Saturday March 5, 2022

Saturday of Bockfest has experiences for everyone, from the Bockfest 5K run to historic tours to homebrew competitions to  to delicious food, and of course plenty of cold bock beer at Bockfest Hall (NEW LOCATION at Findlay Playground 1811 Vine 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!

Bockfest 5K
 Steps off at 10AM from Bockfest Hall
You’ll run for beer? Then we have the perfect event for you! The Annual Bockfest 5K happens Saturday morning at 10A, March 5th, right in the middle of Bockfest Weekend! Run (or walk) past some of the historic brewery sites throughout OTR, then celebrate your finish with a cold one at Bockfest Hall as the Bockfest party gets started early with food, music and lots of fun! Proceeds support the Brewery District and the Brewing Heritage Trail. Remember, the Bockfest 5K is part of the TQL Beer Series, so if you want to be a Brew Hog, you need to do all three events (Bockfest 5K, Little Kings Mile, Hudepohl 14K or 7K). Get your series started at the Bockfest 5K! Sign up today at www.bockfest5k.com​.

Bockfest Hall

10AM till 11PM at Findlay Playground 1811 Vine Street (NEW LOCATION)
Bockfest Hall is the center of Bockfest activies on Saturday. Stop by and learn about our amazing history at the Heritage Series, you can even take a tour through some of the historic pre-Prohibition breweries including lagering cellars deep underground. You can also try out over 2 dozen local bock beers! You can't take a tour or drink on an empty stomach, so sample the food from our fabulous vendors. Plus there is live music all day long! Bockfest Hall is FREE all weekend long (though tours have an additional charge). ​The best way to get to Bockfest Hall is the FREE Cincinnati Bell Connector Streetcar. Park downtown or in Over-the-Rhine at one of the many public lots, hop on the FREE streetcar, get off at the first Findlay Market Stop, and go past the Market to Bockfest Hall.

Bock Beer Experience

Saturday afternoon from 12P-6P is the Bock Beer Experience, where you can purchase a tasting ticket to try all the local bock beers on draft. Get details and tickets HERE.

Historic Brewery Tours

Join us for a brewing heritage tour and learn the history behind Cincinnati beer.

Hudepohl is one of Cincinnati's most iconic brands of beer and this limited edition tour will show guests where it all began in 1885! Join us for a 60-minute exploration of the brewery's historic bottling facility and cellars, located just around the corner from Bockfest Hall. These locations have not been open to the public for many years and are exclusively available through the Brewing Heritage Trail tours on Bockfest weekend. Space is limited, so don't miss out on this unique opportunity!

Check available times and get tickets HERE.

Music

Live music all day long!

Bockfest Hall Stage
10A-2:30P Just Add Beer high energy cover band
3P-4:30P The Turkey's Duo acoustic
5P-6:30P My Brothers Keeper​ progressive bluegrass band that draws inspiration from rock, gospel, bluegrass and everything in between

Heritage Series

Join us around the corner from Bockfest Hall at Rookwood Pottery (1920 Race Street) for a day of beer history. All day there will be multiple breweriana vendors with lots of cool beer signs, cans, steins, and more for viewing and sale. From 1P-3P a series of local historians will be sharing stories on our history. Beer is available for sale, plus photo opportunities with The Goat (our giant trojan goat). 

For those who really want the full experience, grab a ticket for a special behind-the-scenes tour of Rookwood Pottery with a focus on their beer mugs, plus a guided beer tasting and your own limited edition Bockfest mug.

Get details and tickets HERE.

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 two dozen different bock biers this year at Bockfest Hall, see them all HERE.

Saturday afternoon also hosts the Bock Beer Experience, where you can purchase a tasting ticket for all two dozen bock beers on draft. Get details and tickets HERE.

Food

There are lots of great food options at Bockfest Hall from our wonderful vendors including the Bockfeast Pig Roast from 12P-6P (pre-sale only), see them all HERE.