Friday March 3, 2017
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 two stages, delicious food by Arnold's Bar & Grill, Washington Platform, Taste of Belgium, Servatii, and more, 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
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Live Music
Live music on two stages all night long!
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Historic Brewery Tours
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Join us for this 60 minute walking tour that celebrates how beer was made and consumed in pre-Prohibition Over-the-Rhine. Your tour starts at Bockfest Hall and descends deep into the lagering cellars of the Kauffman Brewery. Along the way, you’ll learn how the long ago beer drinkers, beer makers, and beer barons made this neighborhood. Upon your return to Bockfest Hall, you will be treated to a complimentary beer (21+ please) and all the fantastic fun of Bockfest. Offered Friday March 3 and Saturday March 4, get your tickets HERE.
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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 15 different bock biers this year at Bockfest Hall.
Offered all weekend long are:
Guest beers will be tapped on an hourly schedule Friday and Saturday in the Bock Bier Tent, Friday's schedule: 6PM - Listermann Smoked Bock 6PM - Braxton Ignitor Maibock 7PM - MadTree Bockavelli 7PM - Blank Slate Tank Bottoms Wiezenbock 8PM - Woodburn Bock 8PM - Wiedemann Brewhemian Bock 9PM - Cellar Dweller Bock 9PM - Fifty West Roadbock Maibock |
Food
There are lots of great food options at Bockfest Hall, plus you can get a full Bockfeast meal (suitable for sharing) at a special price as well!
ARNOLD'S BAR & GRILL
is the oldest saloon in the City of Cincinnati , founded in 1861 and in continuous operation ever since – straight through Prohibition. Specializing in above-par American comfort food, their booth brings a delicious taste to Bockfest Hall. WASHINGTON PLATFORM
A restored restaurant, built in 1860, originally established as The Johan Armleder Wine and Lager Beer Saloon. Their booth showcases the inventive and often playful takes on crab, lobster, paste, meats they are known for. TASTE OF BELGIUM
is a restaurant group of Belgian-inspired eateries. They take traditional Belgian recipes and twist them; they take American classics and Belgianize them. Their booth will serve the famous waffle n'chicken among other specialties. SERVATII
Wilhelm Gottenbusch, a German immigrant, came to the United States after traveling around the world and in 1963 opened his first bakery in Hyde Park. Servatii has enjoyed creating special memories for the Cincinnati area for the last 50 years and is looking forward to creating many more over the years to come. Their booth will feature their authentic pretzels and beer cheese. ST. FRANCIS SERAPH SCHOOL FISH FRY
Delicious fried fish in the true Cincinnati Lenten fashion from our neighbors at St. Francis Seraph School. eli's bbq
Serving up their famous BBQ all weekend, you can come in and hear the record player run a needle through an old favorite song while you eat and visit with good friends and meet a few new ones. Visit the Findlay Market location at 133 West Elder Street. |
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.
Official Venue |
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11A-12A |
Parade Kickoff – Tapping of the Bocks, Live Music from Todd Hepburn at 4P, Live Music from 46 Long at 7P, Live Music from The Cincy Brass at 9P |
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11A-9P |
All Weekend Special: Pretzels featuring spent grains from local breweries |
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5P-1A |
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3P-2A |
Smokin' Dudes BBQ grilling on the patio. Live music with Dat Band 7P-10P, DJ 10P-2A |
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7A-8P |
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11A-3A |
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12P-1A |
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11A-2:30A |
Happy Hour 4P-8P with $2 off drafts & half-price tot bowls |
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3P-2A |
Half-price drafts 3P-4P |
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4P-2:30A |
Happy Hour 4P-8P with $2 off drafts, $2 off calls, $2 off signature cocktails, $1 off wine & $1 off domestics |
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4P-2A |
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11A-2A |
DJ 10P-2A |
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3P-2:30A |
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4P-2:30A |
Tapping this year's local breweries' bock beers |
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4P-2A |
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4P-2A |
Value |
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11A-12A |
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11A-11P |
Happy Hour 3P-6P with $2 off margaritas, $1 off bottled beer. All Weekend Special: Bottle of Bock Beer with Goat Soup $6.50 |
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7A-11P |
Value |
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11A-11P |
All Weekend Special: Bock Beer & Special Bockfest Menu. Live music with Brian Lovely Duo 5:30P, Frenchaxe 9P. |
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Old St. Mary's Church |
5P-7P |
Everyone needs to eat, so stop by the Old St. Mary’s fish fry, right along the route of the Parade. Sandwiches, sides, and drinks (pop, water, and beer) will be available starting at about 5 p.m. until they are gone. All proceeds go to Old St. Mary’s Church, so it’s good food for a good cause! |
tHANKS TO THE AWESOME PEOPLE WHO MAKE BOCKFEST POSSIBLE
PRESENTING SPONSORS
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BOCK SPONSORS
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AMAZING BOCKFEST HALL VENDORS
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