Join us at the first annual North Star Festival - Sunday, October 2nd from 10a-6p!

This northern Over-the-Rhine street festival will take place on Findlay Street between Race Street and McMicken Avenue. Come to celebrate local artisans, businesses and community history. During the festival:

  • Enjoy a selection of beer from Northern Row (all profits will benefit the Over-the-Rhine Museum!)

  • Visit local food vendor Essen Kitchen

  • At 1:00pm, attend a "Three Asks of Over-the-Rhine" program where attendees can ask three historians questions about the neighborhood's history

  • At 2:00pm, see the unveiling of a new Over-the-Rhine Museum exhibition in the recently uncovered windows of our building at 3 West McMicken Avenue

  • Meet Polly Campbell, former restaurant critic and food writer for the Enquirer. Polly will be signing her new book "Cincinnati Food: A History of Queen City Food"

  • ​Grab a cocktail and lounge or play a board game​ ​at​ The Orbit Room, a ​cozy​ neighborhood jazz bar

  • Receive handmade mementos created by printing press by the ​Cincinnati ​Type & Print Museum

  • Record your memories of Over-the-Rhine with the Over-the-Rhine Museum’s Oral History Coordinator

Participate in the Festival as a Vendor/Sponsor!

Vendor booth rentals are $150 for a 10ft x 10ft space. We are offering a discounted rate of $100 for the first year and waiving the $35 application fee. For an additional $20, vendors can sign up to rent a set-up package that includes a 10ft x 10ft tent, 6ft table, and 2 folding chairs.

Please email us at hello@otrmuseum.org will any questions!