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Where to Spend Your Summer Nights

We found 64 fabulous options for creating a fun summer evening experience—no sunglasses or sunscreen required.

By Emma Balcom, Brianna Connock, John Fox, Aiesha D. Little, Claire Lefton, Sarah McCosham, Steven Rosen, Bill Thompson, Rodney Wilson

Edited by John Fox

Summer Brights: Concerts

From neighborhood parks to sports stadiums, find the right concert to fit your mood.

Summer Knights: Get Medieval

Surely you joust! Try your hand at real and pretend sword-fighting.

Still afraid of the dark? Take a walk on the haunted history side.

Eat, drink, and be merry! Move your evening meals or nightcaps to the patio at these amazing al fresco spots.

You’ll want to “carpe noctem” to make the most of your glorious outdoor options. 

Movies under the stars! Enjoy big fun at the big screens.

Enjoy Shakespeare and the Symphony in local parks or Paul McCartney’s opera at Music Hall.

Make this summer your very own page-turner.

A net gain for tennis fans. The Cincinnati Open remains open for business.

Highlights of the Sign Museum’s expansion this summer. 

It’s time to rediscover these long-running community events.

Break a sweat by playing, watching, or both.

 

KI adds to Planet Snoopy and the annual Carnivale.

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