Cincinnati Music Festival
The biggest urban music festival in the nation
The Cincinnati Music Festival has been an iconic event in Cincinnati's history, featuring dazzling lineups and drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees. Originally called the "Ohio Valley Jazz Festival", this weekend-long event began in 1962 and has featured legendary headliners such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle, and Erykah Badu. This festival has a long history of bringing top artists together, creating a celebration of music and culture.
Cincinnati Music Fest, the biggest urban music festival in the nation, is set to kick off in July bringing an all-star lineup of returning favorites and new artists performing at two different venues for three days in downtown Cincinnati… Read More
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