🧒 With kids
- Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt · Riverfront
- Cov Christkindlmarkt · Covington, KY
- Findlay Market Holiday Market · Over-the-Rhine
✨ Date night
- Cincinnati Art Museum Holiday Market · Eden Park
🎉 With friends
- Germania Society Christkindlmarkt · Colerain
- Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market · Sharonville
- City Flea Holiday Market · Over-the-Rhine
- Art on Vine Holiday Gift Sale · Over-the-Rhine
European-style market
IllustrationEuropean-style market · Riverfront
Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt
Riverside huts by the Roebling Bridge, next to the Cincinnati Lager House.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- German market at the Cincinnati Lager House on the riverfront
- Igloo boardwalk and holiday lights
- Character visits and children's craft tent
A fun riverfront evening — combine with the streetcar tour of the brewery district.
- 2026
- Nov 20 – Dec 28, 2026 (Thu–Fri 5–9 pm, Sat 3–9 pm, Sun 3–7 pm; closed Mon–Wed, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day; Dec 21–23 3–9 pm; Dec 24 3–7 pm)
- Last season
- Nov 22 – Dec 28, 2025
- Cost
- Free to enter; carousel, igloos, tastings and tours are paid
Getting there and parking
- Cincinnati Streetcar to 2nd Street
- Central Riverfront Garage, entrance west of the Lager House on Mehring Way
Worth knowing
- Leashed, well-behaved pets allowed in outdoor areas only
IllustrationEuropean-style market · Colerain
Germania Society Christkindlmarkt
A three-day market run by the German heritage society — the city's oldest, with Advent wreaths, cookies and carols.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- German imports — steins, cuckoo clocks, nutcrackers, Schwibbögen
- Glühwein, wursts, mock turtle soup
- Santa and Krampus
What visitors say
Mixed: some love the imported goods and atmosphere, others found only a couple of tents and long food lines.
Go for the German imports and food, not a big market.
- 2026
- Nov 6–8, 2026 (Fri 5–10 pm, Sat 11 am–10 pm, Sun noon–5 pm)
- Last season
- Nov 7–9, 2025
- Cost
- $5 (card only); 12 and under and military free
Getting there and parking
- Free off-site parking with shuttle buses — on-site handicap parking is limited
Worth knowing
- Fully enclosed and heated
- Three days only, early November — the first market of the season
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European-style market · Covington, KY
Cov Christkindlmarkt
A curated makers' Christkindlmarkt in Covington's German-styled MainStrasse Village, with seasonal snacks and a tree lighting on the Sixth Street Promenade.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Curated holiday makers
- German-styled MainStrasse Village
- Tree lighting on the Sixth Street Promenade
A charming small market across the river — combine with dinner in MainStrasse.
- Last season
- Dec 6–7, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- One weekend only
Holiday market
IllustrationHoliday market · Sharonville
Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market
A large indoor gift show at the Sharonville Convention Center.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Hundreds of vendors at the convention center
- Indoor and warm
A big indoor shopping show — buy online to save a dollar.
- 2026
- Nov 20–22, 2026
- Last season
- Nov 7–9, 2025
- Cost
- $15 online, $16 at the door; children 12 and under free
Getting there and parking
- Sharonville Convention Center off I-275/I-75 north of the city
Worth knowing
- No strollers during VIP and early-bird hours
- No wheelchairs to borrow — bring your own
Weekend market
IllustrationWeekend market · Over-the-Rhine
Findlay Market Holiday Market
Ohio's oldest public market adds an outdoor holiday market of handmade gifts to its 50-plus regular merchants.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- 50+ regular merchants
- Outdoor holiday makers' market
- Ohio's oldest public market
Great for food gifts and a lively Saturday morning in OTR.
- 2026
- Dec 5–6, 2026 (Sat from 8 am, Sun until 4 pm)
- Last season
- Dec 6–7, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Connector streetcar to Findlay Market
Worth knowing
- One weekend only
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Weekend market · Over-the-Rhine
City Flea Holiday Market
Dozens of local vendors of handmade, vintage and home goods in Washington Park — one of the region's most popular market series.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Handmade, vintage and thrifted goods
- In Washington Park
A popular, cheerful market — go early, it gets packed.
- Last season
- Dec 6–7, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Connector streetcar to Washington Park
Worth knowing
- Outdoors — bundle up
IllustrationWeekend market · Eden Park
Cincinnati Art Museum Holiday Market
Local artists and artisans in the museum lobby — jewelry, pottery and mixed media — with free gift wrap and a discount in the museum shop.
✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Local artists and artisans
- Free gift wrap
- Discount in the museum shop
Elegant and calm — pair it with the museum.
- Last season
- Nov 15–16, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Eden Park
Worth knowing
- Mid-November weekend only
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Weekend market · Over-the-Rhine
Art on Vine Holiday Gift Sale
More than 80 local creatives selling inside the Rhinegeist brewery on set weekend dates (four Sundays in 2025; five dates in 2026, one of them a Black Friday evening village market).
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- 80+ local creatives
- Inside Rhinegeist brewery
Shop with a beer in hand — easy Sunday afternoon.
- 2026
- Nov 14, Nov 22, Nov 27 (Black Friday, Elm Street Plaza), Dec 5 & Dec 19, 2026; Rhinegeist dates 12–6 pm, Black Friday 5–9 pm
- Last season
- Nov 16, 23, Dec 7 & 21, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Connector streetcar to Brewery District; Rhinegeist lot
Worth knowing
- Four Sundays; 21+ for drinks