houses and face painting. Smale Family Fun days have something for everyone, from the smallest to the tallest. Smale Park, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. cincinnati-oh.gov Super Sprouts Garden Club Little Sprouts will love this weekly gardening program full of fun stories, gardening, crafts, animal friends and more. Glenwood Gardens, 10:30 a.m. $6, includes admission to Highfield Discovery Garden + valid vehicle permit required for park entry. greatparks.org Explore a variety of sensory stations to create art and have lots of fun. Stick around for some kid-friendly yoga following the program. Contemporary Arts Center, 10:30- 11:30 a.m. $5 per non-member child, free for members and families with a valid SNAP or EBT card. contemporaryartscenter.org 2 Friday Breakfast with the Animals Watch zoo animals wake up while enjoying a tasty breakfast on the Africa Deck, overlooking the savannah! Breakfast includes Glier’s goetta biscuits, scrambled eggs, bacon, hash brown casserole, granola and yogurt, pastries, fruit salad and drinks. After breakfast, guests will meet up with the lion Thursday Art Play: Sensory Stations zookeepers for a tour and chat! Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, 6:45-9 a.m. $125 per person. cincinnatizoo.org Cincinnati Reds Home Game vs. SF + City Connect Fridays + Fireworks Friday Great American Ball Park, 7:10 p.m. Tickets starting at $10. reds.com
FREE Monigold Studio First Fridays Live music, vendors and refreshments–all free! Bellevue Hill Pavilion, 6-10 p.m. cincinnati-oh.gov Mozart: Super Flute Imagine Mozart’s The Magic Flute set in the world of classic video games–a new generation of opera goers will be inspired by this show! Aronoff Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $32. cincinnatiarts.org FREE Outdoors for All Expo Get ready for Ohio River Paddlefish with a family-friendly pre-party. The expo will feature more than 50 exhibitors, hands-on demos, live music, a kid zone, raffles and food and drink will be available for purchase. Schmidt Recreation Complex, 4-9:30 p.m. ohioriverpaddlefest.org/expo-info FREE Reading Farmers Market Start off the weekend in Reading by browsing local vendors’ wares! 9150 Reading Road, Cincinnati, 4-7 p.m. wethrivereading.org FREE The Adventures of Oh Really O’Reilly This Wump Muckets Puppet show follows “Oh Really” O’Reilly on his journey to search for Ohio beasties like Sasquatch, frogmen and lake creatures, too! Mason Intermediate School Gym, 2 p.m. wumpmucketpuppets.com 3 Saturday FREE Art on the Rise The art experience has taken to the hillside! Head to the Art Climb to experience live performances, art-making activities and more. Cincinnati Art Museum, 1-3 p.m. cincinnatiartmuseum.org
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Butterflies in Space August 1st | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
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and younger. bcmuseum.org Play Yard & Petting Zoo Farmyard fun features include: slide, the barnyard 500 trike track, farm games and access to 40 animals at the petting zoo! Families are welcome to pack picnics and utilize the covered shelter. Blooms & Berries Farm Market, 9 a.m. $4.95 per child (ages 2-14). Animal feed available for purchase. bloomsandberries.com FREE Rockin’ the Roebling Enjoy a free concert, hosted by Cincinnati Parks. Featuring Brother Smith. Schmidlapp Event Lawn, 6 p.m. cincinnatiparksfoundation.org FREE Salsa on the Square Step and spin the night away! Families are welcome to dance to live, local and regional bands that specialize in Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Latin Jazz. Featuring Max Rosado/The Get Down Cincinnati. Cincinnati Fountain Square, 7-10 p.m. myfountainsquare.com Shark Summer Take a big bite of summer fun while discovering dozens of sharks and rays–some that families can even touch! Be surrounded by sharks, touch a megalodon shark tooth, conquer Shark Bridge and so much more. Plus, for the Newport Aquarium’s 25th Anniversary, meet the NEW Zebra Sharks! Newport Aquarium, daily through September 8. Included with general admission, $22.99-39.99 adult. newportaquarium.com FREE Smale Family Fun Days Get ready for some Smaletastic summer fun including animals, music, puppet shows, bounce
Krohn’s out-of-this-world butterfly show will take families on a celestial journey. The galactic landscape will showcase blossoming botanicals with the real “star” of the show soaring overhead–beautiful butterflies! Krohn Conservatory, daily through August 18, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. See website for pricing details. cincinnati-oh.gov Everything Thomas at EnterTRAINment Junction Engineers, chug on into EnterTRAINment Junction to celebrate everyone’s favorite locomotive, Thomas the Train! There will be Thomas-themed train layouts, a train ride, videos, scavenger hunts, coloring and crafts. Plus there will be a special discount on Thomas & Friends merchandise. EnterTRAINment Junction, Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Sun., noon-6 p.m. Tickets starting at $9.95. entertrainmentjunction.com Florence Y’alls Home Game vs. Lake Erie Crushers Celebrate all things Cincy with pals from UC, the Cincinnati Cyclones, Xavier and more. It is also a thirsty Thursday, meaning drink specials for the grown-ups. Thomas More Stadium, 6:44 p.m. Tickets starting at $10. florenceyalls.com Music @ BCM 2024 Bring a chair and settle in for a wonderful Thursday evening of live music. Featuring Ben Levin & The Heaters. BCM Amphitheater, 7-9 p.m. $7 adults, $5 members and children 13-18, free for children 12
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