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Bockfest, Wine Fest and others plan for fun amid pandemic
The status of many big annual events around the Tri-State remains uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but some are trying to move forward.
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The status of many big annual events around the Tri-State remains uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but at least two late-winter events have pivoted to keep their celebrations going.
Check the status of those two events, along with a few others, below:
Bockfest: March 5-7. Virtual. Bockfest was the last major community celebration to be held in Cincinnati before coronavirus restrictions were put in place last year. Organizers said that this year s Bockfest will be mostly virtual with swag bags that include an official t-shirt, pint glass and a six-pack of select Bock beers. For those who feel comfortable enough to go out, organizers also partnered with a few local bars that also will offer select Bock beer specials. www.bockfest.com.
2021 Findlay Market Opening Day Parade postponed Findlay Market Opening Day Parade (Courtesy Amber Hodgetts) By Kim Schupp | December 11, 2020 at 11:37 AM EST - Updated December 11 at 12:15 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Findlay Market Association announced the 2021 Opening Day Parade will be postponed.
The association said it will be postponed until the Cincinnati Reds are permitted to fill the stadium to full capacity and there are no restrictions on group events.
“We feel we cannot put on the type of extravaganza you have come to expect on Opening Day,” Parade Chairman Neil Luken said in a news release.
Last year, Luken said the spent hundreds of hours planning and spent thousands of dollars to have it canceled weeks before the season should have started due to the pandemic.