Bockfest tahunan ke-34 digelar di Cincinnati dari 6 hingga 8 Maret, menghormati warisan pembuatan bir Over-the-Rhine kota tersebut dan bir Bock. Festival ini menampilkan parade, musik langsung, serta berbagai acara di lima aula. Penutupan jalan akan memengaruhi lalu lintas di area tersebut selama parade dan lari 5K.
Bockfest 2026 Cincinnati dimulai pada Jumat malam dengan parade pukul 18.00, dipimpin secara tradisional oleh seekor kambing yang menarik tong bir, Ratu Sosis yang berkuasa, serta marshal parade. Rute dimulai di depan Arnold's Bar and Grill di Eighth Street, berlanjut ke utara di Sycamore Street, belok ke 12th Street di Over-the-Rhine, dan terus ke utara di Main Street hingga Liberty Street. Penonton dapat menyaksikan parade di sepanjang jalan-jalan ini, dengan tempat seperti Rosedale OTR yang menjadi salah satu aula festival. The festival spans five Bockfest Halls: Northern Row Brewery & Distillery, Rhinegeist Brewery, Rosedale OTR, Arnold's Bar & Grill, and Moerlein Lager House. Activities include a children's parade, the annual Sausage Queen pageant, a goat calling competition, historic brewery tours, and a 5K run. Live music performances feature acts such as The Polka Warriors, Cincy Brass, the Zinzinnati Bierband, and the Hot Magnolias. Bockfest celebrates the dark, malt-forward German lager known as Bock beer and Over-the-Rhine's brewing history. Road closures for the parade start at 4 p.m. on Friday, affecting streets like Eighth Street between Broadway and Main, Sycamore between Central Parkway and Seventh, and others up to 6 p.m. Additional closures occur early Saturday for the 5K at The Banks, beginning at 7 a.m. on Mehring Way and Joe Nuxhall Way, with more streets closing by 9:30 a.m. The city expects roads to reopen around 7 p.m. after the parade, though no specific time is given for the 5K.
