Event Dates
From: Friday, June 23, 2023
To: Sunday, June 25, 2023
Cincinnati Pride is a colorful celebration featuring a diverse pride parade and unique events including a pool party, leather ball and several after parties.
- Visiting for Pride? Most of the city’s gay bars are located Downtown and towards the North Side. Stay at the Lytle Park Hotel, rated “Superb” by guests, with a beautiful rooftop bar, modern gym and stylish rooms.
Cincinnati Pride Main Parade
- Sat 24th, June 2023 – The Parade steps off downtown at 11am on the Saturday of the event. The parade route begins at 7th & Central Ave, travels down Vine St past Fountain Square and ends at the Cincinnati Pride Festival at Sawyer Point & Yeatman’s Cove.
Cincinnati Pride Festival
- The festival begins at noon at Sawyer Point Park before, during and after the main pride parade on the Saturday. This event is free and will have food, drinks, vendors, as well as performances.
- Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman’s Cove are a pair of side-by-side parks on the riverfront of downtown Cincinnati.
- Stay close to the park at the Cincinnati at the Banks Hotel, rated “Fabulous” by guests and featuring river views and a perfect location for exploring the best of the city.
Pride Tea Dance
- Awaiting dates Round out Pride weekend with a free Pride Tea Dance at Music Hall ballroom. There will be 6 DJs, pop-up performances, dance artists and cocktails. The event is from 4pm to 8pm.
- Other events typically taking place during the pride include the Cincinnati Leather Pride Ball hosted at MixWells on the northside and Cincinnati Leather.
Pride Pool Take Over
- Awaiting dates Cincinnati Pride takes over Ziegler Park Pool, 1322 Sycamore St, with guest DJs spinning for the afternoon sessions.
Pride Market in the Park
- Awaiting dates Cincinnati Pride hosts “Pride Market at the Park,” an outdoor market featuring over 20 LGBTQ-owned and affirming businesses from the Cincinnati area. Take a leisurely stroll through the Market in Washington Park, stop by The Porch and grab a drink, visit one of the food trucks, bring your dog for a play date at the dog park and spend your Sunday Funday with pride.
Gay Cincinnati
They call Cincinnati the “Queen City,” and it’s true that it gives a royal welcome to gays. For a relatively conservative city, Cincinnati has an unusually vibrant gay community.The main gay districts are found Downtown and toward the Northside.
- Downtown is home to several gay bars, clubs and restaurants. Fountain Square is at the center, dominated by the bronze fountain named The Genius of Water. Check out hotels in Downtown
- Northside is one of Cincinnati’s most active gay neighborhoods, classic homes, an eclectic mix of businesses and entertainment venues, and a long tradition of community activism; also home to a handful of gay bars.
- Over-the-Rhine, just north of downtown, boasts a large, 19th-century urban neighborhood of historic architecture. A center of the local arts community, it’s again re-emerging as a trendy shopping and dining district.
- Cincinnati is a somewhat hilly city, and Mount Adams sits atop those hills, offering beautiful panoramic views of the city to those who live there. Full of excellent restaurants, and lively nightlife, it is a stylish and trendy area of the city
Popular gay bars in Cincinnati
- Below Zero Lounge – trendy bar with upbeat music serving a whopping 100 different types of vodka and great locally brewed craft beers. Guest DJs, karaoke nights, and all night dancing.
- Queen City Radio – bar and beer garden built inside of a 1920’s-era gas and car service station on thee corner of W 12th Street and Central Parkway in Cincinnati’s Historic Over the Rhine neighborhood. A unique venue offering local craft brew and a great place to relax with friends.
- Tillie’s Lounge – Popular venue in the Northside entertainment district. Full bar with innovative cocktails. The lounge decor takes customers back to the 1920s when Tillie the elephant could be seen performing at John Robertson circus held in the neighborhood.
Trending Hotels in Cincinnati
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Kinley Cincinnati, 21c Museum Hotel, The Lytle Park Hotel, XV Beacon Hotel
History of the event
In 1973, 40 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender men and women gathered in Washington Park and marched to Fountain Square for gay rights awareness in Cincinnati.
The protest momentum grew in the wake of The Stonewall Riots in New York City, and Cincinnati Pride has since grown to become one of the biggest events in the city.
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