Every Memorial Day weekend in downtown Cincinnati 6 blocks turn into an amazing food feast. Started in 1979, it is now the nation’s longest running culinary arts festival. Featuring more than 45 restaurants serving up delicious and delectable menu items it’s worth the drive down 75. Head south and exit at the Fifth Street exit, and you’ll practically run into the event. Plenty of parking lots line the streets, just be prepared to pay about $5 to park.
Stroll down 5th street and you’ll be able to taste treats that range 
from curry chicken to baklava, strudel to strawberry shortcake. Most tastes run $2-5 and there are plenty of beer, wine, soda and water booths mixed in among the food vendors. Click here for menu.
To accompany all the mouth-watering menu items available on the streets of 
downtown Cincinnati, this year’s festival will also offer beer and wine taste-ings on Fountain Square. Beer taste-ing will be on Saturday and Sunday from 4 – 5 pm, and wine taste-ing on Saturday and Sunday from 6 – 7 pm. Guests can grab a seat in prime Fountain Square location with a great view of the stage and sip away to wash down the fare they’ve sampled. The cost is $15 per person, or 2 people for $25, which includes a souvenir wine glass or beer pint.
Speaking of stages, there are 6 scattered throughout the taste, featuring various entertainment throughout the festival, including rock, blues, country and even some standup comedy during the evening. Click here for entertainment lineup.
Taste of Cincinnati runs Fri & Sat noon – midnight and Mon noon til 9pm.
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