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BOCKFEST
Bockfest Parade
March 7, 2025
Bockfest 5K
March 8, 2025
CINCINNATI, OH – Bockfest is Cincinnati’s annual celebration of Spring, Over-the-Rhine's brewing heritage, and Bock Beer. The festival kicks off on Friday, March 7, 2025, with the annual Bockfest Parade. In order to accommodate the parade, the following streets will close on Friday, March 7 at the times listed below and remain closed until approximately 7:00 pm:
4:00 pm Closure:
-Eighth Street- closed between Broadway and Main Street
5:00 pm Closure:
-Sycamore Street- closed between Central Parkway and Seventh Street
- Ninth Street- closed between Broadway and Main Street
(cross traffic will be maintained as long as possible)
6:00 pm Closure:
-Sycamore Street- closed between Liberty Street and Seventh Street
-Main Street- closedbetween Central Pkwy and Liberty Street
-Court Street- closed between Main Street and Sycamore Street
-Central Parkway- closed between Walnut Street and Eggleston Avenue
-Short Reading Road- closed between Eggleston Avenue and Main Street
-Elliot Street- closed between Sycamore Street and Broadway
-Twelfth Street- closed between Clay Street and Sycamore Street
-Thirteenth Street- closed between Sycamore Street and Clay Street
-Fourteenth Street- closed between Walnut Street and Sycamore Street
-Orchard Street- closed between Sycamore Street and Main Street
-Clay Street- closed between Thirteenth Street to Melindy Street
Immediately following the parade, the Bockfest Festival will be set up.The festival will be located at, and require the closure of:
- Twelfth Street- closed between Main Street and Sycamore Street. Closes March 7 at Midnight to reopen by 1130PM on Sunday, March 9, 2025
The festivities continue on Saturday, March 8, 2025 for the running of the Bockfest 5K. The race begins at 10AM and will require the closure of the following streets at the listed times:
700AM Closure
-Mehring Way- closed between Elm Street and Joe Nuxhall Way for Start/ Finish Line construction
- Joe Nuxhall Way- closed south of Second Street
930AM Closure:
- Mehring Way- closed between Freeman Avenue and E Pete Rose Way
-Gest Street- closed south of Third Street
- W Pete Rose Way- closed between Central Avenue and Gest Street
-Central Avenue- closed south of Third Street
-Elm Street- closed south of Freedom Way
- Marian Spencer Way- closed between Second Street and Freedom Way (local access maintained)
- Marian Spencer Way- closed between Freedom Way and Ted Berry Way (local access maintained)
- Freedom Way- closed east of Rosa Parks Street
- Ramp LL- closed
- Johnny Bench Way- closed
-E Pete Rose Way- closed between Broadway/ Taylor Southgate Bridge and Johnny Bench Way
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33RD ANNUAL SERVATII BOCKFEST - CINCINNATI, OHIO - MARCH 7-9, 2025 - HOME