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.

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).

It was a great way to kick off the holiday season. I love that there was an outdoor craft show at…read moreWashington Park at the same time, so I got a "two-fer." I shopped there for the traditional arts and crafts gifts, then went into the side door of Music Hall (yes, at you're looking at it, the fair can only be accessed through the left-hand side door of music hall) for unique artist-made crafts. I didn't buy much -- just a silk-screened t-shirt and some tasty Jalapeno jelly -- it was the perusing itself, and talking directly to the artists that was the joy of the season. And I had some great, animated conversations with the artists themselves, who were helpful and excited to talk about their work. Yes, these are hand-made specialty items, so the price was high. But it is going directly to the artists, so it is worth it.

My first time attending the Crafty Supermarket, and it did not dissapoint. The space is beautiful…read moreand uplifting - warm, inviting, roomy, and festive. The booths were very high-end, offering great design and well-made products. Eli's BBQ was there, along with a bar, coffee stand, and gelto. It wasn't very crowded when we went, so take that for what it is. YMMV. Be prepared to spend some serious cash, also. I didn't buy many things, but the bill was high. I like supporting artists and designers, so I don't mind, but it certainly isn't a budget shopping experience.

It's was exciting and private we stayed overnight for a special birthday celebration we brought in…read moreall of the fun things we needed to make our evening complete,food-games and drink

The Swing House in Cincinnati is a man's love story about a home restoration project. The swing as…read morethe focal point allows an interaction and appreciation for how the walls around you transcend into a work of art. We booked a stay here through AirBnB. The host is very kind and welcoming and allowed us to visit his house in progress next door. The home is equipped with everything you'll need for your stay as well as a very good sound system that is perfect for enhancing your artwork experience.

We came here for the pinball and stayed for the fun drinks!…read moreThey had a great contain menu with fun and different cocktails to try. My favorite one was the Electric Avenue. It wasn't too sweet and had a fun flavor. The place was packed with games to play like large connect four, tons of arcade games, pins bowling and of course pinball. Great spot!

It's a great place to get a beer and have a fun night! The duckpin bowling and arcade games are an…read moreabsolute blast. Pins has a great vibe as it's a family oriented place early on, and as the night goes on it becomes an adult arcade. Would recommend to everyone!

this was such a fun date night excursion place because it was a golf simulator, but they also had a…read morebar and food so there was something to do for everyone. They also had a way to do other activities yet we did not do that we only stuck with golf. We went on a Friday night from the 11-1 deal where the bays are five dollars with the understanding that you have to get two drink minimum. we ended up ordering the sliders and fries just for having some food because we were hungry from playing so much golf and the food was actually really delicious The bartenders were super nice and really helpful when discussing their specialty cocktails that they have I was always surprised that those place was not busy at night because it was such a cool vibe and it was like one of those places where you can just go and hang out even if you aren't golfing because they had pool and shuffleboard and a bunch of other things Will definitely be back for another date night

Pro level golf sims with Trackman system to analyze your swing. Great fun for groups or play,…read morebut even serious golf's would do well to spend some time with Trackman. (Build an account and track your games!) Friendly help from real golf pros to set up your system and learn the ropes. Good clubs provided so no need to trek your set to town if just for a fun round. Several more serious folks had their own with them, so you won't be out of place if you bring yours. Easy to use food tablet and most importantly Hudy Delight on tap so it can definitely feel like a real outing!

How have I not written a review of Indigo Hippo yet?!?! I've visited and donated many many times…read more It's a simply wonderful place! If you crafty, a student or teacher, or you want to find inspiration for an art projects, this place is for you! They help keep things out of landfills, especially unusual items that recycling programs typically won't take. Go rummage through old note cards, ribbon, fabric, etc., and give all those little odds and ends a new chance at life. What's not to love?!??!

Love the concept of this place! Saves a bit of waste and money by making one artist's trash another…read moreartist's treasure.

