Friday March 6, 2026

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 doors of Rosedale OTR.  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 five Bockfest Halls are FREE to enter. Don't forget great specials at participating venues throughout the neighborhood! ​
Arnold's Bar and Grill
210 East 8th Street
3P Arnold’s Pre-Parade Party, German Dinner Menu available

​4P-6P Arnold’s Wisconsin Style fish fry. Hand breaded to order Cod

4P-7P Live German music from The Polka Warriors in the courtyard

6P The Parade officially kicks off

​9P-12A Cincy Brass live in the courtyard.
Moerlein Lager House
115 Joe Nuxhall Way
11A-6P Official Bockfest Happy Hour 

12PM Keg Tapping “Get Your Bock On Happy Hour!!!” Celebrating the 173rd anniversary of the founding of Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. and 34th year of the founding of Bockfest (Bockfest was started to launch Christian Moerlein Bock Beer!)

12PM-10PM Bockfest Bock Beer Experience - 30+ Bock Beers available plus the Emancipator Doppelbock from the Lage House 

2PM-4PM Photo Op - Sausage Queen Meet and Greet - meet the finals contestants as well as past winners. 
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8PM-11PM Cry Baby Goat Calling Competition with Celebrity Judges
Northern Row Brewery
111 West McMicken Avenue

17 bock beers on tap!

5P-10P Beer Poking (caramelize your beer with a red hot poker)

7P-10P Live Music on the Dock with Feral Friends
Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm Street
5PM Rhinegeist Bock Bar Open with 34 local bock beers on draft

3PM-8PM Schmidt's Real German Food

6P Live music from the Zinzinnati Bierband
Rosedale OTR
​208 East 12th Street

12 bock beers on tap!

7:00PM-8:00PM Post-Parade Ceremonies including the official blessing of the beer

8PM-11PM Live music from Überland Band

​11P-2A - DJ Entertainment

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