Friday March 1, 2024

Friday night of Bockfest is the perfect way to end your week and kick off the best festival in Cincinnati. Watch the funkiest parade in town and celebrate the Coming of Spring!  

Parade

The Bockfest Parade steps off at 6PM in front of Arnold's Bar & Grill, and heads up Main Street to the steps of Old Saint Mary's.  Join us for the traditional blessing of the beer and sing along to the "Bock Beer" song as we kick off the Bockfest weekend. 
Download the FREE Bockfest app for iOS and Android for a full listing of bock beers at each location and event schedules. Plus check in during Bockfest events and win prizes!

Bockfest Halls

All three Bockfest Halls are FREE to enter. Don't forget great specials at participating venues throughout the neighborhood! ​
Moerlein Lager House
115 Joe Nuxhall Way
12P-6P Official Bockfest Happy Hour with $5 Bock Beer Pints

12PM Keg Tapping “Get Your Bock On Happy Hour!!!” Celebrating the 171st anniversary of the founding of Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. and 32nd year of the founding of Bockfest (Bockfest was started to launch Christian Moerlein Bock Beer!)

12PM-9PM Live acoustic music in Tent
Northern Row Brewery
111 West McMicken Avenue
12 bock beers on tap!

6P-9P Live Music! Jazz Trio

6P-8P Beer Poking (caramelize your beer with a red hot poker)

Specials on LK's Beer Brat & Servatii Pretzel & beer cheese
Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm Street
5PM Rhinegeist Bock Bar Open with 21 local bock beers on draft

7:15PM-10:15PM Live music

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!

Friday Schedule