Sunday March 4, 2018
Rejuvenate yourself with a Bock Bloody Mary and the Bockfeast dinner, bring the kids out for the Little Links pageant and games, and celebrate our German heritage with historic tours, German music & dancing at Bockfest Hall (located at the Christian Moerlein Brewery at 1621 Moore Street, Cincinnati Ohio 45202) as well as 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 and schedules HERE.
Bockfest Hall
11AM till 7PM at the Christian Moerlein Brewery 1619 Moore Street
FREE Admission all weekend long!
Continental Sunday
Continental Sunday is family-friendly entertainment that celebrates Sundays in Over-the-Rhine in the 1800s. The day features a variety of authentic German entertainment provided by participating German-American societies, German food, and beer specials. Sunday also brings the return of the steins, breweriana, authors, exhibitions, and tours.
This year we honor Joe 'Sepp' Abt as the honorary Burgermeister for Continental Sunday , for his contribution to preserving German heritage in Cincinnati! MORE ABOUT JOE 'SEPP' ABT
Sepp Abt is the 2018 Schuetzenkoenig for the Kolping Society and serves as Treasurer for the Verein der Donauschwaben. Sepp has been an active participant in the German-American community in Cincinnati since moving here from Wisconsin and Minnesota in 1983.
Married to Rose Maltry Abt in 1986, with children Nick, Stef (Erin Duffy), and Katy; the family has made their home in Harrison Ohio since 1993 and are all active in the German American community. During most festivals Sepp is not too far from where meat, fire, and beverages can be found. At the Donauschwaben Oktoberfest, his family and dedicated crew have perfected the art of roasting suckling pigs and racks of rotisserie chicken over hardwood charcoal fires. At the spring Schwabenfest, the region's only whole ox roast, Sepp engages a core group of cooks to roast beef overnight and to serve Saturday meals. The Kolping Schlachtfest in late February relies on the same crew to overnight roast the four full size pigs that become Sunday dinners! Sepp is a strong advocate for maintaining proper hydration while roasting, so appropriate beverages are always close by for these events. Consumption of adult beverages generally leads to song, and Sepp has prepared collections of German song lyrics that facilitate enjoyable choruses at various events and in the Rathskeller at Old St Mary's. While many choose to wear the Gamsbard (brush decoration from goat mane hair) on their German hats, Sepp has made the prominent pheasant feather his trademark. When German-American events or his work as a mechanical engineer are not taking up his time, Sepp has become a student of the longbow and has taught numerous adults and children how to loose arrows from traditional style bows. Sepp is pleased to be asked to serve as honorary Bockfestbuergermeister and hopes to meet many of the fest participants this year. 
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Historic Tours
Lots of great tours all Bockfest long, including brand new tours along the Brewing Heritage Trail!
Mishaps, Malfeasance, and Murder Tour
Join us for this ALL NEW 90 minute walking tour that tells the stories behind the beer, including corruption, accidents, and even murder! Your tour starts at Bockfest Hall, and visits multiple sites within the neighborhood, before descending deep in the lagering cellars of a historic 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 Saturday March 2 and Sunday March 4, get your tickets HERE. beer & brushes TOUR
Join us for this ALL NEW 90 minute walking tour that celebrates the new public art along the Brewing Heritage Trail. Your tour starts at Bockfest Hall and visits multiple public art sites within the neighborhood as well as hidden signs and details that still remain from pre-Prohibition days. Along the way, you'll learn the stories behind the art and artists. Upon your return to Bockfest Hall, you will be treated to a complimentary beer (21+ please) and all the fantastic fun of Bockfest. Offered Saturday March 3 and Sunday March 4, get your tickets HERE. DR. MORGAN'S HANGOVER RELIEF TOUR
Join the man that Cincinnati Magazine declared “The God of Bockfest” and the author of “Over-the-Rhine: When Beer Was King” for a personal, behind-the-scenes journey. This Bockfest-only walking tour through OTR combines the neighborhood’s pre-Prohibition past with stories about the more recent reclamation of Cincinnati’s brewing heritage and the birth and evolution of the city’s most bohemian beer festival. Your tour includes a trip through Over-the-Rhine, into Washington Platform’s lagering cellars, the Gerke lagering cellars (four stories below ground), and then a complimentary bock beer (21+ please) with Mike Morgan. The unlicensed and irresponsible medical advice for how to walk off some of the previous night’s revelry and begin drinking your way back into the Bockfest spirit is worth the price of admission alone. Over-the-Rhine history that you can’t get anywhere else, two lagering cellars, one beer, and questionable wisdom all begin at Washington Platform, corner of Court and Elm. Offered Saturday March 3 and Sunday March 4, get your tickets HERE. Tickets available HERE.
