Friday March 1, 2019

Friday night of Bockfest is the perfect way to end your week and kick off the best festival in Cincinnati! Watch the best parade in town and celebrate the Coming of Spring with live music, great food, and cold bock beer at Bockfest Hall (located at the Christian Moerlein Brewery at 1621 Moore Street, Cincinnati Ohio 45202) and all the participating venues! Purchase a Bockfest ticket package to make sure you experience all the great things Bockfest has to offer!
Make a stop at a dozen and a half participating bars and restaurants all weekend long, many with drink and food specials for Bockfest goers. Admission is always FREE all weekend long! Check out the venues, schedules, and shuttle route HERE.

Bockfest Hall

5PM till 1AM at the Christian Moerlein Brewery 1619 Moore Street
 Bockfest Hall is the end of the Parade and the beginning of the evening! Watch as the keg of bock beer is blessed and the Parade awards are given out, then PARTY LIKE A BOCKSTAR with live music on three stages, delicious food, and plenty of cold bock beer. FREE Admission all weekend long!

Parade

The Bockfest Parade steps off at 6PM in front of Arnold's Bar & Grill, and heads up Main Street to Bockfest Hall. Watch the parade awards as well as the traditional blessing of the beer, and sing along to the "Bock Beer" song as we kick off the Bockfest weekend. 

Live Music

Music on FOUR stages all night long!
Bockfest Hall Stage
5P-7:30P Zinzinnati Bierband
±7:30P Parade awards and Blessing of the Bock Beer with Jake Speed
8P-10P Amy and the Arrangement
​10:30P-12:30A Gee Your Band Smells Terrific
Brewery Stage
6:30P-8:30P Chelsea Ford and the Trouble
9P-11P Young Heirlooms
Tap Room Stage
7:30-11P Ky Myle
Festival Tent Stage
6P-11P DJ E-Trayn

Beer

Bock bier is the ​rich, complex, malty, low-hop style of lager that we celebrate every year at Bockfest. We are excited to offer over a dozen different bock biers this year at Bockfest Hall. Get the details HERE.

Food

There are lots of great food options at Bockfest Hall from our wonderful vendors, see them all HERE.
Make a stop at a dozen and a half participating bars and restaurants all weekend long, many with drink and food specials for Bockfest goers. Admission is always FREE all weekend long! Check out the schedule below and go HERE for additional venues, schedules, and shuttle route.