{"id":2312557,"date":"2026-03-04T19:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2312557"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:04:55","slug":"road-closures-parade-route-and-more-about-the-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/road-closures-parade-route-and-more-about-the-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Road closures, parade route and more about the festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CINCINNATI \u2014 Grab a beer and get ready to celebrate this weekend at the 34th annual Bockfest celebration in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>The annual beer festival celebrates Over-the-Rhine&#8217;s brewing history and Bock beer, which is a dark, malt-forward German lager. <\/p>\n<p>Bockfest kicks off Friday evening with a parade through OTR before festivities throughout five different Bockfest Halls at Northern Row Brewery &amp; Distillery, Rhinegeist Brewery, Rosedale OTR, Arnold&#8217;s Bar &amp; Grill and Moerlein Lager House. <\/p>\n<p>So whether you want to attend the parade or sip on some bock beer at one of the five halls, here&#8217;s everything you need to know about this year&#8217;s Bockfest celebration.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Entertainment <\/b><\/h2>\n<p>There are several events throughout Bockfest, including a children&#8217;s parade, the annual Sausage Queen pageant, a goat calling competition, historic brewery tours, a 5K and more. <\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a variety of live music acts at the five Bockfest Halls throughout the weekend, including The Polka Warriors, Cincy Brass, the Zinzinnati Bierband, the Hot Magnolias and many others. <\/p>\n<p>You can <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bockfest.com\/experience.html\">click here<\/a> to see the full entertainment lineup. <\/p>\n<h2><b>Parade Route<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The annual Bockfest Parade begins at 6 p.m. Friday and is traditionally led by a goat pulling a keg, the reigning Sausage Queen and the parade marshal.<\/p>\n<p>The parade starts in front of Arnold&#8217;s Bar and Grill on Eighth Street before heading north on Sycamore Street, turning on 12th Street in OTR and then continuing further north on Main Street before ending at Liberty Street. <\/p>\n<p>Those wanting to watch the parade have several streets to line up along, as well as several establishments along the parade route, including Rosedale OTR, one of the Bockfest Halls. <\/p>\n<p>You can <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bockfest.com\/parade.html\">click here<\/a> to view a map of the parade route. <\/p>\n<h2><b>Road Closures<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>With Friday&#8217;s parade comes several road closures during the rush hour evening hours. The City of Cincinnati released a list of closures that will begin in the hours leading up to the parade and reopen around 7 p.m. <\/p>\n<p><b>Here are the Bockfest Parade closures:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>4 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eighth Street \u2014 closed between Broadway and Main Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>5 p.m. <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sycamore Street \u2014 closed between Central Parkway and Seventh Street<\/li>\n<li>Ninth Street \u2014 closed between Broadway and Main Street (cross traffic will be maintained as long as possible)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>6 p.m. <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sycamore Street \u2014 closed between Liberty Street and Seventh Street<\/li>\n<li>Main Street \u2014 closed between Central Parkway and Liberty Street<\/li>\n<li>Court Street \u2014 closed between Main Street and Sycamore Street<\/li>\n<li>Central Parkway \u2014 closed between Walnut Street and Eggleston Avenue<\/li>\n<li>Short Reading Road \u2014 closed between Eggleston Avenue and Main Street<\/li>\n<li>Elliot Street \u2014 closed between Sycamore Street and Broadway<\/li>\n<li>12th Street \u2014 closed between Clay Street and Sycamore Street<\/li>\n<li>13th Street \u2014 closed between Sycamore Street and Clay Street<\/li>\n<li>14th Street \u2014 closed between Walnut Street and Sycamore Street<\/li>\n<li>Orchard Street \u2014 closed between Sycamore Street and Main Street<\/li>\n<li>Clay Street \u2014 closed between 13th Street and Melindy Street <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are also several road closures early Saturday morning for Bockfest&#8217;s 5K run down at The Banks. The race begins at 10 a.m., but the city did not give an estimated time for when these roads will reopen after the race. <\/p>\n<p><b>Here are the Bockfest 5K closures:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>7 a.m. <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mehring Way \u2014 closed between Elm Street and Joe Nuxhall Way <\/li>\n<li>Joe Nuxhall Way \u2014 closed south of Second Street <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>9:30 a.m.<\/b> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mehring Way \u2014 closed between Freeman Avenue and E Pete Rose Way<\/li>\n<li>Gest Street \u2014 closed south of Third Street<\/li>\n<li>W Pete Rose Way \u2014 closed between Central Avenue and Gest Street<\/li>\n<li>Central Avenue \u2014 closed south of Third Street<\/li>\n<li>Elm Street \u2014 closed south of Freedom Way<\/li>\n<li>Marian Spencer Way \u2014 closed between Second Street and Freedom Way (local access maintained)<\/li>\n<li>Marian Spencer Way \u2014 closed between Freedom Way and Ted Berry Way (local access maintained)<\/li>\n<li>Freedom Way \u2014 closed east of Rosa Parks Street<\/li>\n<li>Ramp LL \u2014 closed<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Bench Way \u2014 closed<\/li>\n<li>E Pete Rose Way \u2014 closed between Broadway\/Taylor Southgate Bridge and Johnny Bench Way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bockfest.com\/\">click here<\/a> to learn more about Bockfest 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n    window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n        appId : '1374721116083644',\n    xfbml : true,\n    version : 'v2.9'\n    });\n    };\n    (function(d, s, id){\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n    js.async = true;\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.wcpo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CINCINNATI \u2014 Grab a beer and get ready to celebrate this weekend at the 34th annual Bockfest celebration in Cincinnati. 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