CANstruction is an international community service project of the design and construction industry…read moreto benefit community food banks. Every March, architects, engineers, designers and contractors compete to design and build fantastic giant-sized structures made entirely out of canned foods. Teams of five people gather at five different locations around Cincinnati to build 10'x10'x10' sculptures in five hours. Following the construction, the exhibits stay up for three weeks for public viewing. Cincinnati consistently places at the top of America's best designs. In April, the sculptures are dismantled and donated to Freestore Foodbank. In 2012, CANstruction raised 55,000 lbs of food which equals over 40,000 meals for families in need. Since it's conception 15 years ago, over 500,000 lbs have been donated. Themed sculptures have included: - Pacman - Stormtrooper - Mr. Potato Head losing body parts - Kool-aid Man busting through a wall - A giant baseball glove - A giant bra - Rubix cube - a full-sized kitchen - Arc de Triumph - an Angry Birds scene ... and many more! The main venue for the sculptures is the Weston Art Gallery at the Aronoff, with other exhibits at Downtown Library, Downtown Macy's, and the Scripps Center on Walnut Street. Cost: FREE

$10 tickets for adults and 4 sections. It gets super humid in here for the plants. Bring water!!!…read moreYou can buy water there though in the center near the Bonsai trees. I need to come back because I missed the butterflies. Also the main photo opp bench everyone likes for instagram is in the back at the parking lot.

I love this place We come every year at Christmas and I try to come at the beginning of spring…read more Its a peaceful place to recharge yourself

Gets better each year. Traffic on the weekend is very bad…read more Try to go before the weekend. Some Blinks are hard to find. Some areas do not feel very safe. Music needs to be for all ages it was a little on the young side. The banks were fun...

I went to the Cincinnati Blink Festival last night, and OMG!! It was a giant sensory-rich…read morepedestrian party, with lights, music, and murals!!! I'm so glad I used the park-and-ride at Cincinnati State, rather than trying to park downtown. Cincinnati Metro was efficient, got us to the venue quickly (and with free LED bracelets), and dropped us at the underground Riverfront garage station I hadn't heretofore realized existed. And then the party began. Walnut and Vine Streets -- the North and South streets all the way from the Riverfront to Findlay Market -- were open only to us pedestrians. The goal was to walk your own self-guided path & explore, with a map of all the exhibits in hand, which I didn't refer to as much as just following the noise and the lights. All along the route I admired and savored the art displays, the interplay of light and music, the buskers (there were many!!), the food trucks, and the clusters of parties all along the long stretch, from the riverfront to downtown proper, to Over-the-Rhine, to Findlay Market. My favorites: the spectacular drone show at the river (it was fireworks without the boom), the spinning light display at Smale Park -- you laid on the provided pillows on the ground and watched a large overhead disk where a display of lights was synced to selections of classical music; the Music Hall Display at Washington Park, which was an amazing explosion of different light configurations projected on the iconic bricks of Music Hall, with music -- it looked like spider webs, then breakthroughs of light, then little shattered pieces -- very inspiring and dramatic; all the beautiful murals -- some new pieces, some longstanding that I'd never noticed before; all the night vendors at Findlay Market; the "silent disco" happening at the Findlay Market shed -- without the provided headphones it was just a group of people silently dancing together, with the headphones you could hear the music and were invited into on the party; and even small displays like the small alley park with a tree light display made to appear that it was being repeatedly struck by lightning. Very well-organized -- it was packed with people but since it was more than 30 blocks of the city there was still a lot of room, and man, was it a feast for the entire senses! Unfortunately, I didn't get to the Covington and Newport displays, but I've got two more days of the festival for that. And at times it felt like a long walk in between displays, and I kept worrying that I was missing some good ones. But I loved the ability to do some safe urban hiking in the middle of Cincinnati with a million or so friends -- it was a great opportunity to go out somewhere by myself where I felt safe and comfortable, and see some amazing light shows!

This museum is so freaking cool. It has so many interesting exhibits including built in caves. The…read morechildren's museum is also large with many different activities for kids. The food is also surprisingly good. We love coming here.

A really nice science museum, pretty well aimed at kids though interesting to adults too. And less…read morecrowded, and far less chaotic, than the Children's Museum in the complex. A display on seasons with plants, animals, habitats. Dino skeletons. Space exhibit downstairs. A glacial tunnel. Loads to explore. Definitely get to Union Station and check out this and the local history museum.