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BY AMANDA CIANI
September Labor Day weekend’s Western & Southern/WEBN Riverfest on Sun- day, September 6 is an action-packed day on the Cincinnati and NKY river- banks which culminates with a Rossi’s Famous Fireworks show over the Ohio River! WHO DEY! The Cincinnati Bengals kick off their 2026 football season against the Tampa Bay Bucca- neers on Sunday, September 13 at Paycor Stadium. Check
October The Cincinnati Cyclones’ first face-off is scheduled for Saturday, October 24 vs. the Bloomington Bison, with even more matches scheduled through April 2027. There are tons of terrific themed games all season long; learn more at cycloneshockey.com BLINK is back! This community event will run October 8-11, with over 30+ city blocks being transformed into one big public light and art exhibition. Bonus: Blink is FREE. Just show up, and pre- pare to be amazed. Visit blinkcincinnati.com for details.
the full season schedule out and stay in-the-know at bengals.com.
November ‘Tis the season for twinkling holiday lights! The Cincin- nati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s famous Festival of Lights has animals, entertainment, and millions of lights (cin- cinnatizoo.org), King’s Island’s WinterFest has lights and roller coasters (sixflags.com/kingsisland), Newport Aquarium features Scuba Santa (newportaquarium. com), and Pyramid Hill Lights is a drive-thru experi- ence that blends art and lights (pyramidhill.org). Consider hitting the ice at one of Cincinnati’s awesome ice skating rinks! The Ice Rink at Summit Park hosts sensory-sensitive hours (summitparkblueash.com), the Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza is located scenic-ly in the heart of downtown (elmstreetplazacincy.com), and Fifty West’s Wooster Pike location has their own ice skating rink, plus fire pits, hot cocoa, and more (fiftywestbrew.com).
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