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Music
Live music and performances all day long!
Main Stage
Music by The Polka Dots, Verein Musikanten, and Germania Jadghorn Gruppe. Dancing by Enzian Tanzgruppe and Donauschwaben Dancers. |
Bock Bloody Mary Bar
Back by popular demand, the Bock Bloody Mary bar with Grandma Debbie's homemade Bloody Mary Mix and a host of great garnishes.
Bloody Marys are available on their own or as a small upcharge of the Bockfeast Dinner. |
Little Links Pageant
Bockfest invites our smallest fans to participate in our first Little Links Pageant. Little Links participants are invited to dress in their best “Welcome Spring” attire, from traditional German attire, goats, monks – you name it! Participants will participate in a parade across the stage, and a select group picked by our "celebrity" judges will be asked a couple of fun questions to pick the winners.
Categories are based on age:
Pre-registration is required . Registration ends at 5P on Thursday, March 1. Registration is free, and top 3 contestants will receive prizes, plus participation prizes for all entries. The competition will be on Sunday, March 4 at 12 noon at Bockfest Hall. Participants should be on site by 11:30A and check in at the main stage in Bockfest Hall. |
BocklympicsAlong with our friends from the Cincinnati Neighborhood Games, we will have family friendly games all afternoon long (12P-5P) available in the heated festival tent (or outside depending on the weather).
Games will include:
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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 over a dozen different bock biers this year at Bockfest Hall.
Offered all weekend long are:
Guest beers will be tapped on rotating basis at a variety of locations throughout the Hall and Festival Tent. Participating breweries include:
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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!
GOOD GUYZ FOOD TRUCK
BREW CITY SAUSAGE
Since 2012 the Brew City Sausage Company has been making premium craft beer infused sausages. Collaborating with some of the finest craft breweries from around the Midwest, we've been taking over backyard BBQ's and winning the hearts and taste buds of grill masters everywhere. Our premium sausages are near twice the size of anything you'll find at your big box grocery store. We use premium craft beer, all-natural cuts of locally sourced pork and no artificial fillers or additives. 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. LAROSA'S
A Cincinnati institution, LaRosa's is your neighborhood family pizzeria serving up real Italian family recipes. 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. 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 and crepes among other specialties. BOCKFEAST DINNER
A hearty meal of chicken, bockwurst and sauerkraut, sides, and desert, plus a bock beer (Bock Bloody Mary available for an upcharge). The Dinner is available 12P-2P. Pre-purchase of tickets is recommended, get your tickets 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 and schedules.
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4P-2A |
Happy Hour 4P-8P, DJ at 11P |
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11A-7P |
Full selection of Moerlein beers on draft in the historic Malthouse |
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4P-2A |
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11A-12A |
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4P-2A |
Karaoke |
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12P-2A |
4P-7P Happy Hour w/ $2 off drafts, $4.50 calls, and $3.25 domestics |
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12P-2A |
Three Floyd’s Tap Takeover, 5 German Bocks and Sours available |
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12P-2:30A |
$3 Budweiser drafts |
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1P-2A |
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11A-11P |
Featuring a variety of bock beers including Moerlein Emancipator, Hudy Bock, and Schoenling Bock (brewed onsite), plus a chef created Bockfest inspired culinary feature with Avril Bleh sausages. |
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10A-2A |
Open for brunch |
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12P-8P |
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5P-2A |
5P-10P Sunday German Dinner, bock beers |
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12P-2A |
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8A-12A |
Open for EPL Soccer |
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2P-2A |
$3 Bock beers |
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1P-6P |
Drink Specials, 2P Noah Wotherspoon & Jessi Bair |
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11:30A-11P |
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11A-11P |
$6 Stein of Bock, $6 Bottle of Bock w/ Birria de Chivo (goat soup w/ tortillas) |
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8A-3P |
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11A-9P |
11:30A-2:30P Traditional New Orleans Jazz Brunch w/ Second Line Jazz Trio, ALL WEEKEND Special Bockfest Menu plus “Dr. Morgan’s Hangover Relief” Walking Tour and Guided Tours of the Malt Ovens below the restaurant |
tHANKS TO THE AWESOME PEOPLE WHO MAKE BOCKFEST POSSIBLE
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