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CINCINNATI MUSIC FESTIVAL

Name: FESTIVAL DE MÚSICA DE CINCINNATI
Start: 2026-07-23T18:00:00
End: 2026-07-25T18:00:00
Location: 4027 Allston St.

Jul 23, 2026 - 6:00 PM - Jul 25, 2026 - 6:00 PM

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Thu, Jul 23

Jul 23, 2026 - 6:00 PM

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Originally called the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival when it was first held in 1962, the Cincinnati Music Festival has grown and evolved into a spectacular three-day event on the Cincinnati waterfront. Starting as an all-jazz concert, over the years it has grown into a three-day festival featuring great music from the biggest stars in R&B, jazz, soul and hip-hop, as well as emerging artists. Past artists include Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, Gerald Levert, Patti Labelle, New Edition, Earth Wind and Fire, Lakeside, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson and many others. By 2000, the festival was the largest of its kind in the United States, attracting more than 50,000 people annually from across the country. The festival has been held at various locations over its nearly 60-year history, including French Lick, Indiana, the Carthage Fairgrounds and the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, before taking place at its current home at Paycor Stadium on Cincinnati's riverfront. Accompanied by a street festival called the 513 Festival, the Cincinnati Music Festival presented by P&G has an estimated annual economic output of $107 million, according to the University of Cincinnati's Greater Cincinnati Center for Economic Education. 2015 marked the first of many years in collaboration with global company P&G, headquartered in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Music Festival, presented by P&G, is co-promoted by The Santangelo Group and Ohio Valley Entertainment. 2026 marks the Festival's 59th year bringing top R&B talent to Cincinnati.

Location4027 Allston St., Ohio

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