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The Mt. Adams Art Festival is a neighborhood-wide arts activation designed to connect the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Mt. Adams business district through visual art, live painting, music, and family programming.
We are seeking artists to exhibit as part of a curated lineup that will transform Mt. Adams into a walkable arts experience for the day.
The festival will take place:
Saturday, October 17th, 2026
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Mt. Adams Business District
Cincinnati, Ohio
Artists will exhibit throughout several curated outdoor zones in the neighborhood including two parking lots on St. Gregory Street, the terraces of Bow Tie Café, and a lot on Pavilion Street, creating an open-air artist market in the heart of the district.
The festival experience will include:
• A curated marketplace of local artists
• A family-friendly Little Artist Zone
• Live music in the district
• Food and beverages available from Mt. Adams businesses
The Mt. Adams Art Festival is intended to become a recurring arts event in the neighborhood, and participating artists will be among the first considered for future editions. We are excited to highlight artists and help reestablish Mt. Adams as one of Cincinnati’s historic arts neighborhoods.