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While you may be excited about the upcoming holidays, don’t forget you also have an entire weekend to enjoy. Whether you prefer spending it running around the streets of Mt. Adams or player tabletop RPGs, you’ll be able to find the perfect event.
The bakery team at Jungle Jim’s is giving you the chance to customize your own Christmas cookie box. Customers will head to the Cookie Walk, choose a box, fill it with their choice of sweets made by the Jungle Jim’s bakery, and pay based on weight. Cookie monsters will find the festivities by the sushi station. Friday, December 20, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Jungle Jim’s Fairfield, 5440 Dixie Hwy., Fairfield
Purr, Paint, Sip with Rescue Cats
Enjoy a two-hour painting class followed by kitty cuddles at the cutest paint and sip in town. Admission is $60 and includes the painting class, supplies, a session in the cat lounge, and a complimentary non-alcoholic drink with refills. You’ll paint first and pet kitties after. You must be 16 or older to attend. Friday, December 20, 5-8 p.m., Purrfect Day Cat Café, 25 W. 8th St., Covington
Binski’s Bilingual Meat Raffle
This week’s Meat Raffle at Binski’s Bar is going to be more of a Rifa de Carne as the whole thing will be presented in both English and Spanish with all proceeds benefiting the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers’ Center’s Immigrant Defense Fund. High quality cuts of meat from Wyoming Meat Market and vegan “cuts” from Harmony Plant Fare will be up for grabs. Raffle tickets are one dollar each and Cincinnati Language Cooperative will be the translating. Friday, December 20, 7-10 p.m., Binski’s Bar, 2872 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington
Y2K is coming to Hard Rock Casino with a throwback concert lineup featuring O-Town, LFO, Ryan Cabrera, and Chris Kirkpatrick from *NSYNC. Kirkpatrick will host the show, taking the audience on a tour down memory lane of the late ’90s and early 2000s. Tickets start at $25. Friday, December 20, 8 p.m., Hard Rock Casino, 1000 Broadway, Pendleton
It’s the 32nd annual Christmastime race around the streets of Mt. Adams. Registration for the 5k run/walk is $35 until Friday when it becomes $40. The hilly and challenging course will take off from El Barril. Stick around after the race for a costume contest, awards, drinks, food, and—of course—eggnog. Saturday, December 21, 10 a.m., El Barril, 940 Pavilion St., Mt. Adams
Gather round the gaming table for your choice of Christmas themed RPG. You can play the Mörk Borg, a demonic journey into sacrificing monsters that resemble the “12 Days of Christmas,” Punk’s Been Dead Since ’79 where you and your friends go on a chaotic Christmas road trip, Corner Office in which you work for a company that sued Santa, or Animal Adventures, a more kid-friendly tale of toys coming to life and wreaking havoc on a holiday festival. Spots fill up fast, so it’s best to get there early. Registration is five dollars. Saturday, December 21, 1-4 p.m., Woodburn Games, 2803 Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills
Movie Night Double Feature: Shrek and Midsommar
The good people at Urban Artifact dare to wonder how the human psyche would be affected by watching DreamWorks animated classic Shrek back-to-back with the A24 folk horror film Midsommar. Bar patrons will become the subjects of their experimentation. Shrek will start at 6 p.m. and Midsommar at 8 p.m. If you want to stretch your brain’s limits even further, try drinking one of their THC sodas during the screenings. Saturday, December 21, 6 p.m., Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside
Category is: holiday realness. CincyVogue, the city’s premier vogue and ballroom society, is throwing The Sleigh Ball featuring dancing, drag, runway competitions, music by DJ Boywife, and a special performance by Manuka Honey-Stix. Ball categories have been announced with over $500 in cash prizes and trophies to be given out to the winners. Tickets are $20. Saturday, December 21, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m., Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1212 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine
Take care of last-second present shopping and celebrate the winter solstice at this free holiday market. Over 50 vendors will be in attendance in addition to crafts, face painting, free gift wrapping, and an appearance by Santa. Early shoppers will be rewarded— from 10 to 11 a.m., hot chocolate and coffee will be free. Market entrance will be on the east side of the building. Sunday, December 22, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Cintas Center, 1624 Musketeer Dr., Evanston
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