never gone. I love crafts and this festival has you covered for sure. There were no less than 5 giant tents filled with booths of all kinds of handmade goods. The admission charge was $5 and they only took cash. Due to the area that the festival is in, phone signals are hard to come by so most places only took cash. There were plenty of bluegrass bands playing throughout the day. There was a main stage and a smaller stage to keep you busy. Sheep demonstrations took place as well and there was a smaller tent with a petting zoo. The festival had a lot of cute places to stop and take pictures. Several families seemed to do their family photos while at the festival. On the downside, seating for the music was mostly hay bales. After about 30 minutes, you can feel the lack of support. Also, trying to park can be a test of patience so it's best to get to the festival early. There are shuttles to take you to the various parking lots. The music acts tended to play on both stages. For instance, a band that played on the main stage at noon played the smaller stage at 2. If you liked a band, you could see them play twice but most of the time it felt redundant. This was an ok festival overall. Lots of crafts and food as well as some decent music.

Yes, this is a well-known multi-state yard sale that involves Hamilton Avenue in Cincinnati, and…read moreyou really need to check it out once, just to say that you've been there. But my experience is that it's over-rated and misnamed. It's really a long string of flea markets. Most of the stops are either higher-priced items, specialty collector items, or picked-over items (you can get all the cheap glassware and worn-out pots you want here). I prefer real yard sales, where you can obtain good quality items, are dealing with the original owner, and are paying original prices, not ones marked up by each hand it's gone through. And the goal of the seller isn't to make a big profit -- it's to get rid of items and have relaxed conversations with their neighbors --- that's the real spirit of yard sales.

The vibe of Kenton County Fair is very lighthearted. Everyone's happy and the food is good. There…read moreare a lot of activities happening, like the races and the pageant shows. The rides can be a little dangerous feeling though. The Sizzler (I think that's what it was called) made me feel like I was getting crushed and hurt my ribs. But it was still fun

Fun little county fair. Good food good kid rides and a tractor pull! Cheep fun for the familyread more

My Mr. and I make it an effort to go every year to Oktoberfest. I don't care if it's hot. It's one…read moreof my favorite festivals of all time followed by the Renfest. I've been going since they held it on Fountain Square, The Banks and now Sawyers Point. Each year is unique. I know my favorite beer and food vendors and keep going back to them. The Weiner dog race is such a hoot to watch. Watching everyone dress up is fun as well. The whole festival has good vibes and energy. Love watching the bands and there's plenty of tents and seating. There's a section for vendors if you want to shop. My Mr and I was excited to see a cuckoo clock and purchased a small one. Overall I always enjoy going. Good food, beer and laid back.

Fun, wholesome, highly recommended and would come again!…read more Some of the food tents have employees that shouldn't be working, some sassy little Fu@kers. But oh well! Take ur friends and get beer bloated.

It has become a tradition for my family to visit An Old Kentucky Christmas every year at First…read moreChurch in Burlington, Ky. It's usually the 2nd weekend every December. It's a really fun time for both kids and adults. EVERYTHING is totally free, and provided by the church. It's set as a 1700s Kentucky colonial village. They do a 5x7 family photo, which is very professionally done, and has an absolutely gorgeous scene set up. Inside they have old time kids games, dulcimer players, and quilters, along with hot chocolate. Then you can venture outside into the village. They have multiple little buildings set up representing a school, church, candle shop, sweet shop, wood workers, general store, etc. As you make your way through, you can dip your very own candles, pick up a chocolate covered pretzel, make a wooden ornament, decorate a cookie, go through a petting zoo, and take either a carriage and/or hayride. They even have cut outs to stick your face in to get cute pictures. And on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, they have absolutely beautiful performances in the church. My 4 daughters have the best time every year. It's definitely a recommended Christmas event!

Lumenocity 2016 was held at the Taft Theatre this year. What sets this year different from other…read moreyears is that the light show was indoors this year. And, since it was indoors, they were able to offer more tickets for everyone to come and see the event. In addition to that, there were about three-four shows for each day the event occurred, (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). Getting to Taft Theatre was pretty easy, and since there wasn't a game going on that weekend it wasn't super crowded in downtown Cincinnati. Parking lots were easy to find. Once you parked, the block party they had in front of Taft Theatre was easy to get to. There were about five or six food trucks, and lots of activities for kids. There was even police presence throughout the festival. This year, you were able to get a wristband ahead of time once they scanned your ticket to expedite getting into the Theatre. But really, it was pretty easy to get in even without getting a wristband ahead of time. They did a great job at handling the crowd before the show. Once inside, it was easy to find your seat. The show started on time which was great! And, it was only 45 minutes which is long enough to be able to enjoy the music, but short enough that all the kids in the audience would not get bored. Seeing the light show indoors was nice, because the lights came out more vibrant compared to watching it outside projected onto a wall. And, you had assigned seating, so you didn't have to worry about saving your seat ahead of time. If you didn't want to pay to see the show, they also broadcasted it outside where the block party was. Overall this year's event was enjoyable. They had some technical difficulties leading up to the event, but it was solved by the time the event started. (The company they used to email the etickets to everyone somehow had their emails come up as spam so a majority of people did not get their tickets by the Monday it was promised. They updated their website letting people know that they were working with finding a new company to send out everyone's etickets. The tickets were delivered on Thursday night).

Amazed I'm the first to (create/review) this absolutely amazing event. This is the second year for…read moreLumenocity, and it was Fantastic!! I was out of town last year at Lollapalooza, sleeping on a boat, when the inogural Lumenocity happened, but luckily I have a friend that was so impressed that he got Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra season tickets JUST to be eligible for the tix to Lumenocity 2014! The event 2014 had food/beer(Rhinegeist) trucks down Race Street, all kinds of vendors, food and Cincy local craft artists in the treed part of the park. This part was open to people without tix to the actual event, and it was food/art festival that was more attended than anything I've seen in Washington park, and I'm there weekly. The show: The show was spectacular. YouTube it. If you haven't been, YouTube the hell out of Lumenocity, and share it. Make it viral. One of the best symphonies in the world, synchronized to amazing digital graphics, using one of Cincinnati's best landmarks(Cincinnati Music Hall) as a canvas. It is amazing, emotional, and one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time.